I was after an FN Israeli Mauser. Found one at a local Gunshow and was so excited I paid for it without a good look over. Turns out it was drilled and tapped for a Lyman sight, and rechambered for 30.06, among other issues. Was quite disappointed, until I found another one from Dennis Kroh which I am very happy with. I passed the other one along. Still looking for a .22 Israeli Mauser.
Guns you DO NOT miss and were glad to get rid of.
Did not know where to put this, but this forum seemed the best fit...kinda.
OK, my friends, we all talk about the guns we had to let go of and lament their passing from us, but now...(drum roll please)
But now, how about the guns you had and were quite happy to get rid of.
Mine were two civilian handguns.
The Colt Trooper and the PK 380 auto made by S&W but shamefully carries a Walther banner on it.
Colt Trooper. Solidly built and had a nice thick barrel...but...
Shot way to the left with anything but 158 or heavier bullets. Also...shaved lead out the sides horrifically. Noticed this when I saw what it did to a cheap spotting scope I used. Almost sand blasted it on one side.
Next, this &*^%% of an autoloader called a PK 380. Felt really good in the hand, but did not even get through one mag without two stoppages. Then the magazine fell out of the gun. Yes...fell out! Then when it hit the ground it kinda exploded with base plate going one way, spring going another, and the ammo spilling out all over the place. Karl Walther turned over in his grave, I am sure. Pure junk.
OK, your turn, what duds did any of you have the misfortune of obtaining.
No shame, it happens to all of us at one point or another.
Dave
OK, my friends, we all talk about the guns we had to let go of and lament their passing from us, but now...(drum roll please)
But now, how about the guns you had and were quite happy to get rid of.
Mine were two civilian handguns.
The Colt Trooper and the PK 380 auto made by S&W but shamefully carries a Walther banner on it.
Colt Trooper. Solidly built and had a nice thick barrel...but...
Shot way to the left with anything but 158 or heavier bullets. Also...shaved lead out the sides horrifically. Noticed this when I saw what it did to a cheap spotting scope I used. Almost sand blasted it on one side.
Next, this &*^%% of an autoloader called a PK 380. Felt really good in the hand, but did not even get through one mag without two stoppages. Then the magazine fell out of the gun. Yes...fell out! Then when it hit the ground it kinda exploded with base plate going one way, spring going another, and the ammo spilling out all over the place. Karl Walther turned over in his grave, I am sure. Pure junk.
OK, your turn, what duds did any of you have the misfortune of obtaining.
No shame, it happens to all of us at one point or another.
Dave
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I've regretted most guns i've sold in one way or another. There are a precious few that I am happy to be rid of.
One of them was a S&W 22A-1 that jammed so much it made me bleed once from racking the slide to clear jams.
I had 3 Kahr polymer frame pistols, a PM9, PM40, and CW40. I am happy to be rid of all three of them.
I had a sig nitron railed 1911 that I traded for a 1969 colt government. The sig hated cast lead so I was happy to see it go.
One of them was a S&W 22A-1 that jammed so much it made me bleed once from racking the slide to clear jams.
I had 3 Kahr polymer frame pistols, a PM9, PM40, and CW40. I am happy to be rid of all three of them.
I had a sig nitron railed 1911 that I traded for a 1969 colt government. The sig hated cast lead so I was happy to see it go.
Mine was a beautifully sporterized K98. It was likely a matching gun before being hacked up and I normally hate the idea of destroying a rifle like that. But someone really put some quality work in to this thing. Very nice sporter stock, clip guide ground down and the receiver was polished and reblued. Timney adjustable trigger. Polished bolt and reconfigured bolt handle with checkered knob. Absolutely beautiful rifle.
The downside.
It was set up with a featherweight barrel in 35 Whelan Ackley Improved. Hands down the most miserable thing I've ever shot and I'm a big guy. It was actually quite accurate fire forming factory 35 Whelan ammo. But after 40 rounds on two separate days I said this is just too obnoxious to shoot!
The downside.
It was set up with a featherweight barrel in 35 Whelan Ackley Improved. Hands down the most miserable thing I've ever shot and I'm a big guy. It was actually quite accurate fire forming factory 35 Whelan ammo. But after 40 rounds on two separate days I said this is just too obnoxious to shoot!
Only one i have regretted buying was a garrucha pistol that was a single shot .22. I always wanted a tip barrel .22 pistol just because, but I should have not gotten this one and gone for a contender or something. Hammer would not stay cocked very well and had some light strikes, when I disassembled it it turns out the hammer spur had broken off. Not sure what to do with the rest of the gun as I still have it.
I recently acquired two big ole ugly Hi Point pistols as part of a package deal (45 and 9mm) I hate even looking at them, and see how much they are worth and hate them even more.
