[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Ever buy a gun... And immediately (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 9/5/2014 9:05:35 PM EDT
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Regret it?
I've been going back and forth now for a while about getting a S&W Shield. A few friends have them and really like them. So... Today I went to look around at the shop. I wound up getting rid of a Sig 938 that I like but it just doesn't carry right for me AIWB and I don't pocket carry. I wound up getting a Shield. But as soon as I got home, even though I like it, regret it and wish I had gotten a Glock 26 gen 4 instead. I figure... Since I got it... I'll give it a shot and if I really don't want it in a month sell it toward a 26. |
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Gen 3 G19, Does it work yes, do bricks feel better in my hand, absolutely.
My hands are pretty much absolutely average for a male, if it can feel like crap in my hand [including the finger grooves that are not even close for normal male hands] then I can't be alone. |
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I like mine. If I can hit it with my Glocks, I can hit it with my Shield.
I have two ways to carry it, one is a Winthrop leather holster, very comfortable, and the other is one of those belt clip things that adhere to the frame with 3M tape. that allows me to carry it IWB with no holster. pretty secure and hides very well. the clip thing is situated so that I can still use the leather holster. I bought the Winthrop because it has more rake to it. I like the Shield enough that I`m looking at a M&P 45c. scruff |
I bought a seven-shot S&W 686 3" in .357 Mag for about $685 new maybe 18 months ago. It looked nice, carried really nice... Then I realized after a week that I was carrying a wheel gun as my primary CCW. No go. Found a guy in EE that wanted one for his wife and traded him for his Spike's Factory Midlength. About a month later, I convinced a buddy to swap me the Spike's for his immaculate 70-series Gold Cup. I'm still not sure which of us got the better end of that deal- I love that pistol. 
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The only way to deal with the regret of a new firearm purchase is to buy another firearm. As long as it's more expensive than the previous purchase, of course. The only time I've regretted buying a gun is at a gun show when you just blew your cash, and then you see something you REALLY want. |
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Quoted: Regret it? I've been going back and forth now for a while about getting a S&W Shield. A few friends have them and really like them. So... Today I went to look around at the shop. I wound up getting rid of a Sig 938 that I like but it just doesn't carry right for me AIWB and I don't pocket carry. I wound up getting a Shield. But as soon as I got home, even though I like it, regret it and wish I had gotten a Glock 26 gen 4 instead. I figure... Since I got it... I'll give it a shot and if I really don't want it in a month sell it toward a 26. Wait...you sell guns? I only buy 'em.  |
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Wait...you sell guns? I only buy 'em.
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Regret it? I've been going back and forth now for a while about getting a S&W Shield. A few friends have them and really like them. So... Today I went to look around at the shop. I wound up getting rid of a Sig 938 that I like but it just doesn't carry right for me AIWB and I don't pocket carry. I wound up getting a Shield. But as soon as I got home, even though I like it, regret it and wish I had gotten a Glock 26 gen 4 instead. I figure... Since I got it... I'll give it a shot and if I really don't want it in a month sell it toward a 26. I only buy 'em.
I used to be like that... But with my wife pregnant with twins my only real choice is to sell something to buy something or trade. My paychecks(even with OT) go directly to savings now. |
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Quoted: I used to be like that... But with my wife pregnant with twins my only real choice is to sell something to buy something or trade. My paychecks(even with OT) go directly to savings now. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Regret it? I've been going back and forth now for a while about getting a S&W Shield. A few friends have them and really like them. So... Today I went to look around at the shop. I wound up getting rid of a Sig 938 that I like but it just doesn't carry right for me AIWB and I don't pocket carry. I wound up getting a Shield. But as soon as I got home, even though I like it, regret it and wish I had gotten a Glock 26 gen 4 instead. I figure... Since I got it... I'll give it a shot and if I really don't want it in a month sell it toward a 26. I only buy 'em. I used to be like that... But with my wife pregnant with twins my only real choice is to sell something to buy something or trade. My paychecks(even with OT) go directly to savings now. Just puttin' you on, bro. You ain't gonna have any time for gunz anyway...sometime soon. |
I hate Glocks, so I guess that's why I love my Shield. 
And I did regret buying that WASR I used to have, although not right away. It was later on when I realized that the barrel was bored off to one side. 
I still don't know how I missed that when I was looking it over before I bought it. |
| I regretted getting a s&w 642 literally within hours. Got a new lock free 642 for 400 which is a screaming deal in my area. Always wanted one my whole life but instantly regretted it . What I really wanted was a shield in 9mm. Sold the 642 within a few months.. Waiting on a good deal on a shield |
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Yep XD-45 really wanted a g21. Ended up trading it to a friend about a week later. Still don't have a g21.
