Things you bought and wished you hadn't

dogman2 · 12-21-2007, 10:07 AM

5 or 6 years ago I bought an Armalite AR-15. I don't know why because I have never liked them. I got it all.
1,000 rds Winchester 55 gr. FMJBT, Brownells chamber and lug brush, Midway plastic ammo boxes. 2,000 Winchester 50 gr. bullets for reloading. reloading dies. 10 30 round mags. Same as all my other Cals. I have fired 70 rounds through it and it is taking up space in my gun cabinet. I just can't get attached to plastic and aluminum.
I like blued steel and wood or stainless and wood. I also will not have a plastic holster, leather looks and smells so good.

two-70 · 12-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Sig Mosquito 22

CrazyIvan · 12-21-2007, 01:36 PM

I have bought some fit-all, soft nylon type of sidearm holsters for my guns, and they completely SUCK! They dont have any support, they hang at an angle off of your belt or whatever they may be attached to... I've bought 4 and roughly about $22 average for them. I should have learned after the first one.

Anyone want them?

ArkansasHunter · 12-21-2007, 01:54 PM

A stump broke cow

musicmaniac · 12-21-2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyIvan

I have bought some fit-all, soft nylon type of sidearm holsters for my guns, and they completely SUCK! They dont have any support, they hang at an angle off of your belt or whatever they may be attached to... I've bought 4 and roughly about $22 average for them. I should have learned after the first one.

Anyone want them?

Actually.... LOL. I would send you a couple bucks for one! I would just like to have something cheap for when I am out shooting. PM me.

Walther Gx-1 · 12-21-2007, 08:24 PM

A Yugo Ak47 with the under folder stock. Of all the rifles I have shot it is by far the most uncomfortable to shoot.

Big Dog · 12-22-2007, 06:09 AM

1979 Mercury Monarch - a total POS from the beginning! To make it worse, Dad liked it so much, he made Mom trade in her '71 Olds Cutlass (a superb car!) on another Monarch! So we were saddle with two POS's!
That consumer mag did a report on them - said they had improved over prior years - they rated it as a 'lime' instead of a 'lemon'.

I even made the mistake of buying the 'extended warranty' - total waste of money. Nothing that ever broke was covered, it seems.
The AC and the PLASTIC window cranks both broke within the first year of ownership. NOT covered.

The tranny linkage rattled like a wore-out AK47. Suspension bottomed out with a moderate load int he trunk. Gas mileage sucked.

I replaced it as soon as I got some trade-in value on it, and would get more than I owed on it. Got a '75 Firebird I loved!

I haven't bought a new car or a FORD since!!

troylaplante · 12-22-2007, 08:44 AM

Charter Arms Explorer II .22 pistol.

Dookiebutt · 12-22-2007, 09:24 AM

Dodge Durango the first year they came out. Looked great, sounded great, total POS.

CrazyIvan · 12-22-2007, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musicmaniac

Actually.... LOL. I would send you a couple bucks for one! I would just like to have something cheap for when I am out shooting. PM me.

Lemme get them together & get some Pictures of them, then I will PM you.

snuffysmith · 12-24-2007, 01:20 PM

My x-wife's engagement ring! Both of them (wifes) !!!

P.S.: AH, was she Jersey with big brown eyes? My brother dated one like that and he's been pining for her ever since Daddy sold her.LOL

Snuffy

Father Time · 12-25-2007, 09:36 PM

I traded my S&W 22/32 kit gun for a model 700 Remington in 22-250. In addition to losing my favorite gun ever, I then owned a rifle that I couldn't shoot. Those shots might exist in Wyoming, but in Northern Michigan there are a lot of trees in the way.

The parallax from that 9X scope was like getting hit in the forehead with a hammer.

LefthandShooter · 12-25-2007, 10:57 PM

A wedding present and tux rental for my brother's wedding - knowing it wouldn't last.
(and it didn't.)

neophyte · 12-26-2007, 05:05 AM

Squeaky toy for the dog

"AH"-'snuffy'

you fellows aint right.

ArkansasHunter · 12-26-2007, 07:51 AM

I wished I hadn't bought a old timey purcalater coffee pot for a Christmas present...It stunk up the house this morn'in and I woke up my family and they ain't to happy with me right now.

troy2000 · 12-26-2007, 10:57 AM

"Stunk up?" I remember waking up to that smell when I was a kid; I loved it, and it meant breakfast was on the way.

Seabeescotty · 12-26-2007, 12:33 PM

Engagement rings are a waste of money, there's no trade-in value on'em not to mention you don't get 'em back. I bought one of those square boxes they call caravan, and what an absolute peice of............. Anyway, when I traded it in they said it was going to accidently catch on fire out back, wasn't worth the price of shipping it to the auction.

toolman · 12-26-2007, 01:09 PM

I bought a no-name .22 revolver in high-school that had a busted firing pin. I rigged a pin, but never shot the gun, My buddy borrowed it one day and said that every shot either lodged in the barrel or sprayed lead and powder all over the shooter. I traded it off to a guy who wanted it for a wall-hanger.

