Anyone Ever Have Buyer's Remorse After Buying a New (or Used) Gun?

[frankcostanza]

The last time I bought a gun, I was trying to decide between the Yugo M70 fixed stock from ClassicArms, or one of the CMMG bargain bin AR-15's. After talking to someone at ClassicArms, I was under the impression that there were only a few Yugos left, so I went with the Yugo. Lo and behold, three days later CMMG stopped selling the bargain bin AR and ClassicArms still had the Yugo AK's for about a month after I picked mine up. Nothing against ClassicArms or my Yugo, but I already had an AK and really would have liked that AR. :banghead:

 

[22-rimfire]

Guess you can see why so many recommend the Ruger Mark II or III or the Buckmark.

I looked at a slab side Ruger Mark III yesterday. I sort of like to own another Ruger 22. But I didn't bite. I already have more than I shoot. Oh my... guess it's time to go pay some bills. Filling up with gas makes me feel like I accomplished something these days.

 

[Rugerlvr]

Yeah, but mainly from feeling bad about spending the money, never about the gun itself... At least not yet.

 

[gtmerkley]

gtmerkley's DAD

Any time I buy something that cost's that much I get it. I think what if I find something I like better I wont have the money to get it. But it always passes and in a few years when the price of my gun go's up I get to felling pretty good about it. If I buy a gun at least I have something to show for it the rest of my life if I don't buy it I'll more then likely just p_ss the money away with nothing to show for it. I did regret buying my Remington 5 mm magnum after they stopped making shells for it. I loved it, it was a tack driver out to 150 yards I could put one hole through the other all day and when it hit something it was dead no wounding or run off with this gun. Then they stopped making the shells. I was hart broken and wished I had bought the 22 mag. at lest I could shoot it so I had remorse. But now that they are making the 5 mm magnum shells again that remorse is leaving fast and I got a nice minty gun to shoot again after about 20 years of sitting in the closet. they say time heals all wounds well If them new 5 mm Mag's shoot as good as the old remington loads I'll believe it.

 

[OregonJohnny]

I agree with others who say that the remorse comes from the cash that leaves my bank account rather than any sort of disappointment with a gun. I've felt a little guilt almost every time I've bought a gun. I could always use that money for something more responsible. Buying a brand-new Bushmaster AR-15 for $1000 a couple of years ago still makes me cringe when I think about it. All my other guns have special places in my heart and although I'm not disappointed with the quality or reliability of the AR, I have to work pretty hard at justifying it's purpose in my collection.

 

[ArmedBear]

Yes.

My 10/22. Inaccurate jam-o-matic that had to be cleaned every couple hundred rounds. Sold it, no more remorse.

Used Browning BT-99. It had been shot loose but I didn't know enough to be able to tell. Had a generous friend with a machine shop and good welding equipment who managed to restore it, but then I never could shoot it worth crap. Sold that, too. Used money towards Beretta 686, no more remorse.

 

[Madison_ultralight]

All my other guns have special places in my heart and although I'm not disappointed with the quality or reliability of the AR, I have to work pretty hard at justifying it's purpose in my collection.

In almost every scenario that I could imagine, if it hit the fan and I had a choice, I would grab that AR every time. That justifies it for me.

 

[10X]

I never bought one that I really didn't want so not a true buyer's remorse.
I have been disappointed in several when they did not work correctly or shoot as well as they should and I could not easily fix the gun(s).

Happens to all of us if you spend a few years at this and buy a few guns.

 

[TCB in TN]

All the time, but I've had much more remorse from selling them than from buying them.

Ditto to this statement! Especially back about 12 years ago when I got divorced and had to sell pretty much all of my guns to pay for the mess (sold about 50). Most went to either good friends or were ran through a local shop on consignment, but I lost some guns at that time that i will probably never get back. It was an extreme emotional distressing experience.

 

[K5mitch]

I had a Yugo M59. Bought it at a gunshow without doing enough research on SKSs, and didn't have a bore light with me. Came home, and the barrel was pitted throughout. Minute-of-dinnerplate accuracy


My most recent purchase was an impulse buy, a little FEG .32. I went into a pawnshop to check out a S&W they had, and walked out with the FEG .32. I was having second thoughts about adding another caliber to my simple collection, but any remorse quickly went away when I took it to the range after cleaning all the cosmoline out.

 

[Thumper_6119]

I heavily research my gun purchases and always save up the money for what I want, so I've never had buyer's remorse regarding firearms purchases. I also don't have the luxury (financially) of making impulse purchases of firearms. (Well, actually, I do, but I don't like High Points).

