What gun disappointed you the most?

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A 7.5" Stainless Ruger Redhawk.

I can't make this thing shoot.

7 different projectiles (all my cast lead), half dozen different powders, dozens of different loads.
2 different sets of grips.
One hand, two hand hold.
Move up to the target, move back from the target.

Can't get a consistent group.

Pin gauged the chambers, not the problem. Fire lapped the barrel.

I'm at the "Yeah, I see you in the safe, but I'm ignoring you" stage with this Ruger.

I'm just about to throw in the towel.
I'll ignore it for you :p
 
My biggest disappointment was the Gen 2 Remington R51 I bought figuring they got the bugs worked out. I was...no, they were wrong.
Remington eventually replaced it with a new R51...an apparently reworked Gen 1 Gun made in Charlotte.

So far I have fired 250 rounds from it but I will never trust it. Someday I may find someone who just has to have it and I will make them a deal...
 
To name a few....

Revolvers:

Smith 686-6. I have no love for modern revolvers apparently. Just never felt right.

Ruger GP100. I got 2 bad barrels back to back. Soured me on Ruger double actions.

Pistols:
Colt Delta Elite. I don’t care what Colt says, an unsupported chamber in a 10mm is dangerous and stupid. They rushed it to market with a design flaw and they just kept making it that way because they are Colt and they don’t know how to admit they made a mistake.

Walther p22. Loved it. Super accurate, unbeatable reliability, felt great, wore out quickly and the “granite” finish or whatever mine was called was a fancy spray paint.

Walther PP. iconic and awesome but in 32acp I wasn’t really impressed. The 380 version would be sweet, but I’m not dropping money on a bottomfeeder.

Beretta 92. I had a Taurus pt99af and a Helena brigadier that I liked a lot so I traded a rifle into “the real deal” beretta 92. I despise the safety location on the beretta. And honestly the mid 90s Taurus had a better fit and finish too. The beretta moved on as did the Helwan.

Rifles:
Hipoint 995. I bought it on a whim and intended it for close quarters deer hunting... using the carbine from my bow stand was the plan and I did just that, but a rifle should shoot somewhat accurately. That one wouldn’t. It was like the scope was mounted a foot or more off from the barrel. The gun shot left to right terrible. Zeroed at 30 yards at 50 it would be 3 inches to the right. At 100 it would be nearly a foot right. I don’t understand how it could even do that unless it was consistently throwing a bullet sideways and at an angle as it left the barrel which would push it left and then aerodynamics would pull it right?

10-22. I still want one to keep, but of the few I have owned none have been very accurate and most are less reliable than any of my model 60 rifles.

Henry 22. Yes, booger hook off bang switch. I get it. But the rifle is made for kids and as a teenager I nearly shot myself in the foot with it while trying to ease down the hammer while chasing a squirrel around a tree. Give the rifle a way to go safe without firing the round and I’m sold again, but otherwise I consider it unsafe for anything more than range use.

Shotguns:
Pardner pump. Right out of the box it needed tweaks and parts. I ended up liking the gun except for its weight, but the initial impression was what stuck.

Stevens 411. Ejectors became extractors almost instantly. Cheaply made baikal gun was ok but nothing impressive. I was good at tricks with the gun though... paid for the gun with stupid $10 bets.
 
Marlin 39A bought sometime around 2010.
Would constantly fail to feed, fail to fire, and fail to eject.
Couldn't wait to get rid of it.
A couple of years later I bought one made in the 1950's and it works fine.
 
A 7.5" Stainless Ruger Redhawk.

I can't make this thing shoot.

7 different projectiles (all my cast lead), half dozen different powders, dozens of different loads.
2 different sets of grips.
One hand, two hand hold.
Move up to the target, move back from the target.

Can't get a consistent group.

Pin gauged the chambers, not the problem. Fire lapped the barrel.

I'm at the "Yeah, I see you in the safe, but I'm ignoring you" stage with this Ruger.

I'm just about to throw in the towel.

Odd, Mine was quite accurate.

The gun that disappointed me the most was the M16A1 I was issued for an ROTC FTX in Minnesota in December that was dripping with LSA. I was handed the rifle, a box of M193 (blanks!) ammo, a BFA, and a 20 rd. mag and told, "load up, you'll be attacked in about two minu....and the attack commenced. I got off three rounds in semi-auto before the thing jammed. It did not inspire confidence in the platform. That had to wait until I enlisted 5 years later and went through Armorer school.
 
