What was your worst gun trade? - The Firearms Forum

IShootBack · 03-13-2004, 09:29 AM

Mine was made out of desparation.

My wife was out of work and we needed some extra cash to make ends meet.

I was planning to get into NRA Highpower shooting matches. I bought a new loaded Springfield M1A with rangefinding scope. Tried to sell it for 3 weeks - no luck.

I traded it for a post ban colt ar15 and paraordinance LD14-45.

Sold the Colt for $650 and the para for $450 within days of the trade.

Made ends meet.

ISB

BlueTic · 03-13-2004, 10:15 AM

Traded one of my golfball cannons for a used .45cal BP TC rifle - Still do not know what I was thinking

LDBennett · 03-14-2004, 04:09 PM

Traded a Winchester Model 94 in 32 Winchester Special for an AMT backup in 380. While the Model 94 was no target gun the AMT made even the bad guys, whom it might get pointed at, laugh. It wrenched around in the hand with every pull of the trigger and threw brass where it could never be found, all over the place. Thank God they are not made anymore!

LDBennett

mameral · 03-14-2004, 08:40 PM

A Ruger Redhawk in .44 mag for my L Frame Smith in .357. The Ruger never did shoot nearly as good as the Smith. I loved that gun (crying). It shot soooo good.

SXSMAN · 03-14-2004, 11:01 PM

Traded a Browning A-5 for a Ithica Mag 51 waterfowl . Christmas eve . Was going hunting Christmas day and the Browning had been jamming (Too much oil ) so I was told by the gunshop owner that the Mag 51 would be the answser .
Must have had sucker writtin on my forehead .......my butt is still sore from me kicking my own butt ....and yes , it was a Belgium .

JohnK3 · 03-15-2004, 10:14 AM

My Mossberg 500 for peace in my apartment.

I was much younger and had a hoplophobic roommate. Especially afraid of shotguns. Even more so of pump-action shotguns.

During a timeframe where my girlfriend (now wife) and I were hitting some speedbumps on the road to romance and my roommate's gf was playing the "stir the pot and get everybody arguing" game, my roommate had the local police department come pick up my shotgun while I wasn't home. Rather than go get it and scare my roommate half to death, I let it stay with the police and never retrieved it.

Ah, well. If I still had it, I might not have bought my Remington 870 over the weekend....[grin]

45Smashemflat · 03-15-2004, 04:25 PM

I wanna hear more about this golf ball cannon!!!

glocknut · 03-15-2004, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by JohnK3

During a timeframe where my girlfriend (now wife) and I were hitting some speedbumps on the road to romance and my roommate's gf was playing the "stir the pot and get everybody arguing" game, my roommate had the local police department come pick up my shotgun while I wasn't home.

Sounds like your roommate needed a serious dose of whoop @$$ put on him......

mike

Smokin Guns · 03-15-2004, 06:44 PM

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Sounds like your roommate needed a serious dose of whoop @$$ put on him......

Yup! Gunna have ta second that motion...

merc · 03-15-2004, 06:48 PM

A Mauser HSC for a CZ40
I do like the CZ but I still miss the HSC

03-13-2004, 09:29 AM	#1
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,309	What was your worst gun trade? Mine was made out of desparation. My wife was out of work and we needed some extra cash to make ends meet. I was planning to get into NRA Highpower shooting matches. I bought a new loaded Springfield M1A with rangefinding scope. Tried to sell it for 3 weeks - no luck. I traded it for a post ban colt ar15 and paraordinance LD14-45. Sold the Colt for $650 and the para for $450 within days of the trade. Made ends meet. ISB __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3 -->

03-13-2004, 10:15 AM	#2
BlueTic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WA Posts: 652	Traded one of my golfball cannons for a used .45cal BP TC rifle - Still do not know what I was thinking __________________ If you don't like my rights - please leave my country!

03-14-2004, 08:40 PM	#4
mameral V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 152	A Ruger Redhawk in .44 mag for my L Frame Smith in .357. The Ruger never did shoot nearly as good as the Smith. I loved that gun (crying). It shot soooo good. Last edited by mameral; 03-14-2004 at 08:42 PM..

03-14-2004, 11:01 PM	#5
SXSMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 672	Traded a Browning A-5 for a Ithica Mag 51 waterfowl . Christmas eve . Was going hunting Christmas day and the Browning had been jamming (Too much oil ) so I was told by the gunshop owner that the Mag 51 would be the answser . Must have had sucker writtin on my forehead .......my butt is still sore from me kicking my own butt ....and yes , it was a Belgium . __________________ Have guns will travel

03-15-2004, 06:48 PM	#10
merc V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 309	A Mauser HSC for a CZ40 I do like the CZ but I still miss the HSC __________________ Merc Living without Liberty is not Living

03-14-2004, 04:09 PM	#3
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,754	Traded a Winchester Model 94 in 32 Winchester Special for an AMT backup in 380. While the Model 94 was no target gun the AMT made even the bad guys, whom it might get pointed at, laugh. It wrenched around in the hand with every pull of the trigger and threw brass where it could never be found, all over the place. Thank God they are not made anymore! LDBennett

03-15-2004, 10:14 AM	#6
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	My Mossberg 500 for peace in my apartment. I was much younger and had a hoplophobic roommate. Especially afraid of shotguns. Even more so of pump-action shotguns. During a timeframe where my girlfriend (now wife) and I were hitting some speedbumps on the road to romance and my roommate's gf was playing the "stir the pot and get everybody arguing" game, my roommate had the local police department come pick up my shotgun while I wasn't home. Rather than go get it and scare my roommate half to death, I let it stay with the police and never retrieved it. Ah, well. If I still had it, I might not have bought my Remington 870 over the weekend....[grin]

03-15-2004, 04:25 PM	#7
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	I wanna hear more about this golf ball cannon!!!