What was the WORST handgun you bought?

[Bell Charter Oak Holsters]

A guy asked me that question a couple days ago. He was searching for a concealment holster for a Ruby .25 ACP, I wished him good luck. Anyway, I got to thinking about his question. Offhand, I can't recall but one. It was a Llama .45 which constantly failed to fire, failed to extract, stovepiped when it sometimes did extract, and apparently was designed to shoot around corners. When it would actually fire, the point of impact was about 4 feet left and a foot high of the point of aim. It was PURTY! Nickel finish with faux pearl stocks, totally pimpified. All for the princely sum of $60.00, which then, was about half a weeks pay. It was undoubtedly, the worst handgun I ever bought. I gave it to a relative I disliked. He was an arrogant braggart. That'l teach him!

Cheers;
Lefty

 

[ThirtyAcres]

A tie.......

.45 Detonics Combat Master and a Sigma .380

Both jam-o-matics that wouldn't feed properly.

 

[slumpy]

I'm stuck with mine because I'm to embarrassed to even try and give it away, its a rohm .22 with no grips, no finish, no ejector rod, loose barrel, but I can't bring myself to even throw it away because for some reason wherever I point and shoot it it never fails, I would post pictures, but my camera refuses to do it!

 

[Will Carry]

Taurus M85 stainless ultralight. The center pin would fail to engage the frame, rendering the weapon useless. Taurus kept it for 6 months and said there was nothing wrong with it. That was the big problem with it.
The cylinder was not made well and the lock up on one round was good, one two rounds it was passable but on the other two it was too sloppy.
I got it working well enough to sell and traded it for a model 36.

My other worse pistol was a Sigma, but I hate to mention it here because the Sigma fans are so sensitive.

 

[PH-2]

Lefty,

I wanted to love my brandy-new PPK/S "SWalther" 380. But it would not feed any type of ammo from any of 3 different mags for more than 3 rounds in a row - ever.
I traded it to an acquaintance who not only knew about the gun, but had witnessed much of it's non-performance.
On the other hand, the finer points of the weapon were: it recoiled fiercely and bit me.
A new Bersa 380 solved my mouse gun issues, no problems of any kind in over 600 rounds.

Mike

 

[G-Mac]

I've owned a Jennings .22 and a Rossi .38. Bought both new from local gun store.

The Jennings semi-auto was more accurate and reliable than the Rossi revolver...seriously.

The Rossi was the worst piece of **** I've ever owned.

I no longer own either.

The only "off-brand" I own now is Glock.

 

[JayCeeNC]

I bought a new Safari Arms "Enforcer" model, their chopped down .45 Government model when they first came out in 1979. I had one of the first 10 or so on the market.
It quit firing after about 5 rounds. The rear of the firing pin was smashed into a big blob and stuck in the firing pin retaining plate.
I sent it back. They had failed to heat treat the firing pin. They fixed it and returned it, but it never worked 100%. I traded it off for a Colt Gold Cup in .45.

 

[deadin]

In my opinion there are two kinds of "worse".
If we're talking about an absolute piece of junk, it would have to be Rohm .22 that I'm sure was upgraded from a starter's pistol.
If you want to talk about the most disappointing handgun, (one that I expected much better things from) it would be a H&K USP 40 I paid $500 for recently. It worked OK, but was big, awkward and no way accurate for me. (Maybe it had something to do with my aversion to plastic..) Anyway, I shot a couple of boxes through it and sold it for what I had paid.

 

[sigp220.45]

I got a Davis .32 ACP derringer (nickel plated) in a trade. I never even shot it because I couldn't get past the 25 pound trigger pull. I wound up giving it to a K9 cop who had some dog training use for it.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Leaving out the normal run of the mill junkers, I was most let down by a AMT Hardballer bought back in the day, never did get that one to work and a S&W 59 that was a jam-O-matic regardless of mags and ammo.

 

[GatorFarmer]

Three way tie...

There was the Taurus Model 85 that locked up and died on me - wouldn't rotate the cylinder, wouldn't fire, wouldn't open the cylinder - with approximately 85 rounds fired from it.... Gave that away to my boss at the time, he sent it in and they supposedly fixed it, but I didn't even want to mess around with warranty work. Never owned another Taurus.

