Most regretted gun purchase?

[MTNSTRYDER]

I just reread this thread and remembered 2 other guns I own but never shoot because I don’t like them 357taurus snubbie good gun shoots well lives beside the bed but I would grab my 30-30 Winchester first.Enfield mark4 303 It was given to me by a good friend it’s my truck gun because of the magazine (can’t have a loaded long gun in a vehicle in VT)But it kicks more than a 45-70 may be the old military rounds.It just comes down to what fills right in my hand.I become very fond of lever actions, sa revolvers and 1911’s

 

[MechAg94]

The biggest regret I have would likely be a 30 caliber AK pistol I picked up. I overpaid for it and really didn't like it. Way more muzzle blast than I care for and really just a blaster you hold at the waist. I didn't want to mess with arm braces so I traded it at a loss for a rifle. I much prefer a full size AK. I have a folding stock if I feel the need to make it more compact.

Other than that, I have a pistol caliber carbine that I paid a lot of money for. It is a good weapon, just not worth the extra money paid IMO.

 

[Jimster]

Update on my Inland Mfg M1 Carbine. I got it back from the manufacturer the other day (after several returns) and now it runs flawlessly. Different magazines, factory ammo and hand loads. I still think it should've right from the get go but I'm happy with it now. Thanks Inland Mfg.

 

[Fleetman]

Sig Mosquito for me......I wouldn't hesitate to stand in front of it after it fires once....and only once.....every time.....every magazine (ten here and all Sig).....once.....not twice, only once. It does add a bit of pizazz to the safe and does prop up anothers barrel!

 

[TrickyDick]

1905 Finn captured M91. It was a nice collector Piece, but the barrel was corroded badly, and I like to shoot my guns, regardless of age. This just sat as a paperweight. That's when I gave up collecting Mosins. I realized I'd rather have a broad variety of guns opposed to a collection of sightly different guns. Had it for a little bit, sold it for a profit. Now I only have 2 Mosins.

 

[cdk8]

Mosquito...the two tone looked so badass I couldn't say no.

People told me to buy a Mark II or Mark III or Buckmark. But noooooooooo...I just had to have the gun that looked badass. I bought it. Shot it. Cleaned it. Shot it again. Cleaned it. And then put it on consignment. I feel bad for whoever bought it.

 

[JonEvans1990FL]

Taurus 24/7 in .45 ACP. I bought it on an impulse from a friend. Pitting in the metal, bad construction. I sold it even before I shot it.

 

[coloradokevin]

A highpoint carbine rifle. It's a rough looking gun, it was fun to shoot, but it eventually stopped working for me. I know the manufacturer warranties the rifles, but the cost of sending it back to them hardly seems worth it in many regards... I'm sure I will eventually. It's a gun I bought back in the 90's when I didn't have much money, but these days I appreciate quality firearms a lot more than I did when I bought that gun.

 

[conkli48]

Only gun I have ever regretted purchasing was my ruger lc380. Should of went with the LC9. But It was when it first came out, and I had 2 other 380s so i wanted cartridge compatibility. Now I have a much of different crap and my thought process has changed. I have owned 380, 22, 10mm, 45acp, 454 casull, 45 colt, 357 magnum, and 50AE now a far off path than what I started with.

 

[dastardly-D]

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.

I bought one also, new but cheap, didn't even have an ejection cover. Nothing but reliable and accurate with a red dot on it. Uses any mags and I have a fair assortment. Sometimes it's the luck of the draw !

 

[vito]

Three for me, all of which I got rid of successfully, even if I lost a great deal of the value in the sale. One was the Kimber Ultra Carry. Beautiful little gun, very accurate for the short 3 inch barrel it had, but constantly having failures to feed and failures to eject. Sent back to Kimber twice and still unreliable so I traded it in for something else. Second was the Browning Buckmark. It was very accurate, and fun to shoot, but I had numerous small problems with it that made it too frustrating to keep as a range gun. I sold it for almost nothing just to get rid of it. And finally, the Ruger LCP. I loved the concept of this gun, giving me a moderately acceptable caliber round for self defense in a really tiny package. But this gun is so snappy that I absolutely hated shooting it, and never felt that I could shoot it even moderately accurately. And I refuse to use a gun as a self defense carry gun that I do not practice with at least enough to feel confident in its use. I never felt like practicing with the LCP so I sold it. I ended up getting very little for it, even with a good Crimson Trace laser on it, because it seems there are so many of these guns on the used gun market, but I was glad to get rid of it.

 

[burley]

An early Remington 700 in 30-06.
An ex friend of mine stole it from his Grandmother's house, sold it to me and spent the money on dope.
He called one day and said he was in a program and wanted to come over. Say he was sorry.
I told him to bring $100 more than I gave him for the rifle, then I would give the rifle to his mom.
He never made it over and I still have the rifle.

 

[prestpat]

Puma PPS/50 22. It looked cool, and was fun when it worked, but it had a lot of problems in a very short timeframe. I had quite a few FTF's, and after maybe 150 rounds the drum mag bound up completely. I tried to send it in for warranty repair, which was difficult because the distributor, Legacy Sports, refused to give their FFL to UPS or any other shipping company! I ended up having the shop send it in on their FFL, and it came back with a new magazine. Next time out I was still having FTF's, then the trigger jammed up. It turned out to be a bur on the disconnector which wasn't allowing the hammer to drop. A local gunsmith took care of that, and I opened up the feed ramp to try to improve feeding, but next time out the firing pin broke in half. I wrote the factory directly and they sent me a free replacement. I installed it, fired a few rounds to make sure it worked, and promptly sold it before anything else had a chance to break.