12-21-2007, 10:07 AM	#1
dogman2 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 133	Things you bought and wished you hadn't 5 or 6 years ago I bought an Armalite AR-15. I don't know why because I have never liked them. I got it all. 1,000 rds Winchester 55 gr. FMJBT, Brownells chamber and lug brush, Midway plastic ammo boxes. 2,000 Winchester 50 gr. bullets for reloading. reloading dies. 10 30 round mags. Same as all my other Cals. I have fired 70 rounds through it and it is taking up space in my gun cabinet. I just can't get attached to plastic and aluminum. I like blued steel and wood or stainless and wood. I also will not have a plastic holster, leather looks and smells so good.

12-21-2007, 01:05 PM	#2
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,783	Sig Mosquito 22 __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.

12-21-2007, 01:36 PM	#3
CrazyIvan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,561	I have bought some fit-all, soft nylon type of sidearm holsters for my guns, and they completely SUCK! They dont have any support, they hang at an angle off of your belt or whatever they may be attached to... I've bought 4 and roughly about $22 average for them. I should have learned after the first one. Anyone want them? __________________ "Minimum wage, minimum effort." "Never underestimate the power of stupidity." ~Me

12-22-2007, 06:09 AM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,361	1979 Mercury Monarch - a total POS from the beginning! To make it worse, Dad liked it so much, he made Mom trade in her '71 Olds Cutlass (a superb car!) on another Monarch! So we were saddle with two POS's! That consumer mag did a report on them - said they had improved over prior years - they rated it as a 'lime' instead of a 'lemon'. I even made the mistake of buying the 'extended warranty' - total waste of money. Nothing that ever broke was covered, it seems. The AC and the PLASTIC window cranks both broke within the first year of ownership. NOT covered. The tranny linkage rattled like a wore-out AK47. Suspension bottomed out with a moderate load int he trunk. Gas mileage sucked. I replaced it as soon as I got some trade-in value on it, and would get more than I owed on it. Got a '75 Firebird I loved! I haven't bought a new car or a FORD since!! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

12-22-2007, 08:44 AM	#8
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	Charter Arms Explorer II .22 pistol. __________________ troylaplante.com

12-21-2007, 01:54 PM	#4
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,931	A stump broke cow

12-21-2007, 08:24 PM	#6
Walther Gx-1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 30	A Yugo Ak47 with the under folder stock. Of all the rifles I have shot it is by far the most uncomfortable to shoot.

12-22-2007, 09:24 AM	#9
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,276	Dodge Durango the first year they came out. Looked great, sounded great, total POS.

12-24-2007, 01:20 PM	#11
snuffysmith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central Arkansas Posts: 577	My x-wife's engagement ring! Both of them (wifes) !!! P.S.: AH, was she Jersey with big brown eyes? My brother dated one like that and he's been pining for her ever since Daddy sold her.LOL Snuffy __________________ time & weather changes everything KTALGSTO

12-25-2007, 09:36 PM	#12
Father Time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 375 Images: 2	I traded my S&W 22/32 kit gun for a model 700 Remington in 22-250. In addition to losing my favorite gun ever, I then owned a rifle that I couldn't shoot. Those shots might exist in Wyoming, but in Northern Michigan there are a lot of trees in the way. The parallax from that 9X scope was like getting hit in the forehead with a hammer. __________________ You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

12-25-2007, 10:57 PM	#13
LefthandShooter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A House in NE Ohio! Posts: 1,691	A wedding present and tux rental for my brother's wedding - knowing it wouldn't last. (and it didn't.)

12-26-2007, 05:05 AM	#14
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,188 Blog Entries: 2	giggle Squeaky toy for the dog "AH"-'snuffy' you fellows aint right. __________________ Craig May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you. Numbers 6:24

12-26-2007, 07:51 AM	#15
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,931	I wished I hadn't bought a old timey purcalater coffee pot for a Christmas present...It stunk up the house this morn'in and I woke up my family and they ain't to happy with me right now.

12-26-2007, 10:57 AM	#16
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,937 Images: 9	"Stunk up?" I remember waking up to that smell when I was a kid; I loved it, and it meant breakfast was on the way. __________________ I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting you really believe what you just said. WF Buckley, Jr

12-26-2007, 12:33 PM	#17
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,455 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	Engagement rings are a waste of money, there's no trade-in value on'em not to mention you don't get 'em back. I bought one of those square boxes they call caravan, and what an absolute peice of............. Anyway, when I traded it in they said it was going to accidently catch on fire out back, wasn't worth the price of shipping it to the auction.

12-26-2007, 01:09 PM	#18
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,807 Blog Entries: 24	I bought a no-name .22 revolver in high-school that had a busted firing pin. I rigged a pin, but never shot the gun, My buddy borrowed it one day and said that every shot either lodged in the barrel or sprayed lead and powder all over the shooter. I traded it off to a guy who wanted it for a wall-hanger. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!