 

[Vaarok]

I bought a M1903 Springfield at auction once, and wound up with only $20 to my name for the following week, which I spent on gas to get home. I was not tremendously impressed with the rifle, or being broke for a week, but it is a terrific example.

 

[vzenmn]

Never gotten a real bad case of buyers remorse but occasionally feel a little bit of pride and shame after making an impulse buy.
One of the biggest was last year when I was at a gunshow selling an SKS to help work back the 900 dollar car insurence payment I made the week before. I only had 200 dollars in my checking account and a hundred bucks in my pocket and still have yet to pay the cellphone and other bills. I sold the SKS for 175 and was trying to make my way to the door before this damn addiction could get the better of me. But then out of nowhere a 4 5/8'' Ruger old model Flattop 357 with 70% finish and 8 groove rifling jump right off the table and landed into my hand and would not let go and showed me its 285 dollar price tag. I got the guy down to 275 and the whole way home all I could think about was figuring out how much overtime was I going to have to work and how long was I going to have to live off of 35 cent Ramon Noodles.

But the good news is everything workout and I have a very accurate flattop.

 

[ByAnyMeans]

I have only had remorse on one gun. I pretty much love guns and in an attempt to have a wide variety when still not a wealthy person I need to have a reason to make a purchase no matter how improbable. Case in point, I enjoy the calmness and concentration associatted with rifle shooting but really with a 100 yard range only need a 22lr yet used shtf scenarios to justify my ak purchase.

This brings me to my regrettable purchase. I already have a 18 in barrel 12 gauge for home defense with seven shot capacity. Yet when I saw a used mossberg 500 for 175 dollars ( which in Nassau County is great) I snatched it up. I then won a kit off gunbroker for top folding stock , 5 shot shell holder , front and back pistol grips and ghost sight barrel shroud. It is now one mean looking and very fun range gun but there is no real practical purpose for it other than to bring it to the range and wow my friends with it. In total it cost me about 260 dollars and I would rather the money at this point for ammo for my other guns.

 

[coloradokevin]

I'm a cheap penny-pincher... So, I always feel a little bit of guilt over the bigger purchases I make!

 

[dewage83]

I'm a cheap penny-pincher... So, I always feel a little bit of guilt over the bigger purchases I make!

COLORADO- you hit the nail on the head, even when I wasnt spending 800+ I still have a little guilt.

 

[springmom]

Only the P3AT that I owned briefly a few months ago. I so liked the *idea* of it (and still do) that I didn't really critically look at its fit to my hand, and it just didn't. Still, since that's the only one I've had any remorse about, that's not too bad.

Springmom

 

[X Who]

A long time ago I bought a Stoeger Luger 22LR. I also bought a Charter Arms DA 22LR revolver. I regretted buying those. I don't have them anymore.

 

[yakkingallover]

never regret buying any of my guns, but I do sometimes regret shooting up more ammo than I probably should. I have a standard round count for each caliber and if I get near or below it, I get guilty feelings...

 

[hemiram]

I had to have a Colt Commander, it would be the antidote to my previous disaster of a 1911, an AMT Hardballer. No, it just looked prettier, it didn't really shoot any better. A trip to colt was a waste of time, and they scratched it all up. I really don't like the grip on a 1911 anyway, so that was the last 1911 I have owned. I have been severely dissapointed with many of the new guns I have had over the years, but almost never with the used ones!

 

[borntwice]

I had buyer's remorse briefly, after purchasing my CZ 75 P-01. That is, until I shot it - then, the buyer's remorse went away. What a great gun!

 

[shotgunkevin]

Anyone Ever Have Buyer's Remorse After Buying a New (or Used) Gun?

Yeah, if I stretched the finances too much to make the purchase. However, I've found a surefire cure: Taking it to the range!

 

[Buck Nekkid]

I've had real buyer remorse after paying $350 for a nickle plated S&W lemon squeezer on an auction site. Found out later it was worth $175-$200 at the most! (and I could only get $150 out of it when I sold it!)

 

[RaspberrySurprise]

I had some remorse over the M-38 I bought when I was younger and dumber somehow managed to ignore the fact that the front sight was canted around 10-15 degrees and the rear sight base about five. Once I got to the range and realized it still put the bullets where I wanted to all was forgiven. Also the action on mine is just perfect except for the fact that it doesn't like the lacquered Czech ammo.

 

[WinchesterAA]

When I bought my first 1911 I was a bit stunned by the large amount of cash I plopped down in one spot.

Soon as I hit the range a few times and realized I'd made a great decision I was pretty pleased.