This one is going to raise a few eyebrows, but honorable mention (because it was a gift and not a purchase) goes to a Ruger Single Six convertible. It's not great for me ergonomically and I hate how the loading gate and ejector rod don't line up with the clicks, which makes the tedious process of loading and unloading a SA even worse. I could probably get used to that eventually, but there are quality issues as well. Brand new out of the box, the trigger and hammer were both very gritty. I took it apart and found some rather rough parts but not a molecule of oil. A little filing and oil improved things significantly, and maybe they would have smoothed out on their own with time, but my first impressions of quality weren't great. By far the biggest problem is the chambers, which are so tight that after firing 3 or 4 cylinders I can no longer fully seat the cartridges. I'm pretty meticulous about cleaning and maintaining my guns, but even I have little use for a gun that will only go 24 rounds between cleanings.

 

[P5 Guy]

P'08 Lugers any and all. Nice looking but what use are they?
All of them from the oldest I had to the Mitchell Lugers.

 

[GBExpat]

my first centerfire rifle...a low numbered 1903 Springfield. It was sold to me at a sporting goods store on Long Island, NY (American Outdoor Sports). There was no mention of the low number and I, new to shooting CF rifles, had not heard anything about the cautions against using these old guns.
I shot that gun for years before discovering that I was not supposed to be using it. Shot my first iron sighted MOA group with that rifle.
I still have it...because I cannot sell It.

Why can't you sell it?

 

[Capybara]

That still looks incredibly awesome.

That was the problem, looked awesome, shot like a dud.

 

[Nacho Man]

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

I kinda agree. I bought one when they reasonably priced around $430 back in 2010. Field stripped it and seen all the rough machine marks on the interior. Crappy com bloc paint on the exterior, trigger was ok but not something to brag about. When they jacked the price up I sold it for more than I paid for it. It's a descent gun, but never understood why everyone started nut hugging them a few yrs ago.

 

[hdwhit]

MTNSTRYDER wrote:
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.

Don't get me wrong, I love Ruger. I bought a 181-series and a 182-series Mini-14 back when they were often selling at a discount because they weren't "sexy" like ARs. But, when it came to .22 rimfire rifles, I never saw the reason to pay the difference in price between a 10/22 and a Marlin model 60 (or its Sears Roebuck & Co. equivalent).

My father learned to shoot with a Marlin. My grandfather taught me how to shoot with a Marlin. I made the rifle team in college. So, no, I don't see why a Ruger 10/22 was any better than a Marlin or a Savage or a Stevens.

 

[Nacho Man]

Don't get me wrong, I love Ruger. I bought a 181-series and a 182-series Mini-14 back when they were often selling at a discount because they weren't "sexy" like ARs. But, when it came to .22 rimfire rifles, I never saw the reason to pay the difference in price between a 10/22 and a Marlin model 60 (or its Sears Roebuck & Co. equivalent).

My father learned to shoot with a Marlin. My grandfather taught me how to shoot with a Marlin. I made the rifle team in college. So, no, I don't see why a Ruger 10/22 was any better than a Marlin or a Savage or a Stevens.

Same here, grew up using my older brothers Marlin 60. Never got into 10/22's, I do own quite a few Rugers though.

 

[hdwhit]

jerryd wrote:
Ruger min i 14 got one in 1979 and was the most inaccurate rifle I ever had!

I was quite astonished to read your post.

I also bought a Ruger Mini-14 in 1979. I remember it well because I actually had to argue with the clerk at the store because he through everyone buying a gun had to be 21 - and I was not 21 at the time. I still have that Mini-14 today. It has never failed to feed or extract. To this day, I can routinely hit the indented circle in a milk jug at 100 yards and make that same milk jug "dance" at 200 yards. I wouldn't dream of using my Mini-14 as a "five shot, one hole" gun, but so far it has been good enough for home defense and to put venison on the table during a difficult year.

 

[hq]

Never really regretted anything. Maybe Norinco NP30, horrible finish, cheesy "race gun" -look parts, only 10rd magazine and you can't get compatible spares anywhere. Its sibling, NP28 in 9mm, is one of my favorites and even a regular carry gun, so it seems to be a matter of small nuances. I think my five least favorite guns are all Norincos.

 

[Pat Riot]

1. Glock 19. I hated that gun from the first time I fired it. Oh, sure, everyone loves that gun but it didn't workout for me. I sold it.
2. Kel-Tec P3AT. My trigger finger still tingles when I think about that little gun. The trigger bites hard and it's too light even for a .380. I sold it.

 

[salt&battery]

what I find strange is many times a guy comes on the forum looking for a certain gun and is many times told to buy a used one. but then I see all the bad inaccurate jamming guns that are sold off. so I guess you got to be real careful buying a used gun

 

[chanroc]

My Ruger 22/45 Mark 3 Hunter - Beautiful gun, decent shooter, but what a pain it is to take down to clean. Not worth the hassle. Another vote goes to my Ruger 10/22. Everyone said I had to have one. It's okay as a plinker and there are tons of aftermarket stuff for it, but it's not as accurate as my Remington 581 or my Marlin 60, nor is it as fun to shoot as my Henry Golden Boy.

 

[stchman]

I bought a Kel-Tec P11 at a gun show at sold it later as all it did was jam.