If You Had to Pick One...

YankeeIronSights · September 23, 2012, 02:53 PM

I have a Ruger Security Six 4" Stainless Steel (excellent condition) on lay-away. I am considering selling one of my firearms to make space for the new revolver and partially finance the purchase... The two guns I could sell are: 1) Ruger P95PR or 2) Smith and Wesson Model 10 HB 4". I would like your opinions... Which one would you sell if a decision had to be made?

rep1954 · September 23, 2012, 03:40 PM

Well I think the Ruger will pretty much cover what the Smith can do and more.

Deaf Smith · September 23, 2012, 03:46 PM

Cut out eating at restaurants for a while.

Bring a sack lunch.

Try to consolidate your driving so you make several stops you normally make in more than one trip.

Skip buying snacks at the local convenience shop.

Do that and you will be able to KEEP your other guns and buy the Security Six.

Deaf

YARDDOG(1) · September 23, 2012, 03:53 PM

Deaf Smith is Spot On

Keep all guns or you'll regret it OMO
Y/D

Edward429451 · September 23, 2012, 03:53 PM

That's what I did. Save up the lunch money.

Microgunner · September 23, 2012, 03:56 PM

I'd take a S&W over a Ruger every day of the week.

Keep the Mod 10.

stu925 · September 23, 2012, 07:45 PM

Keep 'em all, you'll regret selling either one. I had a Ruger P-90 that I sold to partially finance a Kimber Pro CDP II and while the Kimber is definitely the better gun for carrying and I can shoot it better than the Ruger, I still miss the Ruger. Wish I'd kept that gun.

Stu

windshear · September 24, 2012, 12:36 PM

Make the sacrifices necessary to accomodate the new gun (fine choice, I might add) without selling anything. "Never sell 'em, accumulate 'em" is my motto. The few I've sold/swapped have been missed...one of them a Ruger P95.

That said, the Ruger P95 would be the easiest to replace down the road.

Strafer Gott · September 24, 2012, 01:54 PM

+1 Windshear. Model 10's are getting spendy. Keep yours.

skidder · September 24, 2012, 06:21 PM

Sell the Auto. Revolvers are way cooler.

Pistolgripshotty · September 24, 2012, 08:34 PM

I'll stave before I sell another one of my firearms...thinks about it. Good luck, this is something you could lose sleep over.

Daggitt · September 24, 2012, 09:29 PM

Pistolgrip is comitted. He will eat Rifle soup and Shotgun Souffle before he hocks any guns! I love it , and heartily agree. At least right now when I am not hungry.

Metal god · September 25, 2012, 05:41 AM

I agree Keep them ALL , you will regret it some day I sure do . At one time when I was younger I had ( HAD ) a bunch of guns . I sold or pawned all most all of them . Why you ask ? Cus I needed beer or weed or some other thing that would not last . Yep I was young Dumb and , well you know the rest . I am still so bummed . I still have holsters , mags , grips and other accessories For all of those guns I no longer have . grrrrr

Kreyzhorse · September 25, 2012, 06:11 AM

I wouldn't sell any but if forced, the Ruger P 95 would be the only one I would even consider selling.

nathanrw · September 25, 2012, 08:54 AM

There's lots of other ways to finance a gun purchase than selling another one. I like to take items my wife purchased and never used back to the store and get $$ or just sell it on Ebay.

g2gunny · September 25, 2012, 08:59 AM

Nathan love the comment!

YankeeIronSights · September 25, 2012, 10:29 PM

Thanks for all the words of advice. I agree, it would be a sin to sell either one of these fine firearms. I have started a diet ... LOL You have convinced me. The discussion brought me bad memories of a Smith and Wesson Model 19 I regretted selling ...

I will post photos of the security six next week.

ShootingNut · September 26, 2012, 03:50 PM

Just hope and pray the Lib's don't come marching in our houses,
taking our "precious" gun collections that we have invested in and enjoy.
Ever thought how you might react? I have.
SN

September 23, 2012, 02:53 PM	#1
YankeeIronSights Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2012 Location: USA Posts: 261	If You Had to Pick One... I have a Ruger Security Six 4" Stainless Steel (excellent condition) on lay-away. I am considering selling one of my firearms to make space for the new revolver and partially finance the purchase... The two guns I could sell are: 1) Ruger P95PR or 2) Smith and Wesson Model 10 HB 4". I would like your opinions... Which one would you sell if a decision had to be made? __________________ Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. -Thomas Jefferson -

