For me, it was $500 dollars for a new PPK. The gun worked fine, it was just horrible to shoot, a little too heavy for pocket carry, and for IWB/OWB carry I could just use a bigger gun anyway. Traded it in for a Ruger New Vaquero and had to spend an additional $100, and now I'm happy despite losing some dough.
Ever regret an expensive firearm purchase?
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Rembrandt
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Never spent a large amount on a gun that I didn't do extensive research on before hand. That eliminated disappointment and buyers remorse later. More than once I paid at the high end of the market....but over time those purchases were sound and well worth it. Judging from todays market, guns I bought for $3000-$4000 ten-to-15 years ago have since proven to be the right decision.
The only regret has been the ones I should have bought....
The only regret has been the ones I should have bought....
Ala Dan
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5" Kimber Raptor - great gun, but I could never achieve the accuracy
I desired from it. Of course, it could have been me~?
FootNote: I used it as partial trade on a Les Baer Thunder Ranch 1911,
and have NEVER looked back.
I desired from it. Of course, it could have been me~?
FootNote: I used it as partial trade on a Les Baer Thunder Ranch 1911,
and have NEVER looked back.
wagoneer1019
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I regret not having enough money to purchase expensive firearms
The only really expensive one I've purchased (over a grand, say) was a Union Switch and Signal from 1943 with 9th infantry provenance, all original and accounted for.
Haven't had the slightest regret, even when money's tight and I see it sitting in it's case in all it's expensiveness.
Haven't had the slightest regret, even when money's tight and I see it sitting in it's case in all it's expensiveness.
At a time very early in my gun collecting career, $600-$700 was a lot for me financially and the average market cost for handguns. (Not so anymore as it seems to be the average cost nowadays.) I regret getting an IAI (formerly AMT) Javalina (7"). Eventually sold off the upper and kept the lower for a .22 conversion.
i don't have many guns, but most of them are >$3000. I research them pretty well before buying and don't do impulse buys. I also have realistic expectation.
The only thing I've regretted buying was some night vision stuff because i bought a NV scope when i couldn't afford a monocular. later sold the scope at a loss of course.
i did also order a tubb2k and backed out about halfway through the 12 month wait. i regret not going ahead and buying it.
i also ordered a noveske upper and got annoyed with them after they were several months late so i canceled the order a week or so prior to the election. on the slim chance they would have shipped it by now, i could have sold it for a hefty profit. still, that's not exactly a regret.
oh, and i really regret buying a $2000 paintball marker back in '1990 instead of a $2000 HK MP5 which would be worth $18k today.
The only thing I've regretted buying was some night vision stuff because i bought a NV scope when i couldn't afford a monocular. later sold the scope at a loss of course.
i did also order a tubb2k and backed out about halfway through the 12 month wait. i regret not going ahead and buying it.
i also ordered a noveske upper and got annoyed with them after they were several months late so i canceled the order a week or so prior to the election. on the slim chance they would have shipped it by now, i could have sold it for a hefty profit. still, that's not exactly a regret.
oh, and i really regret buying a $2000 paintball marker back in '1990 instead of a $2000 HK MP5 which would be worth $18k today.
The Lone Haranguer
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I regret it when I don't receive quality commensurate with the price.
Zach S
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About the only one I regret is the Kahr PM9. Granted, it wasn't a high dollar pistol, but the resale sucks (in my area anyway) and I got burned in a trade. Although if I had the money to buy the other gun, I would probably still have the Kahr.
I didnt regret the purchase until I decided to trade it in.
I didnt regret the purchase until I decided to trade it in.
hemiram
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My main "Wish I had never seen it!" gun, was the Colt Combat Commander I bought new, and it was a disaster. On top of it rarely making it through a full mag without any jams, Colt's "service" dept scratched it all up when they had it, and it still didn't shoot any better! It wasn't really any better than my AMT 1911's, and cost twice as much. I was happy to let it go to a local Colt fanatic. I doubt he got it to shoot any better than I was able to, it was a mess.
To be honest I have too many firearms that are over the top in price--but quality too. I used to have over 50 firearms but through the last couple years I have thinned down considerably and replaced with quality. To me, I am trying to get the nicest ones I can while I can.
Regret, there are a lot of things I regret but sometines it is a learning experience.
Regret, there are a lot of things I regret but sometines it is a learning experience.
