That was my first gun. Either mine was really good or yours was really bad. Mine shot fine out to 50 yards. Don't think I ever fired it on paper beyond that distance.
It sits in the back of the safe. I should get it out and bust a few caps.
What is the worst gun you ever owned ?
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That was my first gun. Either mine was really good or yours was really bad. Mine shot fine out to 50 yards. Don't think I ever fired it on paper beyond that distance.
It sits in the back of the safe. I should get it out and bust a few caps.
That would be my Romanian Milsurp Tokarev TT-33C.
I ordered one online with the original intention of making it into a Birthday Gift for my brother, but it was a complete mess... The seller described it as "meticulously refinished and reconditioned by the factory" but when it arrived it clearly hadn't even been cleaned, let alone refinished/reconditioned. It was scratched and dented on the outside, dirty and rusted on the inside. The first time I took it down for cleaning the safety lever fell out of the frame and the magazine was so horribly rusted that I had to struggle to get it apart for cleaning because the baseplate was stuck in place. Fortunately, Old_Cop offered to send me a spare magazine he had sitting around with no use for.
Ultimately, I ended up keeping it because it was in such horrible shape that I couldn't see giving it to my brother, nor could I see selling it.
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.
Mine is exceptionally bad. Won't stay on a paper plate at 50. I know of 4 previous owners and none of us either bought or traded for it. It was either a gift or simply abandoned each time. I only keep it to avoid spreading the curse.
BKLooney
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Of all the 1911 style pistols I've ever owned I only had one that was a true steaming pile...
It was a Springfield Armory 1911 Compact .45 bought brand new about 20 or so years ago, I don't believe the pistol ever made it through a full magazine with any ammo including 230g ball. Tried every magazine available, Chip McCormick, Ed Brown, Wilson, etc..no go.
Springfield got the pistol back and gave it a clean bill of health and sent it back to me, same problem.
At least 8 different people shot the thing with the same results.
Over time, two excellent gunsmiths worked on the pistol. One used to build pistols for the Marine Corps shooting team, he had it the longest for about 3 weeks if memory serves me. After I got rid of it he said he would have liked to buy it just to finally make it work if possible!
The guy that bought it from me said he knew flat out he could make it run...nah, he too sold it after a few months..
It was a Springfield Armory 1911 Compact .45 bought brand new about 20 or so years ago, I don't believe the pistol ever made it through a full magazine with any ammo including 230g ball. Tried every magazine available, Chip McCormick, Ed Brown, Wilson, etc..no go.
Springfield got the pistol back and gave it a clean bill of health and sent it back to me, same problem.
At least 8 different people shot the thing with the same results.
Over time, two excellent gunsmiths worked on the pistol. One used to build pistols for the Marine Corps shooting team, he had it the longest for about 3 weeks if memory serves me. After I got rid of it he said he would have liked to buy it just to finally make it work if possible!
The guy that bought it from me said he knew flat out he could make it run...nah, he too sold it after a few months..
AJ
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Same thing for me......
A Sgt. that worked for me bought one and had problems with it. Our 1stSgt and myself had built about 50 M1911's from pieces/parts had a look at it and tried our usual tricks to try to fix it. No luck.... The Sgt. took 30 wt. motor oil to it and it started working and run just fine. In fact we let him qualify with it and he shot Expert. Sometimes miracles happen!
The AMT backup had to be the worst handgun I’ve ever used. It had a super hard trigger and you couldn’t get through a whole mag without a jam. The worst rifle was a century arms Fal. Its was minute of county accurate. No matter how I adjusted the gas system. Once a mag the gun would unlatch and separate. Fortunately I traded it back to the shop for a 1892 38wcf.
oldrookey617
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Long Story, one of my Brillant trade deals, 16 years old, my great shooting rabbit gun, a 410 bolt action shot gun, don't even know the brand, and $50 for a double-barrel 410, and I think a little Jennings 25 ACP. trying to hit a 55 gal. steel drum, stepping closer & closer, was missing the hole drum, or just putting little dents in it, and could not hit the side of a barn with the double-barrel 410, both junk, had 2 more 410's that was junk, If you have a good shooting 410, you better keep it, will never have another 25 auto, a sling-shot is better than that thing..
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Early 90's Ruger Ranch Rifle. It shot patterns (like a shotgun), instead of groups. Sold it to a friend that wanted even after I told him about it. He sent it back to Ruger, they replaced the barrel...and it was a little better, but not by much. He gave up on it and traded it in for something else.
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A Bronco .22 lr "Survival" Rifle. It had a pronounced flash from the breach when fired, and would get you if you weren't careful, which I wasn't several times. Not accurate enough to survive much of anything. Uncomfortable and difficult to shoot.
Cotis
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A Winchester made Sears Ted Williams 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun with some "dial-a-choke' contraption on the end. I inherited it from my father. It was insanely heavy, poor fitting, obnoxiously loud, not terribly accurate, and kicked like a rented mule. I traded it at a gunshow for $140 + $100 cash for a Browning BL-22 lever action .22lr. Best deal I ever made!
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An HSC in .380. The trigger was totally unpredictable. One pull would be short and crisp, the next had a mile of creep and would surprise me when it went off. I traded that sucker for a numbers matching 9mm Lugar.
I didn't have to think that hard!
Not counting broken guns my Llama 1911 .45 ACP (long gone - maybe 40 years ago!) comes to mind. Decent gun but every fired case came back to hit my forehead. I wound up with so many cuts and bruises I learned to never go to the range without a hat!
Ha! After reading the entries I remember two more, both PSA (Precision Small Arms) .25 ACP Baby Browing replicas. GORGEOUS GUNS!!!! The workmanship was superb. But they wouldn't shoot! EEK! 
RobertJ.
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Citadel 1911-22. Bought it for my son about 13 or 14 years ago. Total piece of junk. Would not function reliably with any ammunition. Tried polishing everything in hopes of making it work. Replaced springs, etc. Still no joy.
It's still here. I can't in good conscience foist it off on anyone else.
It's still here. I can't in good conscience foist it off on anyone else.
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Early generation Diamondback DB9 was jam-o-matic. The worse of the worst however was a Ruger LC9s Pro that, like a lot of Ruger semiautos, was completely c-r-a-p from the box.
A Charter Arms AR-7 that made me wonder how Q got James Bond's to work.
He blew up helicopters and I couldn't even empty a magazine without a jam!
He blew up helicopters and I couldn't even empty a magazine without a jam!
OrlontheBrave
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Davis Derringer in .22. It keyholed at 7 yards, and one chamber was peened from a previous owner’s dryfiring. Fortunately I was able to sell it for what I paid.
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