You could probably get an awesome deal on this used one
Showed that to an MPD Sergeant this week while he was telling me how Glocks are the best, most accurate, and safest firearms ever made. He was like  "I have to tell the Captain about this!"
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Springfield Armory's SAR 8 (HK 91 copy), it had a built in rail if I remember correctly. I had only seen pics of it in magazines. Got one ordered in and as soon as I opened the box, hated the finish on it and the thicker receiver then a HK 91 . Immediately put up for re-sale.
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I used to be like that... But with my wife pregnant with twins my only real choice is to sell something to buy something or trade. My paychecks(even with OT) go directly to savings now. Quoted:
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Regret it? I've been going back and forth now for a while about getting a S&W Shield. A few friends have them and really like them. So... Today I went to look around at the shop. I wound up getting rid of a Sig 938 that I like but it just doesn't carry right for me AIWB and I don't pocket carry. I wound up getting a Shield. But as soon as I got home, even though I like it, regret it and wish I had gotten a Glock 26 gen 4 instead. I figure... Since I got it... I'll give it a shot and if I really don't want it in a month sell it toward a 26. I only buy 'em.
I used to be like that... But with my wife pregnant with twins my only real choice is to sell something to buy something or trade. My paychecks(even with OT) go directly to savings now. Twins? I have a pregnant wife and a 2 year old. Money wise, your fucked. Enjoy what you have and cherish it. |
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Some of my regrets
1. Ruger super Blackhawk hunter - couldn't get used to the grip angle , went back to my 29 . I guess I'm not a single action guy . I would like to try a Redhawk 2. M& P 45 ( lots of people like it , but I didn't ) 3. M&P 9c plus $125 of apex parts (and I still shoot my 26 better ) |
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You could probably get an awesome deal on this used one
http://i.imgur.com/9kvrtik.jpg Showed that to an MPD Sergeant this week while he was telling me how Glocks are the best, most accurate, and safest firearms ever made. He was like "I have to tell the Captain about this!"Quoted:
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Yep XD-45 really wanted a g21. Ended up trading it to a friend about a week later. Still don't have a g21.
You could probably get an awesome deal on this used one
http://i.imgur.com/9kvrtik.jpg Showed that to an MPD Sergeant this week while he was telling me how Glocks are the best, most accurate, and safest firearms ever made. He was like "I have to tell the Captain about this!"I am not a Glock fanboy but I can find a picture of any kind of gun that has had a kaboom. Proves nothing. |
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USP .45 full size. I sold it IMMEDIATELY. Well...it took a few weeks, but I got my money back...WAY too big...bigger than I had thought. I bought it online mistakenly thinking it was the USPc that I had held a year or two ago. Bought the 45c to replace it once I sold the USP |
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Only a couple times. I bought a really nice stainless/synthetic Remington Model 7 in 243 once at lunch. It was a hell of a deal. Already had one though and regretted spending the money immediately. Luckily one of my coworkers bought it in the parking lot at getting off time so I didn't even get home with it. Made his son one happy kid too!
The Shield is a useful and good gun. You will probably like it. |
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Many times. But not because of the gun. But because I felt guilty about spending the money. I felt guilty like this hundreds of times. This. Buddha said that "desire causes suffering." So I too have suffered suffering and guilt. But what are you going to do? |
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I am not a Glock fanboy but I can find a picture of any kind of gun that has had a kaboom. Proves nothing. Quoted:
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Yep XD-45 really wanted a g21. Ended up trading it to a friend about a week later. Still don't have a g21.
You could probably get an awesome deal on this used one
http://i.imgur.com/9kvrtik.jpg Showed that to an MPD Sergeant this week while he was telling me how Glocks are the best, most accurate, and safest firearms ever made. He was like "I have to tell the Captain about this!"I am not a Glock fanboy but I can find a picture of any kind of gun that has had a kaboom. Proves nothing. I'm well aware of that, I've seen plenty of 'sploded XD's also (of which I have 2). Still, I found it pretty satisfying to mess with that Sgt. yesterday. He's always completely full of it every time I talk to him and tries to one up everybody's story. I asked him if he "had to form 1 that hand grenade"  , then while he was telling me how that doesn't happen to MPD's Glocks- I showed him the picture. The look on his for-once speechless face was awesome.
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Nope.
But all my guns either have a purpose, or are specifically purchased so I have an example of something. Some of the latter are piss-poor shooters. Oh well, I don't get that torn up about it. Whoops. Forgot entirely about that fucking Sig Mosquito. I didn't regret that immediately, but about 50% misfires later... Piece Of Shit |