What's the most expensive gun you regret

My most expensive firearm wasn't because of the monetary cost, it was finding out the second wife had become a crack whore- no telling who she was banging the relatively short time we were married.
It was a S&W 681 I got from her father, I ended up trading away. I regret trading it away more than I regret getting away from her.

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I regretted buying my CZ TSO as soon as I brought it home.

But I have shot it so much and enjoyed it so thoroughly, it now seems like a cheap investment. I've shot many thousands of rounds and it is still very tight. Been such a pleasure to own. Still retains value.
I've most often regretted cheap crap I buy in order to try and save a buck. The kind of regret that never goes away, heh.
 
I bought a Hipoint 9 mm from a forum member. $100 was way too much. I sold that hunk of beauty for what I had in it. I explained the problems the firearm had to the new owner before the sale. He wanted to get it as bad as I wanted to get rid of it. So ownership changed as well as the person cussing about the gun.
 
Three life lessons from an Old man...........

1. If you see something you want..buy it. You gonna be dead alot longer than you been alive.

2. If the item costs enough to Really pinch your nut sack today, in 6 months you won't even remember it.

3. NOTHING I have Ever got was as good when I Got it as it was when I Wanted it.

Above only apply to me But you might have the same opinion one day.
 
BatteryOaksBilly said:
Three life lessons from an Old man...........

1. If you see something you want..buy it. You gonna be dead alot longer than you been alive.

2. If the item costs enough to Really pinch your nut sack today, in 6 months you won't even remember it.

3. NOTHING I have Ever got was as good when I Got it as it was when I Wanted it.

Above only apply to me But you might have the same opinion one day.
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I don't think I've ever over paid for any of my guns. I have bought several on a whim that I really didn't want but wound up selling them for a profit so it all worked out..I remember buying several N framed S&W revolvers back in the day that I regret not buying 20 of. Most were under $300 otd and today they would bring $1200 to $1500 each. Those are my only regretes
 
I missed out on a 4" 586 at a pawn shop in Roxboro for 289$ bluing was rough but I coulda fixed that at pcc. Hate i didn't grab that one
 
Two guns I regret buying

Sig p938 SAS
SIG p365 XL

Both had issues and CS laughed at me.
 
The 938 the takedown pin kept falling out of. CS told me that the pin was non captured and it could happen. Traded it for a package deal on Armslist. I assume the frame was out of spec but sig said I would have to pay to send it to them to check.

The 365 was even worse. Gun developed rust after carrying for a month. Contacted sig and they told me that it was my lack of maintenance and that every single time I carried a gun I needed to reoil all metal parts. It was surprising hearing his response especially seeing that an m&p lasted 3 years in Savannah GA carried every day only being cleaned quarterly. I even followed up with emailing the sig rep pictures of the handgun and he emailed back it wasn't a warrantable issue. So I traded at a loss for a gen 3 vickers Glock 19 lol
 
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I regret getting a FEG PPK clone for $225. Then I put good money into new Wolff springs for it. The new springs dropped the double action pull from over 20 lbs to 11.5. The single action pull is just under 6 lbs. The sights are fixed and consist if invisible nubs on the slide. And there's the slightest speckles of rust visible in the bluing if the light catches it the right way. I still haven't sold it, but I do consider it an impulse buy I regret.
 
50 years ago I bought my first legal handgun purchase. Model 19-3 p&r 357 magnum. .Still have it.But at that time N framed Smith's were under $300 and Colt pythons were around $40 more . I love all my S&W N frames but wish I had bought all the 2 1/2 and 3 in Pythons that I saw on a weekly basis at Colonial Gun Shop in Hillsboro,NC. Me being a dummy and not really liking Colts passed on a lot. Hind sight is a bitch .If I had bought the Colts I would be a rich man today
 
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50 years ago I bought my first legal handgun purchase. Model 19-3 p&r 357 magnum. .Still have it.But at that time N framed Smith's were under $300 and Colt pythons were around $40 more . I love all my S&W N frames but wish I had bought all the 2 1/2 and 3 in Pythons that I saw on a weekly basis at Colonial Gun Shop in Hillsboro,NC. Me being a dummy and not really liking Colts passed on a lot. Hind sight is a bitch .If I had bought the Colts I would be a rich man today
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Cheers to Mark Stone!🙄
 
At one point I was starting to buy into the “Glock guns are cheap crap” so I decided I would jump on the S&W M&P train. I ended up trading for a M&P 9c and M&P 45 - both pistols had apex trigger kits and a few extra mags - on my end I gave up a G19 and a Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter. After 2 years of trying to learn to like them - both M&Ps are gone and I have crossed back over to the dark side- but I never got my Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter back
 
I've paid more than market value for guns that I really wanted and were hard to find. I have a formula for purchases like that. If I buy a gun and pay $1000 and the real market value is say $800, then all I have to do is have $200 worth of fun with it and I'm even. If I have more fun, then I'm ahead of the game. When you compare some of the nights I've blown $200 in a bar and didn't get laid and all I had to show was a hangover, its easy to have $200 worth of fun in an afternoon or two. We all want to buy a gun and shoot it a while and at least get our money back, but at the same time, we buy a car or truck and know that we will never see all of our money again. Ive got guns I could easily get double or maybe triple what I paid and some I would be hard pressed to get what I got in them back, but remember, if you don't sell, you don't lose a dime!!
 
