Rifles you wish you had back

G. Green · 10-09-2009, 08:50 PM

The rifle you sold or traded and wish you had back?
Mine's a Remington 600 .308 that had a Weaver K4 scope on it, back when Weavers were American made.

iflylow74 · 10-09-2009, 08:56 PM

I had a Ruger 9mm carbine back when they first came out. I loved it!! For some reason traded it for a pistol and I've regretted it ever since.

LakerDad · 10-09-2009, 09:13 PM

I had a Remington single shot .22 nylon bolt Model 10 I think, as my 1st real gun. My 2nd gun a Winchester single shot .22 Model 67A, I think and my 3rd gun a Mossberg repeating .22 [it had J F initals that were drilled holes filled with light color wood glue in the monte carlo stock] all three I wish I had back.

Metronome · 10-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Also had a Ruger PC9 carbine, as well as some 32 rd magazines! Oh hindsight you are a cruel mistress...
I'll add to that, a Winchester Trapper .44 Mag, a Remington model 8 in .35 Remington and a Springfield M-6 scout in .22 Hornet and .410 - my eyes are tearing up!

oklahoma hunter · 10-09-2009, 11:44 PM

dont have it yet...lol....but i cant wait to inherit my dads remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06 (his dad has exact same rifle...a few years older) ................iv heard about all the problems with them but am a firm believer that if their taken care of theyll last you a lifetime ..........i took my 1st coyote with my grandpa's at 100 yds

toolman · 10-10-2009, 12:10 AM

I regret every one I've ever traded to some extent, even the bulged-barrel single-action .22 revolver that I traded for in high school. The one(s) I miss the most are the sporterised #1 MK III Lee-Enfield that I traded for a dirt bike and the factory 26 SKS that I traded for a Star Super Modelo. I also regret getting rid of the Star for my PA-63. And then there was the single-shot 12 ga. that I cut down.....

Johnny_Revolver · 10-10-2009, 04:04 AM

Remington 788 in .308 with an early Weaver variable scope I babysat for several years for a guy.

Was just a great lil rifle that killed pigs and pretty much every thing else I pointed at ( most of t he time )

He sold it on, I wasn`t to worried at the time, but yeah.. I miss it a bit.

Rambo · 10-10-2009, 05:45 AM

I bought a Sako Finbear, in 30-06 while stationed in Europe and hunted once with it, then sold it before coming home. It was a beautiful rifle.

Silvertip44 · 10-10-2009, 07:21 PM

Mine was a Remington 03A3 that i bought from the old Klein's Sporting Goods that I believe was in Chicago for $49.95 in 1963. The rifle would have been considered NRA excellent at that time.
I sold it to help me pay the down payment on an engagement ring for my lovely wife to be.

rebel727 · 10-10-2009, 08:39 PM

I had a beautiful Remington 700 ADL .270 with a Nikon scope I sold for 400 bucks a few years ago. Traded off a Marlin 39A and wish I still had it too.

rimfirenut · 10-10-2009, 09:32 PM

Pre 64 Winchester 70 in 30-06.... I still don't know what I was thinking...young and dumb I guess.. That darn 1970 mustang mach.1 I traded for is long gone and so are the tickets I got with it. would love to have her back... the mod. 70 that is.....

moosemike · 10-10-2009, 10:04 PM

The Remington 700 BDL left hand 22-250 I used to own. Man I miss that gun.

larmus · 10-10-2009, 11:10 PM

all of them...LOL!! No, but there is one... i had a ruger in 7mm rem. mag. with a poly grey stock and it was stainless steel, I had put a bushnell 3x9x40 scope on it... it was sharp...

rondog · 10-11-2009, 02:35 AM

I can think of a few, but not model #'s, and nothing special. I just grieve for ALL the firearms I no longer have. All my former Harley's too, and my Chevelle, while we're at it.

cjleete · 10-11-2009, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G. Green

The rifle you sold or traded and wish you had back?
Mine's a Remington 600 .308 that had a Weaver K4 scope on it, back when Weavers were American made.