Mike OTDP
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I've sometimes regretted buying a cheap gun...but never an expensive one. It helps to be buying top quality...because at the top level, you get MORE gun per dollar.
threefeathers
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Yes, a Colt El Series from Lou Horton. It is a beautiful very well made weapon that sits in a safe. I'm thinking of letting it go for another SPR actually.
dispatch55126
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I try to find a "practical" reason for buying my next rifle. I also own several milsurps for the "history". I will say my EBR is the closest I've come to regretting a purchase but with the current prices, it's almost become an investment.
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Couldn't agree more....Case in point: I've been drooling over a Socom II since day one. Was high on my list of wants (not needs) from the beginning. Until recently, lets say the last year, I have been hung up on the live auction thing and been picking up lots of older out of production pieces.....
So while happily bidding away far off in the land of lets roll the dice on "this gun sure looks great in the pictures", I would do my research and hang out in some really great forums with a bunch of knowledgable gunners and learn as much as I could. This way my confidence in the decisions i make about guns to add to my collection is rock solid.
I have noticed a trend for me of weeding out some of the duds in the ol' vault, but thats OK it makes room for the new ones
DS
Valkman
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No. I have a FA Uzi that I love! I did get rid of a Rolex though and did regret buying it.
sublimaze41
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Without a doubt the biggest piece of crap
I ever bought was a Desert Eagle in .44 mag.
I paid $1100 for it (good deal I thought) and it
has brought me nothing but misery
I have loaded rounds for that gun up
and down with no improvement..... failure
to eject, stovepipe, etc.
WTS----lightly used D.E. in .44 mag
Must ship to FFL. Buyer must provide name of their therapist, which
they will definately need.
I ever bought was a Desert Eagle in .44 mag.
I paid $1100 for it (good deal I thought) and it
has brought me nothing but misery
I have loaded rounds for that gun up
and down with no improvement..... failure
to eject, stovepipe, etc.
WTS----lightly used D.E. in .44 mag
Must ship to FFL. Buyer must provide name of their therapist, which
they will definately need.
Lucky Strike
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I regret buying a complete AR15...i was new to the things so i thought a complete rifle would be the way to go but now i realize that it would have been very easy for me to buy it in pieces and put it together and i would have had a rifle with better made parts for the same money....oh well. It's still the funnest gun i own.
Speedo66
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I sold a perfectly good S&W Mdl. 36 (Chief Spl) to buy an expensive, at that time (for me anyway), brand new S&W Mdl 60 (stainless Chief Spl.).
The gun had machined metal still inside the handle, attached, that rendered it almost inoperable. The cylinder wobbled as it spun, rod was out of round. The piece on the frame that keeps the cylinder from coming back while open hadn't been machined down enough and would not allowed a chambered round to pass it.
Before I even fired it it had to be sent back to S&W, where they keep it for a while, even though I told them it was a duty gun.
It was never 100%, or at least what I would consider 100%. The timing was off and it would shave lead. S&W never admitted anything was wrong with it, would not replace the gun.
After complaining about it to a judge I knew, he decided he wanted it and traded me a German Walther PPK/S .380 even for it. Only good thing to come of that gun.
By the way, this was during the pinned barrel era everyone thinks so highly of.
The gun had machined metal still inside the handle, attached, that rendered it almost inoperable. The cylinder wobbled as it spun, rod was out of round. The piece on the frame that keeps the cylinder from coming back while open hadn't been machined down enough and would not allowed a chambered round to pass it.
Before I even fired it it had to be sent back to S&W, where they keep it for a while, even though I told them it was a duty gun.
It was never 100%, or at least what I would consider 100%. The timing was off and it would shave lead. S&W never admitted anything was wrong with it, would not replace the gun.
After complaining about it to a judge I knew, he decided he wanted it and traded me a German Walther PPK/S .380 even for it. Only good thing to come of that gun.
By the way, this was during the pinned barrel era everyone thinks so highly of.
Kind of Blued
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I ALMOST bought a fancied-up M1A, until I realized that I could get a nice 1911, two AR lowers, my dream shotgun, and a pistol that I now carry every single day instead. I get a lot more use just out of that carry gun than I would have out of the M1A.
I think I might have regretted the M1A. I still hope to get one some day when I have more disposable income.
I think I might have regretted the M1A. I still hope to get one some day when I have more disposable income.
Captain Bligh
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They are all expensive, aren't they? Some are just more expensive than others.
For the longest time, I pined away for Sig p232. Finally I bought a nice one in stainless.
There is nothing wrong with the gun. I just don't like it.
For the longest time, I pined away for Sig p232. Finally I bought a nice one in stainless.
There is nothing wrong with the gun. I just don't like it.
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