Worst gun you ever bought but shouldn't have been. (Page 3 of 4)
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New 1980's Colt Stainless Officers model 1911 45acp, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it. Sold it and bought a Combat Elite, and never looked back. Interarms Walther PPK/S 380 made me bleed every time I shot it because of the hammer bite. I'd have blood running down my hand and arm, sold that bitch. |
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Originally Posted By superjc: Century HK-91 clone back in 1999... just before the ban. 5th shot and the trigger pack falls off the shelf. I was brand new to guns didn't know anything but figured out the pushpin receiver holes were oblong not round... I thought "hey this is a parts gun but shouldn't the RECEIVER be brand new? Gave it to a crappy gunsmith who said it just wasn't assembled correctly, 5 rounds later same thing, sent it to a real gunsmith who welded the holes and re-drilled them, flawless after that. And that's how I learned about "Century Arms". Ban was 1994, I was buying up Norinco AKs and SKSs through a friend who owned B-West guns in Tucson at the time while everyone was saying the ban would never happen... later sold them at a big profit to the same guys who said it would never happen.... |
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Originally Posted By fcat: Waffen marked High Power. It failed to eject several times per magazine. The only thing that fixed it was a new (borrowed) slide. I was poor at the time and ended up swapping it for several other guns. soft extractor the WWII guns were made under german control its part of the value of them to collectors but the quality sucked... |
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Diamondback DB9. Straight up POS. Sent back numerous times to get it to chamber a round and not get stuck or to eject. Once fixed, I got rid of it. Learned later if you shot it enough, the pins would walk out. Runner up, Zastava M57, commercial variant. - Slide mounted safety doesn't work and I'm afraid to shoot it,not confident that it won't blow up in my face. |
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For me, it was two American Tactical Institute (ATI) 1911 .45's. One "GI Issue," the other a "Commander" model. I dont care how many high quality mags I tried in those things, (and I tried a bunch) neither would fire more than 2-3, 230gr hardball before stove piping. I am of the opinion that a firearm should leave the factory able to be fired without jamming. "Break in," should not be required - having to waste 500 rounds to get to the point, where a firearm actually functions, is a no go for me. They were sold off, rather quickly. I still will not even look at ATI for purchases. *I qualified "Expert," on the 1911 in the Army, so yes I know not to limp wrist one. |
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CZ 75B SA. It just had issues. Hammer would fall to half-cock like every 100 rounds or so, for no known reason, and if you didn't feed it 124 grain ammo it would have 1 or two malfunctions every magazine. Never was able to get it working right and CZ was of little help, I was glad to send it down the road. I have shot many other pistols of the same model since and they did not have the issues reported. |
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1988, I purchased a NIB West German manufactured Sig P220. Metalwork and finish was near perfect, but it threw rounds all over the place at as little as 7 yards. Bullet weight, brand, nothing mattered. Literally, a minute of 4x8 plywood gun. I currently have an identical gun that was out of the group assembled in the US from the old German parts. Gun shoots fine. 
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Originally Posted By akguy1985: Taurus TCP .380. Trigger mechanism broke and trigger pull went to probably 25 pounds and would fire halfway through the pull. Sold it shortly thereafter. Soured me on Taurus pistols after my reliable PT-92. I think that is the expected experience with anything Taurus. |
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S&W Model 25 in .45 Colt. Beautiful gun that came in the walnut presentation case. Bought it in the late 70s. Damn thing would not shoot. It would literally put keyholes in the target at 10 yards. I was just a poor married sailor in those days and got rid of it pretty quick. Looked like this. Attached File |
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MPX. This was purchased ~10 years ago when Sig was still considered a legitimate firearms manufacturer. They seem to run fine for a few thousand rounds, then just go to shit. I've resisted getting rid of it since I have a small fortune invested in it and I'm going to take a major hit selling it. Sunk cost fallacy is a bitch. However, I'm writing the whole thing off in the near future. It will be my last piece of Sig junk to go. It will feel good to finally be Sig-free. |
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A lot of my guns seemed to have been made the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend. A Colt SP1 with an FSB so canted the windage is maxed. A Glock 19 with weak, erratic, and sometimes unsuccessful ejection. A SA 1911 that couldn't get through a couple of mags without a 3-point-jam. I guess that's not that unheard of, though. A post-war Walther P.38 that had a low POI measuring in feet at 25yds. |
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Originally Posted By J_Smith: Same. Exact same experience and same time frame. Originally Posted By J_Smith: Originally Posted By SideCarGT: Llama 1911 in .45 in the early 90's. Horrible. Unreliable. Same. Exact same experience and same time frame. |
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Originally Posted By cayman_shen: Beretta M9A1 that looked like those Tenessee boys milled it with a dying Dremel and a railroad spike. There was definitely an era of the M9 and 92 where the American made guns looked like hammered dog shit compared to the Italian made ones |
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Bought a Century CETME for a steal once. It would not sight in, with max adjustment on the sights it was two feet off at 50 yards. I ended up using a Hydraulic press and 4x4 lumber to straighten the trunion that was pressed in crooked. Once sighted in, I shot it a couple of times and then sold it. |
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Originally Posted By akguy1985: So did I but I sold it before ever firing it. Originally Posted By akguy1985: Originally Posted By JellyBelly:I once purchased a Sig Mosquito.  The zamac slide catch notch will wear out eventually, but until then it's had zero malfunctions. It even eats thunderbolts without issues. 