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Just like in life, with hand guns, I've made a few bad decisions. After convincing my wife after 25 years of marriage that I wanted a pi75stol, I found a CZ 75b compact nickel. I passed my concealed carry class with it, and took an individual lesson where at ten yards, I shot low and left like 1" from the center. But where I got in trouble, is when I got to thinking that even though it was a compact, the steel frame was rather heavy, so I traded it for a Kahr. Now I've owned other Kahr's that have been great, but this particular model was a lemon, and had several FTF's. I snet it back to Kahr, and the Kahr gunsmith even called me and admitted that Kahr can be finicky pistols. I still miss that CZ 9 years later.
 
Odd, Mine was quite accurate.

The gun that disappointed me the most was the M16A1 I was issued for an ROTC FTX in Minnesota in December that was dripping with LSA. I was handed the rifle, a box of M193 ammo, and a 20 rd. mag and told, "load up, you'll be attacked in about two minu....and the attack commenced. I got off three rounds in semi-auto before the thing jammed. It did not inspire confidence in the platform. That had to wait until I enlisted 5 years later and went through Armorer school.
Shoulda seen the one Uncle Sugar issued me in basic. So worn out I could field strip it by vigorously shaking it side to side, and during BRM I had the devil's own time keeping it from doubling on semi. Ended up having to retake my qualification after one of the range NCOs saw what was happening and also got to witness a Drill get verbally abused because of it. I could pickle off single shots if I was calm, but that day was extra stressful for me.
 
I had a Rossi model 92 with no more than a slight bit of machining on the loading gate. It was only a slight dip in the middle of the gate. You could barely get a round through there.
 
Marlin 39A bought sometime around 2010.
Would constantly fail to feed, fail to fire, and fail to eject.
Couldn't wait to get rid of it.
A couple of years later I bought one made in the 1950's and it works fine.

Lever actions like the Winchester 94-22 and the Browning BL-22 use a T-slot in the bolt face to control the cartridge when it's elevated up to the chamber. The actual lifter only needs to push it upwards. It's a very reliable design feature and well-suited to modern production.
The 39A is an old design that needs careful fitting to work well.
In the 1950s it would have gotten it. From the 1970s onward, not so much. In 2010, even worse. In the last year or two of JM manufacture I noticed that even JM lever actions were starting to show some problems like canted and loose sights.
 
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I hate to say it, but the most disappointing so far was the P225A1 (Classic Wood). Not that it was a bad gun, it's just that the slide was very rattly, and it was a 9mm so, meh... I honestly thought I'd like it more and carry it more, but I still kept gravitating to carrying the P220 Compact, and favor my .45's at the range. So, away it went.
 
Browning Hi-Power Practical in 40S&W. The trigger is disappointingly heavy, the sights are spartan and dang nearly useless, but most of all, she bites! She's not going anywhere, but won't be shot much by me. But my son really likes her.View attachment 844651

I have a BHP Practical in 9mm and bought it used, though appearing to have never been used much. It is my only other SAO pistol besides a CZ-52 and I was dumbfounded how heavy the trigger felt even with the mag safety removed. It shoots well and the trigger seems to be breaking in a little. One BHP owner even said something felt broken it was so stiff. It has never malfunctioned so I doubt that's the case. Aesthetically it's one of the last BHPs would have chosen but the price was right and it's only a range gun. No hammer bite for smallish hands either. Definitely not the last gun I'd choose in an emergency!

My biggest disappointment was probably a new Walther PPS. The action was bad and the gun wouldn't work out of the box because of so much manufacturing crud in the mechanism. Walther's customer service really soured me on future purchases. I had mild disappointment with a CZ PCR as well. Great feeling gun but didn't live up to the hype. Strongly considered having it customized (doubling the price of the gun) but decided to walk away from it and leave that consideration for another time.
 
I got 1 and it’s gonna ruffle some feathers. But I hate shooting .22lr, I like recoil and a boom. Can not get that with a 22. It’s also pretty janky in reliability, feeding and firing wise. Every time I shoot with a 22. I just get sad and want to stop. Not to mention it is not a very great SD round and all my guns are for SD in one way or the other. But I would probably take a .32 or .25 Mouse gun over a .22 any day.
 
