Firearms you are embarrassed to admit owning

[pasound]

1980's. A Randall 1911. All stainless, shiny and seemingly tight. One of the earliest stainless 1911's. The steel turned out to be soft, wore fast. After less than 500 rounds of 45 hardball, the slide was loose and rattled, rails worn, and the trigger sear started double-tapping. Dumped it at a pawn shop to make it someone else's problem.

 

[Rustyt1953]

None of my cordless hole punchers necessitate my wearing a paper bag over my head in public.

Heck, I own a Hi-Point carbine. I remain unsnickerd at.

 

[.38SuperMan]

Can't say that I am embarassed to own any of the stuff I have. Nevertheless, the Soviet M1895 Nagant may be one of the worst handguns of either World War. Neverthess, it saw widespread use in both and was one of the few revolvers capable of being suppressed due to the nature of the gas seal action. It has the worst double action trigger pull ever experienced, the single action pull is only OK, and the 7.62x38r cartridge is one of the least effective of military revolvers. It is on par with .32 ACP energy levels at best. Anyway, I have two of these and they are great fun and quite a challenge to shoot well because of the crude military sights and the other things I've already mentioned.

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I had a Nagant thirty plus years ago and sold it but consider it was most likely the result of a government committee. I got interested in Russian guns, cameras, watches and such. When asked I described them as being forged on an anvil not precisely machined.

 

[TJm15.38]

I had a Nagant thirty plus years ago and sold it but consider it was most likely the result of a government committee. I got interested in Russian guns, cameras, watches and such. When asked I described them as being forged on an anvil not precisely machined.

Yeah, when something goes wrong with it, you can fix it with a hammer and a screwdriver.

 

[bulletslap]

A S&W Sigma.

 

[TheTinMan]

I have a Kel-Tec PF-9. It was cheap. It is small and flat. It shoots 9mm. The trigger is pretty awful. I can’t remember the last time I shot it, but I can’t imagine anyone paying more than $50 bucks for it so here it will stay.

 

[Bruceboy]

Not a one but on the other hand I regret selling several.

Al

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Forty years ago I bought a RG 26 .25ACP…less than $50 new. The best I can say is it went bang every time.

The current embarrassment is an AMT .45 Longslide. Rough…poor casting and machining.

 

[DUSTYDOGDAN]

Jennings 22LR pistol from the early 1990's. Had one when I was in my 20's and sold it. Last year a mint in the box showed up at work for $80 bucks..I had to get it. With my Cabelas points it was free. I still had a mag for it.

 

[LVSteve]

As a milsurp guy with eclectic tastes I have plenty of things about which others say I should be ashamed. Some of their thoughts and my counters, in no particular order...

Anything made in Egypt (Hakim, built using Swedish Ljungman AG-42 tooling, so it cannot be that bad...apart from being stupid long and heavy)
Anything made in Pakistan (Enfield No4 MkII built on tooling supplied by the Brits. Saying out loud that it was one of my better made Enfields caused a ruckuss in some quarters)
Anything made in Mexico (Mexican 1910 Mauser pattern. Yeah, they must be rotten because multiple custom gun makers in the US sought them out to use the receivers to build hunting rifles. )
Anything made in Spain (Stars and Mausers. Don't believe all the stories about "soft Spanish steel".)
Anything with clear Nazi markings. (It's just history, get over it)
Anything French. (They're more innovative than their looks suggest)
Any bullpup rifle. (I've got short arms and I don't give a rat's patootie about parade evolutions)
Guns not designed by JMB (I'm an equal opportunity gun aficionado)

 

[.455_Hunter]

I have a RG .22 short DA/SA revolver purchased NIB with the side swinging cylinder. It's blued with white plastic grips, and two trips around the cylinder usually results in six firings.

 

[6string]

This is a bizarre, yet compelling thread.
Most of the guns mentioned here are such obvious pieces of junk.

What possible motivation could any sensible person have to want to buy them to begin with?

It’s one thing to do a little research (or just plain logical thinking!) and make a disappointing purchase.

Is it just a morbid curiosity to discover just how bad “bad” can be?

A friend of mine owns a pawn shop. He is one of the most insightful people I’ve known regarding the subject of human nature and impulsive/compulsive behavior, particularly as it pertains to throwing away money.
He makes a lot of profit selling many of the guns specifically mentioned here. Over and over again, it’s what a lot of people want to buy (and ultimately want to sell!)
And, quite often it’s the same individuals making the same dumb mistakes!

The resale values rarely exceed 10-20% of the purchase price.

 

[jc2721]

I had a Davis .38 double derringer for a couple of months, I even fired it to make sure it worked. What's kinda embarrassing about it is that I sold it to a guy who was blind. He also bought a Charter Arms AR-7 from me.
He knew exactly what he was fingering and was happy to get the guns but still...

 

[BourbonCowboy]

I've got a Hi Point carbine that folks told me that I should be ashamed of - because it was so ugly. Then I wrapped it in a Hi Towers bullpup stock and now everyone wants to shoot it - because it looks so cool.

 

[tops]

I have 3 pistols chambered in .32 S&W. Three different brands. IJ, H&R and S&W. I kinda like top break pistols. They sure aren't anything to write home about but it amuses me to shoot them once in awhile. (Little things amuse little minds ). Larry

 

[borntxn]

I inherited a Phoenix Arms Raven .25 caliber semi-auto. $59.99 new in about 1995. I've never shot it nor taken it out in public.

 

[robvious]

not actually embarrassed about it at all... but most would assume my long lost Phoenix HP22A would qualify for this thread.. tiny, heavy, cast zinc, overly complicated pocket gun... theoretically a hunk O junk... but mine used to rock a 5 inch steel plate at 25 plus yards... and skip cans all day long.. quite fun to shoot back then... all for just over $100...

 

[beagleye]

I use my Daisy Pump BB gun more than any other gun times 10. That's a little embarrassing. I'm friggin 60 years old.

The upside is I can neck shoot a starling at 20 yards.

 

[Tntcwg3]

Lorcin 380!

 

[raljr1]

We bought a Raven 25 auto for Mrs when we were less enlightened and way poorer. I also bought an AMT Backup in 380. Both worked, the Raven better than the AMT. Still have the Raven and two full boxes of ammo, (probably worth more than the gun), and son wanted the Backup for some reason, so it's still in the family too.