Just like the title says. What's something you've regretted or know you would regret?
For me, for some reason, I've always wanted to put a MasterKey on an AR. I know it'd be stupid heavy, and really impractical for my uses, but I just like it.
Posts: 796 | Location: NH | Registered: July 11, 2010
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Posts: 17269 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: October 14, 2005
A hogue slip on grip on my first AR15. And an accuwedge. Thankfully I learned early and those were the only crap-tastic items I ever used. This was the late 90s. I met Wes Grant at MSTN and he set me straight on only using quality rifles, optics, and accessories.
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Posts: 2318 | Location: The South | Registered: September 12, 2005
Fortunately the crap optic I bought wasn't as bad as the stuff I saw a few weekends ago.
Some kind of shitty Barska abortion with improper height, shit eye relief, some piece of trash laser, and a flashlight (I think) all built into the optic. It should be illegal to sell trash that bad.
It was a new shooter and I was just getting him acclimated. I think he got the idea when he got some trigger time on a few rifles with actually capable optics.
Posts: 14122 | Location: Indiana | Registered: December 04, 2003
I don't normally do anything too crazy with my guns most just remain stock so I'd have to agree that awful optics would be the worst thing I've ever done.
I once bought a Mag-Na-Ported a 4 inch Model 29. My eyebrows just grew back in last week! Now I know how I got such a great deal on it. And I don't think it reduced recoil or muzzle rise a bit!
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Posts: 16070 | Location: Marquette MI | Registered: July 08, 2014
Pretty minor in the scope of "dumb things to put on a gun", but I'll say putting a single point sling on one of my ARs.
Sounded like a good idea, and it seemed like all the cool kids were using them. But once I tried it out in person, I recognized that there were serious drawbacks, like having to keep a hand on it at all times to keep it from flopping and banging around.
I've stuck with adjustable 2-point slings ever since.
A lanyard. I owned a CZ52 and an East German Makarov that came with military lanyards. I kept them installed until I came to the realization they served no practical purpose.
Posts: 3505 | Location: Western PA | Registered: July 20, 2010
XS scout scope mount on my marlin 1894c 357 mag. Looks way out of place on a lever action and I made sure to use plenty of locktite so.it wouldn't come off.
Originally posted by RogueJSK: Pretty minor in the scope of "dumb things to put on a gun", but I'll say putting a single point sling on one of my ARs.
Sounded like a good idea, and it seemed like all the cool kids were using them. But once I tried it out in person, I recognized that there were serious drawbacks, like having to keep a hand on it at all times to keep it from flopping and banging around.
I've stuck with adjustable 2-point slings ever since.
This. Every single point sling should come with a complementary cup.
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Posts: 8847 | Location: Woodstock, GA | Registered: August 04, 2005
Scope rings on an AR. When I tried to shoot from any other position than strong side I could not pick up the scope for anything. To be fair, the rings were free. I swapped them for a Badger Ordnance mount yesterday that should solve the problem.
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Posts: 2126 | Location: Central Florida | Registered: September 27, 2007
I really have wanted to put a 37MM launcher on my go to rifle.....or a master key.....but at the end of the day I could not justify either.
On my hunting AR I have mounted both a white light and a green light....no real need for a white light so that will be coming off. I need to mount an IR laser but they are quite pricy
Posts: 8301 | Location: Back in NE TX ....to stay | Registered: February 12, 2004
Eotech XPS-3. I actually did experience noticeable POI shift in cold weather while hunting coyotes (with a 3x flip-up magnifier), and it cost me quite a few shots during two trips. Even the amount of money I made on it during the recall didn't make those missed shots worth it.
Posts: 2167 | Location: Underway | Registered: March 17, 2009
