Thread: Firearms you're glad you sold.

Oops!

none and never will.
Brought them for a reason.

Had a couple I don't regret selling - not because there was anything wrong with them, they just didn't suit what I wanted to use them for.

1) Savage 22mag. Good reliable rifle, shot sub-inch groups at 100m, but I learnt that a 22mag is in the awkward middle ground where it isn't cheap to feed like a 22LR, but doesn't have the versatility of a 223 either.

2) Savage Mod 12 204 varminter - lovely to fire, horrible to carry. 26" truck axle barrel and 10lb bare. Turns out thats not ideal when most of your shooting involves walking up and down hills. Offhand shots are hard work too!

.22LR RAF semi-auto, and a Savage pump action 12g shotgun. Both were more reliable for clubbing than shooting.

Below is the full list of all the firearms I'm glad I sold.










Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Below is the full list of all the firearms I'm glad I sold.








Cheers
Pete

Think I might have bought the second one on that list from you.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Think I might have bought the second one on that list from you.

I cried when that one left my sight

Hope you gave it a good home, treated it nice and looked after it very well.

Cheers
Pete

norinco bolt action 7.62x39

To compliment the other thread running at the moment.

Remington 700 XHR 270 with a triangular blued barrel..

Midland 243, my first centrefire. What a heap of shit Springfield crossbreed English mauser crapper.

My 1970's - 1980's Ruger M77's.

Oh and the worst kicking rifle I have owned, A Ruger .270 Mountain Rifle with a drinking straw barrell. Bloody light to carry, but kicked worse that any of my other rifles in bigger calibers. Very light weight and poorly designed stock is all I could put it down to. My 7mmRM's & 30-06's were easier on the shoulder.

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Oh and the worst kicking rifle I have owned, A Ruger .270 Mountain Rifle with a drinking straw barrell. Bloody light to carry, but kicked worse that any of my other rifles in bigger calibers. Very light weight and poorly designed stock is all I could put it down to. My 7mmRM's & 30-06's were easier on the shoulder.

Try shooting a tikka t3 270, you’ll have the exact same experience. Actually I take that back, avoid any opportunity to shoot that rifle in that caliber! It was truly savage, kicked liked a mule and no shortage of muzzle jump. I’m a fan of the T3 but that experience reinforced my resentment of 270s

My first rifle.
Sako a7 in 7mm rem mag, had a barrel forward suppressor that made it front heavy and if I'm completely honest not the ideal caliber to learn to shoot with.
Nothing wrong with it other than the barrel forward suppressor it was just too much for a complete novice.
Would happily own another one now.