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Ever purchase a gun and regreted it?

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How many of you here have purchased either a rifle or a handgun thinking you were going to like. Only to find out that you don't like it at all. And wish you would have never purchased it?



The gun that I regreted purchasing was a Ruger Mini 14. The one I had was a real POS. It never fed well with any magazines exept for the factory five rounder that it came with. After finding this out. I couldn't wait to get rid of it. So I could use the money towards the purchase of an AR15. Everytime I see a Mini 14 at a gunshow or gun store. The first thing I think of is jamamatic.:sadstare:
 
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I bought a Taurus .40 because I wanted a gun to have in the house for protection. It was my first gun purchase and that thing is a POS. Since then, I have purchased several other hand guns and they all remind me of how badly manufactured that thing is.
 
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My first handgun was a Taurus Model 66 .357 magnum revolver. It was a real POS even after sending it back to the factory. I got tired of it and sold it at a gun show. I told the guy it was giving me problems. He said "I don't care, I'll send it back" I am glad I no longer own it. I will never buy a Taurus again. I hope I never have to sell the rest of my guns.
 
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I bought a B&T TP9 with plans of doing a SBR conversion. As a pistol alone it sucks but as a SBR it would be awesome. However at the moment I'm contemplating selling it because I will not be paying for the $200 stamp, getting the receiver engraved, and purchasing the stock anytime soon.
 
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Nope....

Even the POS aim point 380 I got for $50 I dont really regret it...
 

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Yeah, had a Taurus 1911. After 1 month the ambi safety fell out of the right side and I couldn't get it to stay in. Turns out a small piece of the little flared end snapped off. I sent the part back at my expense and waited 8 weeks for a replacement. When I got it back the slide kept hanging up because of the magazine being a POS. Bought a couple of Wilson mags and it fixed it enough so I wouldn't feel guilty selling it.
 

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My first 30.06 was a Remington model 7400, it looked nice with its engraved receiver and burled walnut stock, the exception was that I could rarely shoot it without jamming. After trying a few different mags and ammo from different manufacturers without success, I decided to cut my losses and sold it.
 

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I think the only gun I've bought that I don't like is a Walther P22 that I picked up on a whim. It doesn't particularly shoot to POA that well and I find that I just don't take it out of the safe very often. I'll trade it one of these days, but don't expect to get much for it.
 
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I bought a slightly used Ruger Vacquero in .45LC for a great price...
It had a little problem with the cylinder pin wanting to come loose. I took it to the gunsmith/dealer I bought it from... turns out the pin was a hair too long and so he turned it down on a lathe... It has never had a problem since!

I now know why the original owner traded it. Always try to fix the problem instead of dumpin the piece. Usually it is somethin minor and easily fixable..then you have a great gun.
 

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None I really regret. Some I was not too sad to see them go. But, nothing I really regret picking up
 

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i regretted the ruger super redhawk in .480 ruger i bought when i was 21- couldnt get the thing to shoot for the life of me, even called ruger to get them to cut the barrel off and make it a snubby. Ended up trading it for a smith 629- and 9 months later the ruger super alaskan came out- my idea- doubt it probably Lew Horton's idea, but ill take credit for it
 

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Got a Glock Subcompact 9mm I dont particularly love. Bought it as a backup for work, but I really just dont like it. Got the LE discount on it which is largely why I bought it. Have almost sold it 2x to other officers. In the end I am sure I will sell it. I think part of it is I really dont like the 9mm round.
 

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My first handgun was a S&W Sigma .40. It's a real POS. I don't necessarily regret it bec ause it will still do what it is intended to do, but it sure does SUCK!!!
 
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got a 4" .45 XD, terrible gun, but there was something wrong with it.

I tried 5 diffrent kinds of ammo all diffrent grains and I couldnt hit a target 15 yrds out. Now before you say "indian/arrow" BS I've been shooting since i was 10, I can hold a 3" group at 20 yds with my glock ;)
 
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