What is the dumbest gun you've ever bought?

[bradsteen]

Well, almost...

- HiPoint 45 Carbine and Hightower Armory bullpup stock kit (I couldn't knock it till I tried it, so I did... and I was right)

 

[CLT65]

Firearm #3 was the Ugh / dumbest of the bunch...a Jennings .22 pistol...with the box and paperwork plus an extra magazine.
( To its credit...it looked unfired )

Speaking of the Jennings, a friend had one once just like you describe, looked great, in the box with a couple magazines. He had had it for years and was tired of it, wanted to sell it. I politely said no thanks, at any price.

What he did with it was surprising. He completely stripped it down to the bare frame. He tossed the receiver in the trash, and put the "spare parts set" on ebay. As I recall, he got something like $150 for it.

 

[CLT65]

Also speaking of Jennings, I recall a nearly forgotten memory of a Jennings 9mm Pistol that I had for a short time back in the 1990's.

It was a learning experience; I know I got taken on it, paid nearly as much in 1997 (?) dollars as I did for the SCCY pistol in 2020 dollars, and the SCCY is a FAR better gun (and that"s saying something).

 

[Dr Prepper]

Well, almost...

Twas being facetious..

 

[bradsteen]

Twas being facetious..

Yeah, I missed the last line of your comment - my bad!

 

[bradsteen]

Ignore this - Duplicate post

 

[ktgee]

SWD Cobary Terminator 12 ga single shot shotgun

I bought two of these when they came out in the 90s for under 100.00 each.
Single shot slam fired. Collasible stock heavy. Looks kool and very tactical thats why I bought them. Very robust and nothing about it is delicate.

Gun was very impractical to use. I remembered that it was hard to reload and was somewhat unsafe with an open bolt design. Pulling bolt back for ejection of spent casing. Terrible gun. Got rid of it.after awhile. A regular single shot shotgun was more practical to use. Could probably get off two to three shots to one shot of the terminator.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Like the title says, what is the "dumbest" gun you've bought? Not "worst" - I'm not talking about mechanical failures or crap customer service or anything like that. I mean DUMB. Like the "why the hell would you own one of those?" kinda dumb. I will extend this to really dumb accessories as well.

Wow, this question in different forms sure comes up a lot:

Your worst purchase (firearm) ever

My worst purchase so far was a s&w Governor. Dont get me wrong it was really well built but it was huge and only accurate with 45acp. I still am not sure why i bought it as its to big for carry and lacks real power for hunting. I guess it would be a decent home defense gun but i have better...

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Just for fun: worst gun you ever owned?

If I remember right it was a FIE aluminum frame 38 special revolver.couldnt hit the western hemisphere with it, out of time, terrible trigger, you name it. I put it on a metal band saw and cut it up in 1/2 long pieces and tossed it in scrap.

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What's your "Damn, I wish I hadn't bought that" gun?

He hates 22LR.... he’s weird, he also hates his food touching on the plate. OK, then that explains it. I just bought a second 10/22 this week, and given its popularity, I was surprised by this answer. That’s not the first time I’ve heard about someone not wanting different food portions...

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Least favorite gun

Makes mental note about tracers and flour..... ..powdered milk, too.

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What's the worst money you have ever spent firearms related?

Wait I got another one... Cheap holosight and .45acp ammo....both from the same gun show. the sight fell apart adjusting it, and the ammo was junk reloads that you literally could not hit a target 25ft away with, out of a Ruger SR1911. lucky the ammo made it out of the end of the barrel. seems...

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Guns you're embarrassed to own

This thread could be called "fat chicks and mopeds" and everyone would still know what you're talking about.

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What brand comes to mind when you think of a firearm with quality issues?

Kimbers and other Custom 1911s I don’t get... ...spend thousands of dollars on a new custom 1911, and they tell you it has a brake in of 500rds. So you have to spend another $200 on ammo, and more money on trips to the range, all the while fighting the FTF/FTEs. Best case... break in goes great...

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Most unpleasant firearm you ever shot?

Eventually most encounter one; vicious recoil, poor ergonomics, badly thought out design, something gonzo for the sake of being so, etc. that results in a truly unpleasant shooting firearm. Which was yours and why?

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What guns would make the blooper reel of firearms history?

History is replete with examples; wrong offering at the wrong time, manufacturer misjudged the buying public, good idea but poorly executed, in a weird caliber that never caught on, terrible idea that no one can really explain, cool feature(s) but not enough to justify the...

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[JuglansRegia]

Detonics combat master, got it for $500, this is pre smart phone era so if you saw something that seamed like a good deal you had to buy it on the spot. I missed out on a german made walther ppk in box with paperwork for $350 because l had to go home and research it on the internet. The Detonics was cool, but way to heavy for the 5 rounds of 45acp plus you had to cover what you were aiming at with the muzzel if you wanted a chance of hitting it, sold it a few months later.