September 23, 2012, 03:46 PM	#3
Deaf Smith Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2000 Location: Texican! Posts: 4,453	Cut out eating at restaurants for a while. Bring a sack lunch. Try to consolidate your driving so you make several stops you normally make in more than one trip. Skip buying snacks at the local convenience shop. Do that and you will be able to KEEP your other guns and buy the Security Six. Deaf __________________ “To you who call yourselves ‘men of peace,’ I say, you are not safe without men of action by your side” Thucydides

September 23, 2012, 03:53 PM	#4
YARDDOG(1) Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: GATOR COUNTRY HA HA HA! Posts: 721	Deaf Smith is Spot On Keep all guns or you'll regret it OMO Y/D __________________ There's a GATOR in the bushes & She's Callin my name >Molly Hatchett<

September 23, 2012, 03:56 PM	#6
Microgunner Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,324	I'd take a S&W over a Ruger every day of the week. Keep the Mod 10. __________________ *Proud NRA Benefactor Member*

September 24, 2012, 06:21 PM	#10
skidder Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 640	Sell the Auto. Revolvers are way cooler. __________________ Gun permit?? A bread crumb tossed to a sleeping society awoken by the sound of complacency. "They are for your own good", and "you will understand when you see all the lives they save". Yes master, what else will you toss me from your bag of infringements?? Do you want me to roll over and play dead? I do that very well. --skidder

September 23, 2012, 03:40 PM	#2
rep1954 Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Location: Mid Western Michigan Posts: 1,187	Well I think the Ruger will pretty much cover what the Smith can do and more.

September 23, 2012, 03:53 PM	#5
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	That's what I did. Save up the lunch money.

September 23, 2012, 07:45 PM	#7
stu925 Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2010 Location: New York Posts: 953	Keep 'em all, you'll regret selling either one. I had a Ruger P-90 that I sold to partially finance a Kimber Pro CDP II and while the Kimber is definitely the better gun for carrying and I can shoot it better than the Ruger, I still miss the Ruger. Wish I'd kept that gun. Stu

September 24, 2012, 12:36 PM	#8
windshear Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Posts: 37	Make the sacrifices necessary to accomodate the new gun (fine choice, I might add) without selling anything. "Never sell 'em, accumulate 'em" is my motto. The few I've sold/swapped have been missed...one of them a Ruger P95. That said, the Ruger P95 would be the easiest to replace down the road.

September 24, 2012, 01:54 PM	#9
Strafer Gott Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,315	+1 Windshear. Model 10's are getting spendy. Keep yours.

September 24, 2012, 08:34 PM	#11
Pistolgripshotty Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 184	I'll stave before I sell another one of my firearms...thinks about it. Good luck, this is something you could lose sleep over. __________________ *12 Gauge Fury!*

September 24, 2012, 09:29 PM	#12
Daggitt Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2011 Posts: 321	Pistolgrip is comitted. He will eat Rifle soup and Shotgun Souffle before he hocks any guns! I love it , and heartily agree. At least right now when I am not hungry.

September 25, 2012, 05:41 AM	#13
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 6,876	I agree Keep them ALL , you will regret it some day I sure do . At one time when I was younger I had ( HAD ) a bunch of guns . I sold or pawned all most all of them . Why you ask ? Cus I needed beer or weed or some other thing that would not last . Yep I was young Dumb and , well you know the rest . I am still so bummed . I still have holsters , mags , grips and other accessories For all of those guns I no longer have . grrrrr __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

September 25, 2012, 06:11 AM	#14
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	I wouldn't sell any but if forced, the Ruger P 95 would be the only one I would even consider selling. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

September 25, 2012, 08:54 AM	#15
nathanrw Member Join Date: August 29, 2012 Posts: 37	There's lots of other ways to finance a gun purchase than selling another one. I like to take items my wife purchased and never used back to the store and get $$ or just sell it on Ebay.

September 25, 2012, 08:59 AM	#16
g2gunny Junior Member Join Date: September 17, 2012 Posts: 12	Nathan love the comment!

September 25, 2012, 10:29 PM	#17
YankeeIronSights Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2012 Location: USA Posts: 261	Thanks for all the words of advice. I agree, it would be a sin to sell either one of these fine firearms. I have started a diet ... LOL You have convinced me. The discussion brought me bad memories of a Smith and Wesson Model 19 I regretted selling ... I will post photos of the security six next week. __________________ Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. -Thomas Jefferson -

September 26, 2012, 03:50 PM	#18
ShootingNut Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,475	Just hope and pray the Lib's don't come marching in our houses, taking our "precious" gun collections that we have invested in and enjoy. Ever thought how you might react? I have. SN