What is Smith & Wesson's worst gun?

[aterry33]

I felt in the mood to start some fights tonight

My vote is for the 329PD because:

1) I've seen more of these break than any other S&W revolver, and most S&W revolvers don't break, at least in my experience.

2) It's a 26 ounce 44 magnum.

3) It's the only revolver where I've actually witnessed an internal lock failure in person, twice.

4) It's a 26 ounce 44 mangum.

I suppose the 1076 could also get consideration.

Flame on!

(Someone please post the Sigma in this thread so we can really have some excitement)

 

[mr.magnum]

that's an easy one. it's whichever one that smithnut doesn't own.

 

[rags]

I felt in the mood to start some fights tonight

(Someone please post the Sigma in this thread so we can really have some excitement)

Not me!! What's that they say about a 10 ft pole?

rags

 

[Andy Griffith]

Let' see...
Depends upon what you define as worst...

Worst in sales, worst in returns, worst in the amount of time invested for the amount of money they got out of it...

I'd have to say the 916 shotgun is a contender..
The 35 Automatic comes to mind too...
The worst in sales would have to be all guns chambered in .356TSW. Also, the .22 Jet was a blunder in engineering- great concept though.
The Turkish autoloaders of late rank up there too.

 

[Rolan_Kraps]

Oh, how about that little .380 they made about 15 years ago.

 

[ColbyBruce]

Rolan, I had two of those little .380 Sigma pistols and one of the 9mm single stack versions. Great little guns, for what they were built to do. A true PITA to clean, and magazines were very costly, but I liked them. Though long gone, all three are still in service with one aunt, one uncle, and a LEO buddy (he got the 9mm). Accuracy left a bit to be desired, one could barely commit suicide with one of those guns, you had to be close to your intended target.

 

[Harrison]

I would have to vote for the Walther PPKs that Smith made. Somehow they managed to mess up a classic design.

 

[cp1969]

I don't know which is the worst but I was surely not impressed with the model 59.

 

[2152hq]

The Escort was a dandy.

 

[ThirtyAcres]

Oh, how about that little .380 they made about 15 years ago.

The first and only handgun my dad owned.

The .380 Sigma almost ruined him on autoloaders. Jamomatic.

Recently, he traded it for a Ruger LCR with the CT grips. Thinks he is Dirty Harry.

 

[rags]

I would have to vote for the Walther PPKs that Smith made. Somehow they managed to mess up a classic design.

You may have something there...

 

[hsguy]

I vote for the model 61.

 

[oldman45]

Since I have not owned nor fired each of the models, I can only speak for the 23 models I have owned.

The worst in my opinion is the model 59. It was a large disappointment to me so I retired it to a file cabinet about 15 years ago.

 

[old bear]

Another vote for the M-59. Got the second one sold in the state of Colorado. I was pumped, for two or three weeks. Sold it at a small loss and never regretted it. The frame was way to big for my hand and the gun just felt cheesy.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

The 916 gets my vote.

 

[44Steve]

I LOVE MY 329PD

 

[Farmer17]

There current polymer .22 auto loader comes up short in the looks department to me.

 

[Gunhacker]

I have to vote for the SW40F, the first year Sigma. My brother in-law and I each bought one when they hit the stores. Mine spent more time in transit back and forth to the factory for warranty repair than at the range. I had ridiculous things happening right out of the chute, 1/2 through a box of ammo at the 1st range outing, the trigger pin started to back out of the frame.

The second time out at the range after it came back from the trigger spring repair, the trigger return spring broke.

Back from repair... 3rd time out to the range and the front sight blade started to loosen.

Back from repair... made a straight across trade for a M57 no dash, and I haven't given another look at a S&W polymer frame pistol ever since.

 

[kennyb]

hmmm..i would suggest any of the smith's that you asked about soaking in saltwater and then drying....ya reckon?

 

[BUFF]

"... made a straight across trade for a M57 no dash, and I haven't given another look at a S&W polymer frame pistol ever since."

Do you feel guilty yet?

My vote would be for the first Sigmas, although mine worked what little I shot it. Other weren't so fortunate.

Model 61 Escort would be a close second. Anyone who has one that works has a rare jewel.