Most disappointing gun you've owned?
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TriggerMan
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Wouldn't cycle a whole magazine of anything and somehow fired casings kept finding their way BEHIND the bolt so you had to disassemble the gun to clear it. Everything on it was cheap junk. Thin ass metal, hollow bolt. Just a POS in general.
Ooofff. I thought I wanted one
Almost forgot an AMD-65 I once had. Typical AK open sights & folding wire stock meant I couldn't hit worth a damn with it & with that stupid Hungarian "snake brake" it was miserable to shoot. Concussion/pressure wave/whatever the hell you call it came straight back & was akin to being punched in the face. Would clear the firing line with a quickness, too. Just an obnoxious gun & absolutely no fun. Traded for a pre-Interarms Rossi 92 in .357 & never looked at AKs again.
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The only firearm I've ever had an ND with. Shooting a friend's TGI out in the woods, mag dumping into a gully, didn't realize how quickly that sheet metal handguard heats up. Grabbed hold of the forward grip, blistered my hand, and reflexively pulled the trigger. Pointed in a safe direction, but scared me pretty good and I was done with it after that.
I want one, but I keep remembering it's a Taurus.
You just have to read in-between the lines.
*No hiccups = More jams than Smucker's
*Accurate = Can't hit a barn from the inside
*I like it but I hardly shoot it = I hate this gun and can't wait to be rid of it
*I'm thinning the herd/safe = My wife is pissed off
*Only shot a magazine = Only shot a case of ammo
*Rare model = Common model
*Minor finish wear = more pitting than Bill F'ing Murray's face
Excel accelerator rifle in .17hmr.
Never worked, finally blew apart something inside, didn’t even care to check what it was, just unloaded it for cheap with full disclosure. Probably easy fix but I’d lost patience.
S&W bodyguard .380.
Easy to carry and conceal. It’s only redeeming quality. Shot a G42 and ditched BG shortly thereafter.
Ruger SR9. Ran fine and on paper it’s a Glock with better ergos. But just couldn’t get a good grip on it. I got skinny hands. Couldn’t manage the snappy-ness. Also felt cheap.
Sold Ruger and bought a used CZ75. That gun was and still is very nice.
Now it’s pretty much Glocks for boogie men and CZ’s for shooting fun.
Never worked, finally blew apart something inside, didn’t even care to check what it was, just unloaded it for cheap with full disclosure. Probably easy fix but I’d lost patience.
S&W bodyguard .380.
Easy to carry and conceal. It’s only redeeming quality. Shot a G42 and ditched BG shortly thereafter.
Ruger SR9. Ran fine and on paper it’s a Glock with better ergos. But just couldn’t get a good grip on it. I got skinny hands. Couldn’t manage the snappy-ness. Also felt cheap.
Sold Ruger and bought a used CZ75. That gun was and still is very nice.
Now it’s pretty much Glocks for boogie men and CZ’s for shooting fun.
A classic Walther PP in .32 ACP.
It was the only gun I have ever owned that would bite, but it left bloody tracks on my hand every time I shot it. And the recoil was stupidly heavy for such an anemic caliber; the Walther's recoil was more bothersome than an Astra 600/43 (a true blowback 9mm) that I had at the same time.
It was the only gun I have ever owned that would bite, but it left bloody tracks on my hand every time I shot it. And the recoil was stupidly heavy for such an anemic caliber; the Walther's recoil was more bothersome than an Astra 600/43 (a true blowback 9mm) that I had at the same time.
May ruffle some feathers with this one but the original hellcat just was nothing for me personally. Way more prefer the p365x. Again nothing wrong with the hellcat but it was just soooo boring to me.
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I know everything made can result in a lemon sometimes but for a ruger American in 22mag. One of they handful of new guns I've ever had. I loved the fact that it had a rotary mag, somewhat compact good sights for a budget gun. But dang it was hard to keep it on a 55 gallon drum lid at 50 yds. Tried several different kinds of ammo and eventually throwed it in the corner.
