Biggest handgun disappointment.

b) Nobody had a bad thing to say about Hi-Point

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That's because nobody is dumb enough to buy one in the first place.

Inconceivably the worst firearm I ever purchased was a new Colt Series 70 Reissue. The gun began self destructing within 100 rounds. Sent back twice and they would not fix the remaining issues for a third return for repair.
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I too have felt the shame of the Sigma 40. I never though I could by a gun that would be as horrible as that thing.

KAHR CW 45. Innacurate & unreliable. I plan on getting rid of it this week.

Walther PPK

I bought a stainless steel PPK in 1985 just to be like James Bond. Just could not shoot the thing. Was glad to sell it to my brother. My Dad has it now. I don't think he has ever fired it.

cheap priced gun

A cast steel 22 LR "Luger" look alike from Stoeger.

Lets see...I think it would be a toss-up between a Jennings J-22 and an Excam GT380. The best thing about the Jennings was that I got it with an extra clip, holster and over 5000 rounds of .22LR for $35. I think I paid 65 for the Excam with a holster and extra clip. You can't hit anything with either of them unless you put the barrel against what you want to hit. I got my money back for the Excam, and still own the old Jennings because my older son thinks it looks like a James Bond gun and he wants it.

Kimber.

I bought one because of a gun rag review. Jam-o-matic. Tried different mags, bullets and Kimber worked on it.

Sold it for a $400 loss.

Same story for a Walther PPK/S in the early 90's.

I would of given you $450 for that kimber...

SIR its called the Glock 21 and it holds 13+1 ACP. The GAP is dumb but Glock makes the best pistols at any price.

disappointment

To me, the bigger the price tag, the higher the expectations.
Wilson CQB, high dollar gun, $1800 at the time. Wouldn't feed anything but hardball. Nice tight gun, accurate too, but if it doesn't shoot, it's got to go, so it went.

For me it was a taurus 24/7 Compact. I loved everything about this pistol - if you ever hold one you'll understand - the grip is great, the trigger was shockingly pleasant. great capacity and versatility with two different size mags - the problem? Couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, even at ridiculously short distances. I thought it was me being my first SC and all - so I worked with it, adjusted the rear sight - put several hundred rounds through it (without a single failure mind you) but it never panned out - got rid of it, got a M&P 9C and first shot out of the thing was dead center. But I don't miss it, that's for sure. Luckily I didn't lose much on it.

I think the worst one right now was my Keltec P11, I liked the gun, I bought it as a cheap knock around gun.
Tobad I only had it for one week, I had it stolen out of my truck the one day I just happened to leave it in there, the night before I had just polished the feed ramp and polished the chamber due to a rough tight chamber.
I think it could of been a great gun.

CZ 75B Compact; stovepiped like no other gun I've ever seen with regular 115gr. Blazer 9mm ball ammo; traded this POS on a Glock 17, which runs beautifully on anything you feed it, especially Blazers

Perspective:

Any of my guns were cheaper and less disappointing than my first marriage.

Walther P22. Jam-happy. Pain in the rear to take down.

A S&W Strikeout

For me it was a S&W Sigma SW9 that I bought because it was cheaper than a Glock shortly after I got married. The thing was unbelievable. I thought as a last ditch pistol I could live with the crummy sights and I could. I could even hit with them. What I couldn't abide was its absolute refusal to feed hollowpoints off a full magazine. Any size, any weight, any shape, any maker. It didn't carry enough bullets to short the mags a couple to make it happy. It would feed FMJ all day but not JHP. I had to look at the side regularly to convince myself that that thing really did come from S&W. I love Smiths. I had 3 other Smiths, revolvers and autos, by then that I never had a problem with and now have 3 more. Just bought a Model 48 .22LR/.22MAG last week. I still can't believe that thing came from the same co.

After 2 months I sold it at a loss, bought a Glock 27 and haven't had any trouble with it in 12 years. Live and learn. Don't buy it just because it's cheap.

Kahr P380

2 round trips to Kahr for FTF, premature slide lock and light strikes. Each time it came back it was in worse than when I sent it to Kahr. Bummed because it's the perfect size and shape for pocket carry and it is scary-accurate (when it actually goes bang).

Like Gibbles, I've got a love/hate relationship with my Kel-Tec P11. I think it's a great little gun, nice feel, manageable recoil, good footprint, VERY reliable, but Jeez, that trigger!!

By the time the firing pin releases after what seems like a 3" pull, coupled with a 10lb+ resistance, your hands are shaking.

Unfortunately the spring for the trigger operates the firing pin, whichs means light strikes if you mess with it. Get use to it or sell it to Chuck Norris...

dhoomon, I'm with you on that. their service attitude is us against them, customers are barbarians at the gates

A new Smith & Wesson model 317, 3".

This is an expensive revolver, and the parts fit and function is very poor and not worth near the price.

The hammer wobbles around on the pin - it wobbles on firing and during retraction from he block. Same with the trigger. Extractor rod fit is very sloppy. Frame is not even the same on both sides where it should be. One instance of the extractor slipping over a fired cartridge (yes, possible the cartridge was at fault).

Sight screws both turn so freely that I doubt there is a spring under either.

Accuracy mediocre at best.

Very disappointing from Smith. I have some older guns of theirs, comparing the new with the old is just very sad and discouraging.

Before buying my SS GP 100 i was looking at a Taurus Tracker 357 i liked the look of it and the ported barrel .
I immeditly rented one , and found it poorly made and inaccurate.
I spent about a $100 more and bought the RUGER, and never looked back.

biggest disapointment in a handgun

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The shooter behind it in most cases.

Toss up between S&W 659 and Kimber Tactical Custom.