What is the stupidest firearm accessory you have ever purchased and why?

[jcluff]

Everybody has bought something for their gun that minutes, hours or days later thought 'why the #%*^ did I buy this,' and why? Mine is the fishbone muzzle break for my ar15. It was for sale on a deal a day site and so I bought it. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I am using it on one of my uppers but I have no reason to own it. It is heavy, pointy (so I cover it with a heavy plastic baggy while in the case) and it is loud. It does reduce recoil by a lot, but honestly, there is hardly any on my AR as it is. I feel slightly embarrassed every time I shoot it at the range when there is somebody on either side of me as I know they will be getting faces full of back blast. I only paid $20 for it so at least there is that. It was cheap, but so far, it is my stupidest accessory purchase, hands down. http://mogunparts.com/index.php/ar15/guntec/muzzle-attachments/guntec-usa-steel-fishbone-style-muzzle-brake-for-ar-15-223-barrel.html Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Edited November 23, 2013 by jcluff

[Trekbike]

Well the good thing is, it could double as a multi point bayonet if you run out of ammo. :)

[RED333]

A laser and light combo, looks cool, but just not, well cool. LOL

[R_Bert]

A Ruger Charger.

[Spots]

Pro Mag 30 rd mags for a Ruger Mini 30. Complete and utter junk, and over priced as hell.

Tapatalk ate my spelling.

[Guest Bonedaddy]

I'll say after market mags for the Mini, too. Just damn junk, they are. Stick with Ruger's own. Though, for some reason, a friends Mini seems to like his Tapco mags. Go figger?

[TrickyNicky]

Considering I can't shoot for crap anyway, most of them are pretty dumb actually.

Vertical foregrip I guess.

[hipower]

Although not the stupidest by far, I agree with Spots and Bonedaddy.

 

A/M mags and Mini14 should not be spoken of in the same breath.

 

As far as the stupidest purchase...I can't pick the top one. :stunned:

[Guest Bonedaddy]

I think the next thing would be a Hogue stock for the Mini. Although, I loved the way it felt, it totally screwed the accuracy of my Mini. With the ATI tactical stock it was purdy dang accurate but not so with the Hogue. I think the Hogue flexed far too much, makin' the piston distort the barrel at fire. Put the ATI back on and it's all good, again.

[Guest Aces&8s]

ATI stock for an SKS.  My Norinco had already been Bubba'd when I got it, and I thought that a folding stock had to be better than the monte carlo style it came with...  I was wrong.

[Patton]

A Crimson Trace Grip and another laser of some sort. You would have thought that I would have leaned my lesson the first time. No, lasers are about useless, both times I have been more accurate with the sights.

[Guest TankerHC]

Laser light combo for a Hi Point 4595TS. Before that a Hi Point 4595TS. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk 2 Edited November 23, 2013 by TankerHC

[NRA]

A Crimson Trace Grip and another laser of some sort. You would have thought that I would have leaned my lesson the first time. No, lasers are about useless, both times I have been more accurate with the sights.

yup ..... prolly my laser as well. Thought that it would make me as good a shot as Annie Oakley but it is more of a distraction than anything. 

[z0mbies fear me]

Mine is the fishbone muzzle break for my ar15. It was for sale on a deal a day site and so I bought it. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I am using it on one of my uppers but I have no reason to own it. It is heavy, pointy (so I over it with a heavy plastic baggy) and it is loud. It does reduce recoil by a lot, but honestly, there is hardly any on my AR as it is. I feel slightly embarrassed every time I shoot it at the range when there is somebody on either side of me as I know they will be getting faces full of back blast. I only paid $20 for it so at least there is that.

It was cheap, but so far, it is my stupidest accessory purchase, hands down.

http://mogunparts.com/index.php/ar15/guntec/muzzle-attachments/guntec-usa-steel-fishbone-style-muzzle-brake-for-ar-15-223-barrel.html

I bought this also. I hated it and used it on only one range trip. :/

[RED333]

Now I do have a laser for a Glock, it shows how much ya shake trying to shoot.LOL

Good training.

[Monkeyman2500]

One of those chinese knock off aimpoints at a gun show. It's was quite a few years ago so wasn't out more than twenty bucks. It's actually built pretty solid but when you use it the lighted reticle inside moves around making it useless.

[glowdotGlock]

I bought a 30 round 9mm mag supposedly for glock. It was a 30 not a 33. I dont even recall the brank but it would nood feed and even trying to manual feed would just toss out the live round.

[thescoutranch]

While I never bought one, I still think the pistol bayonet has to rank at the top.

[tnhawk]

I didn't choose the stupidest firearm accessory I've ever paid for.  It was the worthless lock included with a firearm purchase.

[Guest Riciticky]

Pistol grip for my 28 inch mossberg 88.

[Jamie Jackson]

They are legion...

 

But two that immediately stand out are:

 

Very early production laser for a Beretta 9mm...only slightly smaller than a howitzer...and not even close to visible past 3 feet in daylight...

 

Scherer aftermarket Glock magazines during the Clinton Gun Ban era...great for malfunction practice...but that was about all.

Thank God for OEM, KCI, and Kahn Glock mags.

[whitewolf001]

While more of a novelty, it still manages to crack me up yet after laughing quickly become disgusted and angry at the waste of resources.

 

[UncleJak]

While more of a novelty, it still manages to crack me up yet after laughing quickly become disgusted and angry at the waste of resources.

a.k.a. the brick knife

Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[Troutburger]

M1 carbine stock for my ruger 10/22.
Very thin very slippery finish. Complete Chinese garbage.

Knock off Chinese la rue buis.

[Guest TankerHC]

M1 carbine stock for my ruger 10/22.
Very thin very slippery finish. Complete Chinese garbage.

Knock off Chinese la rue buis.

When did you buy it? The M1 Carbine stock

Edited November 24, 2013 by TankerHC