Guns you paid way too much for, but don't regret it

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I ended up paying right at seven hundred for a Sig P238 SAS. I looked for that dam thing for far too long.
And when I saw one at a local gun show, there was no saying no. I thought my wife was gonna fall over when I said, “Il take it”.
Is it worth it? Hell no. Did they see me coming? Yup. Thing is, it’s a great gun. And you can’t take it with you.


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My Marlin camp 9 carbine $650 + tax = $690. I had never seen one for sale anywhere in 20 years, so when I actually got my hands on one,I bought it right away.
No regrets. It's in excellent shape. Probably had less than 1500 rounds through it. Love my Marlin and you can't put a price on love...can you?
 
I probably paid a fair price but it was way more than I wanted to pay for a shotgun at the time.

Bernadelli Bobwhite SxS. True sidelock straight grip color case hardened on all the metal. 20 gauge choked Imp/Imp. 25” barrels. $1300. I guess it would sell new for around $2500 nowadays so it may have been a screaming deal on a lightly used one. Shoots great and I have put over 1000 rounds through it so far shooting sporting clays.
 
My Marlin camp 9 carbine $650 + tax = $690. I had never seen one for sale anywhere in 20 years, so when I actually got my hands on one,I bought it right away.
No regrets. It's in excellent shape. Probably had less than 1500 rounds through it. Love my Marlin and you can't put a price on love...can you?
Have you changed out the buffer yet? If they are fired with a worn/missing buffer, it can cause internal damage.....

But otherwise a very nice carbine!
 
Colt SAA third gen. Waited 2 years, paid $300 more than MSRP. Would do it again if I had the money.

Colt Python, bright stainless, bought as a gift for my father in law who has wanted one for 30 years. Seller misrepresented it and I found out later the polishing was either aftermarket or done at Colt after initial sale. Paid way too much; got antsy, Christmas was looming. The polishing job is flawless, He loves the gun and shows it off to everyone so no regrets.
 
I got thinking today: what's a gun that you've spent way more than you could justify or what made sense, but it somehow ended up being worth it to you?

For me, I saw a CZ 527 at a local gun shop on the used rack and immediately fell in love. It was $600 on the shelf with the scope rings still on it. The gun shop owner in question tends to price his stuff anywhere from high to outrageous ($480 for a Hi-Point carbine still sticks out to me). So not knowing anything about it, I said "I'll go home and look around the internet, I bet I can find it for cheaper." Well, as soon as I found out it actually was a good price, the gun was already sold.

But I was in love, so I spent $650 on Buds to get one new, then had to spend $70 on rings for it (had NO idea CZ's rings were so expensive). And of course, you're not going to throw a Tasco on a $720 gun, so I dropped just over two bills for Redfield Revolution 3x9. And then, of course it's getting a nice leather sling, so that topped it off right at around a kilobuck. $1000 for a bolt action plinker - so much for buying it to shoot cheap 7.62x39.

And I don't regret spending a single cent.

Every bit of that gun screams quality. If you haven't seen the CZs, they are just about the nicest factory rifles you can buy this side of a Browning, and the Redfield is a very nice scope for the sub-200 yard shooting I'm doing. It's light, it's easy to shoot offhand, the CZ set trigger feels like a custom trigger, it's dead-on accurate, - I don't know, I just love it a little more every time I take it out. It kind of started off as a money pit, but it's now looking like the last rifle in the safe I'd ever get rid of.

On the other extreme, I built an M16A1 clone, thinking a lightweight, full-size AR with a carry handle would be the bee's knees. I spent more than I should have putting it together (seriously, prices for everything AR have hit rock bottom EXCEPT for the retro parts), and now that I have it, it's just kind of ehhhh. LOVE the carry handle and A1 rear sight, it's like the perfect in-between size for a peep sight between the A2's two settings, and the 20" barrel gives you a much better sight picture than a carbine. But when I'm shooting it, I can't help but think "this does absolutely nothing my Delton Sport doesn't do for a pound lighter", "why did I pay $800 for this when I can just shoot my carbine."

