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| Above, the Ruger P95 made the list. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Over the years, I have browsed in gun shops here and there. There are some guns that I would have liked to have purchased but didn't. No regrets, though.
There are some that were cheap to buy but now are considered collectibles and are becoming more scarce on the used gun market or priced much higher. I bought my 1962 Winchester 94 in 2019 for $495.This was before prices jumped. I saw one a few minutes ago that was made in 1960 and is for sale at $775.
The Avid Outdoorsman lists 20 guns that should have been bought when cheap. The Winchester 94 is included in the list. Three others that I have are also on the list.
They begin with:
Every gun guy has a “should’ve” story. The one you handled at the gun counter back when rent was cheaper and gas was still under control, and you thought, “I’ll come back for it.” Or the one you sold to fund a new deer rifle and later realized you traded away a dependable tool for a shiny idea.
This isn’t about hoarding or treating everything like a retirement plan. It’s about how certain firearms were once regular working guns, and now they’re either priced like collectibles, hard to find in decent condition, or just plain annoying to replace because magazines and parts dried up. Here are 20 that sting a little when you remember what they used to cost.
To read more, go here.
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