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In the thread for sellers regret
Rossi said:
“you could start a thread on rifles that should have bought and later regretted.
a Ruger No.1 Tropical in .458
.243 Sako A11 Varmint
.303 Marini carbine
6mm /.303 singleshot
etc etc etc“
So on that note, this is the sister thread..
I haven’t had a bad egg yet, but what rifle or item will you never buy again and for what reasons?
My first centerfire was a Remington 742 woodsmaster 243.
Went ok shot well-cant remember groups but good enough for me.
Only thing is it would jam up unexpectedly. Did it on my first deer-wouldn't feed the next round-several times. Big debacle-just made a really easy shot hard and cost another deer.
second time was on a hunting trip last day before coming home. everyone was having some target practice. My one and only shot the bolt went all funny-hardly any spring tension and sort of sat in the middle of the travel.
Threw it into the tent in disgust and left it. Went back later and it was fine. suspect maybe some rust/material in the piston assembly. stripped it when I got back home (as much as I could)-couldn't find anything wrong with it. never trusted it after that and stopped me shooting for a bit-bought a win70 lightweight 243 which I still have and traded the rem in on the loopy scope
It never did it when sighting in or having a bit of a play.
Found out years later that the acquaintance I bought it off knew it did silly stuff like that on occasion before he sold it to me. He knew me WTF?
Other than that I haven't really had anything that I truly regret buying. If they played up I usually fixed them or got them sorted if it was out of my league.
Remington 597
Inaccurate jam-omatic
Mossberg 802 "Plinkster"... biggest Brazilian manufactured POS to ever sully my safe.
The model name should have been a clue but somehow I convinced myself to get one. The roughest machining I've seen on a small bore rifle, refused to feed reliably no matter which ammunition I used. I felt sorry for the guy who bought it from me.
CBC copy of Rem nylon66. Jammomatic.
Ruger 10/22 carbine.
Worst piece of shit ever.
I regret not buying a mint 1 owner BRNO Model 21, 10 years ago in 7x57 for $850. I was then a BSA snob.
Mine was the same until I installed a Volquartsen extractor. Runs flawless now.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
I usually have "none buyers regret", ive missed out on a few awesome deals because I was being cheap and regretted it for years to come.
Recently missed a cheap Vortex PST Gen 2 which I thought I didn't need, less than a week later realised it was the perfect scope for my intended use.
ouch. Mine goes good and wouldn't get rid of itQuote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
Yes maybe if that was the only issue. My older Stirling 20P was more accurate and the trigger was also better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
Ruger 10/22 circa earl 90s bought new. Inaccurate is an understatement.
Savage stevens semi auto 22LR early 90s, great condition to look at but would not cycle a round at all. Got a dam good deal from GC when they swapped it for the most accurate 22LR I have ever owned. (Still have that Norinco JW27 some 25 years later...) Serves him right not asking why I bought it in...It was jamming every shot and would not cycle. I was told by the gunsmith to give it to GC as he would collect it the next day and fix it. The guy behind the counter saw me looking at a new norinco on the shelf, Asked me what I had in the gunbag and after I said it was a Stevens he said he would do a straight swap but did not want the scope. I certainly was not going to argue with that offer and left before he had a chance to test it......
Norinco in 223... Bloody bolt would jam closed with a live round in the chamber, would have to stick he butt on the ground and tap the bolt down with something whilst the barrel is pointing up at your face.... 2 trips to the gunsmith didn't improve things
yeah that's a nasty one.Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
A Marlin 44 mag lever action. Piece of crap was the worst for jamming on loading. Even the gunsmith never sorted it. I gave it to a mate. Yes; he's still a mate! He knew all about how shite it was because we hunted together and he saw it at its worst..... Put me off Marlin levers.......
My beloved rossi 357 had a bad little habit of occasionally letting the next round from the tube mag slip under the cartridge lifter when cycling for the next shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by bumblefoot
Dog knots the whole lot up with the lever open. Easiest way to unstick is to take the end plug out of the mag and take the spring/plug and all the ammo out and the offending shell would come out a lot easier. Funnily enough the PO had already lost the end plug in the bush and had a new one made up probably from doing just that.
Worked out where some weld could be put in to fix this PITA. A little grinding/fitting and all good.
I got talked into a Tikka 22.250 for fallow - smaller holes than my 270 - heap of s…. didn’t work for me - dumped it and got a Tikka 243 - perfect!
Bought a Ruger Mini 14 Ranch Rifle chambered in 222 rem when they first came out over here, had over 1000 cases when I got it, only around80 when I got rid of it, could never get it to shoot well enough, so I traded it for a Marlin 444 and 100 rounds of factory ammo, best deal I ever did, the Marlin shot around the inch mark with 240gn cast projectiles.
Pretty much every older used gun that I have bought sight unseen. "Barrel looks really good with strong rifling". Fast forward - barrel is pitted to fuck and shot out.
Of Course you did. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan