Most regretted gun purchase?

[SSN Vet]

My first handgun purchase was a used Auto-Ordinance GI 1911 (back from when Numrich owned the brand) and it was a royal stove-pipe jamomatic.

I traded it in on a .357 mag revolver, as there was no internet to easily get advice on how to fix the problem back then.

Looking on the bright side. I got very proficient at tap-rack-bang.

 

[Kookla]

This isn't so much about the model of the rifle, but the condition.

When I was much younger and didn't know much (a far cry from me now being older and not knowing much) I bought a Winchester 94 Canadian Centennial model (think that was it). All the writers I was reading and followed praised the rifle and I had to have one. When I saw this particular one, I pounced on it. It wasn't until much later that I got the stock off that I realized it was a rusted mess on the inside. Not that light surface rust, but that crusty, lumpy, disintegrating in front of your eyes rust. I was a sad monkey that day.

 

[PapaG]

Citori Super light. Thought it would up my skeet scores over my M12, 1100, and 870 scores. Kicks the living crap out of me and I still score better with a 1947 Winchester pump and Cutts compensator. It is fun telling the pullers when they ask what it is, "same gun your granddad used".
I even shot worse on doves than with my Ithaca 100 20 gauge.

 

[SeanSw]

My most disappointing firearm purchase was a new Kahr cm9. I bought a new Kahr to serve as my first concealed carry pistol and it failed miserably. No matter the ammo, no matter the magazine, no matter the shooter. Totally unreliable. Failure to feed, failure to eject, failure to lock the slide (chambering a round from slide lock was necessary to chamber a round properly according to the manual). The thing didn't work and it battered it's own factory magazines to pieces. After complaining on the forum and having the Kahr fan boys tell me I didn't know how to operate a firearm, I contacted the manufacturer for help and they convinced me to give it another try. So I spent even more money running expensive carry ammo to break in the firearm, and when that did nothing, I was told to ship the gun back to them at my expense, which after being returned would have to run another 300 rounds of ammunition for another assessment before they were willing to take another look at it. If it didn't work after that, another return trip back to the factory would also be my expense.

Having spent more money on ammunition than the firearm cost new and then being told to cover shipping for factory work plus another 300 rounds of ammo for assessment, I saw the writing on the wall and got rid of it. At the end of the day I felt Kahr should have written me a check for the pistol, the ammunition wasted, and the magazines which could not be resold. Never again!

Sadly my 2nd most regrettable purchase was intended to replace the Kahr cm9 with a Walther PPS. It was also a terrible piece of junk. The trigger was off the scale bad and it failed to reset when the slide closed making it impossible to shoot. The trigger was so stiff I could feel the plastic trigger bending before the sear released. It was obviously a factory defunct but when I called Walther they also told me I had to cover the cost of shipping for repair and they would not guarantee it was covered under warranty despite being a brand new firearm. I disassembled the firearm and removed a ton of crud and metal shavings from the striker channel before it would run properly but the trigger was still off the charts heavy on a digital gauge. No thanks. Traded in for another loss.

 

[JTHunter]

From reading these posts, it appears I'm leading a charmed life. It takes me so long to make a decision (and acquire the funds) that I have yet to buy a gun that I didn't keep.
Granted, some (4 handguns) are inherited, with one being an odd-ball caliber (.32-20) with hard to find ammo. This one also has enough value that I don't want to shoot it! One is permanently retired as the cylinder no longer locks up properly. That's because it is probably 100 + years old. The rest are all "working" guns, even if the rifling in one is badly worn (it's about 95 y.o.).
The shotties and rifles are all newer vintages and are ones that I have wanted for some time. In all, I have 16 guns of all different types - pumps, semis, revolvers, bolt- and lever-actions.

 

[GBExpat]

... One is permanently retired as the cylinder no longer locks up properly. That's because it is probably 100 + years old. ...

I have acquired a few vintage revolvers like that.

I repaired them so that I could enjoy shooting them.

 

[frgood]

Chiappa 1911-22. No story. Simply, Chiappa 1911-22

 

[Sav .250]

Winchester 100.................

 

[jmorris]

My most regretted were the ones I didn't make.

I should have had a warehouse full of transferable machineguns before May 19 1986.

 

[fpgt72]

Some pretty funny things in here.

(all box stock issues)
Mine the 10/22 I think I am the only guy on the planet that hates this thing. The magazine is horrid, is a pain to get out...it shoots just ok. The term jam-o-matic applies to this pile of junk.

Everyone loves them....sure after you dump a few hundred to make the gun run.....you should not have to spend money to just shoot 10 rounds in the thing without some type of jam.

I hate that little tomato stick.

 

[il_10]

The walther P22 rates very high, it was trying to tear the slide apart before it made it through it's first bulk box of ammo. The slide wouldn't lock back after the second range trip, I think I traded it for a S&W model 10.

The one that really sticks out for me is the KelTec PF9. I like KT, I've had several, I keep a p32 in my pocket every day, but I HATED the pf9. It was light, impossibly easy to carry, plenty of firepower for what it is, but it was the snappiest little piece I've ever picked up. Terrible trigger, terrible ergonomics, and I kept having the magazine drop while I was shooting. I figured it was me, and made a concerted effort to keep away from the mag release; nope, it just liked to drop the mag on its own.
If I liked shooting it more I would have figured out how to fix it, but I sold it off at a loss just to get it gone.

 

[texgunner]

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 .

I had that same issue. My TRP was unshootable without gloves. Sold mine as well.

 

[Ramey]

Another good thread here. I agree it should stick around. Just to summarize; stay away from the P22, kel-tec and kahr were also repeat offenders.

 

[Steve_53]

Sardius SD-9..... get my vote for the worst trigger pull (ever).

 

[sorebutton]

Only gun I've sold was an FNP-45. I shot it VERY well, loved the feel actually, but rounds jammed in the magazine. I heard it was a win white box ammo issue, but that was my cheap ammo supply at the time. I sort of regret selling it, but I know I used the money to buy a gun that I still like an have (Springfield Loaded 1911).

 

[MachIVshooter]

HK USP45. Certainly not the worst I've owned, but the most I ever paid for an unsatisfactory weapon. Did not come close to meeting expectations of an $850 polymer firearm.

 

[herrwalther]

I don't think I regret any of my gun purchases. I've sold plenty of guns for a variety of reasons but can't think of any regrets as far as owning the ones I have sold. Each firearm I have sold has taught me something. I have adjusted my taste in firearms based on what I don't like that I have learned from weapons I have sold.

 

[Gtscotty]

I bought into the internet hype and had a CZ-75 for a while. Highly over rated guns in my experience.

Agreed, I even had a Kadet kit to go along with my 75, but I just never really liked the pistol that much. I won't say I really regretted it, but it was heavy and I didn't shoot it any better than various other lighter, more compact pistols. The final straw was when the rear sight worked it's self loose and fell off while I was shooting one day. I peened it and put it back in, but the CZ moved on to another owner shortly after that.

 

[skoalman]

Kriss Vector

 

[SteelyNirvana]

Taurus PT-908. Would stovepipe every 3rd of 4th round. First handgun I bought when I turned 21 and it almost turned me away from semi-automatics for life. Years later, I found out that was a common problem for that particular model and gave autos another try which I found a couple that im very happy with and function flawlessly

 

[joneb]

Not to long ago I bought a new Charter Arms Bulldog, it was out of time and the barrel was rough and out of spec this thing had trouble hitting paper at 15yds. I sent it back to CA and they sent it back saying it was fine.
The LGS gave me credit towards another gun.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Not to long ago I bought a new Charter Arms Bulldog, it was out of time and the barrel was rough and out of spec this thing had trouble hitting paper at 15yds. I sent it back to CA and they sent it back saying it was fine.
The LGS gave me credit towards another gun.

I had a new Bulldog a couple years ago. Out of time right out of the box and had other problems during shooting, and yes it had a rough bore.

It's gone now.

 

[grouselips1]

Universal M1 carbine. The gun from hell. Winchester 1400 semi auto 20 gauge was it's close cousin! Feeding concerns, extraction concerns. Both gotten rid of.

 

[MTNSTRYDER]

I’m with the 1 other person in the whole country who doesn’t think the 10/22 is the best plinker/survival/defence/dinner getter. First one I bought tried to like as my woods loafer lots of jams unless you had the perfect ammo.Sold and bought a Henry better and more versatile shoots to point of aim with any ammo.
Last year I had to buy the new improved Charger.Only works with one brand and type of ammo and how do you carry it?Better off with a cricket single shot .
Best buy ever Rugar Blackhawk 45.

 

[Legionnaire]

I don't think I've ever bought a "piece of junk," meaning a gun that didn't function the way it was supposed to. But I have bought several that I didn't enjoy shooting and gave up on. My Mini 14 Ranch Rifle functioned flawlessly, but I couldn't get it to average better than four inches at 100 yards, and that was not acceptable. Sold it to help fund my first AR and never looked back. Haven't made a final decision on the Ruger SP101 in .22LR yet.

With others, there are more that I regret selling than buying. But I don't regret buying and selling over the years to discover what I really like and want to keep; "the hunt" is part of the enjoyment of the hobby.