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The “tactical“ version is our “I don’t remember inviting you” piece. Fortunately, it’s loaded with 3” and under shells.
You just described every polymer striker fired gun ever. 😆
RedneckFur
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I've never had great luck with 1911's. Every one that I've owned would jam frequently. None were boutique guns, but I figure if you need to go that expensive to make the design work, it might not be a great design.
Ruger PC9 Carbine. Now to be fair, it was accurate, handy, balanced well. I really wanted to love this gun. But the blowback system made it recoil more like a rifle than a 9mm, and that recoil was just weird. Didn't feel like any other gun I'd ever shot. Try as I might, I couldn't get used to the strange, heavy recoil impulse from this gun. Nothing wrong with it, but it certainly wasn't for me.
Stevens 311 12 sxs. Wanted to love it, but the recoil went straight into my cheekbone.
Ruger PC9 Carbine. Now to be fair, it was accurate, handy, balanced well. I really wanted to love this gun. But the blowback system made it recoil more like a rifle than a 9mm, and that recoil was just weird. Didn't feel like any other gun I'd ever shot. Try as I might, I couldn't get used to the strange, heavy recoil impulse from this gun. Nothing wrong with it, but it certainly wasn't for me.
Stevens 311 12 sxs. Wanted to love it, but the recoil went straight into my cheekbone.
I’ve had a few duds.
Sig SP2022. Mechanically accurate. Shot tiny groups… over 6” high at 25 yards. Sig would not sell me factory sights to fix the POA/POI issues. Sig said that was acceptable because “a defensive handgun is meant to be used inside 10 yards.” Also had a pronounced molded ridge inside the mag feed path that made reloads tricky.
Sig P365XL. Never had a gun that got burning hot in so few rounds before. Still have a scar on the base of my support hand thumb from theheat sink slide stop.
Ruger GP100. There was no way to stop the trigger and frame from pinching my index finger. I don’t have unusual hands, so the only things that must prevent Ruger from chamfering a couple small edges that should be chamfered is cost and production inertia. More than a box of ammo would lead to blood blisters in my trigger finger.
Sig SP2022. Mechanically accurate. Shot tiny groups… over 6” high at 25 yards. Sig would not sell me factory sights to fix the POA/POI issues. Sig said that was acceptable because “a defensive handgun is meant to be used inside 10 yards.” Also had a pronounced molded ridge inside the mag feed path that made reloads tricky.
Sig P365XL. Never had a gun that got burning hot in so few rounds before. Still have a scar on the base of my support hand thumb from the
Ruger GP100. There was no way to stop the trigger and frame from pinching my index finger. I don’t have unusual hands, so the only things that must prevent Ruger from chamfering a couple small edges that should be chamfered is cost and production inertia. More than a box of ammo would lead to blood blisters in my trigger finger.
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About 25 years ago my local gun shop got in some Rossi .22 revolvers. Bought one brought it to the range. Bullets were key holing brought it back, he gave me another to try same thing. Brought that back and bought something else. Have not owned a Rossi since.
I believe mine was 3 also. Im not good with grips that i can't get my whole hand on and if I'm going to use a pinky extension, i figure I'll just use a 19 and be done.
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The 26 is the most underrated pistol IMO. They are incredibly accurate and easy to shoot for such a small pistol. The chunkiness is relative because it allows you to take any double-stack Glock magazine. I just hate the Streamlight TLR-6 is still the only real viable light option for it.
This right here is the best money I spent on my 22/45. After a phone call to volquartsen looking for advice on my unreliable pistol. This has made it so much better.
Extended Magazine Release for MK IV 22/45 | Volquartsen Firearms
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I really wanted to love my LCP too. Perfect size, easy to carry in a pocket holster; but I just can't hit a thing with it. I know it is a quick point and get off me gun and would work for that but I finally bought a Sig P238 and it is so much better. However, in hindsight, I wish I had moved away from 380 and gotten the 9mm model.
