Have any of you purchased a firearm that has left you kicking yourself afterward?

 

Example of mine: I bought a Remington 870 tactical for about $500 from a local dealer. Bought it mainly for HD, but now that I want to get into hunting, and that shotguns are a dime per dozen, I feel like I got a bad deal for something that is not very versatile.

 

Now, part of me wants to sell it... but I know it will be at a loss (no one is going to pay $500 for it). And I am also without a shotgun for use in hunting/trap/skeet. So I might as well just keep it.

 

Oh wells. It does it's job, sitting loaded with an empty chamber waiting for the day it's needed.

My first pistol purchase 18 yrs ago. I bought a Ruger 9mm. Can't recall the model. POS. It was like a brick with no style. I was in school and did not have the extra $50.00 to get a Glock. I sold it after 1 year for half price. If I only spent the extra $50. I purchased a Glock 9 years later. Should buy right the first time. But $50.00 in the early 90's was a lot of money for a student.

5 romanian training rifles in .22, for $200. I figured I could get 2 or 3 shooters out of a lot of 5 and have spare partsfor the future. NOPE!!! the spring follower in every bolt was broken. I purchased a bolt on gunbroker which didn't fitin any of the receivers. I had to tear it apart, swap out the peices and replace. I had a spring follower machined for a pretty penny. probably an aditional $400 later I got 4 of the 5 shooting. They're nice shooters but not worth the frustration or time I put into them.

Bought a $2000.00 + Browning Citori Trap gun a few years back and never used it. Bought a hard and soft case for it and never used them. It is a really nice gun with really nice wood. I like to take it out once a year or so and look at it.

Auto Ordinance 1911 turned out to be a major disappointment would not feed properly always stovepiping, took it to a gunsmith 3X still ng. Sold it on consignment.

Beretta 92.....

 

Bought it and sold it within 3 months.... Just did not like the way it shot

Kel-Tec Sub2000.

 

I REALLY wanted a Sub-2000 with Glock 19 magazine well (NJ 15 Rounds).. so after months of calling kel-tec and all the gun stores I could.. I finally found one on gunbroker for over list. I bought it, and of course paid too much.

 

I got it and the thing wouldn't stop jamming.

 

I cleaned and oiled, and cleaned and oiled.. Finally it got sent back to kel-tec. After their really long service time, with horrible customer service, it came back and was still broken..

 

Disgusted.. I just left it at the back of my safe for awhile.. then I called them up again to see if they would pay for shipping back to them (second time).. and they refused.

 

So after that.. I traded it in (on gun broker - lost money) and got an excellent condition K31. Love that rifle..

 

Will never buy another Kel-Tec product again.

Kel-Tec Sub2000.

 

I REALLY wanted a Sub-2000 with Glock 19 magazine well (NJ 15 Rounds).. so after months of calling kel-tec and all the gun stores I could.. I finally found one on gunbroker for over list. I bought it, and of course paid too much.

 

I got it and the thing wouldn't stop jamming.

 

I cleaned and oiled, and cleaned and oiled.. Finally it got sent back to kel-tec. After their really long service time, with horrible customer service, it came back and was still broken..

 

Disgusted.. I just left it at the back of my safe for awhile.. then I called them up again to see if they would pay for shipping back to them (second time).. and they refused.

 

So after that.. I traded it in (on gun broker - lost money) and got an excellent condition K31. Love that rifle..

 

Will never buy another Kel-Tec product again.

 

Were you using Brass or Aluminum/Steel casings? From what I understand the Sub2k hates anything that isn't brass.

 

Also i'm waiting for someone to chime in with the "I regret nothing!" bit.

Also i'm waiting for someone to chime in with the "I regret nothing!" bit.

 

Oh - you knew I was coming? In all seriousness, I've been lucky with the few firearms I've purchased. Each was purchased with a specific purpose in mind, and each has served that purpose well so far. Even the pink P22 I got for my girl has gotten some usage and not caused any problems. The only question mark is a Pardner Pump I picked up a couple months ago as a backup shotgun. There's nothing wrong with it... I just don't like it as much as my 590 and as a result it spends most of it's time in the back of safe looking sad. But for the $220 bux I paid for it, I see no reason to get rid of it.

