The absolute WORST pistol I ever came across!

[lawandorder]

Another victim of the AMT backup ***.

 

[dscampbell]

1979 Department issued model 59. Whole lot so bad two deputies have FTF ISSUES and were saved by their BUGs. Sheriff demanded S&W refund money for 1200 weapons. Instead we got 4” model 66s.


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[27 Man]

The Llama story at the beginning reminds me of the one my brother bought back in the 70s. He was young, had limited funds and wanted a .45. The local Gibson’s store sold guns and got in a Llama .45 that was in his price range. He bought a box of hardball and off to the farm we went. It was a one shot wonder. The recoil seemed excessive. I found the case in the grass. The closed thing I can compare it to is a bugle. I have never seen a case mouth expanded that much. It should have split. Never did understand what caused the case mouth to expand like that. He got his money back on the gun but not the shells.

 

[ancient-one]

A Luger that might fire one shot when the trigger is pulled or might go full auto. A smith with a lot of experience could not find the problem. The internals showed little if any wear.

 

[CLASSIC12]

I also almost bought a Llama as my first gun, I was young and didn’t really know much about guns. The LGS recommended it, I think he had a stock that he was trying to move by selling them to unsuspecting young men new to the world of guns. The policeman in charge at the bureau of arms dissuaded me, and I am still thankful to this day.

My nemesis was a Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum I bought as my second gun after a S&W 422, talk about a giant leap. At first I adored this gun, the size, weight, look, technology, reputation, and the power... It was pricey at $ 1100 in 1989

However the honeymoon did not last very long. It jammed at least once per magazine, and that’s seven rounds if I recall correctly. I tried every commercial load I could find, no difference. Then I started reloading, all kind of bullet weights, shapes, powder charges. I came to the conclusion that rimmed revolver cartridges were not suited to semi automatic pistols. Then the slide broke where the gas piston pushes on it. Another $ 300 down the drain. I got rid of it after six years of frustration. A tyre seller I knew traded me for 4 rims and winter tyres for my Audi S2 Quattro. I gave him full disclosure but he said he didn’t care, he bought it mostly to fondle it.

 

[Rpg]

The AMT backup got me too: never got through a magazine without jamming.

Sent it down the road pretty quickly. I warned the buyer, who insisted he could make it work. I saw him a few years later and asked if he’d gotten it to work. He told me his gunsmith couldn’t fix it. He was still hoping to find a fix, but hadn’t as of the last time I spoke with him.

 

[MilwGuitarist]

the year was 1989 and i purchased my first gun - a Davis .380 - pretty sure that's all i need to say

 

[Oracle]

Taurus Judge, bought it for grouse when bowhunting. Grouse will let you get 3 foot from them, the Judge harvested nary a one with 410 bore bird shot. Twenty pound trigger lubed with rock salt. It spit lead like a tobacco chaw champion with 45 Colt.

I got rid off it the day after coming home from camp.

 

[Sevens]

Hahahaha, if we go only by this thread, AMT Backup is the worst gun ever made, hands down!

My worst ever was an Erma Luger .22. I will tell you everything good about it:

I hope you enjoyed my review!

 

[MilwGuitarist]

Hahahaha, if we go only by this thread, AMT Backup is the worst gun ever made, hands down!

My worst ever was an Erma Luger .22. I will tell you everything good about it:

I hope you enjoyed my review!

Bwahahaha that made me laugh kudos!

 

[Rifleman harris]

Let’s not forget the all time worst firearm, at least in the number of users it killed, the issue M16 from the last part of the 60’s. It was far worse than is generally known or admitted.

 

[jimmyj]

I had a AMT Backup .380 in the 1970s. used only FMJ and never had a problem

 

[garddogg56]

For. Me it is the Glock 19 ,spent shell in the face and I had the inner workings rust out twice.My G23 didn't rust but the rail cracked and once in a while I would get spent shells eject back tword me.I kept the 23 and sold the 19 for an sd9ve never looked back.

 

[Ingramite]

I'm the guy that you might've heard of.
I traded my S&W model 65-3 with a three inch barrel for a Kimber Solo at a gun show.

I knew nothing of their somewhat problematic reputation. The idea of a 9mm pocket gun might have played on my hurt feelings over the AMT Backup from years earlier.
I loved the way it felt in my hand and after all, it was a Kimber....right?

My first clue came when I stopped off at the range on my way home. I really didn't want to admit what I had done. So I fired up the Kimber Forum when I got home.
OMG. The more I read the the dumber I felt.

Imagine the look on my son's face when I pulled it out of my pocket and tied it to the trout line on our next fishing trip.

 

[Muddyboot]

1970's Arminius .22 revolver, made in Germany. Came apart in my hand as I was shooting it. No damage to my fingers, I threw it into the Scioto River...no regrets.

 

[RobertJ.]

Right now, I feel blessed that my AMT Back-Up has never, not even once, had a malfunction of any kind! Now granted, I've only fired about 150 rounds through it, but it was enough to show me that it'll go bang every time, and that I can feel comfortable in carrying it as a back-up.

Edit: As far as my worst, I almost forgot about this one: An RG .22 single-action revolver, given to me by an acquaintance in Seattle. Cheap pot-metal construction, it just screamed cheap. It did work, though, and I wound up selling it for fifty bucks.

 

[78bagger]

Won a Clarke .32 revolver in a poker game. Won is not really accurate in this sense. Saturday Night Special would be generous. AND a Llama 1911. First time I pulled the trigger it spit out the extractor.

 

[6518John]

The very first semi-auto pistol I ever bought was for off duty carry. Found the Stainless Sterling 400 MKII in a gun shop and thought the size and SS made it the perfect concealment gun. Basically a copy of the Walther. This was before Interarms Walthers became available. If you can think of or have ever heard of any type of malfunction that gun experienced it. I don't recall ever making it through a single magazine without some sort of malfunction. I can't remember now what I traded it in for but I do remember that I gladly took a loss, just to get rid of it.

My dad had one of these and years later I was looking for instructions on how to take it apart for cleaning. I found a article somewhere that said “simply shoot it. It will fly into pieces soon enough!”

 

[jimmyj]

Did you contact Glock Customer Service ?


Did you contact

For. Me it is the Glock 19 ,spent shell in the face and I had the inner workings rust out twice.My G23 didn't rust but the rail cracked and once in a while I would get spent shells eject back tword me.I kept the 23 and sold the 19 for an sd9ve never looked back.

 

[BC38]

...Did have a Taurus and a Llama (both in 9mm) that shot incredibly low (fixed sights) and would only shoot to the sights with 147gr ammo. Filing down the front sights on either was out, would have filed down to the slide to get them on target.

I have a Star Ultrastar like that. I suspect the hole for the disassembly pin is too high in the frame, forcing the rear of the barrel up. It's either that or the slide is out of spec. I tried another barrel and it shot exactly like the old one. The gun feeds, fires and ejects 100%, so just aim a little higher.

I have a French MAB 22lr that is that way. Shoots a foot low and a foot left at 7yds. It is a fixed barrel blowback design like a PPK. I think the barrel may be bent.

Funny that the Stoeger and Erma 22LR Lugers have both been mentioned as someone's worst guns. I have one of each and they both work fine. A little ammo-picky but no more so than most other semi-auto 22LR pistols I've owned or shot.