For $25.00 I'll give it a try. It is definitely a feed problem and not an extraction one.This right here is the best money I spent on my 22/45. After a phone call to volquartsen looking for advice on my unreliable pistol. This has made it so much better.
Extended Magazine Release for MK IV 22/45 | Volquartsen Firearms
I took it shooting again yesterday and it didn't disappoint. It had a failure for every person that shot it, LOL.
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For me it was the FAL. Growing up in the 1970’s reading SOF magazine the “right arm of the free world”. held mythical status. Almost entirely unobtainable in the 80’s I finally got a hold of two in the 90’s. A Century L1A1 clone and an Imbel Israeli build.
While “accurate“ by battle rifle standards (3-4 moa). these rifles just are not designed to be tack drivers.
Ergonomics are terrible. Long, heavy, ill balanced there is a reason they added a luggage handle to the design.
Trigger isn’t great, mostly due to the trigger return plunger which has to be where the MA compliant triggers came from.
Design is complicated compared to its contemporaries (really need a spring in front of AND behind the bolt carrier?!?).
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While “accurate“ by battle rifle standards (3-4 moa). these rifles just are not designed to be tack drivers.
Ergonomics are terrible. Long, heavy, ill balanced there is a reason they added a luggage handle to the design.
Trigger isn’t great, mostly due to the trigger return plunger which has to be where the MA compliant triggers came from.
Design is complicated compared to its contemporaries (really need a spring in front of AND behind the bolt carrier?!?).
Never meet your childhood hero…
I love shooting my P7.
Goes to show one mans prison is another mans paradise
LCP 380 Stung trigger finger every time I pulled the trigger no matter how I held it. . Sold it and have never bought another Ruger semi auto.
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Don't own it, but shot my father's Ruger LCR the other week in 22 mag. I don't know how anyone would be expected to hit anything with what feels like a 20# trigger. Better off just throwing it at the bad guy, but it doesn't even have enough heft to be good at that, either.
I must honestly say I have loved every POS firearm I’ve ever owned.. in some form or fashion.. then again I love to tinker so fixing problematic “jammers” is fun and recoil does not bother me whether be hand or shoulder.
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KAHR PM90 in 9mm, MA compliant - loved the chamber-loaded cutaway, but the external safety was as tight as a VW's Crankshaft bolt. It ate up my thumb trying to get it functioning. 
It wouldn't cycle with White Box ammo, but loved the premium stuff. It's in the safe, I haven't seen it in years.
It wouldn't cycle with White Box ammo, but loved the premium stuff. It's in the safe, I haven't seen it in years.
I always wanted a 30-30 lever gun and bought a Marlin with a nice laminated stock set.
Got it home, loaded three rounds through the loading gate and the fourth round wouldn't fit. Three was the magic number.
Upon closer examination, I could see light between the stock and the receiver tang, and no matter how tight the screws were, there was still movement between the stock and receiver, not to mention the aforementioned loading issue.
I did get it to load five rounds in the tube eventually, but when you cycled the lever, it would jam up solid and have to be partially disassembled to unload the magazine tube.
I never even fired the thing, I had it two weeks and happily got rid of it.
Got it home, loaded three rounds through the loading gate and the fourth round wouldn't fit. Three was the magic number.
Upon closer examination, I could see light between the stock and the receiver tang, and no matter how tight the screws were, there was still movement between the stock and receiver, not to mention the aforementioned loading issue.
I did get it to load five rounds in the tube eventually, but when you cycled the lever, it would jam up solid and have to be partially disassembled to unload the magazine tube.
I never even fired the thing, I had it two weeks and happily got rid of it.
Remlim?
Yep.....
SIG p938 SAS early model not the ones with the goofy rear sight. The slide lock kept falling out of the gun it would fire the first round then proceed to jam in a really awful way. SIG told me I must have been holding the gun wrong because it's a non captured takedown pin and should not fall out under normal conditions. $670, crossbreed horsehide holster (I used to be a fud) and whatever another magazine was wasted.
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