I almost had regrets. I wasn't too happy with having to send the Taurus back for repair, but now that I have it back, I'm thrilled with it. I shoot more accurately with it than any other gun I own.

 

I was also worried that Godzilla may be too much gun for me to handle, but I'm getting the hang of it, and improving a little bit each time I take it out.

 

So far, so good. Little hiccups, but no real regrets.

 

K

 

Were you using Brass or Aluminum/Steel casings?

 

Yes.

 

I tried everything I could get my hands on.. all different ammo, different oils.. tried about 10 different mags from my friends guns, all my mags.. friends shot it (if it was even possible to limp wrist that gun)... nothing seemed to cure the problem.

No regrets yet. I suppose I could have waited another year to get my daughter her single shot 22 and I could have saved just a few bucks by buying at Dicks - but all in all I paid less than Gunbroker.

 

I try to research purchases before buying, though 2 of my best purchases have been spur of the moment.

i regret nothing.

 

every purchase i have made was well thought out and well researched. i have always paid under list price for a gun, and never overpaid for anything, ever. if one of the stores in NJ had a wasr for 900, i went and ordered it online for 300. if a store in NJ had a ps90 for 2000, id order it online for 1150, if a store in nj wanted 35 dollars for a box of 9mm ammo, i would go online or out of state and get it for 10, if a store in NJ wanted 280 for a stripped lower, i got it at valley forge gun show for 99 bucks.

Wait.. just so I'm clear.. you don't buy anything from stores in NJ?

Wait.. just so I'm clear.. you don't buy anything from stores in NJ?

 

i buy from stores in NJ sure, but only when they have the best possible price, and so far the only places that has occurred in NJ are:

 

PK90 has the best prices for what i have ordered from him

 

Vinney @ hunting world give me the best deal on a few transfers

 

Dicks had the best price on a rem 597, and the particular model was a dicks exclusive anyway.

 

all the examples i gave are from some of the /other/ dealers in this state that have far from the best prices on anything. at all. i will let the hive mind make assumptions as to what dealers in particular im talking about.

I was just bustin balls I know who you were referring to

I don't think I really have any regrets. My only regret would be buying a sub compact for a first gun but that was before I knew about this wonderful site so I can't complain to much. It's served its purpose and I'm selling it now to replace it with something a 100 times better.

 

My only other disappointment sort of is my .22, I probably paid a little more than I should but I got the model that I wanted and it came with a scope so I'm not upset in the long run.

Matt, if you bought the model you wanted and it was worth the money to you, don't sweat it. We have all paid a little extra at one time or another. Bottom line is that is what you wanted.

yeah it worked out in the long run I think. I was just glad to get the all metal trigger assembly and the scope was like an added benefit. I still need to get some trigger time with it and see what kinda MOA I can get with it. It's more me than the gun preventing it from being dead on I think.

Matt, If you come down towards us one night bring it with you.

Wait.. just so I'm clear.. you don't buy anything from stores in NJ?

 

i buy from stores in NJ sure, but only when they have the best possible price, and so far the only places that has occurred in NJ are:

 

PK90 has the best prices for what i have ordered from him

 

Vinney @ hunting world give me the best deal on a few transfers

 

Dicks had the best price on a rem 597, and the particular model was a dicks exclusive anyway.

 

all the examples i gave are from some of the /other/ dealers in this state that have far from the best prices on anything. at all. i will let the hive mind make assumptions as to what dealers in particular im talking about.

 

Please tell me where I can get a PS90 for 1150! sold!

A few regrets:

 

When I first moved to Jersey 7 or so years ago, I was so happy to actually be able to own a firearm, as soon as I got my ID card I ran out and bought a Mossberg shotgun while I awaited the arrival of my handgun permits. I never even shot the gun until this year, and it has way to much kick, and it just does not feel the same as an 870. Sorry Mossberg fans! the good thing about it is I think it holds 9 in the tube.

