I've only ever sold 3 guns over the 20+ years I've been shooting.

Only really regret selling one: an HK 91. I got it for a steal back in the early 2000s, but couldn't justify the ammo price or the lack of shooting time when I was in college or a poor grad student. Sold it for a profit and have really regretted it.

I also got an early USP 9f that I sold. Was a nice gun. Wouldn't mind still having it, but whatever.

I also ended up stuck with an M&P 9 by accident (long story) which I unloaded. Not a gun I ever wanted, so no regrets there, except for the financial loss.

I would say selling the HKP7M8 factory phosphate finish. HK made a special run with this finish for the DC Park Police and there were three pistols in the overrun. I bought one ANIB from an HK employee in Tyson's Corner, VA, so had 1 of 3. Actually I traded it.

I regret selling my first handgun, a P226 NSW Navy. Never should have let that one go.

Honestly can’t think of a gun that I’m most happy about selling.

The only gun I regretted selling was my 1980s Beretta Cheetah .22. Sold it to a friend. I regretted it so much I bought it back from him when he was hard up for cash. Won't sell it again.

Regret Browning BLR in 243. No regrets Beretta Tomcat

Jim

Bought a colt commander in 1966 from a major who came back from Viet Nam. When I was getting out of the service a year later I asked myself why do I need this commander, and ammo is expensive. So I put it in the Fort Bragg Paraglide for exactly the same price that I paid $100. I still think about that beautiful commander.

Regretted the most?

Two-tone P239/9mm, and two-tone HK USP40. There are many others, but those are the main two I'd like back!

Happiest they're gone?

Pretty long list there, but a Jennings J22 pistol rises to the top of my memory...

Ones I really regret selling? Factory brite stainless delta elite. Mk111 hi power. 358 win red pad Ruger rifle. 3inch stainless 629 no lock. 357 Atomic great western. The rest I don’t really miss.

The ones I passed over at a gun shop/gun show and went back next day or week and then gone is a list a mile long

happiest I got rid of,

bought a cheap 45 acp derringer for a pocket carry

took it to the range, first shot at about 7 yrds was in the X ring,

the other 25 or so everywhere else,


paid maybe $100 for it, sold it the next gunshow for the same,



regrets,,,

was offered a PE 57 as a birthday\christmas present by my father ( he ran the business I now have) but thought it was too much, so I told him if he did not sell it at the next show, I would take it,

stupid me, he sold it (I was there( at a tiny show for $3599,, this was early 90's,

have not laid my eyes on one since (in person)

I traded in a Ruger I think P95 if memory serves for a Smith 4506. I did have to sell the Smith outright to cover bills one year.

About 6 years later I replaced it with an HK USPf .45. So I'm good.

Happy to sell: a s&w 6xx 9mm that shot like crap.

Kinda regret: p226 kf 9mm

Regret: hk p2000 9mm

I sold a 1987 model Sig P220 9mm Euro heel drop mag release to a buddy. My reason at the time was that I couldn’t easily update the slide with night sights. Wish I had that one back. I had bought it new at a US Army Rod and Gun Club in Augsburg, Germany.

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I sold a DAO HK USP full size chambered for .40S&W no regrets. Later on I sold the handgun I replaced it with, HK P2K .40S&W. Never looked back.

REGRET
my one and only sell, was a like new Winchester Garand NM, what the hell was i thinking.......

I've only sold two guns ever.
A Beretta 92 Compact to a friend and a Walther PPK/s.
The Beretta was DAO so no regrets on that.
The Walther despite being a sexy gun was extremely unreliable and traded it in on a HK USP Tactical.

FWIW, I don't even regret acquiring the HK USP Tactical 40 I got from 12131 years ago and I am sure he does not regret selling it - win-win!

I also lent a buddy a Beretta 92FS after Hurricane Ike and never got it back. My buddy later brought me some cash and asked if he could just keep it.

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To be honest the thought of trading in my 228 has crossed my mind. I bought it sight unseen from 220ST years ago. It just feels too fat in my hand. Thinking maybe a 9mm 1911.