If I had to do it again, I'd just put the A1 upper on the Delton and make kind of a poor-man's XM177 out of it, then just forget the A1 rifle entirely. Not going to get rid of it though - for one, it's not a bad gun as much as it is disappointing, and two, the super-saturated AR market + home assembled gun means I'd take a soaking if I ever tried to sell it.
I, too, have a CZ 527. I, too, spent way too much for it as I, too, fell in love. Mine is the full stock (Manlicher) in .222 Remington. I bought the CZ rings and put a Weaver 36x target dot scope on it. Dime size 5 round groups at 100 yards are the norm on a calm day. T'is a purdy li'll thang and gets lots of compliments at the range. :thumbup:
 
Sometimes it's not that you paid too much, but that you bought 'early'. I paid $180 for K31 from Aim, which has a walnut stock and was in excellent condition. The average K31 at the was about $125, but the stocks all looked like they had been chewed on. It seemed like a premium then, but money well spent looking back.
 
Now THIS list is a lot longer than the "guns you got a great deal on" list.

Marlin 39 TDS, used (almost $700)
Savage 24 Deluxe .22 mag / 20 ga, used (almost $700)
CZ 527 Ebony Exclusive Edition, new ($900)
Weatherby Mk V Ultra light weight, .280 rem, used ($1,200)

Maybe others.
 
A Savage Axis in 223 that I bought at the local Academy store. Paid about $70 more than I saw the on-line sellers asking for it, but I didn't have to wait and since I anticipate keeping it for the rest of my life, I figure the extra works out to about 32 cents per month. When I look at it like that, I don't regret the decision.
 
My Colt 6721 was bought right after AWB sunset. $1290 OTD, rather than the $1299 asking price. Still too much, considering prices today, but it's such a nice rifle, and it says Military and Law Enforcement Only on it, causing me to smirk when I see it.;)
 
Well, back in the 80's I bought an S&W 586.... for $289.95. Overpay? Not at that time. It led me down a path of infatuation with S&W's. So yeah, I overpaid for that 586 many times over. Not a bit of regret!
 
This 1967 Browning FN Olympian model in 308 Norma Mag. I regretted not buying one in 7mm 4 or 5 years ago, and when I saw this one, I knew I had to have it (even if the caliber isn't my choice). It was north of $10K which makes it my most expensive acquisition, but it is absolutely beautiful. My first evaluation of it was about 90%, which gave me a bit of buyer's remorse. But after an impartial and calculated evaluation by my, I would rate it as at least 95%.
 
Bought a Glock 43 for $800.

Now, it was at a charity and the money was going to get spent or donated regardless, but still, $800 for a g43..........
 
I overpaid for my Smith 28 at the time. I'm sure I could have shopped around and gotten one $50-$100 cheaper. But today it is worth more than I paid for it.

I have an early 90's Winchester 70 Classic that I bought used about 10 years ago. The price on the gun was a fair price, but I was a little short of cash and offered a Ruger P97 in trade. They gave me a lot less for the Ruger than it was worth, but I have no regrets. I like the Winchester a lot better.
 
Paid too much for what they should be....357 lever gun, why are they so expensive....because everyone wants one...is going rate too much....for what it is good question.

I got mine a few months ago, early gun, and $600....been well used but it works well. So if it was any other gun yea I paid too much, for a 357 lever I got it cheap.

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Paid a grand total of 1100 euros for a Pedersoli 1858 cap-and-ball revolver, it's now my most expensive gun by a wide margin. I participate national BP contests and already had Pedersoli flintlock and caplock pistols, but only a cheap Pietta 1858. Compared with that the Pedersoli is a far superior tool and I enjoy shooting it, but is it really worth that much... don't know. However if someone offered the same money for it now, I would not sell.

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Back when I had more money than brains, I paid in excess of $3k for an estate custom Mauser Sporter in .220 Swift. I just couldn't resist the whole package of fit, finish and furniture. It came scoped and sighted with a 10x Leupy, and had never been shot by the fellow who commissioned it.

I shoot it once or twice a year just for fun; the rest of the time it decorates my living room (suitably secured), as it is simply so beautiful.

I also own a .22 Kimber Superamerica, which I bought new at the then prevailing price of about $2k. That was a nightmare purchase, as the rifle seriously malfunctioned the first year I had it. Initially, the damn thing began to slam fire, so back to Kimber it went for a four-month turnaround. On return, the rifle developed another action problem: the bolt stop wouldn't engage, so every time I worked the action, I ended up with the rifle in one hand and the bolt in the other (which also nicked the comb of the stock). That took another four months at Kimber.

These were the kind of issues I'd associate with a $100, shot-out, used rifle, not a $2,000 presentation grade firearm. So, yeah, I think I overpaid. Nonetheless, the rifle now performs flawlessly, and is one of my favorites. Go figure.
 
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