What is the worst gun you ever owned ?

[AJ]

This is the gun I planned to list. An acquaintance gave it to me, and I sold it for $50.

Comparing it side-by-side with a Ruger Single-six made me realize I probably had cap guns when I was a kid that were higher quality.

I think I bought and sold mine for $25.00, this was the mid 1970's.

 

[JFthunder]

Wow, what a revealing set of reply’s. I’ve had 3 real stinkers… one of the Taurus 22 wannabe j-frames that the trigger was over 20#, a Taurus P22 that jammed on every kind/brand of anmmo and a Heritage RR that does not fire a full cylinder with either the 22 Mag or 22 LR. Needless to say from now on anything reflecting Taurus brand affiliation will not be purchased.

 

[Echo40]

I had one of those for a while - was actually pretty impressed with the gun overall and it was dead on accurate. Sounds like yours was really beat though. Ultimately, I shot up all my dirt cheap surplus ammo and then sold the gun for a surprisingly large profit if I remember correctly. A shame yours was such a bad experience - but I do remember the safety was a cobbled together mess. It had something to do with import restrictions so the import (Century I think) slapped them on despite the gun actually having a half cock safety anyway.

I've never even shot mine to date, partly because just looking at it brings back bad memories and partly because I'm honestly kind of afraid to. I'm probably being irrational, but 7.62x25 is a hot little round and the gun just looks and feels so sketchy that I'd rather not risk it. Maybe someday I'll put it in a vice and pull the trigger with a 30ft length of twine from behind a tree or something to test it out.

I know that not all Tokarev pistols are bad, I just got a bad one and I honestly blame myself for trying to save a few bucks bucks by going with a cheaper seller when they were being sold by another seller with glowing reviews complete with pictures of gorgeous Like New examples for like $15 more.
But frankly, if I could do it all again then I'd have bought an Italian Police Beretta 92S instead, as they were being sold for the same price and were just an infinitely higher value item. The only reason why I didn't do so to begin with is because I was shopping for a gift and my brother was always into John Browning's pistol designs, so I thought a Tokarev would be a cool derivative design that he'd appreciate.

 

[balin]

Grendel P10, bad tiny sights, beast to load through the breach, bad trigger although the trigger return spring went to hell soon after getting it. In the 80's and it still sits on a shelf in my safe. But hey it is tough to shoot.

 

[.38SuperMan]

No question a new S&W 2206. I would have said a Raven 25 but at least it was reliable.

 

[Drm50]

I use to buy low end revolvers & pistols by unit for shop. Some were sold
3 Fer, others by 10 or 12. The one revolver that I thought was a decent gun was the HS German SA .22, they were 3 for $99. Much better and accurate than other guns selling for x5 that price. I must have sold at least 50 of them while they were available. Much better built than Rough Riders.

 

[jpage]

S&W 916 Riot Gun. What a pile, the machined edges actually drew blood. What was S&W thinking ?

 

[oink]

#1 AMT double action 380 Back Up. Just garbage! Had the earlier single action 380 before that one and it at least worked reliably with hardball.

#2 a Charter Arms .22 LR snubbie. It would keyhole from 6 feet.

 

[YouveHadYour6]

Had a Savage Model 1907 in .32 that no matter what spring was replaced, what original or repro magazine was tried, and regardless of ammo, simply would NOT fire more than 3 round (usually 2) before jamming in various - and sometimes surprising - ways.

Cool gun, but traded that one away to a fella who knew what he was getting into and wanted himself a project pretty quickly.

 

[biku324]

Schmidt-Rubin straight pull bolt action, 7.5 Swiss.

 

[Ingramite]

I too had an AMT .380 Backup.
A single shot pistol cleverly disguised as a semi-auto.
I've also owned a Kimber Solo....another stinker.

 

[Greyman50]

Had to really Think about this as most guns I’ve sold I regret. Back in when Ruger Mini -14s first came out had to have one. BIG Mistake as there was no Minute of angle it was inches at 100 yds. Tried and tried but was like a .223 shotgun. Then a miracle happened, guy in our club asked me if I wanted to trade the Mini-14 for a M-1 Garand! I kid you not and down the road it went. Still have the M-1 and it shoots Very well.

 

[AJ]

Schmidt-Rubin straight pull bolt action, 7.5 Swiss.

Must have had a real lemon. I owned one and liked it and several friends have had them and liked them. What was the problem?

 

[steelslaver]

My first revolver was a single action 22 I believe called a Bison. It wasn't long before the sear gave up and it would not stay cocked.

Next on the list was a J frame sized Taurus 22 revolver. It was fairly accurate and reliable in single action, but the DA trigger pull was horrendous. I tried different coil springs, both for trigger return and main spring, smooth stuff, made spacers, made a longer firing pin, reamed chambers, If the trigger got manageable, it became a click or a bang. Finally gave it to one of my brothers who was fine with using it as a single action.

 

[Narragansett]

Savage Model 24 from the late 70's. The points of impact were in another zip code. After that, a Remington model 66, right out of thee box POI issues

 

[Hawg Rider]

The worst gun I ever bought...a used Marlin 1895. No slight against Marlin, this was just an abused piece of junk. Back in 1996 I purchased this very used Marlin 1895 lever action rifle (.45-70) from a small table at a local gun show for $165. It was manufactured around 1975 (I thought it was older) and was in pretty rough condition- maybe even in a fire? The cheap replacement wood stock fit badly, and the rifle was missing some parts. I was kind of looking for an amateur gunsmithing project, and that's what this became. It took me a couple of weeks to make some parts so that the rifle functioned properly. Then I stripped, polished, and cold blued the metal. It turned out OK, but I would never try to actually fire some .45-70 rounds through it or sell it to someone. It sat in the gun safe for years until I finally took it to a local police firearm turn-in event (like "Kicks for Guns") and got a Walmart gift card for it! Adios and good riddance!.

 

[Donn]

S&W Body Guard, (New model), 38spl revolver. Had timing and lock up issues right out of the box. Two trips back to Smith, no help. The gunsmith at my LGS finally said it couldn't be fixed. Took a beating when I traded it in for a Model 36.

 

[505Gibbs]

My H&K USC rifle! Neat gun BUT the trigger pull has to be about 10 pounds[not a typo]. It's literally a point a pray! Aiming, so to speak, is impossible at best.
The unfortunate issue is that there aren't any upgrades out there to improve the situation.

 

[alwslate]

A couple come to mind immediately out of several. A sporterized 93 Mauser in 7mm. First shot punctured the primer and stung my face with escaping gas. Never fired a second shot, got rid of it at the next gun show. A LLama .38 Spl revolver. Looking down the bore and rotating the cyl showed one chamber out of alignment by about 1/8" making it a five shot revolver rather than a six shooter

 

[stu1ritter]

In 1958 I worked thru the high school year to buy a light varmint rifle for chucks etc; on the farm that I spent summers working on. Young kid got caught with the eye candy of a new BSA Majestic in .222. The trigger would fire three then hang. Brought it back to BSA several times and while they extended the interval, never fixed it. I traded it to a friend for a Model 70.
Photo below not mine, just found on line.

Stu