Then there was the PA-63 in 9x18mm Mak that I had. It shot just fine. But when I decocked it, it shot a hole into my futon. Never owned another FEG. Some people seem to like them, but I won't mess around with them.

Finally there was the AMT DAO Backup .45 that all the gun mags loved once upon a time. Mine actually had two mags. One fed, one didn't feed so well. Didn't really matter though. Trigger pull was terrible, recoil worse, and the slide ripped open my hand when fired. Plus it had no sights, just an open trench. And it weighed a ton. I thin my mother still has it laying around somewhere, hid in a VHS case of "The Prisoner".

Most cheap stuff I've had - Lorcins, KelTecs, Llama, Star... It all worked fine.

 

[steamloco76]

Two fairly expensive guns- a 1970's Colt Combat Commander 9MM in satin nickel. That pistol was the most inaccurate firearm I have ever owned. 6 to 8 inch groups at 25 feet -not yards- were the norm for that Hartford assembled terd. Even a competitive shooter friend of mine couldn't get better groups! Traded it off years ago for who knows what.

Recently I had a Sig Mosquito .22 Pistol. Total piece of junk for a $400 gun. It has been back to Sig twice for feeding issues. I traded it off for a $150 loss.

 

[Brian41]

I had an AMT Backup in 45acp. It worked but had an aweful heavy trigger. I traded it off on a S&W Model 27 and one of my best trades ever.

 

[Duke426]

S&W 619.

Had nothing to do with the lock and everything to do with the garbage two-piece barrel.

Was happy to take a beating on the resale and get half of what I had into it just to be rid of the thing.

 

[williamlayton]

Hands down it was a Colt .380 Mustang.
Couldn't hit the side of a small barn from the inside.
Real piece of junk.
Blessings

 

[roscoguy]

The most disappointing gun I've owned has been a Para Ordnance 12.45 LDA. From day one it has had FTFire issues. Took it back to LGS where I bought it, they couldn't recreate the problem. Ran several more boxes of ammo through it (same FTFs ) & then sent it back to PO. It was returned with a letter saying that no problem could be found.
Since then 2 friends - both very experienced shooters - have tried it & had the same problem as me. I've stoned & honed every burr & sharp edge I could find with some success, but it still malfunctions.

 

[RonJ]

Ruger Security Six. Heavy, gritty action, extraction star wouldn't center after release, six inch groups at 25 yards.

 

[semperfi71]

Colt 3rd Generation SAA in .44-40 in nickel.

Finish was poor prior to nickel plate. Screw holes dished out. Huge machine marks all through-out the interior, poor fitting of ALL parts. Action worse than any handgun I have ever owned.

It's only saving grace was that amazingly it shot to point-of-aim at 25 yards.

I sent it to Bob James aka "Arizona Thumber" and he did wonders with its action.

 

[ogilvyspecial]

I wanted to love my brandy-new PPK/S "SWalther" 380. But it would not feed any type of ammo from any of 3 different mags for more than 3 rounds in a row - ever.
I traded it to an acquaintance who not only knew about the gun, but had witnessed much of it's non-performance.
On the other hand, the finer points of the weapon were: it recoiled fiercely and bit me.

That about sums up my experience with my Smith manufactured Walther PPK/S with a couple of other issues added in for good measure. It had gone back to S&W Warranty twice for a couple of issues & still wasn't right.

Another difference was that I didn't get bitten by the slide, just cut over the base knuckle of my thumb by the back edge of the frame during recoil. That gun has been gone for a couple of years now, but I still have a small scar as a reminder

 

[mc5aw]

Bought a Para LDA .45 single stack a while back when it was the gun mag cover girl. Paid top dollar and it arrived with a cracked hammer. Sent it back and dealt with Para's extremely rude customer service. When the pistol was returned, the new hammer wasn't cracked but Para must have a swapped in a rubber trigger. Frequently jammed, and was a general disaster to own and shoot. Fool me once ... If I was given a Para free of charge, I'd throw it out with the morning trash.