Have you ever accidentally bought a handgun?

[Cellar Hound]

It sounds strange but I accidentally bought a handgun about two months ago.

About a year ago I was searching the internet to see when the new Walther PPK's were being released. As many of you know, it took a long time to get those pistols to market. While searching, I found a sporting goods store that put me on a back order list. They also asked for my local FFL for reference. I figured they would give me a call when it was in-stock (but before they shipped it to my FFL).

Ten months later, I get a call from my FFL saying "your Walther PPK is here". I had mixed emotions.... excited because I was getting a new gun but nervous because I had not done the appropriate ground work with my wife regarding the cash expenditure. Maybe you've never experienced that type of concern but my wife gets a little sensitive at times about my use of cash.

It all worked out as I now have a new .380 and I'm still married.

Just curious, have any of you accidentally baught a gun?

 

[Bro. Dave]

Not yet, but I have sometimes hoped to be outbid on a GB impulse bid.

 

[Farmer17]

I've bought identical things on Ebay or Amazon a couple of times accidentally but they were fairly inexpensive items. I once saw an opening bid on a M-10 Pencil barrel for $160 and I bid on it(I don't know why) and totally forgot about it and a few weeks later I was notified that I won the gun. I didn't really want it, the picture was blurry and it had ugly Pachmyers so I was really worried it was going to be a piece of junk but I received the gun and it was in 99% condition with gorgeous bluing and it became one of my favorite shooters!

 

[BC38]

No, but I accidentally bought a pick-up once. Threw a lowball bid on it on eBay thinking there was no way I'd win it. Had to buy a one way airline ticket to Sacramento to drive it home. My wife wasn't happy about it - even though it was a bargain.

 

[Professor Frink]

I bought a badly polished, chromed, and gold washed 38/44 heany-duty once just to get the real nice stag grips that were on it. But it wasn't an accident.

 

[LVSteve]

Yes. I ended up with two similar guns that were in different online live auctions running almost simultaneously. I put in my electronic bids and sat back, expecting to be outbid on one or both. I must get down the range with them one day.

 

[LVSteve]

No, but I accidentally bought a pick-up once. Threw a lowball bid on it on eBay thinking there was no way I'd win it. Had to buy a one way airline ticket to Sacramento to drive it home. My wife wasn't happy about it - even though it was a bargain.

I own at least two guns thanks to lowball nonsense bids that I don't expect to last.

 

[MCorps0311]

Handgun buy accidentally,can't that I have.

 

[delcrossv]

Let's just say that Booker's Manhattans and Gunbroker is a dangerous combination.

 

[Marshal Tom]

Not yet but i like the logic with the wife! Just tell her that you did't intend to buy the gun but XY and Z happened.

 

[colt_saa]

Yes. More than once

One was an opening bid that I put on a Model 63 and no one ever advanced the price

The other one is a nice little 32 caliber I-Frame

Seeing that a pick up was mentioned, I accidentally bought my 1989 Suburban

 

[Buford57]

Just last week I went through the drive up at the local burger joint and when I opened the bag there was a 9mm inside. Apparently "cheeseburger and fries" sounds a lot like "Sig P225".

 

[jimmyj]

Never "Accidently" purchased a firearm but once stayed at a Holiday Inn

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I was accidentally given a cheap piece of junk .380 the other day. A female friend whom I was helping move came across it and asked me to take it or get rid of it. It was loaded with five .380 rounds and she had a half box of 9mm ammo someone had given her for it. I couldn't even get the magazine out, just had to cycle the rounds through it. Total junk.

 

[Erocksmash]

I can say me and a bottle of black label Jameson have accidentally ordered some fine S&W revolvers and some great 3rd gen semi autos and I always got a kick out of the random Ebay package showing up with a set of targets or magnas in the mail box hahah. Long story short I've been 9 months sober because of it.... priorities right ?

 

[stansdds]

Does going into a gun shop with no real intention to buy anything, but seeing something that you just cannot pass up so you buy it count? If so, that's me!

 

[Old Corp]

I'd have a hard time calling it 'accidental', but I have learned to try to avoid the combination of 2+ adult libations and my laptop open to GB in the evening hours.

 

[duane_wade]

The Shield .45 I bought was done "accidentally" LOL. I went in to my LGS and saw it and wanted to see how it fit my hand and when I asked what the bottom dollar was and he gave me real low price IF I bought it now so out came the money and I took it home. I was surprised that the wife didn't object too much [emoji16]

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[Jessie]

Yes. Accidentally on purpose all the time

 

[tops]

Not a handgun but a rifle. When I heard that Marlin was going to make a .357Mag. rifle I went to the 2 gunshops that I thought had the best chance to get one and had each shop to order me one. Later on 1 shop called and said they had my rifle so I went and picked it up. The next day the other shop called and said they had my rifle so I went and picked it up. I'm pretty sure I bought the first 2 that was sold in my area. Larry