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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: RKHarm24]
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02/12/13 03:20 AM
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KC
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I've never regretted buying one. I regret the heck out of trading my CZ75 Compact last year though. SON, Son SON! I thought Me and Paul/Steve taught you better! That was a sweet shooter. My buyer remorse is an Academy 700 ADL Syn in 243 Win. It started out shooting patterns, like a shotgun. Took action from stock and retightened. Took scope and mounts off, locktighted, all good. 50yds 4" groups, 100 yds 6-8" groups. Took it to a Rem warranty repair and they kept it a couple of weeks. Best they could get was 3.5"-4.5". Wrote Remmy a nice letter with 8x10 color glossy pictures. Reply was, Rem does not have a accuracy guaranty and for a hunting rifle 3-4" was suitable. Well, The Remmy stayed their and I took home a New Tikka Whitetail Hunter 243 Win and never looked back. Oh I'd love to have it back, although it has led me to a Sig 226. But for how long...?
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Superduty]
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02/12/13 03:23 AM
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sic'em
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Kel-tec..not expensive, though.
Sig P238.
S&W Bodyguard. just dont care for "snappy" guns, I suppose.
Shane What about the sig p238 was such a disappointment, if I may ask? And what year was it made?
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: sic'em]
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02/12/13 03:37 AM
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JLD1911
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Glock 17 Gen 4. Jam-o-matic! Managed to get it fixed and sold it to a friend, full disclosure. Will think long and hard before I ever buy another Glock.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: bigjoe8565]
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02/12/13 03:51 AM
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md2tx
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Got caught up in the AR craze a year ago dropped a bunch of cash on an Armalite heavy barrel 5.56 with all the goodies. Shot it quite a bit and just couldn't get into it. Sold it and took a beating, should have waited to get rid of it I guess.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: sic'em]
#4045597
02/12/13 03:58 AM
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LFD2037
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Kel-tec..not expensive, though.
Sig P238.
S&W Bodyguard. just dont care for "snappy" guns, I suppose.
Shane What about the sig p238 was such a disappointment, if I may ask? And what year was it made? x2. 1st I've heard of this.
R.I.P. CPO Matt Mills-(DEVGRU)- You will NEVER be forgotten! 10-25-75 / 8-6-11 *K.I.A.*
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: md2tx]
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02/12/13 03:58 AM
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Brother in-law
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I have noticed some of yall have knowingly bought some serious pc's of crud going into it.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: JLD1911]
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02/12/13 03:58 AM
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LFD2037
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Glock 17 Gen 4. Jam-o-matic! Managed to get it fixed and sold it to a friend, full disclosure. Will think long and hard before I ever buy another Glock. Did you do the free repair Glock offered? They fixed that issue pretty quickly.
R.I.P. CPO Matt Mills-(DEVGRU)- You will NEVER be forgotten! 10-25-75 / 8-6-11 *K.I.A.*
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: LFD2037]
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02/12/13 06:08 AM
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Hooligan
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haven't had buyers remorse yet but definitely had sellers remorse a couple times
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Hooligan]
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02/12/13 06:37 AM
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick" - Teddy Roosevelt
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Aquaman]
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02/12/13 07:02 AM
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centurion2000
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Kel-Tec PLR-16
An AR pistol (PDW) with 30 rounds ... crappy accuracy and the energy of a 38 special.
"No, I don't know everything. I am damn good with Google though" "Never get into a gunfight with a buffalo hunter. There's no such thing as cover"
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Esslmeister]
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02/12/13 03:54 PM
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Korean Redneck
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Same here. Not the most expensive thing I own, but certainly the most expensive thing I don't really like. I was underwhelmed by it's overall performance. Not that any one thing was hugely wrong, but a bunch of little things I didn't like about it.
