Ever "jump the gun" and later regret it?

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Playboypenguin

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Have you ever seen a new gun coming out that you got so excited about that you just had to get your name on the list for the first one available? Did that enthusiasm ever turn to regret when the gun did not live up to your expectations.

...or have you ever buy a new model of gun only to find out the company was using you as a beta tester and that the gun was riddled with issues?

I would have to say that is what happened with me and the Walther PPS when they first came out. I just fell in love with the idea of such a super slim Walther polymer carry gun. I snatched up the first one that came my way since they were really hard to find i this area.

My joy quickly turned to disappointment when I just could not shoot the thing. It was so uncomfortable to shoot because of the shape of the grip and the shape of my hand. I ended up selling it soon after getting it.
 
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Not reget at this point, but some temporary doubts. My last purchase (4 )months ago was a new Ruger P90. Not a new design, but new to me as far as shooting and owning. I have other Rugers but they are a Mini-14, .22 auto pistol, a GP100, and Speed Six (one of my all time favorite pistols). So this was my first large bore Ruger semi. I had initial problems. the manual safety was sticking, FTF's using several different brands, and finally that poor mag. follower that comes standard. So far the fixes have been fairly easy and now I am getting to about 350 rounds and it seems to have smoothed out. I am going in the next day or two to put another 150 rounds down range, so I hope good performance.

I was aware up front the P90 is bulky...new grips helped that a lot. But I expected better reliability. I should say on the positive side that the accuracy is better than any semi I have ever shot. Now that I am over the initial problems I hope to gain the confidence in my P90 that I expected when I purchased.
 
My 342. I just had to have it. I found out later that the 642, at half the price, was just as easy to carry and easier to shoot.
 
I got back from afghanistan in early 2005 and just HAD to have an XD40 Tactical (5"). I ordered one sight-unseen. It took forever for me to learn to shoot right (Learned on 1911s and BHP). It made great groups, but I had to concentrate WAY too hard to shoot accurately with it. The ergonomics just didn't fit my hand. I traded it for a Glock 17 about six months later. Love the G17, but my M&P 9C has all but relieved it of duty.
 
I have a little regret buying my Ruger LCP as early as I did. I stumbled onto one and HAD to have it (wife, doghouse, big time.) Anyway - never had any issues performance wise with the gun, but it was a post recall model and that was a PIA. If I had to do it all over again, espeically with Ruger, I would have waiting until they got the recall out of the way and then bought one.

Overall I'm very happy with the LCP, but, I still would have prefered for have a post-recall version over my pre-recall version.
 
bought a Essex 9mm (colt 1911) really wanted a 9mm 1911, what a piece of crap. sold it three weeks later.

had a Taurus Judge. sold it in four weeks.

those two hold my personal record for turnover.
 
Yep, many times in fact. Not all the guns I was disappointed were necessarily lemons, just guns that I hated after getting them and shooting them.

Glock 19
H&K USP .45
Springfield XD 9mm
Colt Gold Cup
NAA mini .22 mag
Taurus pt111
Kimber compact stainless .40S&W


There are probably others I just can't think of right now.

I picked up a S&W SW99OL last week that I have not had a chance to shoot yet but I should get a chance on Sat so the jury is still out on it.
 
Nope, by the time a firearm comes out that I would like to own it usually takes me a few years to save money for it. So by then it is no longer new and there is enough info on it to make an informed decision. Right now I can usually get one gun a year depending on Christmas Bonus. My buy list is so long of wants right now, I have still being wanting a Ruger Alaskan since they came out but funds are not in place yet.
 
Sadly yes. Got a SIG 239 in .357 SIG. Convinced myself that I really needed to have something in .357 SIG. Not terribly impressed by its ergonomics and I'm used to smaller pistols for carry. So it pretty much just has about 100 rounds through it and back in the case.

I'm also from the mentality of 'SAVE EVERYTHING' so no big plans to sell it. One main reason why I am very particular (most times) about picking up new guns.
 
NOT a problem with me...I don't have the funds to buy anything so I've got plenty of time to read about the new guns, old guns, and guns that aren't even for sale yet. :(

Fly
 
Saw a wild cool looking Vektor 9MM on the cover of Guns and Ammo once, and then saw one for sale at a gunshow. Was not terribly expensive so I got it expecting it to be mmmaaavelous like they wrote it up. What a complete piece of pooh. Not even as reliable as my Raven .25, and the sight fell off at the range, but would not run thru a full single stack mag without malfs. Sold that off real fast and then had to put up with the recall letters from the factory for a few years. They even sent me a box and return shipping because I sent in the damn warr. card. I never told them I ditched their piece of .
 
Nope.

I never buy anything that is first issue.

I always let others proof it out and then if the feedback is good then I buy it.

Ruger's new LCR will be like that for me.

But by then I will likely either own a 642 or the Taurus equivalent.

Heck,I might still get the LCR.
 
pt145

Usualy I'll let the infatuation wear off before I buy a thing. Once in a while, I break this rule, and am either totaly happy, or the opposite. I bought a Taurus pt145 that way. I loved the handling, reliability, and accuracy. I found over time that I could not break myself of throwing the first round in the dirt 6' in front of me. My fault, not the gun, but man did I regret buying that gun. Not so bad, I traded it for a 92fs. Now that infatuation has not worn off, I LOVE that gun.:D
 
I read a lot of review and talk to owners of the make and model Im intrested it. So when I do buy I have a very good chance Im going to like it or even love it.
 
There are only three pistols I have ever bought examples of without firing beforehand, a BHP, an HK USP 45c, and a Beretta 8045 Cougar.

The BHP is a hand biter for me, I hated it and sold it.
The HK USP is vastly overrated IMO. Sold it.
The Beretta was okay, but was so fat through the grip for its 8+1 capacity that I traded it off.

I now will not buy a firearm, particularly handguns, without borrowing an example from a friend or biting the bullet on rental fees.

Borrowing various Glocks over time has prevented me from ever owning one.:p
 
Glock 26

Darn thing's grip is so small even with a mag extension.

You know what they say...You can't hold it right, you sure can't shoot it right!

I bought it and traded in a month.
 
Twice. AMT Govt. model. Nuff said. Taurus PT-111 Millennium. A friend bought one, and I had just got my CPL. After handling his, I considered it a great carry weapon; small, thin and light, hot enough caliber. I bought one and regretted it within a month.

No longer have either of these. A Colt replaced the AMT, a Glock 26 the Taurus.
 
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