Any one ever buy a "cursed" gun, I did.

[Mags]

The story of my "cursed" Rock River Arms LAR-8

2 weeks ago I purchased a Rock River Arms LAR-8 to further be reffered to as Lar-8. When I purchased the Lar-8 I put it on a credit card getting pretty close to the max limit. The next day I went out and shot my rifle with sights mounted on the gas block and rear reciever, I couldn't hit paper at all that day so I bought a riser for my gas block. I grabbed the wrong card and maxed out my credit card thus incurring a fee.

Then I decided to install a single point sling mount behind the CAR stock nut. Upon loosening the nut the nut cracked all the way through so I had to buy a new CAR nut. Well I got the sling mount installed and went out to the range with some ammo I had purchased at a local gun store where the guy said it was reloadable. I fired a few rounds and decided to check the flash holes and the brass was in fact berdan primed. That's more money I am out.

And now I just recieved a 350 dollar quad rail that ended up being the wrong one it is actually for an AR15. However I did not figure that out until I had cut off my delta ring per the instructions so now I cannot reinstall my old handguards. Even worse I had the bright idea to remove some material on the rail to try and make it fit. I am sure I will not be able to return my 350 dollar AR15 rail now for an AR10 rail.

Anyone else ever have a cursed money pit of a gun?

 

[TIMC]

Is it really the gun that is cursed or the loose nut behind the trigger that is the problem?
Sounds like most of your issues were avoidable.

 

[PT1911]

sounds like a string of errors on your part more than the gun... IMO

first rule... dont buy something you cannot afford... second rule.... dont remove anything without KNOWING youare doing if for the right reason... third rule... dont blame the gun for your mistake...

 

[Mags]

The point of this story is not to blame the gun but rather hear other people's series of misfortunate events with a firearm.

 

[MT GUNNY]

" Measure twice, cut once"

 

[rocky branch]

Case of operator headspace issues.

 

[Mags]

Sure I admit the rail deal and the CC limit thing is my fault. How is the CAR stock nut or the ammo my fault again? But again I am not trying to point the blame at myself or the gun.

 

[kingpin008]

I guess I don't understand. You want to hear stories of "cursed guns", then post your own story which (just being honest) has nothing to do with a cursed gun. Just not quite clear what the point of this thread is.

 

[Mags]

Any one have a story where nothing went right with a firearm?

Anyone else ever have a cursed money pit of a gun?

 

[TIMC]

My cursed gun was a Taurus PT940, in the first 6 months it went back for repairs 2 times, the mag release kept bllowing apart. I sold it before I had any more trouble with it, now I don't have any that I have problems with.

 

[jnyork]

Taurus model 63 semiauto .22 rifle. Most unholy POS I have ever had in my hands. Resides WAY in the back of my safe where I cant see it, my consience wont let me peddle it to anyone. :banghead:

 

[ants]

Mags is just trying to make conversation. Go with it, fellas.

Any one ever buy a "cursed" gun?

Well no, can't say as I ever did. All my guns still survive.

 

[Avenger29]

2 weeks ago I purchased a Rock River Arms LAR-8 to further be reffered to as Lar-8. When I purchased the Lar-8 I put it on a credit card getting pretty close to the max limit. The next day I went out and shot my rifle with sights mounted on the gas block and rear reciever, I couldn't hit paper at all that day so I bought a riser for my gas block. I grabbed the wrong card and maxed out my credit card thus incurring a fee.

Then I decided to install a single point sling mount behind the CAR stock nut. Upon loosening the nut the nut cracked all the way through so I had to buy a new CAR nut. Well I got the sling mount installed and went out to the range with some ammo I had purchased at a local gun store where the guy said it was reloadable. I fired a few rounds and decided to check the flash holes and the brass was in fact berdan primed. That's more money I am out.

And now I just recieved a 350 dollar quad rail that ended up being the wrong one it is actually for an AR15. However I did not figure that out until I had cut off my delta ring per the instructions so now I cannot reinstall my old handguards. Even worse I had the bright idea to remove some material on the rail to try and make it fit. I am sure I will not be able to return my 350 dollar AR15 rail now for an AR10 rail.

The RRA nuts crack often from what I hear. Not your fault, but RRA's fault for not doing it right in the first place.

Yes, I have purchased a few problematic guns. In fact, I purchased two from the same manufacter. CZ-USA. The first problem was a CZ-452 with a sear and a headspace issue. The second was a CZ-75 compact, the grip screw on one side snapped off flush with the frame shortly after purchase.

