Buying mistakes
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ogilvyspecial
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That's an easy one!
S&W Walther PPK/s.....
When I got rid of that one I felt like a weight, more like a paperweight, had been lifted off of my shoulders.
S&W Walther PPK/s.....
When I got rid of that one I felt like a weight, more like a paperweight, had been lifted off of my shoulders.
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Mossy 500A that the buttstock bolt has stripped out the threads. A decade later it still collects dust.
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ok tedog lets have it....what did you get? 
ogilvyspecial
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ok tedog lets have it....what did you get?
Yeah, inquiring minds would like to know......
novalty
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For me so far it has only been a S&W 4566TSW. Boy did I really want to like that gun, but I couldn't make it group worth a darn. So after a couple hundred rounds and 3 different grips later--I had to let her go.
29aholic
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Got an early Winchester 94/22 for Christmas one year. Several years later traded it for a MKV Webley 45acp (not a bad trade). BUT, traded the Webley for a Charter Arms AR-7 (NOT A GOOD TRADE!!!)
The first one.
One is too many, 100 is not enough.
One is too many, 100 is not enough.
Alpo
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1927 A1 Thompson semi auto carbine.
Now, when I used that for a trade-in on the 1928 AC, that was a waaaaay better deal.
Now, when I used that for a trade-in on the 1928 AC, that was a waaaaay better deal.
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.
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.
sipowicz
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My fur lined kitchen sink...at first, I thought, how cool...but soon found it's not very practical.
ogilvyspecial
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Oh really? We love ours and it's functioned flawlessly, no matter what we put through it.....
sipowicz
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Oh really? We love ours and it's functioned flawlessly, no matter what we put through it.....
You must have gotten the arctic fox....I heard its quite resilient. Maybe I'll try again...No more faux fur for me....
1 old 0311
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Without a doubt it was a Seecamp. It NEVER made it through a full mag without some kind of problem and it shot 6-8" groups at 10 feet. The reason? They sold it with NO rifling. It was a smoothbore.
writerinmo
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Bought a 1955 Chinese Type 53 from Omega that was described as "Fair". Evidently they use a different grading system. It's in the process of having a replacement barrel installed on it if I ever get around to finishing up the machining on the action wrench. No rifling present at all, the only points where the bore came close to acceptable size was an inch from the muzzle, and the same from the chamber, the rest of it was similar to a smoothbore musket and just as accurate.
tripledipper
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New at the game, a Model 36 on GB was advertised as "possibly unfired". Yes, it had not been fired, but only since it had been hard chromed. I naively thought that I might had found a mislabeled Model 60 instead, not knowing that the extractor star should not have been blue steel. I finally traded it to a guy who could not sell it either and it wound up back on GB again.
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Off topic: Crotchless bermuda shorts. "Be a trendsetter!", they said. BAHHH!!!
On topic: An unfired American Arms (pre-American Derringer) .38 spl. knockoff of the ol' Remington double. Made in '73, bought w/ box, papers, and original receipt in '04.
That in and of itself wasn't the issue. In a fit of buyer's remorse later that day, I decided to recoup by selling a Savage 99C in .308.
DOGGONE, I miss that rifle. Sold that derringer about a month later when I figured out I had no use for it, just wanted one since I was a kid. DOH!!!!!!!
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.
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.
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
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
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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
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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
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FEG/Mauser P90DA. In the shop and if the 'smith can get it fixed it's getting sold.
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.
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.
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.
) 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.
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