Buying mistakes

[steamloco76]

A pair of pistols for my wife: Walther P22 and PK-380. Too many safety gadgets and the P22 was an inaccurate. We hated both and I sold them for quite a loss. Sig Mosquito, same story.

At least it cured any interest I had in polymer frame pistols for good.

Funny thing: the worst firearm I've ever owned, I made money on when sold. Colt Combat Commander 9MM in satin nickel. 10-12 inch groups at 10 yards were good for that boat anchor.

 

[pharmer]

I bought one of the SS Taurus PT945's when they first hit Florida (mid '90's?). Just had to have it and nobody else was making it (had a 645 which weighed at least a pound more). What a ***. Traded it 10 yrs ago, even across, for a NIB 66-5 4"HB which I still have (unfired). Whew. Joe

 

[pharmer]

PS. I paid $500 for the Taurus. And the first 2 letters of this post are 2 of the 3 asterisks in my last post. Joe

 

[chief38]

The worst gun I ever bought was a Bauer .25acp. This was years 25 or so years ago and I must have taken stupid pills that day. What a piece of junk! When I fired the gun the magazine would simply fall out! The Bauer Factory could not fix it, and they soon went out of business anyway. The only good part about the purchase was that I was a very good customer at the store I bought it at, and they took it back as a trade in for a S&W H/E. Whew..... The H/E is a fine gun and I still have it.

Chief38

 

[mbliss57]

Hands down: A Mossberg 12 ga pump.

Absolutely the worst gun I ever owned and I have owned some bad ones.

It is just ahead of a Norinco 1911 I bought in 1968. That gun rattled so badly that walking across a muddy field with it in an enclosed leather holster, it rattled.

I got that same gun for Christmas 1970 used. It was actually a Mossberg sold as a "Revelation" which was sold by Western Auto Stores. I still have that rickety stick. I did shoot some turkeys, a goose and a couple of deer back in the day.. but it is a rattle trap.

 

[Fishslayer]

FEG/Mauser P90DA. In the shop and if the 'smith can get it fixed it's getting sold.

 

[RonJ]

It's a toss up! A Remington 3200 o/u trapgun. Wasn't bad on the shoulder but it was hell on my cheekbone.

A CZ bolt action .22 WMR. Best accuracy I can get is 8" at 100 yards. Still got it.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Bought 2 guns from a kid once. Stevens 20 Ga. Double with a Tentite stock. A Noble 22 pump that looked like someone had been using it for a canoe paddle. I gave the 20 to a friend of mine for a B.D. present & traded the Noble for a H&R 22 revolver. Traded the H&R for a Model 94 30-30 Carbine which I still have. Took my first buck in 1953 with it. This was in the good old days.

 

[tedog]

ok tedog lets have it....what did you get?

I purchased a HS trophy 22LR 7" fluted bbl. for 700.00 from a gun shop about 2 hour drive from my home. Thought I inspected it quite well, but when I took it to the range the next day, it ftf, on several types of ammo. Upon closer examination, I could see it had an indentation at one oclock as it had been dry fired but most of the gouge was inside of the chamber. But the gs owner was a square shooter and took it back for a full refund and all I was out was the shipping cost back to him. A friend with an ffl save me money on the shipping. This was one mistake, another was paying 800.00 for a 25-5, but in 10-20 yrs., this may not be considered a mistake. These are some of mine, the one I sold or traded, now thats another story.

 

[loutent]

I got the 1911 bug last year (continues into this year ) and bought the the new Ruger and Remington 1911's about a month apart. Later I picked up a Kimber and Colt and they made me realize that all 1911's are not equal

I'm thinking of selling the first two now.

 

[fyimo]

My first rifle purchase was a disaster as I bought a custom 7.62x54 Russian mauser that was engraved and had a beautiful stock to find out later that the barrel was shot because of from the use with corrosive powder and there would be two round holes in the target and then an oblong one indicating that the bullet had tumbled in flight.

 

[arjay]

Sounds like my 1st center fire rifle.Beautiful piece of wood with an fn mauser action.Luckily for me it was free.Eventually had it rebarreled and it became a moa gun.I still have that one,though I probably haven't shot it in 15-20 years.

 

[OFT II]

AMT Hardballer. Oh, and there was that Colt 2000.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

AMT Hardballer, back to factory three times and still dident work. A S&W 59, same story and a Berretta BM-59 with a severe wandering zero problem. Shoulda kept the BM-59, boy did they ever go up in price!

 

[Gary]

Years ago I traded a somewhat finish worn 28-2 for a fairly nice 30-06 Remington 742 Woodmaster. Not a bad trade value wise at the time but it was one I regretted almost immediately after the deal was done. I also didn't know that Remington autos didn't sell very well in my part of the country. I must have lugged it to a 1/2 dozen gun shows before I was able to unload it.

 

[kennyb]

I got that same gun for Christmas 1970 used. It was actually a Mossberg sold as a "Revelation" which was sold by Western Auto Stores. I still have that rickety stick. I did shoot some turkeys, a goose and a couple of deer back in the day.. but it is a rattle trap.

i still have my christmas 1972 revelation from western auto it's more or less my snake gun these days but i have had good luck with it thru the years

 

[kennyb]

I got the 1911 bug last year (continues into this year ) and bought the the new Ruger and Remington 1911's about a month apart. Later I picked up a Kimber and Colt and they made me realize that all 1911's are not equal

I'm thinking of selling the first two now.

hey lou...i just picked up a new colt govt.rail model 1911...beautiful 45...my brother has been interested in the new ruger and remington 1911's can you tell me more?

 

[kcode]

I hate to admit it but, it was a S&W 686 4" off of GB. It was highly polished only to find out it was more of a rebuilt wreck. Timing was off due to wear, gap at forcing cone was way out of line, would spit lead all over when shot. Took it to a gun show and traded even up for a M&P40 LEO NIB.

 

[jeffrey]

A "LNIB" 4-inch 66-4 on GB that the seller said that he had shot just one time (to qualify with) and then put away. When I saw it at my FFL, it was a mess! Scratched up frame, buggered screws, push-off, you name it. I'm sure that I would have burst into tears had I seen what was under the sideplate. I won a bet with my FFL, who said that the seller wouldn't take it back. I was very happy to be only out the shipping.

 

[slowburninsteve]

I traded a Springfield Armory stainless mil-spec for a Kahr .45 last year in a moment of madness. Traded off the Kahr for a Glock and lost my rear on the deal but I love the Glock 19.