Guns you thought you would like...

First was a Tek-9. Flat spotted brass, wasn't accurate, and the only thing going for it was looking somewhat cool. Sold it.

Second was a Kel Tec p3at. Even after fluff and buff, wasn't reliable. Traded it for a Charter Arms 2000, which was my first snub. Was a good trade.

Last was another Kel Tec, the pf11. Like it's little cousin, just couldn't make it work. Really wanted to like both Kel Teks, just didn't happen. Sold it as well. Also, didn't try the send in and get fixed route, so in all fairness, Kel Tek might have made them right. I'll never know.
 
S&W 645. Bought it back 1987 because I wanted a stainless .45 to go with my Colt 1911. Not many choices for stainless back then except maybe the AMT Hardballer. Sold it 3 months later. It felt terrible to hold and jammed often, whereas the 1911 never had any failures. Maybe that's why they were only made for another year after that.

Lou
 
John Browning's "improvement" on the 1911... the BHP. It felt great in the hand and was fairly accurate, but I couldn't get used to the trigger. I'd read all of the cures for this, but decided to let it go and stick with my first love, 1911s. By the way, one thing that made it easier to let go was the fact that it was one of the digital camo BHPs. A true abomination. :)
 
Ruger Mini-14, stainless, with factory folding stock.

As Washington State doesn't allow .223 for deer hunting, and as I don't own a ranch with dozens of coyotes which need killing, I couldn't find a use for it.

(Of course, that was long before zombies became a problem... :) )
 
Browning Buckmark Rifle
The slide release and safety had to be operated with your off-hand. It was a bit irritating.
But, mostly... it would start spitting hot chunks of carbon, wax, and lead at your face, once it had a couple hundred rounds through it. From cheap ammo, to premium ammo, it didn't care - I just wanted to burn your face (and if you were wearing short sleeves, it would get your support arm, too).

....absolutely the funnest, quickest-handling carbine I've ever owned, but getting peppered by hot fouling outweighed the good.




Here's a similar thread, from April:
Did you go through a lot ... to find out what you like?
 
HKP30L: long, spongy trigger pull in SA, gun shot high and to the left, HK charged me to adjust it then it shot low and to the right, would not reliably feed 115gr 9mm ammo, grip panels lumpy and weird

LCP: garbage trigger, frame pins walked out after 150 rounds, gun couldn't make it through more than 10 rounds without jamming terribly, nasty recoil.

Sig Scorpion 1911: sights were off from factory, tight firing chamber with FTRTFB, Sig tried twice to fix it, Cerakote started to chip off.

Sig P290: impossible to disassemble, weird trigger, light strikes, Sig tried to fix it twice. Eventually gave me the RS model at no charge.

Beretta M9: terrible fit and finish, they actually send people to war with these things? Unreliable, weird sights, could never get used to the weird safety and DA/SA.
 
GSG-5
Looks awesome, great concept, fun little .22 plinker, right?
Not so much. Jams easily, had a lot of light primer strikes, felt wobbly and poorly made (and that was before I mounted the adjustable stock on it), and I was lucky to hit within 2 1/2" of where I was aiming. Still have it, because one of my uncle's rules is "never sell a gun". This gun is why some rules are made to be broken.
 
A Taurus .22mag revolver ... thought it would be cool, never used it, sold it, missed it ... just got a Ruger LCR .22mag, just shot for the first time this morning, love it ... the other was a Smith 637 j-frame, again thought I had to have one, cool look, realized I'd have to shoot it every other day to be able to count on it, sold it to finance a Springer XDs in .45acp ... way better in every way ...
 
Have bad a few over the years, S&W 469. Loved it, until I fired it. Couldn't hit a thing with it, and the grips tore up my hand. Taurus Tracker 44 mag. Wanted a k frame sized 44 special, with adj sights, and thought this would be dandy. Wrong! Cylinder sits at an angle to the barrel, binds up when dirty, been back to Taurus twice... They can't see the problem.
Winchester 190. Had one as a kid. Took 20 years to forget why I traded it. Took 5 minutes at the range to make me ask myself why I bought another!
 
S&W mod 36 chief in .38. A snub wheel gun. Just didnt like it. Thick for its size. A point blank gun only. Bye,bye it went
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I like mine. It is thinner than my/the Taurus counter-part M85, and it shoots just as well as any snub...after all, any snubbie is a point blank gun. If a person wanted a long-range gun, they would logically get at least a four-inch.

As to disappointment gun, had to have a P08 awhile back. I discovered that racking the toggle was a whole lot harder than any slide...and could only use the thumb and index finger to do it unlike a gun with a slide where you can use all your fingers and thumb. Just was too difficult to manipulate. Luger mystique soon departed. Sold it of course.
 
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One of the older Smith & Wesson SVE40's. Felt good in the store, brought it home and shot it quite a bit but didn't like the way it felt. Sold it to a buddy who absolutely loves it. I now have a good collection, including other 40's, so I don't believe it was the recoil.
 
Bushmaster ACR, it was fun and perfect for a lefty like me. But so is my AK74 clone in 5.45x39, and it's cheaper to shoot. ACR just ended up being kind of vanilla for me and I sold it to buy a Colt 1911 that I absolutely could not be happier with.
 
Drank the kool-aid and traded for a Glock 36. Second worst firearm mistake I ever made.

Wasn't accurate.
Wasn't ergonomic.
Wasn't pretty.

Spent about as much on trying to improve it as I did to purchase it. Finally sold it for a loss.
 
Taurus PT-22 - I bought a pretty one with nice grips for a good price. It wouldn't run. It would jam, it would eject unfired rounds. It would slam shut on an unfired round that it was trying to chamber and bent it. :eek:

SW 317 LS in 22 LR - couldn't stand the trigger - it was about 2000 lbs. :D
 
I had a CETME. I wanted to like the rifle but it was so shoddily put together. The rifle seemed dangerous to me. By far my least favorite gun that I have wanted to like.
 
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