What turned out to be the worst gun you've ever owned ???

[Texas629]

Had 2 Mauser HSC's one was made in Germany in WWII and was beat up. The other was a new HSC made in italy in the early 70's. The german HSC would shoot all day without a jam. The italian copy couldn't get through a magazine without at least 2 FTF. Beautiful pistol, not fun to shoot. Had a Browning hi-power that wouldn't shoot anything but ball ammo reliably despite polishing the ramp, new magazines, springs ....

 

[sheepdawg]

I had an Interarms PPK/S that was great for about 500 rounds, then it started jamming every second or third round. Tried the mother of all cleanings, different ammo, different magazines, springs, a trip to the gunsmith, nothing. Happy ending though I traded it to the gunsmith for a real nice S&W Model 15-3. He swore he could get it to work, don't know if he was successful.

 

[«Rambles»]

I think Beretta makes amazing firearms, and I'm sure it was just a lemon, but had a Nano a while back and almost lost count of the amount of stovepipes I had. Happened to everyone I let shoot it. Sold it to a buddy of mine and warned him of the issue. He said I was limp wristing. Needless to say, a few weeks later he got rid of it too.

 

[JoeReed]

Colt Commander, slide was lopsided, finished unevenly, galled in back, trigger was terrible. I got it for a real steal though and resold it for more than I paid for it, but it was a disappointing gun.

HK USP in .40, way too snappy to enjoy, life got better once I avoided that round. I own one gun now in .40. HK P30 gun fit me perfectly, decent for conceal, pointed superbly, terrible trigger even after a smith friend of mine improved it some. The striker fired variant is probably okay, but I've pretty much sworn off HKs.

 

[Valmet]

I've had a bad string of luck with semi-auto 22s.
1st was a Marlin Model 60 bought new and never cycled reliably (it is currently rusting somewhere in my moms garage.
2nd was a tricked out Ruger 10/22 that was the most erratic shooter. Some shots were dead-on while others were flyers
3rd was another try at a 10/22 that just didn't cycle reliably
4th was a Ruger Mk I Tagret that sometimes worked, sometimes did not.

So as you can imagine, with the exception of a FN Browning 22 Auto (which I inherited), all of my 22s are either bolt, pump, or revolver. And the only Ruger I own is a Single-Six.

 

[Sprefix]

Les Baer Thunder Ranch

 

[M&PGunSlinger]

Mine was Taurus PT840. It had all the problems you could think of. Fte, ftf, light strikes (it's feature Includes second strike capability, yeah, it needed it) magazine false freely in the middle of shooting. Sent to taurus and got it back. On my last mag it went full auto, no bull****. Sent it again. After I got it back I shot 200 rds to make sure it performs with no problem and then I sold it after. I took a big hit but and I didn't care. I just can't have a gun with so many problems. I remeber going to the range not to enjoy shooting it, but more on testing if it would function perfectly. Now I have 4 M&Ps and never had a jam on them.

 

[John R]

My worst purchase was a Kimber, I sent it back twice (on my dime both ways) to the factory because of problems.

Kimber never could fix it, I traded it in at the dealer I bought it from and bought a Colt Gold Cup to replace it.

 

[shooboy]

No contest, a brand new Glock 19, I think it was 2nd Gen. Absolute garbage. First time to clean it, the guide rod (made out of papier-mâché I'm guessing) split into about 5 pieces upon disassembly, locking up the weapon. Got it apart, got a new one from Glock (3 week wait), put it in, go to range. At 25 yds, it held about 4" - 4.5" groups. That's fertilizer.

This was in addition to having the ergonomics of a bar of Irish Spring, a grip angle built for a Gorn, a trigger reset that felt like a plastic ballcock repair kit and the dumbest 'take down' manual of arms for a modern pistol ever.

Yeah, Glocks are cheap. Yeah, most Glocks go 'bang' when you press that bizarre excuse for a trigger they come equipped with, but for the $375.00 LEO price I paid for it (a group of about 10 of us bought them to get that price), I still felt ripped off.

Absolute last in my lifetime Glock I will ever, ever own. Their myth of 'perfection' is a laughable joke.

Wow ! My sentiments almost exactly, at least as far as the soap bar and grip comments. I've never understood the attraction at all. And although shooting my brother's Glock last week I still don't get it. My S&W semiautos always went bang too but sure felt a lot better to me....Shoo

 

[oldylocks]

On an impulse (read "wild hair") I bought a NIB Kel-Tec P32, thinking it would serve as a backup gun or, if an occasion wouldn't allow for anything heavier or bulkier, a primary.

Didn't shoot one first. My hands are medium-large with long fingers.. No matter how I tried I couldn't squeeze the trigger through its arc without pulling the little pistol off target.

I have one and agree that it is hard to keep from pulling off target... unless you buy and use the extended magazine. Fits much easier in the hand with much better control. I still have mine.

On the otherhand, after buying and falling in love with a Henry's Golden Boy .22, I got a hold of a Henry's Survival Rifle (AR-7). Feed problems, horrible accuracy... but neat concept. Used it as a partial trade for a Uberti .357 Single Action... Not as good as my S&W Mod 66-2, but fun and very accurate.

