Brands you would not buy again...

[Adk.IBO]

I bought a Glock 26 gen 4 on a whim with ammo. I had it for a week, holding it, dry firing it, and field stripping it everyday. Even changed the mag release to lefty. Never took it to the range. Just could not warm up to it. My LGS took it back because it was unfired and I ordered a Colt Defender 45 that same day. I could not warm up to it either and sold it for a loss here on this forum. More of a revolver guy so far, although semis keep calling me... Kinda like the Remington RM380 and the Seecamp 380. I held the RM380 last Sunday but I want to handle a Seecamp before I make up my mind. Moving slower now...(with purchases).

Stay safe, John

 

[Ed Fowler]

Colt, bought a Gold Cup, sent it back to the factory twice and gave up, kept wanting to empty the magazine with one trigger pull.

Other than the name they have not made anything that impressed me.

I do like my Swenson and Crull conversions.

 

[CS45Fan]

I guess its the luck of the draw when buying a gun - like any other product (car, dishwasher, etc). I saw a number of posts on the Kahr. I had a different experience with a Kahr PM9 I owned for 12+ years. Feed everything thru this little gun and probably put a 1000 rounds thru it. Never had an issue until I needed to replace the recoil spring - somewhere around 800 rounds. Sold it last year for no reason other than to use the money to buy something else.

 

[dr. K]

Charter Arms. I've had 2 new ones, one just never quite felt durable enough for carry, one was a .22 that would up at the cylinder face and forcing come from heat expansion after a few cylinders of even weak .22lr... Got it fixed by Charter, still spit lead when I got it back, got it fixed again and sold it. Either might make a great practice gun for someone, just not for me, ever again.

 

[donoo]

Did you try? a Walther made in Germany before WW2?

Walther - could not fire an entire magazine successfully. Didn't matter which brand of ammo, shooter, or magazine.

a Walther made in Germany before WW2?

 

[RJJ 1971]

Taurus PT 111 & M&P Shield = hated triggers.

 

[Gamecock]

Dittos on Para. I have a Hawg 9 that is a wonderful gun to shoot, but I bought it for concealed carry. I have had TWO catastrophic failures with it, so it is useless for the intended purpose.

 

[lebomm]

Erma .22 Luger. Jam-o-matic, ammo didn't matter.

Larry

 

[Safestuffer]

Won't buy another polymer Kahr, had 3, all 3 were lemons...One was really bad.
if a MK9 comes by, might snatch that up. The metal ones seem to be free of the problems the polymer ones have.

Won't buy another Charter Arms. Had a bulldog pug. I had it apart a few times and was dismayed by the flimsy internals and design. Shot it loose(er) within 500 rounds of medium .44 special loads.

 

[RV4driver]

Springfield XD.
I know, the later ones were better. Didn't like anything about it. If there weren't numerous other options, I might try it again, but since that is not the case, sorry, XD.

 

[RV4driver]

Oh, and tried a couple of Taurus at the LGS. Wow, I think the trigger/hammer/sear was hacked out of pig iron and roughed up with an old file.

 

[wingriderz]

Taurus nonthing in their semis. Do your homework on their revolvers too.

 

[revho]

Heritage rough rider. Rough indeed...

 

[comiskeybum]

This topic is very subjective. Its like talking about cars that you would never buy again when in reality all of the brands have issues at one time or another.

None of the Taurus guns ive used or owned ever had issues, They've come a long way and their revolvers are honestly just as good as smith.

Not everyone is in a position to spend 800 or 900 dollars to help ensure smith maintains its 65% profit margin on its guns.

I agree about Colt, what the heck is so special about their guns that they are higher in price than smith?

For that matter I will say that smith could do well to lower some prices and see how fast their guns fly.

You guys can say what you want, but ive never had any problems with more budget friendly brands like Taurus and to a certain degree springfield. We all love smith, which is why we're on a smith forum, but still.

 

[Rhetorician]

Might I ask why on the Rough Rider?

Heritage rough rider. Rough indeed...

Why?

rd

 

[shawn mccarver]

Any Taurus semi-auto, except their copy of the Beretta 92, but then again, I would not buy the Taurus copy of the 92 either because the "real deal" M9 or 92F by Beretta is better in terms of design (the enlarged hammer pin and its corresponding groove in the slide to prevent a broken slide from taking out your teeth or eyes as one example, and there are locking block improvements, and all sorts of little things improved based upon military service) and re-sale value, among other things. I would not buy any Taurus revolver either. I have had many products over the years from Taurus, and all but one had "issues." Their lifetime service policy fine print apparently reads "send it in and we usually will do nothing and tell you it is fixed."

Although I have not had trouble with the little Kel-Tec .32, there are now better choices, so I do not believe Kel-Tec is on my "buy" list either.

Kimber is also on my "never again" list. I have never seen one that does not "snake eye," which is printing two distinct groups because the pistol locks up in two slightly different places. As long as they have been doing 1911s, you would think they could fit them by now.

Maybe it is easier to say what I will buy. I would buy some models from any of the following: Astra, Beretta, Browning, Colt, CZ, FN, Glock, HK, Manurhin, Ruger, S&W, Star, Walther. If you cannot find a pistol you like from one of those, you are too picky.

 

[Texas Star]

Mauser HSc, the 1970's one. Jammed a lot. Blocky in the hand and pointed low.

As for the guy who had problems with the Case knife, did you ever oil the joints? Clean it out with a pipe cleaner?

FYI, Swiss Army Brands imports Victorinox knives. The Wengers were handled by a firm called Precise, I think. But both would probably replace a bad knife or repair a favorite.
Only Victorinox is left. Wenger was bought by them, but they discontinued the line after a few years.

I've had excellent relations with both the Vic. factory and with Swiss Army Brands. Good knives, good service, good prices. But my few Case knives were also good. They just need routine maintainance, like all pocket knives.

I still have a really nice Case stockman, but seldom carry it, as I always need some tool on a Victorinox.

 

[shouldazagged]

I guess I've been lucky and, more importantly, had a lot of good solid advice. I don't think that as an adult I've ever bought a gun, knife, fishing rod or reel that I wouldn't buy again.

Had some guns I traded away for something I thought I wanted worse at the time, but they were all okay.

We won't even talk about knives I've been given by people who don't know knives.

 

[Buford57]

Remington 597 .22 LR. Just never was reliable with any ammo for an entire magazine.

On the other had, since someone brought it up, I bought a RM380 last week and am impressed, so far.

RG

Sterling (worked fine with CCI mini-mags - wouldn't feed anything else on a dare)

 

[woodsltc]

Any gun made by Taurus......my experience with them has been they would lock-up or the action/triggers felt like they were full of sand.

Don