elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I didn't start a poll, because my new years resolution is to be less obnoxious. I just want some decent discussion on what I should do with this thing. Its the most expensive, least shot rifle in my safe. i'm in the process of buying a house, and figure I could get some money for the rifle but I don't know if I really want to part with it. its a 2000 year according to the serial #, and didn't have a threaded barrel. Azex threaded it for me, i've gathered up about 20 mags, put a wide foregrip on it, shell deflector, handle and HK 3 point sling. I think if I hold onto it for a while, I can probably get more in the pre-election madness. But I really don't want to part with it in the first place. I never shoot it, sometimes I point it at things while i'm sitting in the couch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pony_express1973 183 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I THINK YOU SHOULD SELL IT TO ME CHEAP..... I'LL DO YOU THE FAVOR OF TAKING IT OFF YOUR HANDS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'll start a for sale thread if decide to sell it, right now just trying to get opinions on what to do, sell it or not, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theturtlepond 31 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well I would love to have one, but not more than my Saiga 12. It is expensive to feed, but it is really cool. Maybe go shoot it again and then decied. A little bit of range time usually settles my decitions on weather oor not to sell an item. Really sweet rifle though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dayofruin 425 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I've let a couple things go before that I regret now. An SLR-106-FR in sand in particular. I kinda needed the cash but could have gone without it and I got $100 over what I paid. I liked the gun a l liked it a lot but didn't shoot it. It pretty much came down to what I thought I needed more at the time. Will the money help you get into your house and will you be satisfied with your decision? The only safe queens I have are gifts from my father that I'll never sell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sell a gun??? That is just crazy talk! Maybe a trade - especially if you trade one for two, or 'something special', but SELL??? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TapeWorm3 104 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have sold 2 CETMEs and a G3 I regret selling any of them. I could have got more at any time that I sold them. Friends just pestered until I sold them. Now I wish I had them back. Oh well live and learn. That platform aside from AK has to be the most reliable. If I had to pick one weapon that I would have in my arsenal it would be what you have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 The money would make it a little more comfortable getting into the house, i'll be blowing my whole wad on the down payment, so it'd be nice to have an extra grand or so in case something unexpected comes up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fallschirmjager667 729 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 dont sell, can't you donate body parts or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well, if I were donating body parts that wouldn't really help, I'd have to sell them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dayofruin 425 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 If having the cash is more important than having a gun that you never shoot and only look at/fondle once in a while, sell it. A lot of people see guns as an investment anyway. You can pick up another ptr after things settle down with the move if you want one. From what you said, it almost sounds like me with the SLR. The cash helped ease my mind because I was broke. The money went for bills that I could have paid later, without getting behind. But it was a nice gun that I never shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BuffetDestroyer 969 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I am going to say that buying a house is a much better investment than holding onto a gun that you don't shoot. If it will be the thing that gets you into a home, then without a doubt sell it. The difference in your tax refund the first year after buying a house will pay for another one or two of these! If the election hysteria happens again, it will eventually simmer and dudes that were willing to pay $2,000 for these will eventually saturate the market with the shit they paid top dollar for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 i've almost always regretted selling a gun for cash, unless i really, really didn't like the gun to begin with. trades, however, have always seemed to work out in my favor. I say pack the thing to a gun show, and see if you can get a trade+cash for something you want, like maybe a cool pistol plus several hundred bucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 The fact that i don't ever shoot it is the reason that it was the first thing I considered selling, then the fact that its the most expensive gun i own. I might throw an ad up in the classifieds and see if anyone is interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groovy Mike 36 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I too have a PTR91 and a Cetme in the safe that rarely see day light. While I have killed a deer with the Cetme, the PTR rarely even sees range time. I have been debating parting with them. Every once in awhile I see a Cetme for sale at an astronaomical price and think, well if anyone is actually dumb enough to pay $900 for a Cetme, I'll sell mine. But I have never gotten around to actually putting it up for sale. Like someone said above, maybe I'll just hold them until the next gun grab runs the price up, then think about selling again. BTW - if you reload that cuts the cost of feeding them in half. If you cast your own bullets, that drops the price another 50% so long as you can find a sufficient supply of lead.