Ever "jump the gun" and later regret it?

I just had to have a S&W 500.

Finally found one for a good price, shot 2 or 3 rounds, and realized I'm an idiot.

I have to say, the build is good, and the trigger is excellent. I just can't afford to shoot it, and don't like the feeling of hitting a steel pole with a baseball bat.

.45's are enough for me.

smarter and poorer, as usual.

funny, tho, i can't seem to part with it. great BBQ gun.
 
B.N.Real said:
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.
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Precisely. In fact, if I find myself in panting lust with any gun, I take a cold shower and think about it for a while. I don't have the budget for impulse purchases, or the patience to dispose of them after the fact.
 
Yes, when I bought a Les Baer Monolith 1911 .....a few years ago.

It took about 8 months to get it / it wouldn't feed anything reliably until I put at least 30 boxes thru it / and the finish was mediocre at best ( blued areas were really soft and scratch easily ) ..... and I prepaid for it since it was a custom order...

Now that it is broken in - it shoots real well - but it still aggravates me when I look at it. I'm going to send it to Wilson Combat one of these days and have it refinished and cleaned up / and I'll probably like it better.
 
Had to have a S&W Model 39 when they first came out. (Yeah, I'm that old. :() Damn thing kicked harder than my .45 Gov't Model. Grip was just wrong for me. Sold it at a profit, so I guess I'm not too bad off. :cool:
 
I usually wait. I avoided some problems this way by waiting before buying my SW M&Ps. I still haven't bought the Ruger LCP (and may not). I'm breaking this rule, however, by getting on a list for the Sig 238. Hopefully, Sig has done a good copy job on the Colt Mustang.
 
...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?
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Kahr P9. "riddled with issues" is a good way of describing it.
 
I bought a CZ Rami in .40S&W right after they came out. It looked
like the perfect "concealed-carry" pistol.
Not so much.
I've read that many people feel the 9mm Rami is a sweet gun, and perfect for
CCW. Maybe so, but the .40 was, as you said, "riddled with issues".
I finally got it running right, but by then I was sick of the darn thing.:barf:

Walter
 
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