Too cheap to even bother with shipping to another buyer, and thought about making them truck guns, but hate the idea of a criminal stealing them. Stuck with these ugly bricks
Too cheap to even bother with shipping to another buyer, and thought about making them truck guns, but hate the idea of a criminal stealing them. Stuck with these ugly bricks
A 22 snub nose and a little 25 auto. I probably would have been better off throwing them at something than shooting at them.
easy -- a Solothurn ITM AT84S 9mm semiautomatic pistol. As beautiful as a CZ75 clone gets, and built like a fine Swiss watch. But the tolerances were so tight that I could not find ammo that would feed and eject reliably. It drove me nuts. I was happy to pass it on to someone else who thought he could make it run right. |
Robinson Arms M96. Fragile fire control group, too expensive.
Very few I was glad to get rid of. But a couple; one was a Model 700 in .223, I couldn't get it to shoot. I gave it to a kid. Another was a Ruger No 1 that was about a 3" gun. Can't remember what happened to it. i hope whoever got it had better luck than I did. It was a .243.
A John Jovino imported Lithgow No. I Mk. III SMLE.... was a dirty sticky mess when I purchased it in the early 90s for less than fifty bucks. The bore never came clean no matter how much I scrubbed it. It was so pitted the bullets wouldn't even hit the paper. The bolt head kept coming off the receiver rail because the rail was so badly worn. It was truly a smelly SMLE in every sense of the word.
The only firearm that I'm glad I got rid of that I can recall was an old Taurus PT-22. I really enjoyed shooting it when it functioned properly. But it was very problematic and not reliable at all, it just took all the fun out of shooting.
My old taurus g2c
I was glad to get rid of every gun that I wasn’t really, really interested in because I was really, really interested in something else. Examples of interest have certainly changed with time. There were Winchester 1886’s, ‘92s, Winchesters with at least four special order options, then there were Colt New Service Targets/Shooting Masters and on.
So to fund these interests all others had to go, no way to keep them all. However, the most troublesome and overall pita were the Remington 740/742 family of failures. French Mas 36s for no ammo, a S&W 22A1, as mentioned above, was an embarrassment with any ammunition and to the S&W legacy, a Rossi M92 .357 Mag that would barely feed .38Specials much less a .357, along with others, as many lifelong gun cranks will know well.
The hard part for me was unloading that kinda low rent stuff. Had to find someone that would still take them in trade with my full disclosure of ailments.
Now, even after all that, another mutt has still slipped in, for I’ve recently found a Remington Model 81 in .25 Rem hiding in a shadow in a closet corner. Old and weary, not very pretty and starving to death for a lack of ammo.
Now I wonder if that fella down by Dubuque is still really, really interested in fine old 81’s with a few issues?? He must have something to trade and he’s on the way to Rock Island anyway……
So to fund these interests all others had to go, no way to keep them all. However, the most troublesome and overall pita were the Remington 740/742 family of failures. French Mas 36s for no ammo, a S&W 22A1, as mentioned above, was an embarrassment with any ammunition and to the S&W legacy, a Rossi M92 .357 Mag that would barely feed .38Specials much less a .357, along with others, as many lifelong gun cranks will know well.
The hard part for me was unloading that kinda low rent stuff. Had to find someone that would still take them in trade with my full disclosure of ailments.
Now, even after all that, another mutt has still slipped in, for I’ve recently found a Remington Model 81 in .25 Rem hiding in a shadow in a closet corner. Old and weary, not very pretty and starving to death for a lack of ammo.
Now I wonder if that fella down by Dubuque is still really, really interested in fine old 81’s with a few issues?? He must have something to trade and he’s on the way to Rock Island anyway……
Another vote for a PT-22! No more needs to be said.
Golani. Had no feed ramp, The rear sight was scrap, the peep was full of finish material. IIRC, it was a Century Arms import. Out of 3 steel and 3 plastic mags, only one mag successfully fed 15 rounds. Once.
Desert Eagle, it was unreliable and cheaply made.
Any shotgun I have ever owned.
Remington Rand 1911, likely the most over rated handgun on earth.
Colt 1911 in 9X19 I should have learned from the Remington.
03 Springfield, its a Mauser for podunks.
Norwegian Krag,an interesting gun but more valuable in parts.
Sako Nagant M-28, what an absolute pile of shite. Talk about a pig in lipstick.
There will be plenty more come to think of it.
Any shotgun I have ever owned.
Remington Rand 1911, likely the most over rated handgun on earth.
Colt 1911 in 9X19 I should have learned from the Remington.
03 Springfield, its a Mauser for podunks.
Norwegian Krag,an interesting gun but more valuable in parts.
Sako Nagant M-28, what an absolute pile of shite. Talk about a pig in lipstick.
There will be plenty more come to think of it.
Smith & Wesson Victory .22 took jamming to an absurd level, triple feeds, every other failure known to man. Much happier with my Ruger Mark IV which has ran like a top with all sorts of ammo as long as it gets cleaned every 200 rounds or so.
I have several guns I regret selling but only one I was glad to sell which was a sccy 9mm pistol, I just could not hit much of anything with that thing.
Possible P83 Makarov. Purchased, fired, and traded it in, all within 3 hours. No way to hold that damn thing and be accurate without pain.
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