Thread: Rifles you wish you never sold

Mini 30 recently,what the government paid me for it made it worth it though.

browning blr in 308

Originally Posted by gonetropo

browning blr in 308

browning or miroku???

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

browning or miroku???

belgian made browning

A nice M1 cabine, I sold it too cheap in about 2000 (the year) and didn't use it enough when I had it, and I'll never be able to get another.

A really really accurate A bolt in .243

Other than that, I've bought and sold a lot of rifles, some were crap, most were great and one or two amazing. But I don't have regrets as I enjoyed them when I had them and sold them to get something else.

I guess my biggest regret was the one I didn't buy; a sako vixen .222 for a very low price....

A bit of a story for me on this one. in 1980 when I was 15 my father bought a 1949 BRNO 22 Hornet at a farm clearing sale for me. A beautiful rifle with the hair trigger function and in pretty good nick other than a small chip off the stock near the bottom of the plate. I used the rifle for rabbits etc on school holidays, and once I went to varsity (Lincoln) it kept the flat freezer full of game meat despite being a bit under-gunned for larger animals. By the end of 1986 when I finished my degree I was offered a job in Napier and was flat broke. I had no funds at all and sold the rifle to get the money to travel north and get set up. I got $300 for it.

Pretty much from the day I sold it I regretted it. Fast forward to about 10 years ago when I decided to buy the same type of rifle to put my mistake right. It took until about 2012 before I saw the same make, year and calibre for sale and in seemingly good condition. Deal done and the rifle was on it's way from Rotorua (I paid $900 for it). I was pretty excited to open the package once I picked it up and could not believe what I saw - a chip out of the stock exactly the same as the one I sold. I asked the seller if he knew the history of the rifle and he said he'd bought it off a guy in Christchurch many years before. It seems I had bought the same rifle back.

I have since gifted the rifle to my son earlier this year when he turned 21, along with the story about it and and undertaking never to sell it. It still shoots well and remains my favourite rifle, even though I don't own it any more.

Originally Posted by A-Bolt

A bit of a story for me on this one. in 1980 when I was 15 my father bought a 1949 BRNO 22 Hornet at a farm clearing sale for me. A beautiful rifle with the hair trigger function and in pretty good nick other than a small chip off the stock near the bottom of the plate. I used the rifle for rabbits etc on school holidays, and once I went to varsity (Lincoln) it kept the flat freezer full of game meat despite being a bit under-gunned for larger animals. By the end of 1986 when I finished my degree I was offered a job in Napier and was flat broke. I had no funds at all and sold the rifle to get the money to travel north and get set up. I got $300 for it.

Pretty much from the day I sold it I regretted it. Fast forward to about 10 years ago when I decided to buy the same type of rifle to put my mistake right. It took until about 2012 before I saw the same make, year and calibre for sale and in seemingly good condition. Deal done and the rifle was on it's way from Rotorua (I paid $900 for it). I was pretty excited to open the package once I picked it up and could not believe what I saw - a chip out of the stock exactly the same as the one I sold. I asked the seller if he knew the history of the rifle and he said he'd bought it off a guy in Christchurch many years before. It seems I had bought the same rifle back.

I have since gifted the rifle to my son earlier this year when he turned 21, along with the story about it and and undertaking never to sell it. It still shoots well and remains my favourite rifle, even though I don't own it any more.

Originally Posted by MSL

nice

Originally Posted by A-Bolt

A bit of a story for me on this one. in 1980 when I was 15 my father bought a 1949 BRNO 22 Hornet at a farm clearing sale for me. A beautiful rifle with the hair trigger function and in pretty good nick other than a small chip off the stock near the bottom of the plate. I used the rifle for rabbits etc on school holidays, and once I went to varsity (Lincoln) it kept the flat freezer full of game meat despite being a bit under-gunned for larger animals. By the end of 1986 when I finished my degree I was offered a job in Napier and was flat broke. I had no funds at all and sold the rifle to get the money to travel north and get set up. I got $300 for it.

Pretty much from the day I sold it I regretted it. Fast forward to about 10 years ago when I decided to buy the same type of rifle to put my mistake right. It took until about 2012 before I saw the same make, year and calibre for sale and in seemingly good condition. Deal done and the rifle was on it's way from Rotorua (I paid $900 for it). I was pretty excited to open the package once I picked it up and could not believe what I saw - a chip out of the stock exactly the same as the one I sold. I asked the seller if he knew the history of the rifle and he said he'd bought it off a guy in Christchurch many years before. It seems I had bought the same rifle back.

I have since gifted the rifle to my son earlier this year when he turned 21, along with the story about it and and undertaking never to sell it. It still shoots well and remains my favourite rifle, even though I don't own it any more.

I cried a little bit. Not really, but I would. Strangely enough my mates Dad has this same rifle. He loves it beyond all things and claims he shot most of his deer with it. Same guys Dad had an old motorbike. These people are old, I guess 1930s to 1950s era. So my mates Dad decides he wants a motorbike like his Dad had, buys one and when he gets the ownership papers he has bought his Dads motorbike.

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

I pre-paid and waited over two years for a Model 7 in 7-08 Kevlar-camo stock back in the day. This was back when NZ ( pre-1990) was on the outer with the USA and we seemed to be the last country they would send stock to.

It arrived just as my marraige was being disolved and it immediately ( unfired) got sold to divvy up with my ex. There was no chance of hiding it or keeping it as she was well aware it was on it's way.

I sold it to a mate who immediately sold off the barrelled action with his old wood stock off his Model 7 308. He still to this day has it and shows me the stock at every possible opportunity.

I dream of what might have been.

I lost a treasured rifle due to a woman and as of right now, I am in the process of buying it back, hopefully. I have the number of the guy who the guy I sold it to sold it to.

wasnt the one I bought then...and have horse traded away.....yip that belongs on this thread too....awesome bush rifle.

wooohooo there is hope for us all!!!!!

Back home I had a Ruger Gunsite Scout .308 Was perfect size for shooting out of vehicles, was a great pig gun with an Aimpoint on top, looked cool. And it make a great *ding* noise due to its flash hider. Gun city sell one for over $2400 So much more then its worth!

Originally Posted by Chazzwazzer

Back home I had a Ruger Gunsite Scout .308 Was perfect size for shooting out of vehicles, was a great pig gun with an Aimpoint on top, looked cool. And it make a great *ding* noise due to its flash hider. Gun city sell one for over $2400 So much more then its worth!

$2400? Screw that. I'd sell you mine but I like it.

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Originally Posted by Chazzwazzer

Back home I had a Ruger Gunsite Scout .308 Was perfect size for shooting out of vehicles, was a great pig gun with an Aimpoint on top, looked cool. And it make a great *ding* noise due to its flash hider. Gun city sell one for over $2400 So much more then its worth!

Price drop...
https://www.gunsuppliesnz.com/ruger-...-rifle-223-rem

Originally Posted by Shearer

Price drop...
https://www.gunsuppliesnz.com/ruger-...-rifle-223-rem

I saw that too, but it's in .223 - and that website still advertises semi-auto centerfires, so I wonder how out of date that pricing is.