 

When I first moved here to Monroe a few months ago and got my fresh set of permtis, I ran out and got a snubby Taurus. It was $75 cheaper than the Smith they had in the case so I said eh, screw it, I just want it for something small to store in my house in case I really needed it. Well, the trigger is very hard and sometimes if I dont clsoe the cylinder correctly then it doesnt even shoot. Some backup gun! I would have to do a hammer status check each time to make sure it would fire before I actually used it as a backup if needed, so it now sits in the safe, although I do bring tt to the range. I should have bought a Ruger SP101 or whatever its called. at least I'd have a snubby .357 instead of just a farging .38. I'm not blowing my last permit on another snubby though...

 

I paid way too much for a WASR 10 during the recent frenzy of these guns. It is surely not worth the nearly 900 I paid for it. I do not regret owning it as I love the gun, it shots like an all out champion, eats whatever I give it (like me!), I just regret paying too much.

 

Live and learn

I keep reading about the guy that paid 900 for the WASR in Jersey.. now I know who it is

I mind as well chime in here and I'm problably going to get a lot of grief. My second handgun was a Ruger MK II. I loved the grip angle and it felt perfect in my hand. Well, all it did was stovepipe, FTE, and sometimes I couldn't pull the magazine out when I had a jam and it drove me nuts. I called Ruger and they said that "it's the feedramp, the angle is to steep." Um, if you knew that was the problem then why did you sell it? I traded it for a 22 Henry lever action. I loved that rifle but my mom wanted it for varmints so goodbye it went. I kinda wished I sent it in was those 22's are the most popular 22 handgun around. I'm also a Ruger fan still but was dissapointed with that one.

I mind as well chime in here and I'm problably going to get a lot of grief. My second handgun was a Ruger MK II. I loved the grip angle and it felt perfect in my hand. Well, all it did was stovepipe, FTE, and sometimes I couldn't pull the magazine out when I had a jam and it drove me nuts. I called Ruger and they said that "it's the feedramp, the angle is to steep." Um, if you knew that was the problem then why did you sell it? I traded it for a 22 Henry lever action. I loved that rifle but my mom wanted it for varmints so goodbye it went. I kinda wished I sent it in was those 22's are the most popular 22 handgun around. I'm also a Ruger fan still but was dissapointed with that one.

 

How old was that one?? Mine will eat ANYTHING - including the dreaded Golden Bullets with no problems.

the Uberti Lightning Pump Rifle in 45colt(clone of the Colt Lightning).

 

Sure it's accurate, and dings steel at 250yards, even with iron sights.

 

But when it comes to the need for speed, a waste of time and money.

 

And the blowback.......geez louise....

I mind as well chime in here and I'm problably going to get a lot of grief. My second handgun was a Ruger MK II. I loved the grip angle and it felt perfect in my hand. Well, all it did was stovepipe, FTE, and sometimes I couldn't pull the magazine out when I had a jam and it drove me nuts. I called Ruger and they said that "it's the feedramp, the angle is to steep." Um, if you knew that was the problem then why did you sell it? I traded it for a 22 Henry lever action. I loved that rifle but my mom wanted it for varmints so goodbye it went. I kinda wished I sent it in was those 22's are the most popular 22 handgun around. I'm also a Ruger fan still but was dissapointed with that one.

 

How old was that one?? Mine will eat ANYTHING - including the dreaded Golden Bullets with no problems.

 

 

Bought it in 2005. Brandy new in the box.

Bought it in 2005. Brandy new in the box.

 

That's weird.

the Uberti Lightning Pump Rifle in 45colt(clone of the Colt Lightning).

 

Sure it's accurate, and dings steel at 250yards, even with iron sights.

 

But when it comes to the need for speed, a waste of time and money.

 

And the blowback.......geez louise....

 

really on the speed? How many does it hold? I would figure a pump would give you some good speed, at elast better than a lever

 

I loked up a pic it looks gorgeous

A few regrets:.....

I paid way too much for a WASR 10 during the recent frenzy of these guns. It is surely not worth the nearly 900 I paid for it. I do not regret owning it as I love the gun, it shots like an all out champion, eats whatever I give it (like me!), I just regret paying too much.

 

Live and learn

 

 

Every time I hear about this story, I get so mad at the shop that sold it to you ...... Sure you could have done some footwork or gone to another shop or online, but the fact that they put $900 on a WASR just shows their lack of ethics and the fact that they will screw you over at the drop of a hat....I actually do not go to that shop based on this story....