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Many years ago I bought a Ruger stainless ranch rifle when they first came out. I plopped down on the bench at the 100yd and squeezed off some shots . never could find how to zero it so I moved to the 50yd beam with a huge piece of paper behind my target. I had a three ft by 3 ft target with hits that looked like a modified shotgun choke. I fussed around with all types of ammo and reloads and the best I could get was a 20" pattern at 50 yards. I sent the gun back to Ruger twice and they said there was nothing wrong with it. Gun was reliable in feeding and ejecting , It would throw brass about 40 or 50 feet. After about 15 or 20 years I decided to trade it for my first AR. First dealer had a Bushmaster HB that they wanted $999 for and they offered me $450 in trade . Not bad as When I got it I believe I paid under $400 for it. I told the guy I had to check another dealer but the deal seemed decent. I went down the street and that guy had a identical Bushmaster and he offered me a trade that was within $5 of the first guy. Then he said " what do you have for magazines. Over the years every time I went to a gun show I had picked up a couple of magazines (mostly factory) in the good old times when magazines were $15-$20 . At the time I was doing the trade the AWB was on and Ruger had stopped selling anything more than ten rounds. I had a stack and the guy was offering me $35-$40 for off brands like metalform and $50-$60 for factory high caps. Total wa $450 for the gun and $550 for the magazines . I think I paid less than $100 for the Bushmaster out the door includeing sales tax |
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Originally Posted By QUACK32: A kimber 1911 double stack .45. It was pretty much a single shot. I traded it to a small gun shop that I hung out at often. I told him it was a piece of crap. He sent it back to kimber and then sold it to a judge being next door to the courthouse. He sent it back to kimber two more times and it never worked right. This all happened over 20 years ago. I had a similar experience with a Kimber BP 10 double stack 1911 that I bought about 22 years ago. I saved up for it and also sold a couple pistols to afford it. Straight from the box it couldn't get through a single magazine without jamming. I tried several spring replacements with zero improvement and finally sent it back to Kimber for a warranty repair. It came back with a note that it had been " inspected, adjusted and test fired " and worked 100% Took it to the range and it jammed like always. Sent it back to KImber a second time, it was returned about a week later with a note that it had test fired fine. I called up Kimber's customer service department and was eventually connected with the tech that tested it. He repeated that he had test fired the pistol and it worked just fine. I then asked him why, if he test fired it was the piece of scotch tape I stretched across the inside of the magazine well still there and intact? Crickets............ At this point I was so pissed that I took it to Gander Mountain and sold it for a loss. To this day I refuse to own a Kimber product. |
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Originally Posted By Earl_Basset: Model 70 Featherweight in .280 Remington. It was a Gift for my 16th or 17th birthday. It would not shoot for shit, didn't matter what ammo, scope, shooter anything you can think of. Missed 3 bucks with it and told my dad I had to sell it, that I had no faith in it. He understood. Sucks because it was beautiful and I love .280. I replaced it with a 30-06 A-bolt that shoots lights out. That hurts my heart. I really wanted a Win 70 wood/stainless when I bought my first deer rifle, except they didn't offer it in .280...ended up buying a 700 Mountain Rifle instead. |
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Daewoo DH40. In case you don't know the brand maybe you saw it once on a TV or VCR. Made in South Korea and I knew those rifles were pretty good. I thought this would be too. I think it was my first pistol purchase when turning 21. It was like $329 at a gun shop known for deals. It had some fancy Tri-action where you could shoot single or double action or cock it and push the hammer forward and it was light but looked double action. I literally did that like once at a range. Problem was the lower frame was aluminum and seemed pretty soft. The barrel was making grooves in it and was not that square. Sent it back, they replaced the lower frame and maybe barrel. Can't remember. Started doing it again and I sold it. |
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Kimber 9mm - wouldn't run a full mag without a jam. It never "broke in" so I moved it on. Nice gun just not reliable. Henry .22 mag - got it when they 1st started making them but I was disappointed with the what seemed to me to be a cheap receiver. It would run a few rounds then not eject. Moved it on. Couple of mentions - I acquired an AMT .45 back in the 90s with what seemed to be a 25 pound trigger pull. The Beretta CR4 Storm 9mm carbine is nice but also had a really heavy trigger. |
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Erma .22 Luger. Beautiful gun. Grew up watching old movies where the bad guys had what I thought was an exotic gun. Mine would not get through a full mag without choking, no matter what ammo. Finally sold it to a Luger collector at a gun show. Later on when I thought I knew better, a '70's vintage satin nickel Colt Combat Commander. After multiple trips to the 'smith it was still not 100% with ball.  Sold it and got a Star PD that I still have. |