 

[TexasRaider]

Wow ! My sentiments almost exactly, at least as far as the soap bar and grip comments. I've never understood the attraction at all. And although shooting my brother's Glock last week I still don't get it. My S&W semiautos always went bang too but sure felt a lot better to me....Shoo

LOL! Tons of folks love 'em, and that's ok. But it's like a joke with an non-amusing, non-sequitur punch line.

I just don't get it.

 

[Capttjk1]

Sig Sauer Mosquito.....an absolute piece of ****. I get mad now just thinking about it.

My experience as well. The Mosquito I had was worst firearm I have ever owned!!!!

 

[Marcruger]

A Kimber Series I Stainless Gold Match. One of the most expensive guns they made at the time.
That dog would never feed 10 rounds in a row. Wilson 47D magazines didn't help either. Kimber refused for a year to take it back in for warranty work. Had it to several gunsmiths who agreed - something was machined wrong. Kimber finally agreed to service, and returned it with no repairs....after I paid shipping both ways. I sold it at a loss to a guy who was sure HE could get it to run. Good luck.
S&W, Colt, and Ruger have super Customer Service departments.
Kimber? Surly and nasty. Stay far away.

 

[CajunBass]

I've owned a few guns that should have been disappointments but weren't, Hi-Point, Kel-Tec, Taurus, and Rossi to name a few.

The ONE that was though was a beautiful, five screw, 1953, Smith & Wesson 22 Combat Masterpiece.

OH how I wanted to love that gun. OH how I lied to myself and told myself I did.

It looked great. It shot great.

It would not eject an empty for love nor money. I cleaned the chambers. I polished the chambers. I dried the chambers...I tried leaving them wet, I tried different ammo. Nothing doing. I had to get out my Swiss Army knife and tap on the ejector rod until the empties came out.

At the time I had a really nice Dan Wesson 22. No problems with that gun. It did everything the S&W did, and ejected the empties like they were banana peels on ice.

The S&W went on down the road to a fellow who said he'd probably never shoot it.

 

[sturco]

Ruger LC9, can't sell it, trade it and my kids don't want it either !

 

[kaaskop49]

I've owned a few guns that should have been disappointments but weren't, Hi-Point, Kel-Tec, Taurus, and Rossi to name a few.

The ONE that was though was a beautiful, five screw, 1953, Smith & Wesson 22 Combat Masterpiece.

OH how I wanted to love that gun. OH how I lied to myself and told myself I did.

It looked great. It shot great.

It would not eject an empty for love nor money. I cleaned the chambers. I polished the chambers. I dried the chambers...I tried leaving them wet, I tried different ammo. Nothing doing. I had to get out my Swiss Army knife and tap on the ejector rod until the empties came out.

At the time I had a really nice Dan Wesson 22. No problems with that gun. It did everything the S&W did, and ejected the empties like they were banana peels on ice.

The S&W went on down the road to a fellow who said he'd probably never shoot it.

This post brings back an ugly memory: a 2" bbl S&W nickel Kit Gun. Would not shoot accurately (can't recall how badly,so many years ago), and like the above poster, would not extract casings. Yes, folks, there actually was a J-frame this J-hound could not stomach.

When someone mentions buying a .22 version of a centerfire gun for inexpensive practice, this lemon comes to mind.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[parrirc]

The biggest disappointment I ever had with a firearm I purchased was a Springfield Armory M1A. I bought the rifle back in 1994 and sold it in 2015. I must say owning this rifle was like owning a boat. The two happiest days I had with the M1A was the day I bought it and the day I sold it!

Long story short was I never did feel like I was shooting up to potential with that rifle compared to other firearms I have used. Even after having rifle bedded and heavy Barnett barrel installed. Just recently I had the rifle re barreled with a new heavy match barrel and after 500 rounds I did not see much improvement. I could go on and on but the only regret I have is that I did not sell the M1A much sooner then I did.

 

[xman9282]

I have always looked things over closely before I buy (something my dad taught me). So one day I get a deal on a K-frame 38p smith & wesson. Bought it without even thinking about it. It was dirty and the action a little rough so I took it apart to clean it. ***!! A spanish copy with a really good S&W logo on the side (doesn't have the stars on the left and right, but everything else is the same). It was more of a disappointment than anything especially when dad laughed at me. It doesn't shoot straight, can't get parts for it, and can't give it away

 

[nocents]

the worst gun I have ever owned when I sold it was an AMT .22 auto-mag............the gun that I wished I owned again is an AMT .22 auto-mag

 

[Mr.Cip]

the worst gun I have ever owned when I sold it was an AMT .22 auto-mag............the gun that I wished I owned again is an AMT .22 auto-mag

I have similar story. My worst gun was a H&R .22 top break revolver. You had to pull up on the rear sight to break open the pistol. The windage set screws holding the the rear sight always came loose. Even after I used locktight to keep in place.
The pistol I missed the most of all the ones I've sold is that H&R .22 revolver..