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do you trade in your firearms to get something better?

i have often thought about trading up, but just can't seem to do it.
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no i usually wait and make sure i get exactly what i want.. have never sold a firearm as of yet.. kinda working on a trade with my brother in law right now though
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I have, twice. Regretted it both times. A buddy of mine one told me never to sell a gun. I should have listened and practiced more patience.
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I would really have to loathe a gun to sell it. Never sold one in 20 yrs don't plan on starting. They're all my children and I love them for their strengths and faults.

That just got kind of weird.
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Default Re: Do you trade up?

I have done this 3 times. One time ended up regretting it (sold a Ruger Security Six to get something that I ultimately sold), one time semi regretted it (sold a varmit gun in 222 Mag, then got stationed in North Dakota, with lots of prairie dogs), one time no regrets (traded a Ruger standard 22, 4", FS for a Ruger MKII Gov't Model, 6 7/8 bull bbl, adj sights).

I typically will NOT trade as you won't necessarily get as good a price as if you sell outright. Although with the Ruger 22 I got substantially more for it than I paid.

I have sold some guns that I have won in raffles and use the money for something else (that's how I got my Ruger Red Label - which I will NOT sell.... well, unless someone offers me enough to buy a Ruger Gold Label - )
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do you trade in your firearms to get something better?

i have often thought about trading up, but just can't seem to do it.
You sick little monkey!
I can't believe you could type such blasphemy and use that same finger to squeeze triggers!



I have my first carry gun sitting in the safe, doing nothing because it needs the extractor replaced. I had considered selling it, but, like you said, I just can't seem to do it.
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do you trade in your firearms to get something better?
I own Glocks.............there is nothing better.
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I have sold some guns that I have won in raffles /QUOTE]


You win guns in raffles? What church socials to you attend?
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Hey normanvin,

I've once sold a gun back to the gun shop that I bought it from so that I could buy another gun from them. And one week later, I bought the gun back because I couldn't sleep and was very depressed, lol! But seriously, I really missed my gun and I had to find a way to get it back or I wouldn't be able to function right, lol!

After that awful experience, I've never sold/traded a firearm and I don't think I ever will.


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I own Glocks.............there is nothing better.
Except my XD-45

Which I traded my Sigma for

And will never trade.
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