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

[wired]

Lifetime NRA membership

Whats yours?

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[Kruel J]

Quad railed hand guards.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Probably cerakote and duracoat.

But that's purely because it adds no realized cash value to a gun.
I don't regret it, just won't ever see the money again.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Quad railed hand guards.

State of the art, 1998

 

[Kruel J]

State of the art, 1998

I wasted money on a couple sets of them, circa 2010-ish.

 

[RVTECH]

Three off the top of my head:

A Phoenix .22 pistol - lost money on the sale
A SKS - came out ahead on a trade
A Kel Tek S2K - broke even on the sale

 

[papersoldier]

I once purchased a Marlin 1895M chambered in .450 Marlin for an Alaska trip and it was such a recoil monster that I ended up firing it a total of 4 times to sight it in, took it on my trip, and then sold it at a loss upon my return home. I'd say that's probably the worst money I've ever spent on a firearm.

 

[USMC1911]

I purchased a Glock once...

 

[Kruel J]

I purchased a Glock once...

Low hanging fruit there bud.

 

[SrMachoSolo]

Promag for my Hi-point...

-Robert

 

[Knobgoblin]

Three off the top of my head:

A Phoenix .22 pistol - lost money on the sale
A SKS - came out ahead on a trade
A Kel Tek S2K - broke even on the sale

I thought you were going to say that the keltec had it's charging handle broken.
That's usually what happens with the sub 2k

 

[RVTECH]

I thought you were going to say that the keltec had it's charging handle broken.

No but it was obvious things were going to start breaking on it before long!

 

[Nosferatu]

An M1A and a shoestring.

 

[ORhutner]

Tax stamps, gotta pay to play the game. A unneeded expense for an otherwise enjoyable endeavor. They also result in impatience measured in weeks, months or years.

 

[Member 34319]

USFA Zip 22. Other than maybe being a collector item now and in the future, the thing was absolutely a piece of garbage.

 

[Knobgoblin]

I purchased a Glock once...

Was it a .40? Lol

Last spare glock 19 I bought for $450 , then later traded it for a milled Draco.
I reckon if I put that AK pistol up for $800 I'd have it sold by the time 1st of the month checks started dropping.

 

[wired]

USFA Zip 22. Other than maybe being a collector item now and in the future, the thing was absolutely a piece of garbage.

Never could figure that company out. They made a dead nuts copy of a Italian clone of a Colt 1873 but with better finishes ( besides the Rodeo of course ) but their in house designed guns were total crap.

 

[Knobgoblin]

USFA Zip 22. Other than maybe being a collector item now and in the future, the thing was absolutely a piece of garbage.

Did you actually shoot yours?

I bought one when they came out, taped a bunch of goofy accessories on it , took pictures.
Then I traded it off unfired at a gun show

 

[Member 34319]

Did you actually shoot yours?

I bought one when they came out, taped a bunch of goofy accessories on it , took pictures.
Then I traded it off unfired at a gun show

Yes, if you can what I did with it "firing".

 

[powermad]

PSA AR9
Started off inexpensive and wound up sinking more than I should have in it for the end results.
It's fun enough to goof with and has been reliable but should have went another direction when there was actually availability and cost was much, much less than now.