Probably my Remington RM380, impossibly hard trigger pull… should have bought the Ruger LCP
What firearm to do regret purchasing?
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btmonnat
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I did the same for my oldest son for his 1st gun in a 270 win. One of the more accurate guns I ever reloaded for. I would consider it a good purchase for 250$ at the time. Not pretty to look at and the action was far from smooth but a great shooter
Being a Ruger forum, I'll start with them.
P90 .45ACP.
It couldn't get through a magazine of ball ammo. I probably could've worked it out, but I had a chance to dump it back to the place I got it and took that opportunity.
Ruger Blackhawk .30 Carbine.
Nothing wrong with it, but I couldn't find a use for it or reason to keep it. So in that respect, it fits the definition of regret buying.
NAA Mini Revolver.
Tumbling bullets. The chambers had firing pin peening after a few shots. Not from dry-firing; from shooting live ammo.
A Sig P229 and P239, both in 357 Sig.
Guns were fine. Cartridge didn't do anything my .38 Supers couldn't do, but with less muzzle blast and easier reloading.
Just about anything I tried in .40 S&W.
I tried. I tried to give it a fair shake, but couldn't like it. I have kept one; a Browning HiPower. I kept it because it was the only one that shot good groups, and because it's a HiPower. They are hard for me to part with.
Bren Ten Marksman Special (.45ACP).
I regret buying it only because I traded it off after a year or so and they are now bringing a bundle. If I hadn't bought it, I wouldn't have traded it away and be kicking myself now.
Yes, I had magazines.
Walther P99.
I never got used to the operating system. It had sorta/kinda three trigger pulls, depending on what condition you put it in.
Remington 1100 20 ga.
Made in the 2000s/2010s, not during one of Remington's better quality eras. I never could get it working right.
Springfield Armory Inc M-1 Garand.
Not a government arsenal-made one. Newly-manufactured in Geneseo, IL. The quality was not at all to the level of the real thing, of which I have a few. I only got it because I was trading some things away and that was the only thing in the price range I had any interest in. I thought maybe I could use it to save wear and tear on my "real" ones, and let it be the one I let people shoot to try one out.
P90 .45ACP.
It couldn't get through a magazine of ball ammo. I probably could've worked it out, but I had a chance to dump it back to the place I got it and took that opportunity.
Ruger Blackhawk .30 Carbine.
Nothing wrong with it, but I couldn't find a use for it or reason to keep it. So in that respect, it fits the definition of regret buying.
NAA Mini Revolver.
Tumbling bullets. The chambers had firing pin peening after a few shots. Not from dry-firing; from shooting live ammo.
A Sig P229 and P239, both in 357 Sig.
Guns were fine. Cartridge didn't do anything my .38 Supers couldn't do, but with less muzzle blast and easier reloading.
Just about anything I tried in .40 S&W.
I tried. I tried to give it a fair shake, but couldn't like it. I have kept one; a Browning HiPower. I kept it because it was the only one that shot good groups, and because it's a HiPower. They are hard for me to part with.
Bren Ten Marksman Special (.45ACP).
I regret buying it only because I traded it off after a year or so and they are now bringing a bundle. If I hadn't bought it, I wouldn't have traded it away and be kicking myself now.
Yes, I had magazines.
Walther P99.
I never got used to the operating system. It had sorta/kinda three trigger pulls, depending on what condition you put it in.
Remington 1100 20 ga.
Made in the 2000s/2010s, not during one of Remington's better quality eras. I never could get it working right.
Springfield Armory Inc M-1 Garand.
Not a government arsenal-made one. Newly-manufactured in Geneseo, IL. The quality was not at all to the level of the real thing, of which I have a few. I only got it because I was trading some things away and that was the only thing in the price range I had any interest in. I thought maybe I could use it to save wear and tear on my "real" ones, and let it be the one I let people shoot to try one out.
My first two guns ever were a P89DC and a Glock 17. I still have and don't plan to rid myself of those but continue down the road of life some and I got into smaller pistols as one does and so I got the new Glock 43. Little 9mm pocket / carry pistol. I so wanted to love it but can't hit anything with it. Paid up too as it was a new design etc etc. So it sits in the safe and I really don't want to take a loss on it.
Oh well, live and learn. Could have been worse...
Oh well, live and learn. Could have been worse...
I had one of those but my POS brother stole it. The Henry AR7 is a much better version.
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Lol....& my brother gave it to me as a Xmas gift one year.
I wanted to like it but man, I don't think it ever made it thru a whole mag without at least one jam & usually more. The accuracy also stank with everything we fed it. He felt bad that it turned out to be crap, I gave it to him to see if he could get it running right since he was more into light 'smithing than I was at the time. I never saw it again & that was ok by me.
davevabch
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And yet my LCP 22. has run great for me. While the SR22 is not small, it has been totally reliable and I have owned it since it first came out.
When I was a lot younger and very new to guns, I decided I would like to have a 1911. Unable to support the cost of the Colt, which at the time was the go to as the clone phenomenon had only just begun, I stumbled upon the Crown City Arms guns. They looked good to my unpracticed eye and had some cool options like stainless steel construction. At that time stainless steel was not used in 1911 manufacture ( I was to find out why later). Galling , jamming, feed issues. Exciting times. Also got a Universal .30 M1 carbine. That was such a POS. I never even fired it. I got sent down the road to partially finance a Ruger .45 BH.
jules
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Nothing I regret buying but I regret plenty I sold. 