CZ fixed the 452's problem, and fixed it well. Totally satisfied. Rather than incurring the cost of having the pistol shipped off and the downtime, I had my smith extract the screw. Unfortunately, he had to retap it for a larger screw, but the gun is back up and running now.

I do have a previously owned S&W Model 34-1 that needs some tuning up by S&W. Nothing unfixable, it just needs the work done and I need to ship it off...

 

[CapnMac]

I had a Taursu 945 that was "not quite right" when I bought it new in the box.

Took the thing to the range to discover it was a single-shot. Hammer would not lock back for anything. Thumbing the hammer back for every shot got to be annoying.

Get it home and clean it, and notice on reassembly that the hammer will just push forward, unless on safe. So, off to the store with it. They are understandably confused. They spend some time gun-plumbering it. I check on the progress the Friday after. They say, it ought to work.

I take it to the range and, nope, single shooter.

Goes back on Monday. They send it off to Taurus.
Three weeks later, it's back, alleged to be good.

Trip to range, it fires 4 rounds, the becomes a single shooter again. Next magazine fires two rounds in proper order, then goes to single shooter again. This is throwing off all the rest of the handgun shooting I'm trying to do at the same time. Not happy describes me well.

Back to store. Store owners are as unhappy as I am. I make a trade for somthing else, third time not bing a charm. Couple-three weeks later, I'm in buy ammo or wasting time (or both). They say, "Hey, we heard back from Taurus, that gun had the hammer pin holes out of alignment. The replaced the frame to fix it."

Life is what it is, somedays.

 

[franconialocal]

My Walther P-22 caused me nothing but problems.....and all I've heard is rave reviews from everyone else I know that has one, and I don't doubt it at all. It's a fine weapon........ I just happened to get a 'friday gun'.

 

[22-rimfire]

I have cursed guns, but they have never talked back to me. I quickly dump the chaff and keep the wheat.

 

[JEB]

ruger mkIII. TOTAL jammamatic out of the box, so i decided to field strip and clean it.....bad idea. 20 min. of shooting, 2 days of re-assembly. quickly exchanged it for a u22 neos. problem solved!

 

[DasFriek]

It just wouldn't be a "Cursed gun thread" without many POS Taurus stories!

I hope anyone who posted a Taurus "cursed" story has a nightmare about the Zombie invasion starting and the only gun you can find to use is a Taurus P22.

 

[gym]

I found that when things start to go sideways on you, with anything, it's best to stop and re access before continuing. If I get that sinking feeling about a gun a car or a woman, it's cheaper to get rid of it and start new with another instead of trying to fix the old one. "Hope my wife don't see this"

 

[gyvel]

Ruger SP 101 .22; Went back to Ruger twice for trigger lockup problems and never got fixed. Needless to say, it got dumped after trip #2, at a loss. Haven't bought a Ruger since.

 

[Crash_Test_Dhimmi]

my CO had a Kel-Tec .380 that blew up in his face

 

[FROGO207]

All my firearms are A-1. No problems other than the the mags on autoloaders. However I once had this antique reloading press......... Unknown manufacturer may have been homemade even. I never got it to work enough to reload a box of ammo.:banghead: Put it in the local swap and sell under FREE section with the comment "good luck making it work".

 

[Rollis R. Karvellis]

I have had cused days working my press, one day everything is fine, the next day powder measuser wont throw right, primes jam, or are upside down, drop a half pound of powder on the floor, all kinds of fun stuff like that.

 

[longdayjake]

My Walther P-22 caused me nothing but problems.....and all I've heard is rave reviews from everyone else I know that has one, and I don't doubt it at all. It's a fine weapon........ I just happened to get a 'friday gun'.

My p22 went back to get fixed twice while still under warrantee. Never came back fixed. Now they want to charge me to have them fix a problem that they had 2 tries to fix but did nothing at all. Three things went bad and they were able to fix 2 of them. 1st, the safety kept turning itself on. I could only fire 2-3 shots before I would have to turn off the safety. They made the detent hole deeper and that fixed the problem. Second, the firing pin spring broke after only about 100 rounds. Third, and it has done this since day one, it won't fire the first shot from a new magazine in any way but double action. It totally pisses me off. They either cant or wont fix that problem.

 

[22-rimfire]

I had a Colt 380. Pretty gun which I bought on a whim. .... jamamatic. I got rid of it at the next gunshow. But I know that the problem was more than likely the magazine and adjusting it would have fixed the issue. I just didn't want to fiddle with it... curses curses.

I stay away from the traditionally junk firearms; AR-7's, old Keltec semi's, High Point, Jennings, etc.