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| Beretta model 96. that fucking piece of shit consistently hit 3 feet low at 10 yards. wanted to trade it in on something else but could only get 200 or less for a piece of shit I paid way more for. it sits in a corner of the safe and hasn't been shot in 20 years or likely more |
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| Original Irwindale CA, mfg. AMT Automag II in 22 magnum. Loved the look, shot accurately. Would only function with Winchester Super X. I bought a Winchester 94/22 M new in Houston for $300 to shoot the brick of federal 22mag the auto mag wouldn't shoot. Sold the auto mag to buy my daughter a 20ga for 4H. Still have the Winchester (That was a great purchase). |
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My S&W Model 617. For the price...Should have been flawless. First One I rejected at the point of receipt due to fit and finish issues. Second one had to go back due to crooked barrel and gouged ratchets on the ejector. brass would not extract easily until I ran a finishing reamer thru all 9 chambers. Works great now, but for almost $1K...should not have had to go thru all that..... |
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Originally Posted By Jayne_Cobb: I must have the only working mosquito in the world. The zamac slide catch notch will wear out eventually, but until then it's had zero malfunctions. It even eats thunderbolts without issues. Originally Posted By Jayne_Cobb: Originally Posted By akguy1985: Originally Posted By JellyBelly:I once purchased a Sig Mosquito. The zamac slide catch notch will wear out eventually, but until then it's had zero malfunctions. It even eats thunderbolts without issues. You’re like the inverse of the guys who have TX22s that won’t run
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| I was living in Upstate NY at the time, I just had to have a H&K USP 45. Very difficult to get because NYS was doing some 2 spent shells that had to come with the pistol for the NY State police to keep on file. So I waited quite a while for the H&K. When I finally got it, I was thrilled everything I wanted in a nice solid pistol. Only problem was I just didn't like the high bore axis and just couldn't get used to it. I traded it a few years later and never looked back. Some people love them, I'm just not one of them. |
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Llama 9mm 1911 style pistol. Magazines were crap. Had to return mine repeatedly until I got three that worked. Pistol was crap with hollow points of any kind. Had a Colt 1911 that was fantastic. Wanted to try a 9mm 1911. Sold the Llama after about a year to a guy with full disclosure about FMJ only ammo. |
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| I bought a Ruger 10/22 charger that had so much paint overspray inside the receiver it would not function properly. I polished it and got it running with Kidd replacement parts that I was going to buy anyway. It is still picky on ammo. My 10/22 from the 80's would run on anything, but sadly it got stolen from me when I was in college. |
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I must be the luckiest gun buyer ever. No real problems with anything. The Automag II does need a bore snake down it every couple of mags, but it runs fine other than that. My Mosquito stumbled at first, but after a good cleaning and polishing to smooth things out, it runs fine. I have a Chiappa M9-22 that is kinda crap, but I didn't expect much from it. I bought it cheap as non functional. Fixed a few things found a spring for it, it runs 90%. I do have a Poly80 that I could never get to work. Lost interest in it. |
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Winchester 1400 semi auto 12 ga. I was tired of hand me down shotguns so when I turned 18 I bought my own (used) shotgun with my own money. Son of bi+%# would eject the 2 shells from the magazine out the bottom of the action as soon as the first shot went off. Reliably. Wasn’t such a good deal on a gun after all. |
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Colt King Cobra. 6" stainless steel. .357 Magnum goodness, except it wasn't. Only .38 Specials would fit in the cylinder. Proper .357 Magnum ammo would not fit. The cylinder wasn't chambered correctly. The shop I bought it from also had a range. I bought the gun and took it to their indoor range. Brought to the counter and their gunsmith confirmed the issue. They were nice enough to ship it back to Colt for me for repair. Got the gun back, and took it back on the range. .357 Magnum would fit perfectly. In less than 12 rounds, the pawl broke, and it would no longer rotate the cylinder. The shop refunded me my purchase price. |
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Originally Posted By Bellows1: I must be the luckiest gun buyer ever. No real problems with anything. The Automag II does need a bore snake down it every couple of mags, but it runs fine other than that. My Mosquito stumbled at first, but after a good cleaning and polishing to smooth things out, it runs fine. I have a Chiappa M9-22 that is kinda crap, but I didn't expect much from it. I bought it cheap as non functional. Fixed a few things found a spring for it, it runs 90%. I do have a Poly80 that I could never get to work. Lost interest in it. Errrr, the second half of your post does not align with the statement of ‘no real problems with anything’  ETA: reading your post again, 3/4 of your guns are still pretty shit
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