Rossi Ranch Hand in 44 Mag! Neat gun but very brutal to shoot. Sold it and never looked back!
Yes, I haven't sold many but all but the Ranch Hand I have regretted!
Yes, I haven't sold many but all but the Ranch Hand I have regretted!
A very small NAA 22mag 5 shot revolver that would cut you when you tried to open the cylinder to load the blasted thing. I looked for this gun for about 2 years when Buds finally had some, I got screwed by Buds when I bought the blasted thing. So I will not buy from Buds again. But that's another story.
High Point 9mm Yeets Cannon, need I say more?? What a piece of sh#t.
High Point 9mm Yeets Cannon, need I say more?? What a piece of sh#t.
I really can't pick "one" particular gun that I regret buying. I went through a period where I was just never satisfied, no sooner than I bought one and I was out looking for something else. I have finally gotten over that condition.
RGRacing
Bearcat
Anything 22TCM - I fell in love and invested and now can't find any reloading bullets.
Kimber Ultra Carry II. Beautiful little gun, and felt great in my hand despite its small size. At the time it was the most expensive handgun that I had ever purchased. But constant FTE and FTF despite twice going back to Kimber for "repairs" made me decide to part with it. Fortunately the store where I bought it gave me full credit on the purchase price toward other guns so it never really cost me anything. I've been told that Kimbers with a larger than 3 inch barrel are reliable, but I've never tried another Kimber after my bad experience with the Ultra Carry.
Gopher
Blackhawk
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A Taurus PT22. Neat little gun with a tip-up barrel but it had a 30-pound trigger pull. It was accurate for that type of pistol and wasn't picky about ammo but that trigger pull took all the fun out of it. Hoping one day there will be a gun buyback somewhere close so I could get something out of it. 
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Sig 22lr mosquito, gave it to my buddy with full disclosure of what a turd it was. If he wouldn't have taken it, it would probably never be touched again and taking valuable space in a safe right now!
I have to say mine is my ruger lcp2 . I tried to like it but it just doesn't want to play fair
No real regrets, but the Bearman Guardian derringer pictured in my hand comes closest. At the time I didn't realize it was a re-named "Ring Of Fire" Cobra. However, I did some work on it ( Trigger pull and the safety) and I am satisfied with it as a den / office gun. Materials are still not the quality of a Bond, put I have put it through the mill and is holding up nicely.
EDIT: About a million years ago I bought a Ruger Mark 1. Could not go 3 or 4 rounds without jamming. Ended up selling it back to the dealer. HOWEVER, as my experience grew I came to believe it was the ammo of the time, not the gun. Just not enough oomph to re-cock that piece. OR the Mark 1 had a difficult cocking mechanism. Don't know. It was my first gun.
EDIT: About a million years ago I bought a Ruger Mark 1. Could not go 3 or 4 rounds without jamming. Ended up selling it back to the dealer. HOWEVER, as my experience grew I came to believe it was the ammo of the time, not the gun. Just not enough oomph to re-cock that piece. OR the Mark 1 had a difficult cocking mechanism. Don't know. It was my first gun.
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Huskerguy72
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During the big ammo shortage several years we were traveling a lot and I stopped at every Walmart trying to get lucky. Lots of .40 S&W but I didn't have one. After finding .40 ammo a plenty I started buying it before a had a firearm to shoot it. I was buying most of my firearms from a local guy and purchased three in one day and one was an XDM in .40. Took it to the range and there was a friendly competition and I had never shot the gun before and guys were commenting on how accurate it was. Shot it several times after that, poured my own bullets, have all the dies etc but just don't enjoy the .40 so it sets like new.
A buddy loves .45s and thought I needed one so I picked up an ATI from the same dealer and took it out a few times. Once with my buddy and he fell in love with it. It is a lot like the .40, I just don't enjoy shooting it. The thing never gave me an ounce of trouble and is accurate.
A buddy loves .45s and thought I needed one so I picked up an ATI from the same dealer and took it out a few times. Once with my buddy and he fell in love with it. It is a lot like the .40, I just don't enjoy shooting it. The thing never gave me an ounce of trouble and is accurate.
Tec9. What a POS. Wouldn't feed, and then had it "blow up" in my hand. Probably one of the rounds that didn't feed got compressed a bit…sent it off, sold it once I got it back.
Also- I had high hopes for my PTR91. But it was not a HK, just a heavy, clunky rifle with a lot of sharp corners that drew blood every time I used it. Had to send it off pretty early on for failures to fire. Sold it when I got it back.
This sounds weird, but I bought a Henry Big Boy silver in .357 that I regret. Beautiful gun- octagon barrel, polished receiver, nice wood. But it was the dang heaviest gun you can imagine. While most love them, I hated it. It's going to be a raffle prize at the local firehouse fundraiser this spring. I'll probably buy a Henry steel side gate or maybe a Marlin to replace it.
Also- I had high hopes for my PTR91. But it was not a HK, just a heavy, clunky rifle with a lot of sharp corners that drew blood every time I used it. Had to send it off pretty early on for failures to fire. Sold it when I got it back.
This sounds weird, but I bought a Henry Big Boy silver in .357 that I regret. Beautiful gun- octagon barrel, polished receiver, nice wood. But it was the dang heaviest gun you can imagine. While most love them, I hated it. It's going to be a raffle prize at the local firehouse fundraiser this spring. I'll probably buy a Henry steel side gate or maybe a Marlin to replace it.