Five Rugers, three S&W, one Sig, one Colt, one Ithaca model 37 12 ga. and no disappointment. I better quit while I'm ahead! There was a nice old pencil barrel model 10 4" I didn't buy and I'm disappointed I didn't.
 
Minty 742 carbine. 1st shot 1" high at 100. Next ones 7 or 8" low. Let it cool, same thing.

Mini 14 itis

Scope one and watch it happen. Gun was super cool....and the hot bbl warp shot a decent group.....excluding cold bbl first.

Beware if minty old guns....

might be minty for a reason ;)
 
Browning Hi-Power Practical in 40S&W. The trigger is disappointingly heavy, the sights are spartan and dang nearly useless, but most of all, she bites! She's not going anywhere, but won't be shot much by me. But my son really likes her.View attachment 844651

Swap to commander hammer and yank mag disco. Proly enjoy it way more
 
Disco has been long gone for many years. And yep, the commander hammer is what she wears, now. I have clubs for hands, it seems, and I grip way up on all my handguns. Makes for a bad combination.
 
Never owned a gun I've been disappointed with, I've owned guns I thought I'd enjoy more but the fire went out quickly with. The again I'm not what you'd call an early adopter with the newest wizbang guns that come out.
 
All Glocks I have fired.

Looking back I am disappointed by the Ruger SR9c I had. Obnoxious loaded chamber indicator, couldn't release the slide stop from the thumb release, safety got knocked off by any holster I tried it in. Oddly enough I liked the P94 I had around the same time better, even if it was a little bit bulkier for carry.

SCCY CPX-1. Technically it was my wife's firearm, but I was the only one who shot it. Taurus TCP.
 
V-10 Springfield.45. Commander sized with ported barrel. The muzzle blast whacked you with every shot. After one mag I’d taken all the beating I wanted. Only gun I’ve ever sold less than a week after getting it

I was originally extremely disappointed in my CZ 527. Shot patterns not groups. After a hundred or so rounds it settled in and now shoots sub 1/2” with handloads

I had a Savage bolt .223. Bought it used. Couldn’t chamber a round. Figure the prior owner had used lacquered milsurp and got it hot enough to leave residue in the chamber. I cleaned it up with solvent and a brass brush on a drill. Never could get excited about it so it went away
 
I had one of the first Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Specials. The idea of such a compact package in .44 appealed to me. Took it out shooting, and I had difficulty hitting a pop can at thirty feet. First impression was it could have been me. Such lightweight guns are notoriously unforgiving and this was my first one. I decided to put it on paper. Half the time, the slugs hit the target sideways enough that I could see the exact imprint of the Keith cast bullet.

Took it back to the dealer. He wasn't happy, and said that it wasn't meant to be a target gun, but he did accept it in trade. Since then, I learned what I suspected to be true all along: a well made short and lightweight gun may indeed be unforgiving of shooter error, but the inherent accuracy is there.
 
For me, I have a few...

Norinco 213 in 9mm. Empties kept hitting me in the head and face, safety was a joke. Accurate as all get out, but not fun with hot brass to the face.

Colt Officer ACP. Sharp on the edges, magazine didn't always seat just right, some parts were wearing out and hard to find at the time. Shot alright.

All Marlin model 60's and Glenfields, the darn trigger guard would always crack and fall apart, though very accurate and cycled quite well.

I have bought and sold quite a few firearms, but these were the only ones I had issues with.
 
I think for me it was a Henry 22 Mag Lever rifle I won at an SCI dinner... it was NIB and beautiful, but I couldn't get better than a 10" group..thats ten inch group with it from the banch at 50 yards.. A real disappointment.

I think I have your rifle! Shoots predominantly low left
 
My biggest disappointment was the Gen 2 Remington R51 I bought figuring they got the bugs worked out. I was...no, they were wrong.
Remington eventually replaced it with a new R51...an apparently reworked Gen 1 Gun made in Charlotte.

Yes, a Remington R51 is about my biggest disappointment.

Mine is a Gen 1 and it shoots ok without many of the problems other Gen 1 owners have had. I elected to keep it as I did not want a Remington 1911 or a replacement R51. It has really soured me on Remington handguns.
 
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