What turned out to be the worst gun you've ever owned ???

[victorylarry]

Rogak P18...the bad copy of the well made Steyr GB. It was so poorly made I was afraid to shoot it, plus the heel magazine release was made of such cheap plastic it would not function. I've had cap guns that were better made. The Steyr GB on the other hand would fire anything reliably.

 

[bdblk12v]

In my 31 years of age I've only had 2 and they both were recent. The first one was a 39-2 nickel. I wanted to love the gun but it was junk. It could put the groups tight but jammed a lot. I tried lots of things mags new extractor different holding firmness it was un predictable. My friend wanted it back and I was glad. The second was a new beretta nano. Another 9mm that turned out to be a dud. My wife fell in love she had to have it. I told her buy it. She shot it couldn't hit a barn with it. I shot it with the same result. The store owner I purchased it the same. I called beretta they said it's within spec. I sold it. She stole my g23 had it duracoated pink and I got a g22. It all worked out.

 

[DocB]

Not even a contest for me. Every time I've bought a Ruger revolver of any kind it's been a great mistake, and I have bought many. . .way too many! I'm either stupid or just keep hoping they will learn how to make a revolver. This reflects 45 years of buying Rugers. I've seen them all and owned most of them.

 

[Rastoff]

Not even a contest for me. Every time I've bought a Ruger revolver of any kind it's been a great mistake, and I have bought many. . .way too many! I'm either stupid or just keep hoping they will learn how to make a revolver. This reflects 45 years of buying Rugers. I've seen them all and owned most of them.

Interesting. I have yet to have a bad Ruger revolver. Hmmm, maybe my standards are too low. Actually, I've had a couple of Rugers that were better than comparable guns from other companies.

Whatever you do, don't get the GP100 Match Champion. You won't like it.

 

[lebomm]

Like Dframe, mine was an Erma .22 Luger. Inaccurate, poorly made, a growling mama dog to reassemble after cleaning AND jam-o-matic.

Larry

 

[keithherrington]

No contest...

The worst gun I ever owned was my Bren 10. What a piece of junk.
Keith

 

[Muley Gil]

I wanted a Ruger Bearcat, but it was sold before I could get the money together. Couldn't come up with enough for a Single Six.

Wound up with a Kimel Industries copy of a Colt Frontier .22 LR. Pot metal junk! It was barely rifled and as mentioned before, couldn't hit a barn wall from the INSIDE.

I think I still have parts of it stored away. Why, I'm not sure.

 

[CH4]

The early Mini-30's had a .308 barrel and did not group well at all. Sometimes in the 90's, Ruger changed it to a .311. I have one of those and I consistently put 20 rounds in under an inch a 50 yds.

Same here. Had a late 80s Ruger Mini 30 that patterned like a shotgun - haven't owned one since. The new Mini 14/30s may have improved, but the prices are ridiculous.

 

[BobS761]

My only lemon was,a Mossberg 930 JM Pro. Never finished a match with it. Sold it to a friend and haven't talked to him since...

 

[4330Inroute]

Weird that the gunsmith couldn't figure it out. This is a common problem with 1911s under 5". Slide velocity is greater and the time given for the last round to move into position in the magazine is just that much less --- and the last round has the least tension. Polish the feed ramp, install a heavier recoil spring, and ensure the magazine springs are full strength and that cures 99% of these issues.

Thanks for answering. The first two we did. Polish the feed ramp and a heavier recoil spring. I don't remember if we tried the magazine springs. I always thought it might have been me just not holding on tight enough to give it the resistance it needed to function properly.

 

[shooboy]

Wow ! Think I'm gonna stay away from buying any more Mini 14's.....Shoo

 

[Kanewpadle]

Kel Tec P40.

 

[Papaw]

Randall stainless Commander clone. I never got a full mag thru it without locking up tight.

 

[TX-Dennis]

A Citadel 1911 clone in 22LR. Total junk. Gritty and sticky trigger. Poor function. Jams 50% of the time with run of the mill ammo. 20% of the time with CCI mini mags. A real piece of junk. Still have it only because it was my son's first pistol and I'd feel really bad about pawning it off on another unsuspecting sucker.

On the plus side it came with decent fiberoptic sights and three magazines.

 

[hkcavalier]

Randall stainless Commander clone. I never got a full mag thru it without locking up tight.

Good to know. Almost bought a Randall General LeMay for a good price last month. Kinda sorta collectible...but I don't care for guns that don't work, rare or not.

 

[JimC]

The worst gun that I ever bought was a 1977 AMT Hardballer .45 ACP.
It wouldn't feed ball ammo reliably let alone any type of HP.
Went back to AMT twice. From memory, the last time they had it for over a month, came back with no explanation and the same issues that it went in for.
Sold it back to the LGS at a loss.

 

[snuffy51]

Bad Guns

NO such thing! They make good trotline weights. "Beer is proof God loves us all and wants us to be happy". Benjamin Franklin

 

[wingnuut]

M&P 9mm full size bought 2 of them both inaccurate and unreliable , bought a M&P9 compact great gun , don't understand it but the compact better all around

 

[SuperMan]

Jennings 22 auto , been in the safe for 31 years,can't even give it away

..bought mine at an auction in the 1980s for about $35.00...sold it to a friend who just loved it...

Worst rifle was one of the Springfield Armory M4 Scout .22 LR/.410...I would rather have a sharp stick.

As to the Ruger Minis...I have a 15 year old Mini 30 stainless that was 100% reliable but initially horribly inaccurate and would walk right off the target as it heated up if used with a receiver mounted scope. Was about to sell it when I read about the Ultimak Scout Scope mount... Accuracy went from 9" to 1.5" using an IER scope. Also found that if you feed Minis junk ammo you get junk groups. Switching from Wolf ammo to Cheetah made a great difference.

Still have the Mini30..the other two took a hike...

Bob

 

[wrhk33]

Top of my list is a Dan Wesson CBOB in .45. It was not reliable. I shot about 400rds of 230 grain FMJ factory ammo. If would not feed right. I read a lot on the forums concerning the small things to look for on these guns. Sometimes the slide stop would activate so I re-contoured the inside of it. The hammer strut was hitting the inner side of the grip safety. When the trigger was pulled the grip safety would go in a little when the strut moved out of the way. I bought a after market strut and fixed that. Tritium insert on front sight flew out at the range. I called and spoke to CS about the reliability and they would not pay shipping to return it. I traded it off at a loss. I will never trust any DW 1911 again, I don't know why people spend so much for them. When I got mine dealer was around 800, now they are much higher.

My first revolver was a Late generation stainless Dan Wesson. With jacketed ammo I would get hit in the face with bullet pieces or powder particles, I do know which but it hurt. Sold that one for what I had in it. I have collected a few S&W revolvers since and have never had that problem.

I made an impulse purchase of a S&W M&P in 9mm. I bought a bunch of upgraded parts and accessories after a short range trip, VTAC sights, mag extentions, APEX sear kit. After doing more shooting I discovered that I did not shoot it as well as my other pistols. Even others who tried it could not do all that well with it. Sold it off. I really wanted to like it, gave it many chances but it just did not work out for me.