Guns you own but don't like.

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Not anymore...

Its taken me 15 years to get where I am by swapping, trading, buying, selling, by hook or crook. I have what I want now, nothing in my cabinets are "make do til something better shows up" any more. I do have a Remington 514 that I do like, but I'm not in love with. Same with a Mossberg 500 20ga, and an Ithaca m49. But they're family guns, so they stay. And don't get me wrong, they're fine to shoot and are great for what they are. But they're not pre war Winchesters, or 6.5lb 12 bore doubles. Those, I love dearly.

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Davis Derringer d38. It was a hand full to shoot. I hated the zink metal it was made of.
 
The poodle shooter (AR15). It's a must for every patriot but a disaster of a firearm generally speaking. I figured when it was time to own just one , I'd get get a good factory gun that was highly regarded . that's what I did, same as a cheap one - goes twang twang twang when it spits out tiny bullets and loud noises . just a horrific type of space age contraption that's only good for one singular use and exactly nothing else. But I wouldn't give it up under any circumstance...
 
I have two Glocks, a 17 and a 20-10mm, I can’t bring myself to say I don’t like them but they are not favored. Most everything in my safe is a JMB design, so yea, there’s that.
 
FL-NC said:
Ithaca single shot 22 that looks like a Winchester 94
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I never understood going to the trouble to make a single shot lever gun!!
792Mauser I have a Keltec P40 also, my preacher who is my shooting buddy has been after me to sell it. One day at the range I brought it for him to shoot, took about 1/2 a mag and he said I changed my mind that thing kicks like a mule. I said that is the reason I let you shoot it first.
 
I have none I don't like. To me they are like putters, they are all going to have a reason to get into the rotation. Until then they wait and look good doing it.
 
Riomouse911 said:
AMT Backup .380.

Most. Unergonomic. Handgun. Ever.

I have it strictly for nostalgia purposes, they were really popular when I got hired in 1991.

Stay safe.
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I’ve bought one twice. Sexy looking guns. The first I owned wouldn’t make it through a whole magazine without some sort of jam. Sold it and a year later I bought another. Same issue. I’m not sure if I still own it or not.
 
I have a Cobray/Leinad .45/.410 SxS derringer. I don't like a lot of the features, but it's still good for a few giggles at the range once in a while.
 
ApacheCoTodd said:
I was raised to try to never confuse appreciating a thing or a person with liking the same
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Sounds like my co-worker. Nice enough guy, and I appreciate him but I can't stand him. The LCP you mentioned may have more brain cells though.

Not for sale for any amount of money-- store branded (Lakefield I think) Mossberg 12ga bolt with poly-choke. My grandpa bought it from his brother's widow, then became mine after my grandpa died. Shoots a decent pattern, but just no fun to shoot. None at all.
 
Not a fan of Safe Queens. I got a Mini-14 that has got to go. Been dicking around with crappily staked sights, overpressure this, underpressured that, every time I overcome an issue, something else arises, I thought it would be a perfect little Garand action, box fed, in 5.56, but nothing could be further from the truth. I'm done, with this thing.
 
9x56MS said:
I have a Ruger American in 30-06 it was so damn ugly with that black tupper ware stock I was going to sell it but then I shot it. It is the most accurate rifle I have ever owned and that was before I put the vortex scope on it. Couldn’t stand that black plastic stock so I had it dipped in a burl wood pattern. Now I can’t sell it as it is my go to long range and western hunts rifle.
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A Springfield XD 3 inch subcompact. But, it is rugged, functional, accurate and utterly reliable and I have magazines, spares and the extended grip mags. Whats not to love? Except that I do not. Nonetheless it accompanies me on trips and hikes (where two legged creatures are more of a threat than wildlife) and other adventures. So I will keep it. I do not have to love something to find it very useful or to appreciate utility and functionality. I have one AR15 and it is a decent gun and I will be keeping it. Love it, no.
 
Keltec PF9 sold it. The dang thing always bit me lol. I had 2 sw sdves. I couldn't hit a coffee can at 10 yards. Lousy triggers. Tradded them even up for my 2nd 1911. A RIA TEC series 45,
 
My most hated gun that I still own, and one that I might never fire again, is a Ruger LCR in .38 Special. It's small and light and has a nice DA trigger pull. Beyond that, it has no redeeming qualities, IMO, once you start to actually fire live rounds through it.
 
EddieG54 said:
I've got a SKS with the Tapco folding stock and duckbill mag that was given to me by a good friend. The thing weighs a ton with a trigger pull to match. I get it out once or twice a year just to remind myself why I don't like shooting it. Since it was a gift I think I'll hang on to it.
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I don't really like my SKS either. Sure, it's a cool looking gun and is in great condition, but trying to hit tennis ball sized targets with it has always been a let down. Even with some trigger work, the trigger still sucks.

Yet, it's the first firearm I've ever bought myself and the monetary value of it seems to hold well, so I'll be keeping it 'til my end.
 
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JR24 said:
Only one I have left is my Remington 700 mountain rifle in .30-06. First rifle I bought, it's a deer slayer and nothing is wrong with it, light fast and accurate. I just hit the point where I hate getting battered by it and rarely shoot it, I've gone to .308 for hunting and it's just not a fun target gun.

Keep meaning to sell it, but haven't yet.

The other was my BHP, but it's sitting at the shop on consignment at the moment so I consider it sold at this point, even if payment might take some time.
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Both are among my favorite lol
 
For me....no. Holding on to guns I don’t like seems foolish to me. The only gun I had that I didn’t like, and sold for that reason was a Ruger M77 in 22 hornet.
 
chicharrones said:
I don't really like my SKS either. Sure, it's cool looking gun and is in great condition, but trying to hit tennis ball sized targets with it has always been a let down. Even with some trigger work, the trigger still sucks.

Yet, it's the first firearm I've ever bought myself and the monetary value of it seems to hold well, so I'll be keeping it 'til my end.
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Especially now. The prices of those things are ridiculous right now.
 
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