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Shouldn't have sold it...

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Shouldn't have sold it...

Post by BrokenolMarine » Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:01 pm

:(

You know you should have kept it. Looking back... you know why you let it go... ;) but oh how you wish you hadn't... :?
We all have them. The things that slipped from our grasp... (things... not people... that would be a different thread entirely.. :roll: )
Let's hear your losses. I certainly have a few...

Cars
I had a 64-1/2 Mustang... it needed some work, but it wasn't that bad. More work than I could afford as a LCpl in the Corps. Same deal with the 67 Firebird, and the 65 Thunderbird. Of the three, if I could have one back to restore... the T-Bird hands down. :P

Guns
I had a few that I let friends or my situation convince me to let go of....
- A pair of Colt Pythons with sequential serial numbers... sold when my oldest daughter was born. Crib, stroller, playpen, changing table... all the rest... expensive...
- Series 70 Colt Commander with Stag Grips from Eagle Grips... a buddy whined for a year til I sold it..
- National Match Garand from the CMP ... another buddy whining... shooting competition and needed the rifle... :roll:

Really wish I had that Commander back. I had a lot of work done to the gun, and not only was it a looker... :D ... it was a shooter. :twisted: The buddy who bought it left active duty to do undercover work and loved the gun, kept upping his price... :x

There are a couple others, but... I hope to hear what you guys have to share...
You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.

I don't look back at the things I can no longer do, I just look forward to the things I still can.

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Re: Shouldn't have sold it...

Post by Sir Henry » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:20 pm

In the summer of 1966 I bought a No. 5 Enfield and in 1999 I decided to trade it because I didn't shoot it much. I traded it for a brand new Henry Classic which was my first Henry. I loved the Henry but missed the Jungle Carbine so I bought it back. So other than for a few weeks I've owned this rifle for the last 51 years.

My brother-in-law borrowed my .410/22LR over and under when I went to basic training in 68 and I never saw it again. I'm still looking for one to replace it.
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.

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Re: Shouldn't have sold it...

Post by BrokenolMarine » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:46 pm

While stationed in Hawaii, I bought a Styer with full mannlicher stock, double set triggers, butter knife bolt handle, and target sights. The gun was a 243 and dead accurate shooting sub moa to 200 yards with iron sights. The stock was presentation grade Koa, and highly figured. It was another one of those guns a member of our club had to have and kept upping the offer til I just couldn't say no.
You can tell a lot about the character of a man...
by the way he treats those who can do nothing for him.

I don't look back at the things I can no longer do, I just look forward to the things I still can.

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