Purchases You Have Regretted

Grendelicious · Aug 11, 2017

What's your opinion on this "deal"? Better to just get something even cheaper, or is the ammo worth buying a good amount of?
https://aerospacearms.com/aguila-22-super-extra-long-rifle-high-velocity-copper-plated-solid-point/

jmcisc · Aug 11, 2017

Blacksmith101 said:
The only purchases I regret are the ones I did not make when I had the chance. There are too many Could Have's and Should Have's in the past just remember today is tomorrows past so don't pass up those purchases you will regret for not making later. "I remember when ________ was only $XX and you could buy them by the case."

Amen to that. It's funny I don't remember all of my purchases, but I sure remember the deals I hesitated to make.

JMD2004 · Aug 14, 2017

Taurus 9mm carbine...was crazy heavy...and mags were impossible to get. Modded it..had some fun..sold it quick.

TargetGrade · Aug 14, 2017

Recently bought a Zastava M57 CHEAP but jury is still out on it. Word to wise... LUBRICATE WELL, it will jam/lock up. :mad54:

The 7.62X25 is one hell of a round, it HAS BALLS! More than the 9mm Luger I think or that's at least what the wood backstop says.
Ammo EXPENSIVE but fun to shoot when all goes well!

ericoak · Aug 18, 2017

toppkatt said:
Who needs to convert to 9mm? In two seconds of full auto with AM180 you put down range the equivalent of two .45 70 rounds (hyperbole but close) with little recoil so all projectiles hit your target. Also my friend had a twenty round magazine and a semi auto rifle and I had my AC556. Bump firing he emptied his magazine faster than I could. Who needs full auto?

I don't know if I have ever seen an AM180 get through a drum without choking.

No way your friend is as accurate or fast bump firing vs an m16.

forkauto · Aug 18, 2017

ericoak said:
I don't know if I have ever seen an AM180 get through a drum without choking.

MY AM180 runs like a Timex! Never and issue

MDshooters · Aug 18, 2017

My HQL....

toppkatt · Aug 18, 2017

ericoak said:
I don't know if I have ever seen an AM180 get through a drum without choking.

No way your friend is as accurate or fast bump firing vs an m16.

Never said M16 I had an AC556. Also my AM180 ran fine until the last round and it choked on that one every time. But just change mags and you were good to go. Don't know what you mean by 'get through a drum without choking'.

stimpy17 · Aug 18, 2017

A Mauser broomhandle, had it re-bored to 9mm. Oh I had plans for it but,.....
Guess it'll go to a gun buy back some day.

stacks3700 · Aug 18, 2017

I regret buying my POS SD9VE, being as though it was my first handgun it was really an impulse buy. Looking to trade it in for either a M&P Shield or Gen3 G19.

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SniperOnTheRoof · Aug 25, 2017

22/45 with no iron sights, optic rail only.

StantonCree · Aug 25, 2017

stacks3700 said:
I regret buying my POS SD9VE, being as though it was my first handgun it was really an impulse buy. Looking to trade it in for either a M&P Shield or Gen3 G19.

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If you can get someone to trade you that POS for a M&P or a G19 you need your own car dealership

3paul10 · Aug 25, 2017

KelTec PLR-16 223 rifle....junk in my opinion.

erwos · Aug 27, 2017

3paul10 said:
KelTec PLR-16 223 rifle....junk in my opinion.

I've been looking for one for an sbr project. They aren't exceptionally good rifles, but they are crazy light.

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Humdi · Aug 28, 2017

M&P 15-22
Convincing myself that I'll keep it for the kids instead of trading it and losing more then half

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Reptile · Sep 22, 2017

Reptile said:
Zenith ZIG PC 1911 Custom Tactical/Target. This is a Turkish Tisas 1911 given a custom treatment by Zenith Firearms. Two tone DuraCoat, target sights, crowned barrel, flared mag well, personalized trigger over travel and reset, polished feed ramp. It has been a PITA since day one.

The company advertised delivery within 30 days or they would notify me of any delay. It got to my FFL in 41 days and I was not notified.

I took a look at it when it arrived, knowing I had the seven day wait ahead of me. I ordered a custom two-tone DuraCoat and what I received was monotone. I notified Zenith and they authorized a return as soon as I could take possession of the pistol.

Zenith turned the pistol around in exactly a week and the two-tone finish looked great.

A couple of days later I took it to the range for the first time. The first round would chamber when I pulled back the slide and released it, but the next round would nose dive. After careful examination I discovered that the slide stop protruded into the slide just enough to contact the nose of the next cartridge in the magazine and tip it downward.

Again I returned it to Zenith to have that fixed as well as some other shortcomings I found. The fiber optic insert on the front sight fell out at the range. The front sight was installed off center. The feed ramp was DuraCoated, not polished.

Zenith fixed everything and when I got the pistol back it ran through 50 rounds flawlessly and the accuracy was outstanding after I got the sights adjusted to my liking.

This evening I took the pistol to the range again. The first few rounds were dead on, but my shots started "walking" to the left gradually until they were off the paper. The rear sight had come loose and drifted left!

Zenith has some serious quality control issues with their custom work, at least as far as my pistol is concerned. I'm invested in it now and will once again have their customer service people fix it. I have high hopes, because it felt and shot like a dream in that brief shining moment before the rear sight went walkabout.

I would advise anyone considering a Zenith custom package to wait a while until this new venture gets its act together. Yes, I'm an optimist.

Just got an e-mail from Zenith announcing a new business model. They are eliminating three product lines to focus on their signature roller-delayed blowback firearms. They have sold their inventory of Tisas, Girsan and Tedna firearms to CDNN, a Texas-based firearms wholesale liquidator.

So my assessment of their custom shop seems to have been right. My 1911 is now in great shape after several trips through there and down the road may be a collector's item. Seriously though, the stock Tisas and Girsan firearms are bargains at their original prices, so I intend to watch for them to show up at CDNN.

Rack&Roll · Sep 22, 2017

Loved how the Keltec sub2000K in 9mm folded in half for a small backpack.

But nope. Sold it, still new, after firing someone else's first. Couldn't get a sight picture with ear protection on. Gone.

vgplayer · Sep 22, 2017

Glock 30SF

Not the best choice for new shooter and first handgun. I was very uneducated and over paid at a terrible gun shop. Haven't shot it in nearly 2 years but I don't want to get rid of it since it was my first handgun.

sht4fun · Sep 28, 2017

I was regretting buying a Smith & Wesson 15/22. I thought about selling it but decided to try to convince my wife to try it. She's accompanied me several times to the range and likes shooting it. Not so much the bigger caliber guns. I'm giving her some time to get comfortable with guns. So now I'm in a "wait and see" attitude.

Scrapdawg · Sep 28, 2017

Remington 710 in 7mm
Bought new and still has Never been shot

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