What rifle did you regret buying and why?
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I know I will probably be flamed, but I had a love/hate relationship with a Ruger 10/22. I loved to shoot it off the bench as it was super accurate.
However, when I took it off the bench, it was too light and didn't feel good in my hands and I had trouble hitting anything with it.
Sold it to a young man who just loved it!
However, when I took it off the bench, it was too light and didn't feel good in my hands and I had trouble hitting anything with it.
Sold it to a young man who just loved it!
The Sharps. I had always wanted one, and when one showed up in the used gun rack, I snagged it. Played with it for a year or so, wrung all the accuracy out of it that I could with aging eyes and iron sights.
That's five shots in 0.879 with a 500 grain bullet pushed by 3.4cc of Hodgdon 777, at 100 yards, so I've got nothing to complain about in the accuracy department. Still, it's been in the locker since about 2005 and I haven't really done anything with it. It's like a pretty girl that couldn't keep my attention after I'd used her for awhile. Oh, that makes me sad.
That's five shots in 0.879 with a 500 grain bullet pushed by 3.4cc of Hodgdon 777, at 100 yards, so I've got nothing to complain about in the accuracy department. Still, it's been in the locker since about 2005 and I haven't really done anything with it. It's like a pretty girl that couldn't keep my attention after I'd used her for awhile. Oh, that makes me sad.
Doc.Holliday
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I've found out why that every firearms forum in existence has threads on improving repairing modifying Rossi ad nauseum. Thank god their price point is low to match their retained value.Service is on par with Lada or Skoda autos.
My 2 cents.
Doc.
My 2 cents.
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4runnerman
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Can't really say disappointed, but more down the line of not well spent money-It would have to be my 22-250. To me that is one ( how to say ) wasted caliber.
My 223 is more ( Much Much ) more accurate, shoots a heavier bullet and only 300 fps slower. Anything good about it is wasted by the light bullets I am limited to shooting out of it. I will never sell it, but It just sits in the safe,maybe 3 or 4 times a year it gets shot.
My 223 is more ( Much Much ) more accurate, shoots a heavier bullet and only 300 fps slower. Anything good about it is wasted by the light bullets I am limited to shooting out of it. I will never sell it, but It just sits in the safe,maybe 3 or 4 times a year it gets shot.
Cheapshooter
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What a silly question! 
None!
Now ask me about the ones I regret getting rid of!
None!Now ask me about the ones I regret getting rid of!
Ruger 77RSI. .308. Generally poor stock bedding and even worse accuracy ; with a 4x scope it wouldn't shoot with my Win94 with any factory ammo.
A good looking and easy to carry / shoot hunting rifle but for the $ , way too many issues. I really miss the weapon type but not the Ruger!!
A good looking and easy to carry / shoot hunting rifle but for the $ , way too many issues. I really miss the weapon type but not the Ruger!!
I've bought and sold dozens of rifles. I can't think of any that I regret buying or selling. As times changed, my needs and tastes changed. I sold what I no longer wanted or needed and either put the money back in the bank or used it to buy something better, or at least better suited to current needs.
I've regretted quite a few of the rifles I've owned. Only one out of six or seven really seems to make me happy.
No matter what the rifle looks or feels like, if I can't get it to shoot really well then I lose interest in it pretty fast.
As somebody once said, "Only accurate rifles are interesting".
That's how it is with me, anyway.
No matter what the rifle looks or feels like, if I can't get it to shoot really well then I lose interest in it pretty fast.
As somebody once said, "Only accurate rifles are interesting".
That's how it is with me, anyway.
trg42wraglefragle
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Never regretted, but on all firearms I would've done slightly different.
Instead of my Tikka T3 in 223, I probably would now go 204 Ruger, or would've got the CZ Kevlar I was also considering. I wouldn't have got the Burris FFII I got, I would've spent a bit more and got the Nikon I now have. I don't regret the gun, as it is a fantastic gun and extremely accurate, I'd just do it a bit different.
My Remington 870 I would've saved a bit more and got a 11-87 instead. Or now I know of a different gun shop I would've paid an extra $50 and got a 20" barrel with my 28".
I love my CZ 452 American, but I possibly would get the Varmint instead if I could do it again. That said, if I'd got the Varmint and probably wish I had got the American.
More or less everything I buy I wish I had the hind sight I have now to have done it better, cheaper or both.
Instead of my Tikka T3 in 223, I probably would now go 204 Ruger, or would've got the CZ Kevlar I was also considering. I wouldn't have got the Burris FFII I got, I would've spent a bit more and got the Nikon I now have. I don't regret the gun, as it is a fantastic gun and extremely accurate, I'd just do it a bit different.
My Remington 870 I would've saved a bit more and got a 11-87 instead. Or now I know of a different gun shop I would've paid an extra $50 and got a 20" barrel with my 28".
I love my CZ 452 American, but I possibly would get the Varmint instead if I could do it again. That said, if I'd got the Varmint and probably wish I had got the American.
More or less everything I buy I wish I had the hind sight I have now to have done it better, cheaper or both.
A Ruger M77 in 7mm SAUM.
