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JerryBobCo
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Worst gun trades/deals?

We've done best trades, so how about worst ones?
I bought a Savage 99 .243 for $200 at an auction. It had the cartridge counter, so it had to be fairly old. I really didn't want it, but no one was bidding on it, so why not.
On my way out of the auction, I was stopped by someone who told me he had a friend who might be interested in it. I gave him my name and phone number, and told him I would let it go for $240.
The following Monday I did exactly that. Looking back, I can only wonder what the heck was I thinking.
I bought a Savage 99 .243 for $200 at an auction. It had the cartridge counter, so it had to be fairly old. I really didn't want it, but no one was bidding on it, so why not.
On my way out of the auction, I was stopped by someone who told me he had a friend who might be interested in it. I gave him my name and phone number, and told him I would let it go for $240.
The following Monday I did exactly that. Looking back, I can only wonder what the heck was I thinking.
Jerry
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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Last time I had a guy offer me one of my grail guns...A Marlin 1895 .45-70 Cowboy...a gun I had been searching for for better than 20 years...so we made a trade...he walked away with one of my safe queens,a Browning High Wall in 7mm Rem. Mag. With a 28" round to octagon barrel
The value between the two was substantial, however, we both walked away happy...
The barrel was going south way too early in it's life to be a reliable pdog rig. Told that to the guy I sold it to, but he didn't care. He was going to use it as a 'yote rig, and it had years of life left for that. (Funny, you can kill a pdog barrel in a single outing if you're inattentive, but for most other endeavors it usually takes some time). Can't say it was a bad deal, but it was worth a good bit more than I sold it for.
OTOH, I've given away a few firearms that I wish I'd put a bit more thought into.
Mike
N454casull
Mike
N454casull
Remembered another one:
Swapped even a SRH in .480 w/scope(brand forgotten) for a M77 in 7 mag and a Bushnell scope for my son. I don't reload, couldn't afford to shoot the SRH enough to be proficient for hunting and I needed a deer rifle. May not have been a smart trade but I don't regret either trade.