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The one that got away, is (almost) back home
So in my time as a gun owner I have bought and sold quite a few firearms. I'll see one I want, pick it up, then down the line see the dust on it and send it on to a new owner.
Last year this was the case for my Para P16 that I had built up after I bought it from a member here. It was solid but in pretty poor condition so I spent a great amount of time and effort to get it to tip-top shape and turned it into an accurate fun shooting SOB. For some reason after all that hard work I put it on the marketplace and after a few days I had completed the PPT to its new owner.
A few times since I have gone to the range and just REALLY missed that thing. I missed how accurate it was, how smooth and crisp the trigger was. All of it. Right when I thought I was over it, I got an email. Quite a surprise really. The member I sold it to was going to shop it on the marketplace and wanted to give me first crack. It must have been serendipity, because I just happened to have a few extra bucks in my pocket, so after a couple emails back and forth, we agreed to terms and yesterday DROS'd it back into my name. Now I have to wait 10 days to get her home, but I have had this warm feeling of completeness since the deal was done. I promise never to sell her again...well...anyways.
So nothing of this story is of any real substance. No lesson to learn or anything like that. Just wanted to share.
Oh...well I guess there is a lesson learned. If you ever buy a used gun and are getting ready to sell it on, give the original owner a shout...he/she may be missing it and it might just be the quickest easiest sell you've ever had!
Last year this was the case for my Para P16 that I had built up after I bought it from a member here. It was solid but in pretty poor condition so I spent a great amount of time and effort to get it to tip-top shape and turned it into an accurate fun shooting SOB. For some reason after all that hard work I put it on the marketplace and after a few days I had completed the PPT to its new owner.
A few times since I have gone to the range and just REALLY missed that thing. I missed how accurate it was, how smooth and crisp the trigger was. All of it. Right when I thought I was over it, I got an email. Quite a surprise really. The member I sold it to was going to shop it on the marketplace and wanted to give me first crack. It must have been serendipity, because I just happened to have a few extra bucks in my pocket, so after a couple emails back and forth, we agreed to terms and yesterday DROS'd it back into my name. Now I have to wait 10 days to get her home, but I have had this warm feeling of completeness since the deal was done. I promise never to sell her again...well...anyways.
So nothing of this story is of any real substance. No lesson to learn or anything like that. Just wanted to share.
Oh...well I guess there is a lesson learned. If you ever buy a used gun and are getting ready to sell it on, give the original owner a shout...he/she may be missing it and it might just be the quickest easiest sell you've ever had!
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