BrettB said:
At one point I was starting to buy into the “Glock guns are cheap crap” so I decided I would jump on the S&W M&P train. I ended up trading for a M&P 9c and M&P 45 - both pistols had apex trigger kits and a few extra mags - on my end I gave up a G19 and a Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter. After 2 years of trying to learn to like them - both M&Ps are gone and I have crossed back over to the dark side- but I never got my Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter back
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Ouch. Dude, you got beat up on that & those big, lovely Ruger Hunters have NOT gotten any cheaper. I don't let revolvers go lightly. Cheap plastic guns are a dime a dozen & easily replaced. Finely machined & finished American steel not so much.
 
Etruett said:
I've paid more than market value for guns that I really wanted and were hard to find. I have a formula for purchases like that. If I buy a gun and pay $1000 and the real market value is say $800, then all I have to do is have $200 worth of fun with it and I'm even. If I have more fun, then I'm ahead of the game. When you compare some of the nights I've blown $200 in a bar and didn't get laid and all I had to show was a hangover, its easy to have $200 worth of fun in an afternoon or two. We all want to buy a gun and shoot it a while and at least get our money back, but at the same time, we buy a car or truck and know that we will never see all of our money again. Ive got guns I could easily get double or maybe triple what I paid and some I would be hard pressed to get what I got in them back, but remember, if you don't sell, you don't lose a dime!!
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Kinda how I look at it too, though I really try to only buy keepers these days. Believe it was someone on here that said you don't pay too much, it's that you paid too soon. 'N for some stuff, like my .357 Max or .41s, it's how I usually have to go. I paid a little more than the going rate at the time for nice specimens before they got too scarce or dried up. Some of 'em are worth a good bit more now & the newer arrivals have "caught up", but I'd rather have the guns ;) I have too much fun fondlin' & shootin' 'em & have a pile of younguns from 2 generations & 3 branches of the family tree to arm with heirloom quality shootin' irons & cutlery.
 
I was living in California when Sandy Hook happened... Within a week, the politicians decided to ban "assault weapons" and gun stores sold out of ARs.

At the time, I didn't own an AR and I felt that I had to have one, no matter what...

I foolishly paid $1500 for a DPMS Oracle that normally costs $500...

I still have it. It's a good rifle. But, I wish I had spent that money on something else...
 
Cubrock knows about this'n... bought a Colt 1911 pile of parts for $500. Assembled and found it was a 1944 Colt 1911 missing only proper grip panels. Shot a mag through with no failures, then later sold it for $2500. So, when @BatteryOaksBilly said, "You can't shoot dollar bills" I knew just what he was talkin' 'bout!

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My wife just had to have an M1A several years ago. We've hauled it with us on several trips but have yet to actually shoot the thing. It was one of the better ones, price somewhere north of $2000.

Not the worst waste of money though. At least we still have the gun for later.
 
Chiappa 50 DS, I also doubled down and purchased the 9mm cylinder too . I am not sure that the firing cylinder @6:00 clock has much reduced recoil mitigation. shooting .38 spc. seems to feel pretty light on recoil but 357 is not pleasant to shoot

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Etruett said:
Chiappas are very under rated in my opinion. I've shot a couple and really like the way they feel, but my God are they butt ugly. Sort of like having the best girl in the sack but so ugly you are ashamed to take her in public.
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That’s why you keep the lights OFF and jet before the sun comes up!
 
I take forever buying so usually I've done alright when I do.
I bought an AR10 and then proceeded to spend way more than I wanted in upgrades to the thing.
I'm happy with the result I just didn't wanna spend that much doing it.
But now, the same rifle is selling for $600 more than I paid for mine, and has none of the upgrades.
So I guess for the moment I'm ahead, kinda. :confused:
 
Brokered a deal one time between an old man from the Phillipines selling his collection and a couple guys from the gunsmith program at pcc. We went to his house and all his guns were new in box unfired. He let me get first dibs and I passed on everything bc I was broke and dumb. The other guys got a glock 24 new in box for 400$ and a bright stainless colt combat commander cold cup (pretty rare apparently) for 600$...That one still stings a bit
 
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