I bought my Remington 600 from my best friend when he was in need of some funds. I put a HS Precision stock on it because the originals are prone to cracking at the recoil lug, and a Burris 3-9 mini.

The one I wish I had back is a Winchester 75.

wirehunt · 10-11-2009, 06:42 AM

My first, a 6.5X55 ex mil rifle. It was butt ugly but man could that thing shoot. Traded for a 308 Ruger s/s synthetic stock, my first new rifle, BAD MOVE. I hated that Ruger and it didn't hang around long.....

Sav .250 · 10-11-2009, 06:57 AM

There are several that would fit here but the main one would be an old Remington 22, bolt action, w/clip and a peep sight. I believe it was a model-511 (?)
If i knew then what I know now ........I`d still have it.

jerry · 10-11-2009, 08:15 AM

My Chicom SKS, only because of the jump in value. Otherwise I like my Yugo more as far as SKS's go.

andy* · 10-11-2009, 10:34 AM

Interarms mark X Mauser in 7x57mm. It had a very bad flashy 70's style stock that I replaced. Also installed was a Winchester 70 style safety. It had an older Weaver 4x scope as well. Traded it before even though I knew it was a bad idea... Taught me a good lesson on impuse trading. Andy

ironhead7544 · 10-11-2009, 11:48 AM

Winchester Model 88 in 358 Win. Only made about 800 of them. Also miss a 1961 MS carbine, full stock, in 270. HK 91 I bought new for 375.00 when they first came out. RockOla M1 carbine. M70 in 375 H&H. M1894 Marlin old, 44/40. M1893 Marlin, 38-55. The list goes on.

10-09-2009, 08:56 PM	#2
iflylow74 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansaw Posts: 1,439 Blog Entries: 11	I had a Ruger 9mm carbine back when they first came out. I loved it!! For some reason traded it for a pistol and I've regretted it ever since. __________________ Regnant Populi, Nemo me impune lacessit

10-09-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
Metronome Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 951	Also had a Ruger PC9 carbine, as well as some 32 rd magazines! Oh hindsight you are a cruel mistress... I'll add to that, a Winchester Trapper .44 Mag, a Remington model 8 in .35 Remington and a Springfield M-6 scout in .22 Hornet and .410 - my eyes are tearing up! __________________ I take my coffee how I take my women: bitter and overbearing.

10-10-2009, 12:10 AM	#6
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,135 Blog Entries: 25	I regret every one I've ever traded to some extent, even the bulged-barrel single-action .22 revolver that I traded for in high school. The one(s) I miss the most are the sporterised #1 MK III Lee-Enfield that I traded for a dirt bike and the factory 26 SKS that I traded for a Star Super Modelo. I also regret getting rid of the Star for my PA-63. And then there was the single-shot 12 ga. that I cut down..... __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

10-10-2009, 04:04 AM	#7
Johnny_Revolver Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,258 Blog Entries: 8	Remington 788 in .308 with an early Weaver variable scope I babysat for several years for a guy. Was just a great lil rifle that killed pigs and pretty much every thing else I pointed at ( most of t he time ) He sold it on, I wasn`t to worried at the time, but yeah.. I miss it a bit. __________________ It`s a good life, provided you don`t weaken.

10-10-2009, 05:45 AM	#8
Rambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,323	I bought a Sako Finbear, in 30-06 while stationed in Europe and hunted once with it, then sold it before coming home. It was a beautiful rifle. __________________ I live to hunt and hunt to live.

10-09-2009, 08:50 PM	#1
G. Green Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE OK Posts: 464	Rifles you wish you had back The rifle you sold or traded and wish you had back? Mine's a Remington 600 .308 that had a Weaver K4 scope on it, back when Weavers were American made.

