Purchase regrets?

Rockzilla · Aug 11, 2018

only regrets.... not buying more "toys" in the late 70's, very
early 80's or buy more than 3 or 4 of the same thing on most
of them, not listening to some older gentlemen about "you
better buy them when and while you can"....

-Rock

pilot25 · Aug 11, 2018

Rockzilla said:
only regrets.... not buying more "toys" in the late 70's, very
early 80's or buy more than 3 or 4 of the same thing on most
of them, not listening to some older gentlemen about "you
better buy them when and while you can"....

-Rock

Older generation always knows better. The younger generation doesn't figure it out until they are older. Rinse and repeat.

DirtyHarry45 · Aug 11, 2018

Two years ago I bought the Diamondback DB9. Even without doing research I knew that the “Diamondback” name didn’t really scream qualit. The internet reviews weren’t that great either; failure to feed, cheap product, new company etc.

But I decided to give the DB9 a shot anyway. The gun was much much smaller than I expected. It almost seemed crazy that this was a 9 mm. I put about 400 rounds through it without any issues but the gun is just too small for my hands. So for me, the small size makes it less fun to shoot.

I guess I dot really regret the gun...I just regret having big hands.

Pinecone · Aug 12, 2018

Blacksmith101 said:
The only purchases I regret are the ones I never made. You learned something from each purchase you made. If you want to move on why not try the classifieds here.

Exactly.

A LOT of those regrets.

Ilexopaca · Aug 15, 2018

I kick myself in the butt for going retarded and buying a NIB Remlin 1894 357/38. I really wanted to love the rifle but as I become more proficient on my other guns this thing just keeps getting worse, stringing shots all over the place. I wasted a lot of ammo chasing a consistent POA/POI. I know what you're thinking - it's me, not the gun. I thought so too. But after several years I'm telling you it's the gun. I can't even sell it in good faith, it's such a POS. Live and learn. The only upside is knowing I need a good lever action, love the platform and caliber.

Jimbob2.0 · Aug 15, 2018

Rockzilla said:
only regrets.... not buying more "toys" in the late 70's, very
early 80's or buy more than 3 or 4 of the same thing on most
of them, not listening to some older gentlemen about "you
better buy them when and while you can"....

-Rock

More regrets about what I didn't buy than what I did buy.

Jimbob2.0 · Aug 15, 2018

Ilexopaca said:
I kick myself in the butt for going retarded and buying a NIB Remlin 1894 357/38. I really wanted to love the rifle but as I become more proficient on my other guns this thing just keeps getting worse, stringing shots all over the place. I wasted a lot of ammo chasing a consistent POA/POI. I know what you're thinking - it's me, not the gun. I thought so too. But after several years I'm telling you it's the gun. I can't even sell it in good faith, it's such a POS. Live and learn. The only upside is knowing I need a good lever action, love the platform and caliber.

Year? I cant say bad things in terms of Remlins hitting target. Only are they attractive and smooth.

bkuether · Aug 15, 2018

sajidakh said:
Springfield xds in 45. Not fun to shoot and just cant trust my life to it after the recall and not getting 100% reliability after I got it back. The grip safety is another can of worms I'm not a fan of.

Yep. Same issue. It sits in the safe. I liked the idea of .45 in a compact gun. Should have talked to people before I bought it. No fun to shoot. 20 rounds and my hand hurts too much.

clandestine · Aug 15, 2018

I regret not buying an old style knights SR15 wrench when they were available.

I also regret not buying a Colt 901 Wrench when Arrington Accuracy Works was making them. I think the fella who owned the conpany passed as I can't reach him.

Rob1035 · Aug 15, 2018

Any pistol purchase I made that wasn't a Glock; related is spending money on non-Glock pistols instead of mags, ammo, and training. Maybe I've matured or gotten senile, but there is something to be said for a single consistent platform.

ironbag · Aug 15, 2018

Rob1035 said:
Any pistol purchase I made that wasn't a Glock; related is spending money on non-Glock pistols instead of mags, ammo, and training. Maybe I've matured or gotten senile, but there is something to be said for a single consistent platform.

I feel you on that. For a while I was jumping between Glocks and M&Ps, but Glock ultimately won because the aftermarket is huge, and building a Glock-fed AR was super-fun.

photoracer · Aug 15, 2018

pilot25 said:
Is it a great handgun but I realized I don't have the ability to use the safety properly. DA/SA fits my brain way better. In a tense situation I'll will definitely
forget to flip the thing off and it'll be all over. Many times, at the range, I'll practice with a timer and 25% of the time I'll forget the safety. On the positive side, I learned how much I would flinch and anticipate recoil. I became much more accurate on the first trigger pull with my other handgun.

Almost everything in shooting is muscle memory. I also had issues after getting my first 1911/2011 of remembering the safety. But practice negates everything. Now I can switch from shooting a Glock to a 1911 and hardly notice I get the safety off now right before I engage the target. Like anything else worth learning you just have to keep at it till you have it figured out.

Rob1035 · Aug 16, 2018

ironbag said:
I feel you on that. For a while I was jumping between Glocks and M&Ps, but Glock ultimately won because the aftermarket is huge, and building a Glock-fed AR was super-fun.

My thing is "How many cases of ammo would that 226 and 220 have bought?" or "How many training courses could I have attended if I'd skipped the CZ phase?". Now granted, I gained valuable experience from each purchase, and you know what they say about hindsight...

eruby · Aug 16, 2018

Zzzzz_man said:
Regrets? I've had a few

But then again, too few to mention?

mcbruzdzinski · Aug 16, 2018

Only two so far: Just Right Carbine 9mm and FNP-9 FDE 9mm pistol. Have not shot either as much as I would have thought. Even bought some 10-round magazines for the FNP-9 so I could sell in MD (originally came with 3 17-round mags).

themoose06 · Aug 16, 2018

pilot25 said:
Older generation always knows better. The younger generation doesn't figure it out until they are older. Rinse and repeat.

Not all of the younger generation. I see this trend and have been buying what I can while I can. As time progresses we only lose more imported rifles and parts and typically lose more gun rights on a federal level through the ATF.

TexDefender · Aug 16, 2018

sgt23preston said:
I only wish I had bought an M1A before there were banned...

HEAR! HEAR! I'm hoping that the new Grendel chambered rifle will be allowed in service rifle competitions. To this day I think they just took anything that looked like it came for the military and slapped in that da... list. A M-14/M1-a1 in furniture is not light.

altima98 · Aug 16, 2018

Saiga 308 with out the conversion parts.

I don't regret the purchase, but I dislike when my Walther P22 throws brass at my face.

Czechnologist · Aug 16, 2018

eruby said:
But then again, too few to mention?

More about the things I didn't purchase when I had the opportunity than the impulse-buys I later regretted.

Blacksmith101 · Aug 18, 2018

Generally speaking when hanging around gun clubs and gun boards I seem to hear more people expressing regrets about guns they sold but wish they had kept than guns they wish they had never bought.

I think that if you ranked regrets the list would be:
Getting married.
Not buying things back when....
Selling guns they wished they had now.
Buying something that turned out to be a disappointment.

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