Last edited by Korean Redneck; 02/12/13 04:38 PM.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Korean Redneck]
#4046856
02/12/13 04:27 PM
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Posts: 232
txpitdog
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Lew Horton S&W 29 snub nose - gorgeous but hurt to shoot
Taurus 617 - miserably worthless piece of unreliable crap
S&W 1006 - just couldn't get it to fit my hand
Ss/lam Ruger No. 1-B 243 - too heavy
Savage 223 Varmint - waaaaay too heavy
Freedom Arms 454 Casull - action locked up after 3rd shot
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: txpitdog]
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02/12/13 05:50 PM
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splash556
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Kimber Ultra Ten II. I loved shooting it. It didn't love to be shot. FTE's and FTF's regularly. Kimber denied there was a problem. Got rid of it. Will never own another Kimber anything. To expensive a mistake to do twice.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Hooligan]
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02/12/13 06:32 PM
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DocHorton
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haven't had buyers remorse yet but definitely had sellers remorse a couple times I'm in the same boat.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: DocHorton]
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02/12/13 06:40 PM
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huntandfish
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Ordered a new ultra light arms in 25-06. Six months later a .30-06 came in with a scratched up ss barrel. I would of kept it, but not with the scratched up barrel. Sent it back, two months later got my .25-06. It would'nt eject unfired ammo. Bolt was rough for a custom rifle. Called the man and he offered me his 100% money back satisfaction gurantee. Got all my money back. From what I've read on the net, he suppose to have some nice ultra light accurate rifles. Got ahold of my first kimber Montana that would'nt shoot in .25-06 just before I ordered the Nula. Kimber fixed it, but it was to late as i figured I could be 1.5 months into a custom build. Neither went so well! Ugh, my luck.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: huntandfish]
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02/12/13 07:28 PM
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IHateFeralPigs
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I sent a Glock 30 to Robar back 2004...the Glock frames for the 45's are just too wide for my hands and i thought reducing the front and back just a shade would make this gun into the perfect carry weapon....i ended up getting their NP3 finish , beavertail , night sights , the whole works and end up spending close to a $1000 more on this gun....when i get it back it still feels thick in my hand when i fire it one handed...my gun-friends at the local gun store have a fun time making fun of the Robar Glock , names like the Rock(Robar Glock), the Flock(F##king Glock), or the B#ob Job(that name when i was explaining to a guy that all the work done on the gun was cosmetic and on the exterior and nothing was done to the internals for function)  ....i still have this gun, maybe i need to trade it
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: IHateFeralPigs]
#4047420
02/12/13 07:40 PM
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MO
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Never ,
I have remorse over some I should have bought( Mannlicher-schoenauer 22.250 , Colt Saur ), and some I did buy and later sold ( Ruger #3 .22 hornet , Winchester 94 Texas Ranger commemorative )
MO
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: MO]
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02/12/13 07:51 PM
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LBLAC36315
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The one I didn't buy, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, german drilling 16 ga SxS over .243 win - $650, went back 1 hr later & was gone forever!!!!
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: KC]
#4047611
02/12/13 08:47 PM
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RKHarm24
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I've never regretted buying one. I regret the heck out of trading my CZ75 Compact last year though. SON, Son SON! I thought Me and Paul/Steve taught you better! That was a sweet shooter. My buyer remorse is an Academy 700 ADL Syn in 243 Win. It started out shooting patterns, like a shotgun. Took action from stock and retightened. Took scope and mounts off, locktighted, all good. 50yds 4" groups, 100 yds 6-8" groups. Took it to a Rem warranty repair and they kept it a couple of weeks. Best they could get was 3.5"-4.5". Wrote Remmy a nice letter with 8x10 color glossy pictures. Reply was, Rem does not have a accuracy guaranty and for a hunting rifle 3-4" was suitable. Well, The Remmy stayed their and I took home a New Tikka Whitetail Hunter 243 Win and never looked back. Oh I'd love to have it back, although it has led me to a Sig 226. But for how long...? I got a 226 not long ago from pokerj2. Purty too.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: RKHarm24]
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02/12/13 09:38 PM
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stxranchman
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: stxranchman]
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02/12/13 11:18 PM
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Slow Drifter
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Bought a Series 70 National Match Colt 1911 from a guy that I know is a race-gun shooter. Got it at a really good price, but it just would not function any more. No telling how many hundreds of thousands of rounds had been through it. I ended up parting it out, NM bbl, Novak Lo-Pro sights, etc, and trading the NM numbered frame straight across for a stainless target model 6" 686 Smith. I love the 686, the trigger is as good as if not better than any of my Pythons, but my how I wished that National Match 1911 would have worked out.
"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: stxranchman]
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02/12/13 11:49 PM
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txtrophy85
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Only gun I've ever owned that I didn't like was a H&R handi rifle.
Shot good, but it just didn't suit me
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: txtrophy85]
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02/13/13 12:43 AM
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Zonker
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I once had a Colt 1911 Commander that had feed problems. After I took it to a well known local gunsmith,it wouldn't even feed hardball reliably. 
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: K W C]
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02/13/13 01:20 AM
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Colt W. Knight
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Not mine, but I bought my Dad an HR Handi Rifle in 223 for Christmas once. That gun is good for deer hunting, but after a few shots, the barrel gets so warm, the groups look more like a shotgun pattern.
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Re: Gun Buy remorse
[Re: Colt W. Knight]
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02/13/13 02:03 PM
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Beckett
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Sig 556R. Upper and lower fit so poorly the gun rattles when you pick it up. Sent it back to Sig and they said that's normal.
To add insult to injury, their customer service guys are snippy. Nothing like dropping $1200 on a firearm then being treated like you are an idiot.
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