10-09-2009, 09:13 PM	#3
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 507	I had a Remington single shot .22 nylon bolt Model 10 I think, as my 1st real gun. My 2nd gun a Winchester single shot .22 Model 67A, I think and my 3rd gun a Mossberg repeating .22 [it had J F initals that were drilled holes filled with light color wood glue in the monte carlo stock] all three I wish I had back.

10-09-2009, 11:44 PM	#5
oklahoma hunter Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma Posts: 60	dont have it yet...lol....but i cant wait to inherit my dads remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06 (his dad has exact same rifle...a few years older) ................iv heard about all the problems with them but am a firm believer that if their taken care of theyll last you a lifetime ..........i took my 1st coyote with my grandpa's at 100 yds

10-10-2009, 07:21 PM	#9
Silvertip44 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northwest Georgia Posts: 44	Mine was a Remington 03A3 that i bought from the old Klein's Sporting Goods that I believe was in Chicago for $49.95 in 1963. The rifle would have been considered NRA excellent at that time. I sold it to help me pay the down payment on an engagement ring for my lovely wife to be.

10-10-2009, 08:39 PM	#10
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 2,209	I had a beautiful Remington 700 ADL .270 with a Nikon scope I sold for 400 bucks a few years ago. Traded off a Marlin 39A and wish I still had it too. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

10-10-2009, 09:32 PM	#11
rimfirenut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 560	Pre 64 Winchester 70 in 30-06.... I still don't know what I was thinking...young and dumb I guess.. That darn 1970 mustang mach.1 I traded for is long gone and so are the tickets I got with it. would love to have her back... the mod. 70 that is.....

10-10-2009, 10:04 PM	#12
moosemike Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lebanon PA Posts: 239	The Remington 700 BDL left hand 22-250 I used to own. Man I miss that gun.

10-10-2009, 11:10 PM	#13
larmus Domestic Engineer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 3,159 Images: 6	all of them...LOL!! No, but there is one... i had a ruger in 7mm rem. mag. with a poly grey stock and it was stainless steel, I had put a bushnell 3x9x40 scope on it... it was sharp... __________________ Lawrence Home Defense: .45 and a Shovel...

10-11-2009, 02:35 AM	#14
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 3,296	I can think of a few, but not model #'s, and nothing special. I just grieve for ALL the firearms I no longer have. All my former Harley's too, and my Chevelle, while we're at it. __________________ I child-proofed my house, but they still keep getting in!

10-11-2009, 06:42 AM	#16
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 793	My first, a 6.5X55 ex mil rifle. It was butt ugly but man could that thing shoot. Traded for a 308 Ruger s/s synthetic stock, my first new rifle, BAD MOVE. I hated that Ruger and it didn't hang around long..... __________________ Happy Hunting Another kiwi bumming around Aussie (west island) welding shit up....

10-11-2009, 06:57 AM	#17
Sav .250 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central Fla. Posts: 561	There are several that would fit here but the main one would be an old Remington 22, bolt action, w/clip and a peep sight. I believe it was a model-511 (?) If i knew then what I know now ........I`d still have it.

10-11-2009, 08:15 AM	#18
jerry Short Time Shirt Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,228 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	My Chicom SKS, only because of the jump in value. Otherwise I like my Yugo more as far as SKS's go.

10-11-2009, 10:34 AM	#19
andy* Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Everson Wa Posts: 142	Interarms mark X Mauser in 7x57mm. It had a very bad flashy 70's style stock that I replaced. Also installed was a Winchester 70 style safety. It had an older Weaver 4x scope as well. Traded it before even though I knew it was a bad idea... Taught me a good lesson on impuse trading. Andy __________________ Follow me, I am the Infantry.

10-11-2009, 11:48 AM	#20
ironhead7544 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 252	Winchester Model 88 in 358 Win. Only made about 800 of them. Also miss a 1961 MS carbine, full stock, in 270. HK 91 I bought new for 375.00 when they first came out. RockOla M1 carbine. M70 in 375 H&H. M1894 Marlin old, 44/40. M1893 Marlin, 38-55. The list goes on.