A couple of months ago I purchased (on the waiting list) a sig m400 for just under $1k in fde and a sig556 for just under $1,100. I also have a free stripped lowers for future builds forth kids. I bought the sig's because I think it was a good price and I wanted to have something prior to October. Now I am having buyers remorse as I should have done some homework prior to ordering. I would be surprised if I put 500 rounds per year through both of them combined. Did I over pay given the current market conditions and has sig quality really done down the toilet as much as I have been hearing/reading about. It is all water under the bridge since they are ordered and at least I can build a custom AR15 with the stripped lowers after I do some more research. Thanks for the input.
Buyers remorse...
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RoadDawg
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- Dec 6, 2010
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There will ALWAYS be "brand bullies" who can find a speck of sand to complain about, in the bottom of a 66,000 gallon pool filled with skinny dipping playboy bunnies. SIG, Glock, Colt, Ruger etc, etc, etc... They all will have an issue or three from time to time. But they all make quality firearms that will do the job well for those who are not looking for some little thing to blame the firearm because they missed the X on the first trip to the range.
Both of those rifles are decent rifles and barring any mishaps should give you years of service. As long as your budget is okay with the purchase... your mind can wrap itself around it after you get past the buyers remorse period.
Shoot them in good health and enjoy watching your kids grow into the sport when they are old enough and mature enough to handle the responsibility.
Both of those rifles are decent rifles and barring any mishaps should give you years of service. As long as your budget is okay with the purchase... your mind can wrap itself around it after you get past the buyers remorse period.
Shoot them in good health and enjoy watching your kids grow into the sport when they are old enough and mature enough to handle the responsibility.
So, Sig remorse or gun remorse or price remorse....
Sig is GTG with me. I have several. Guns are GTG with me... I may have a couple.
Price remorse...the BILL. I can dig that. That said, there's lots of folks here who might be more than happy to help you rectify that particular issue...just ask.
Good luck with your quandary...it ain't a bad spot to be in.
Cheers. Shoot straight.
Sig is GTG with me. I have several. Guns are GTG with me... I may have a couple.
Price remorse...the BILL. I can dig that. That said, there's lots of folks here who might be more than happy to help you rectify that particular issue...just ask.
Good luck with your quandary...it ain't a bad spot to be in.
Cheers. Shoot straight.
Confused... have you had problems with them or are you just sorry you paid for them and don't shoot them much?
-Z/28-
I wanna go fast
You did fine. Both are good rifles. On top of that, you could resell either of them and make a profit in the current market. The M400 is probably around $1200-1300 and the 556 is $1200-1500 depending on the variant.
Stratman60
Active Member
Take the guns out shoot them, see if you have any problems. Enjoy them and take your kids with you. Let them shoot them,watch their face"s as they shoot, you won't have any more remorse. Teach them to be good shooters and practice safe gun handling. Their the future of gun ownership in this state.
I didn't realize I wanted them until I realized I couldn't get then after October and there was/is a 4-6 month wait right now for them. I hopefully will shoot them a lot but in reality I am not sure I will. I bought them because I still can and figure I'll figure out how to pay for it later. I think the remorse is that i didnt look into it a bit more to figure what is a good buy for me as opposed to just closing my eyes as winging it from the sig catalog.
ObsceneJesster
Ultimate Member
- Jan 31, 2011
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I think someone in another thread pointed him towards this thread on M4Carbine.net
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=128568
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=128568
Now that's funny. Lol
That's one of the threads. For some reason there seems to e a bunch of dissatisfied sig owners and I am not sure the same is the for other brands such as colt.
ObsceneJesster
Ultimate Member
- Jan 31, 2011
- 2,958
I think a lot of the dislike towards SIG is for their Gas Piston model. I've personally never even held one so I can't comment. I will say that there are a lot of very knowledgeable and experienced guys over at M4Carbine and most of them know what they are talking about. I don't think SIG is the only manufacture catching slack for the gas piston system though.
I say this. Just get the rifle in your hands and see if you like it. If you don't like it, I'm sure you will be able to sell it and make your money back. Then buy something you really want with that money.
I agree but I am a little confused. If I hate the m400 I would have to sell it, did something I like and buy that all by 10/1, right? Assuming I cannot have an additional $1500 out of pocket pending the sale of the m400 and I think once I receive it I have to hold it for 30 days before I can sell it.
It sounds like the 556 is not regulated so I will be able to sell that anytime until the next president makes a federal ban on all firearms with a capacity of more than 2 bullets.
brianong18
Nobody
Is it an HBAR?
ObsceneJesster
Ultimate Member
- Jan 31, 2011
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You could always just spend $150 on a stripped lower and then finish the build out after you receive the funds from the sale of the SIG's.
fabsroman
Ultimate Member
You are experiencing buyers remorse before you even have the gun in your hand. I felt that way for a couple days about a Beretta PX4 storm I had sitting at the FFL. Then, I went to do the paperwork and actually held the gun. It felt niceeeee.
I feel the same way about the two Rock River Arms lowers I have after finding out that there is something called billet instead of forged and there is something else called a tensioning screw. Feel the same way about the CCMG .308 lower I have. So, I fixed that right up by ordering two .223 billet lowers with the tensioning screw and two .308 billet lowers with the tensioning screw.
Once you actually start using the rifles, you will be fine with them. Especially if you are "only" going to put 500 rounds through the two of them combined on a yearly basis. Heck, with the current cost of ammo, that would pretty much be close to the cost of a gun.
smores
Creepy-Ass Cracker
ar1131: I was not trying to make you second guess your purchase, I believe you were asking about how good the SIG rifles are so I gave you "The Chart".
The Chart shows us manufacturers who have revealed their materials and methods, while some haven't. Does it mean their guns are crap? Not necessarily.
I would get your rifles, shoot then and try to enjoy them. If you have problems, cross that bridge when you get to it.
Don't worry.... I'd pick a SIG rifle over a dozen lesser makers... you could have lost your mind and gotten a Plum Crazy or something (I saw some for $1300 at the Chantilly show after Newtown).
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The Chart shows us manufacturers who have revealed their materials and methods, while some haven't. Does it mean their guns are crap? Not necessarily.
I would get your rifles, shoot then and try to enjoy them. If you have problems, cross that bridge when you get to it.
Don't worry.... I'd pick a SIG rifle over a dozen lesser makers... you could have lost your mind and gotten a Plum Crazy or something (I saw some for $1300 at the Chantilly show after Newtown).
Si vis pacem para bellum
follow me @DiscipleofJMB