The rifle shot well, but it was weighted all wrong. The synthetic stock was too light so it always felt barrel heavy.. Then it became increasingly difficult to find ammo and components for the 7mm SAUM.
I sold it and replaced it with a good ole 270 win, with a wood stock.
The rifle shot well, but it was weighted all wrong. The synthetic stock was too light so it always felt barrel heavy.. Then it became increasingly difficult to find ammo and components for the 7mm SAUM.
I sold it and replaced it with a good ole 270 win, with a wood stock.
Ruger 10/22 for me also, for years I would buy one try to shoot the dang thing and end up selling/trading it. Even went through the heavy barrel/target stock phase. Just couldn't seem to make it "right". Finally ended up put it back to factory original and buying a set of Williams Fire sights, what a difference, now I actually like it and shoot it as much as my dwindling supply of .22 LR will allow.
What I really need is a lease program for firearms, have them for 1-2 years, then turn them back in and get a different one.
What I really need is a lease program for firearms, have them for 1-2 years, then turn them back in and get a different one.
Sure Shot Mc Gee
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Re-blued Converted Mauser junk into (22-250) in a 10-lb Fajen stock. For a 1 year old 1963 Winchester model 94 30-30 having a Williams FP peep and sling professionally installed.
Here I forgot all about that disappointing one time only gun trade. And now I'm reminded of that sorry a_ _ occasion again. ~~I QUIT!!_
Here I forgot all about that disappointing one time only gun trade. And now I'm reminded of that sorry a_ _ occasion again. ~~I QUIT!!_
MOshooter65202
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My first 22 semi auto I purchased.
I was 9 or 10? When I had saved enough from my paper route to buy a 22 rifle,I ended up buying a 487T Savage westpoint 22 rifle,which was a poorly built rifle that wasn't very accurate or reliable.
40 years later I still own that POS rifle,I just couldn't pawn that off on anyone!
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I was 9 or 10? When I had saved enough from my paper route to buy a 22 rifle,I ended up buying a 487T Savage westpoint 22 rifle,which was a poorly built rifle that wasn't very accurate or reliable.
40 years later I still own that POS rifle,I just couldn't pawn that off on anyone!
lolStillhunter
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My Howa 300 win mag. It,s a good solid rifle and it fits well to me.But to get a 308 bullet to do a little more,it,s just not worth the recoil that comes with it.
I knew it when i bought it,but i just had to have one.
I knew it when i bought it,but i just had to have one.
SteelChickenShooter
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One pops up quick: Umarex "Colt" M-4 style 22LR
High expectations, but failed to deliver.
There have been a few others.
Maybe add to the post as they come to mind.
I got a Weatherby Vanguard II in 30-06 very close to deer season and failed to find and install suitable scope ring bases. Yes they were available online but I chose not to provided credit card info. For me it was easier to sell off the Vanguard and replace it with a Ruger American. Scope install was an instant slam dunk and the Ruger was ready for deer camp in no time at all.
High expectations, but failed to deliver.
There have been a few others.
Maybe add to the post as they come to mind.
I got a Weatherby Vanguard II in 30-06 very close to deer season and failed to find and install suitable scope ring bases. Yes they were available online but I chose not to provided credit card info. For me it was easier to sell off the Vanguard and replace it with a Ruger American. Scope install was an instant slam dunk and the Ruger was ready for deer camp in no time at all.
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2010 Springfield Armory M1A Standard
I was going to build a precision rifle from an M1A Standard. I still love the M1A, but unfortunately the one I ended up with was a complete dog. It's a two year long saga, but the short version is: I had over 3k wrapped up in the project already (Rifle, custom stock, etc). When it came time to add glass, I learned just how wildly out of spec my receiver was (and over two years learned a lot about the challenge and expense of accurizing M1As). The rifle functioned reliably, just wasn't going to allow for a scope mount. I never did get to shoot the thing in the custom stock I ordered for it, so maybe it would have done better, but out of the box accuracy seemed to be poor (6" @ 100 was the best anyone ever got it to do with FGMM and iron sights). With those two issues, and the knowledge that a SCAR H would suit my desires equally well (and more cheaply and and with less headache), I decided to walk away from the whole project.
As another poster said, it's not so much a regret because I learned something along the way. But... considering how much time and energy went into that project, I do which I could get the time back.
I was going to build a precision rifle from an M1A Standard. I still love the M1A, but unfortunately the one I ended up with was a complete dog. It's a two year long saga, but the short version is: I had over 3k wrapped up in the project already (Rifle, custom stock, etc). When it came time to add glass, I learned just how wildly out of spec my receiver was (and over two years learned a lot about the challenge and expense of accurizing M1As). The rifle functioned reliably, just wasn't going to allow for a scope mount. I never did get to shoot the thing in the custom stock I ordered for it, so maybe it would have done better, but out of the box accuracy seemed to be poor (6" @ 100 was the best anyone ever got it to do with FGMM and iron sights). With those two issues, and the knowledge that a SCAR H would suit my desires equally well (and more cheaply and and with less headache), I decided to walk away from the whole project.
As another poster said, it's not so much a regret because I learned something along the way. But... considering how much time and energy went into that project, I do which I could get the time back.