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 As much as I want to tell you to sell it and I might have a chance to buy it. I say keep it, get pennys from something, OL rings is a good place to start. (DO NOT TELL MY OL I SAID THAT) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YARP 300 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 If your buying a house and you've already blown your money on a down payment...... Your going to need extra cash, I guarantee it. Little things will need to be fixed before they become big things, this closing cost or that closing cost will bite you in the rear, and you need a little nest egg in case anything goes wrong (DON'T MISS A MORTGAGE PAYMENT!). It's just a gun, not your first born. I used to live by the motto "never sell a gun"......then I sold a ton of'em and realized how little I actually NEED versus how many I WANT. Unless your plan is to arm your whole neighborhood don't get in the habit of buying and feeding a bunch of guns the first year you buy a house. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah, man that's basically what i'm talking about, just a small slush fund incase something fucks up. Also, the payments are going to bw a bit higher until I can get my homestead status in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YARP 300 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah, man that's basically what i'm talking about, just a small slush fund incase something fucks up. Also, the payments are going to bw a bit higher until I can get my homestead status in place. The good and the bad all come at once but it gets a hell of alot better once you know what to expect. It took us a year to figure out a general idea of about how much we needed in the "emergency fund" just to keep the bills current for three months. Stupid bills cuttin in to my fun money! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6500rpm 670 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 If you have other guns you enjoy shooting and need house cash then why not sell it. (But keep something). I sold off everything after the AWB went into effect to buy my house-everything was not a good choice. 20 years later I have more guns than fingers and toes but it took me a long time to get them back. Owning a house is a good thing. Don't get in over your head and always keep your eye on the big picture. My assumption is that you're on the younger side, play your cards right and in time money will come but leave yourself enough cushion that you can enjoy life without stressing over money. One last thing.....NEVER COME TO A GUN BOARD AND ASK "Should I sell my gun". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 One last thing.....NEVER COME TO A GUN BOARD AND ASK "Should I sell my gun". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
termite 463 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Elvis, file for your homestead exemption as soon as you can, as for the gun, PM me with what you are asking for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 RPM- good advice, I appreciate it. This is my first house, and i'm so stressed out with the whole deal I know i'm not thinking right. But, I don't ever take it out, i've got a bunch invested in it (a bunch for me at least), and know I could make a bit back, not what I have in it, but near enough. Terry, i'll give you a shout sometime and we can talk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 sometimes I point it at things while i'm sitting in the couch. you just dont know how relieved I am to know I am not the only one that does that. For that I give you mad +lucks for selling it. Good luck and may you never accidently shoot Al Pachino in the face. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dayofruin 425 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Congratulations on your first home buy! That being the case, the money will do you much more good than a rifle you never shoot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Sarco is selling JLD built PTR91's right now. Might want to check their ad in the Shotgun News just to get a ballpark comparison price... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groovy Mike 36 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I do confess that I sold my FAL right after the 1994 gun ban stupidity and doubled my money. Then I rolled those funds into a jacuzzi tub for teh house we were building and I still use the tub every day.... I do NOT regret making that sale, since I really didn't like the FAL anyway and replaced it with the Cetme.... So a sale CAN be a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Now, that's an upgrade plan... turning a gun you don't shoot much into something that you use every day is a worthwhile sale! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elvis christ 451 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, i've decided that the money will help me out a lot more right now than the gun will sitting in a safe. I'll take a loss, of coirse, but, not too bad, mostly on accessories, things I can't use on anything else. I've dug up 10 mags in the 2 cell pouches, the chicom chest rig, an extra set of furniture, muzzle devices and a bayonet lug. Its a good package. I'm gonna catch up with termite tomorrow and see if we can't work something out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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