Brands you would not buy again...

[therewolf]

Anything Para . . . .

I got a Para 1911, but I factored in a gunsmith re-work,

with Wolff springs, and I replaced that garbage ambi safety.

I got it for @ 1/2 retail, so after the

work it cost just under full-price. Now it shoots well, but

I knew, when I bought it, they were ****, straight out of the

box. The company changed hands, hopefully for the better.

 

[Valmet]

Taurus and Weatherby

Out of curiosity what was your experience with Weatherby?

 

[hkcavalier]

I doubt I'll get another Kel-Tec. Just not very tough guns.

I won't buy another blued Ruger. Their bluing is poor IME.

 

[model70hunter]

Glock (or any other polymer gun). Great gun, but it's plastic. Just couldn't warm up to it. Sits in the safe waiting for a new home.

Which model or cal? I know a guy who knows a guy......

 

[silentflyer]

BG 380, I will stick to steel and wood wheel guns....

 

[primersp]

À sig mosquito

 

[gman51]

The worst gun I ever had was a Kel-Tec PF9. Under 200 rounds the gun totally failed. Kel-Tec replaced just about the whole gun. I sold it after getting it back. I wasn't going to trust it for a CC.

 

[Gamecock]

À sig mosquito

Good point. WORST trigger on any gun I ever shot.

 

[amcline82]

Out of curiosity what was your experience with Weatherby?

I have their Turkish made shotgun. Shoots well but very part time when cycling a new round. Sent it into Weatherby and they said could not find a problem. And I know a few other people with this issue.

 

[ken158]

Where do I start?? Bottom line - buy cheap, get cheap and that goes double for optics. Do your homework. Since Al Gore invented the Internet, there is no excuse for buying a bad product!

 

[Guevera]

I imagine anything made by AMT has fallen to pieces or blown up by now, but their "Back Up" was a terrible firearm. Bad experience with Taurus auto and a Taurus revolver. Kahr auto was defective, and given their relationship to Auto Ordinance that makes sense. I wouldn't buy any of the above again or even want to shoot one of their products.

 

[625smith]

Colt I bought a new Anaconda in .45 colt only fired 2 out of 6 factory rounds. Had it fixed and sold it. Gold cup series 70 the front sight came off twice. Had it fixed and traded it.

 

[gen3guy]

R.G. Not much subjectivity to this one. They are (were?) indeed junk.

 

[austinjeane]

Remington. I unfortunately purchased one of the new R52's. 3-4 FTF on every magazine. Remington was unable to repair, so I asked for refund including cost of FFL transfer and faxes. Remington refused to pay for FFL and faxes. I told them just refund my money on the pistol. I would consider the other expenses a tax to remind me not to buy Remington products in the future.

 

[Bat Guano]

Kahr. I had their lightweight, polymer framed model (CW45, I think) and had three separate issues, each of which rendered the gun inoperable without disassembly. None of my other autos had any of these issues.

Likewise. One problem after another, which cancelled out the nice DA pull and the accuracy. Dumped it at a substantial loss and got a Gen 4 Glock 19 to replace it. I won't tolerate an unreliable gun...

 

[Krell1]

I tend to stick to brands that are known to be good. Colt, S&W are the two that I like best.

I'll stay away from Glock (just don't appeal and I don't like plastic), Charter, Taurus among others.

Stick with what's tried and true and you can't go wrong.

 

[arjay]

Stoeger and Excam come to mind

 

[Bill Bates]

I guess I'm lucky I've only had one gun I struggled with and that was a Browning BSS shotgun. I haven't found a Browning shotgun I could shoot well. It isn't a mechanical thing; it's purely an issue with how they fit.

I've mostly stuck to the big name brands and have had no issues with the guns I've owned when it comes to function.

 

[Krogen]

Plastic pistols! Not that I got a lemon, but my Ruger SR40 just doesn't float my boat. I bought it to try out plastic and 40 S&W at the same time. Now I suppose this is sacrilegious to some, but I learned that I just don't care much for either plastic or the 40.

 

[Bat Guano]

Ruger centerfire semiauto pistols. I have some experience with the old P series guns, and owned the P97 from hell. I guess they are aiming at the volksgun market, but you'd think in 30 plus years they'd hit the sweet spot, at least by accident. For all I know, their new "All American" pistol could be it--but it's too ugly to touch.

There's a nice used P90 for sale locally, which may be their all-time best, but I'm snakebit.