Most regretted gun purchase?

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What gun have you purchased that has garnered the most regret. I have two. The Walther P22. This thing had a horrible trigger, ran terribly unreliable, and appeared to be eating itself alive with wear. The second is the Remington R51 gen 2. I bought it out of curiosity. Although it ran fine and was a pleasure to shoot I couldnt get past the negative reviews and has no place for a ccw 9mm that I was unwilling to carry. I was happy to sell both of these guns shortly after purchasing them.
 
LOL.

As soon as I saw this thread I couldn't wait to jump in so I could add the Walther P22 to the list. Looks like I was too late! ;)

So yeah, the P22 was the biggest POS I've ever shot, with the similarly-constructed Sig Mosquito not far behind.
 
Believe it or not, a Beretta Steel 1. Got it years back at a good (now great) price, but the gun has gotten so pricey that I don't want to put rounds through it and hurt its value, and yet I don't want to sell it because it's my most fancy gun....among my Remington R51's and cheap Berettas and plastic guns, it just sits there like Cinderella among the ugly sisters.
 
You probably will not here this much , it was a Springfield TRP . I just could not stand that 20 LIP front strap . I sold it unfired after I had it for about 2 years at a $50 loss .
 
DPMS AR. Bought two of them in 08 when I was worried about not being able to buy AR's in the future. Also, didn't know much about the platform.

Sold one and gave the other to my dad. Neither would accept a Pmag. As in, not only would they not drop free, you had to use force to insert the mag.
 
Hardly any, really. Have a Walther P1 I didn't like. It was inaccurate and threw brass at my head. It was also my first 9mm handgun. I just kept it as a milsurp sample. It occupied the back of the safe for years.

Took it out recently, and really started to like the old girl. Has a soft double action trigger and a good ergonomic grip for a service pistol. With more 9mm choices in my stable now, found an ammo that it likes for accuracy. Found out it feeds HPs without a hiccup. And finally, I don't know why, you still line up the gun with your eye, but one-handed shooting cuts out most of the forehead brass.
 
H&K P2000 9mm LEM.
Bought it because HK fanboi, and I wanted to try the LEM trigger.
Hated LEM. Length of grip was such that nearly every other time I did a mag change at speed I'd get a pinch/bite between the frame and mag base plate. Sold it and the accessories I had for it for what I paid, so there's that.
Now my P30's... I'll never sell them. :D
 
Bersa Thunder .380. It was ok for about 200-300 rounds (whatever their official "break in" period was) and then started jamming almost every other mag. Then the trigger went from a relatively normal DA to a 30+ pound DA. It took more than considerable effort to just thumb cock the gun.

After 3 trips back to their authorized repair center (and 3-4 months to do it) the gun still couldn't make it through a box of ammo. Sold it at a pretty considerable loss and was happy to see it go.
 
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Hard to say...most of my purchases are thought out in advance to one degree or another as far as caliber and type but maybe not exact model. So I might make an impulse buy for a caliber I want if I stumble across a nice example of a particular model of a firearm.
Worst decision was probably buying my first .44Spl way back when...that has cost me a few dollars over the years.Can't have just one of two or three or...well, you get the idea.
 
What gun have you purchased that has garnered the most regret?

I often have buyers remorse when buying a firearm simply because I am taking what I consider to be a fairly large chunk of money out of circulation, likely for a long time. I tend to eventually sell the ones that I feel I made a mistake on. I'm fine with duplicates in great condition if it's collectible. Regret is something of a floating interest point unless the gun simply does not function. I have bought some really fine collectible firearms on impulse, but since my collection interests are rather focused and condition dominated, I tend to sell them off after a couple months.

One person mentioned a Ruger Mini 14 as a regrettable purchase. I have one and quite content with it for what it does for me in terms of function. Most of my more regrettable pieces have been semi-auto pistols that do not function reliably (as in just about every other shot). I used to buy guns like I used to buy CD's or LP's in the old days... just to try out. Generally those firearms had little sentimental value to me and if I am not using them, I will eventually sell them. I am more likely to regret selling a gun that I later develop an attraction to, but it is almost always years later.

Most regretted purchases have been guns I have n0 interest in and just buy to help our a friend or coworker.
 
Sometimes the gun you regret is another person's prize. Meaning you got a good gun, just not one you wanted or needed. For me that was the Savage 110FP in 223. First closing of the bolt brought about an unexpected discharge. Easily fixed with proper adjustment. Just not what I expect or needed. Sold it to a happy buyer.
 
rock Island 1911. what a piece of crap. Receiver so far out out of range it couldent make it through a magazine. Cold blue factory finish. Extractor broke after a few rounds, mainspring down to 10lbs after first box of ammo. Sent in for warranty, got it back with a lovely note saying "we tested it for 8 rounds, thats all we do". Accurate though. I bought a Savage MK2 off a guy because that thing couldent make it through 3 rounds without a case sticking in the chamber from the first shot. Offered it to me, and I took up on it. Built a hone for it, and it ran great. But it was someones regret once. Also gotta mention the 870 express, know a few people who wish they went with a 500.
 
I have a Glock M22 that I regret buying, probably the most. It is the most inaccurate full sized pistol I have ever shot and I keep wanting to take it down to Glock for some "adjustment", but have not made the trip or forget about it. From my experience, this gun is very a-typical.
 
A 16 gauge Hunter's Special, it was kinda rare and I bought it at auction for a good price. I didn't realize it till I got it home but it was off face so I found a local Smith who told me he could repair it. He kept the gun for two years, dogging my calls until I finally threatened to turn him into the BBB then he called told me to pick up the gun(repaired) no charge. I brought it home tied it to a tire and fired both barrels, I sold it at a gun show to a dealer for what I had into it and told the buyer the back story.
 
I paid $1400 for a used (couple thousand rounds reportedly through it) Les Baer Concept VII. Couldn't get through 50 rounds of 230 gr ball without a failure. I'm not new to 1911s. I've broken guns in before. I've broken in magazines before. What a POS! I've never put that kind of cash out face to face for a used gun. (New? Way too many times). Ended up trading it for a Glock 30S, CZ 75B and $300. Probably ended up ok from a $ standpoint, but what a piece of crap.

I did let the guy I traded with know of the issues, but he was as blinded by the name on the slide as I was.
 
I'll play.

Ruger SR1911. A friend had one that chewed the center out of the bullseye. I'm a revolver guy, but had shot a few 1911s, so when a new in the box SR1911 showed up at the LGS at a decent price, I bought it.

I took it to the range and it grouped 4 inches off the center of the target at 5 o'clock, with a about a 4 inch group size. I figured it was me. So I took it to my friend and asked him to try it. Over a rest, with a couple of different brands of .45 ACP, including ball, it shot the same size groups to the same area. He said, "It's not you, it's the gun." I looked at the options for replacing the sights with adjustable rear sights, etc., but decided not to continue throwing money down the hole, so I sold the gun.

I'm sticking with revolvers.
 
Hard to pick just one.

AMT Hardballer- an ironic name for a gun that wouldn't even feed hardball.

Ruger Ranch Rifle--wouldn't keep five shots on a sheet of notebook paper at 100 yards.

AR-7 survival rifle--more like a survival club. Jamomatic.

S&W 329PD--cylinder would spin with full power loads.

Still, I regret guns I sold more than the few lemons I've bought.
 
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