What Was The Worst New Firearm You've Ever Bought?

[Whitwabit]

I've been lucky and haven't gotten a lemon ..

But my brother on my advice bought a 870 in 73 or 74 I think it was .. and you couldn't hit a bird with it and maybe not even the barn .. was about 3 feet to the left at 20 to 25 feet .. shop he bought it from replaced the barrel and it then shot like the new gun it was suppose to be .. the barrel had to have had a big bend to it .. he still has the shotgun after all these years .. and bet it doesn't have 200 rounds though it ....

 

[Dieseltech56]

I have a Rossi 92 Puma 44 mag that came new with a stripped out front barrel band screw and a broken head on the rear barrel band screw. I noticed the rear screw but I bought it anyways. Come to find out screws don't go through the bands straight enough to engage the threads on the other side. That was a tough fix.

Then it stopped extracting (launching into orbit) shells after about 100 rounds due to the insanely heavy ejector spring. After I put a lighter spring in (which was a real chore) and replaced/fit the band screws it is a real shooter. It isn't pretty but man is it a fun rifle, I wouldn't give it up for anything.

 

[bigggbbruce]

Ruger .44 carbine. Took it home, stripped it down and found that the receiver was chewed up inside. Off by a foot at 25 yards. Got rid of it.

The last 44 Carbine I had, traded for a 617 no dash with combats. I didn't like it 'cause it was finicky with ammo..to many jams. (and yes I had it all apart to clean the piston and gas port)

 

[silentflyer]

S&W BG .380, FTF, FTE, trigger must have been about 12 lbs pull.
Kept it less than 30 days, sold it for a loss and was happy to see it go.

 

[Stevens]

The first handgun I bought was an H&R 900 .22 with 6" barrel. The barrel was pinned in place but was quite loose in the frame. Fortunately I had a summer job in a shop where we used Locktite often,a drop of Locktite where the barrel slipped into the frame solved the problem, That was the summer of 1966 and it has been fine ever since. It is not a gun I shoot often but the barrel is still solid in place.
Steve W

 

[Bozz10mm]

A .22 short Derringer that I bought on a whim from the LGS. It was a beautiful little thing with a brass frame and walnut stocks. It had no Mfg name or serial number, and no rifling in the bore. But the worst thing was it took 3 tries to fire the round. Cock, Click, cock, click, cock, pow.

 

[jimwilkes]

Mine was also an AMT Hardballer, same issues. Sent it back to AMT, had a gunsmith work on it. He told me, get out from under that pig, so I did.

 

[dubshooter]

I've had fairly good luck with Firearms and obsessively research them before I buy. But I did make up my mind on one before I researched it and bought it despite all the negative I read.

Bought a new Sig P938 to carry off duty instead of my 640 for "quicker reloads". Brand new, it shot about 6" high at 15 yards. Magazine would fall freely from the gun. Sent it in.

Got it back with a new sight. Magazine stayed in. But the slide stop would fall freely from the gun when held at an angle to the left. Called Sig. they said that was normal. It's not supported in there and like a free floater. The Colt Mustang is built the same way, and it doesn't just come out freely to allow the slide to fly off willy nilly.

Needless to say. The 640 still has its place. That Sig is gone. Only Sig I have left is one that was a gift that I can't get rid of. My Sig Tacops 1911 that WAS my dutyweapon cracked on the slide under where the lugs lock up

 

[TX-Dennis]

The worst gun I ever bought was a Citadel 1911-22. The gun looked good and came with three 10 round polymer magazines and a soft case.

However, I could never get it to function reliably with any ammo. That and the trigger would sometimes fail to reset when it did cycle. Total piece of junk, and yet I have read stories by some people who say theirs is wonderful.

 

[MCorps0311]

This little piece of junk,Jennings .32 auto.

 

[bigchuck83]

Llama mini max 45acp. Was one of the first guns I ever purchased and wanted a 1911 style pistol. Gun would function somewhat ok with 230'grain ball ammo.


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[Frank46]

Bought a Winchester model 70 with 26" barrel in 308. rifle shot great but after cleaning it I was suprised to find pits in the bore. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks. Used a new bore brush and all it did was make the pits brighter and easier to see. New rifle so contacted Winchester and had to ship on my dime. Used a black magic marker on the beadblasted barrel to see if they actually did change out the barrel. Got it back and said they had swapped the barrel out. Black magic marker still on the barrel. This was when they first started doing hammer forged barrels and were not insuring about the impurities in the metal they were using for their barrels. Called them up and after explaining about marking the barrel and they said send it back for a barrel swap. Totally lost confidence in the brand after that. Took it back to the dealer and swapped it for something else. Think it was a Black Shadow model. Frank

 

[wingriderz]

Taraus p22 had the first one blow apart day one the dealer had me another one same day. A week or so latter same blow apart thing. Took back to dealer . Never ever another one

 

[OLDSTER]

Springfield XD 9mm. Worst jam-o-matic I've ever owned

 

[PPS1980]

In the 1980s bought a new PPK/S imported by Interarms. Thing would NOT feed ammo and even had trouble with FMJ. No amount of polishing, changing magazines, etc. would change it. Worst gun I have ever owned - and my current EDC is a Walther PPS (one of the best guns I have ever owned).

 

[TTSH]

Original AMT Backup 380. First time I pulled the trigger, it fell off and landed on the ground.

I will sheepishly admit that I bought one too way back when they first came out. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now, I can't give the damn thing away as nobody wants to pocket carry a heavy stainless steel single action .380 (and I don't blame them).

One of these days, one of our wealthy local moonbat towns will run another silly gun buyback and I will cash it in for $200 in gift cards... but I'll keep the magazines and sell them separately. Crazy as it sounds, the magazines I have for it are almost worth more than the gun itself.

 

[sailor723]

Dominion Arms DA P762

It's a Chinese copy of a Sig 226 chambered in 7.62x25 Tokerov. Clunky and somewhat crudely made.....huge grips due to ammo size and a very heavy trigger. Almost impossible to fire DA as the trigger was angled so far forward it was hard to fit your finger inside the trigger guard. However, it did go bang every time.

 

[Old_Cop]

I traded a Glock 36 for a GSG5 which is a .22lr look alike for an MP5. I'm not sure that I ever got through a full magazine without a failure to fire. I put a kit with larger allen screws in and kept things well oiled, disassembled mags and polished the insides, tried different ammo, all to no avail. Looks cool though. It sits in my safe to mock my poor choice. It's virtually worthless.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Kinda like some other things in life. The worst one I ever bought was still pretty good. A Ruger SP101 in .22 with a noticable hitch in the single action cocking. Sent it back to them and got back a Ruger with about the best trigger pull one can expect from a Ruger.

 

[H Richard]

A Ruger LC9s, Pro. I like the feel, the fit, the weight, the accuracy, but after just 2 to 3 shots with it that curved trigger with the middle finger safety just "eats" my trigger finger up. It physically hurts to shoot the gun, and I won't carry it. It lays in my safe gathering dust. I contacted Ruger and they made no comment or offered no recommendations.