Biggest Disappointment?

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Have you ever wanted a gun, saved up, researched, found the perfect deal, purchased...... and then be horribly disappointed with it? For me, it was my Browning Hi-Power. About ten years ago, I had it in my head that I needed another Hi-Power. I had had a Mark III and wasn't impressed, but I had myself convinced that maybe I had a lemon. I saved up the $650 or so and purchased a beautifully blued Hi-Power Standard new from my LGS. The bluing was rich and shiny. The gun felt so solid and smooth. In my hand, it felt like it was made just for me. Then I shot it.... stovepipe after stovepipe...failure after failure. The trigger felt like it was lubricated with sand. Just a plain awefull shooter. What a disappointment! Anybody else with that feeling?


BTW.... I'm getting that BHP itch once again. Third time's a charm, right?
 
Never had any problems at all with any Browning FN or Japan made gun. Granted the trigger on the hp isn't very good, but that's the way it was designed. Maybe your magazine is defective or the gun is dirty or someone before you messed with the gun.
 
My BHP jammed incessantly until I bought new Mec-Gar magazines.

Fun gun now.
 
I bought one of the first walther p22's that turned up around here. Need I say more?
 
Have you ever wanted a gun, saved up, researched, found the perfect deal, purchased...... and then be horribly disappointed with it? For me, it was my Browning Hi-Power. About ten years ago, I had it in my head that I needed another Hi-Power. I had had a Mark III and wasn't impressed, but I had myself convinced that maybe I had a lemon. I saved up the $650 or so and purchased a beautifully blued Hi-Power Standard new from my LGS. The bluing was rich and shiny. The gun felt so solid and smooth. In my hand, it felt like it was made just for me. Then I shot it.... stovepipe after stovepipe...failure after failure. The trigger felt like it was lubricated with sand. Just a plain awefull shooter. What a disappointment! Anybody else with that feeling?
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Happened with one I used to own, then I stopped using KRD and Pro mags and then went back to the military mags and the problems stopped. Try high quality magazines first before selling the gun next time.
 
Haven't been disappointed with anything I did my research on.

I've made a few "spur of the moment" purchases over time that didn't ultimately suit me…but even those weren't terrible experiences.
 
Marlin 1894 .357; feeding issues, Micro-Groove-Miss-All, poor workmanship, etc. Had a few very experienced Marlin fans wring it out, they all advised to get rid of it. So it's gone.
Only other regret gun was a Gamo Whisper .177; chop saw and trashcan solved that issue.
 
CAI CETME I bought on a whim at a gun show. When I started researching what I bought I learned about bolt gap. Checked my weapon and determined it had none.
 
M6 scout, ok if you needed one on the way to one of everything but pretty useless.
 
Interesting thoughts about magazine choice. I guess my assumption has always been that OEM mags were the best choice. These two BHPs were bought new from the LGS and only the supplied mags were used. I've since discovered mecgar for other guns and haven't looked back.
 
Ruger LC-9. Only handgun I've ever bought that I was completely disappointed in. It could have been sooo much better....

It's also the only handgun I've ever disliked enough to sell. I've spent time and money to inprove others, but the Ruger was never going to be satisfactory to me. Too small for me to grip well, narrow with squared edges on the back of the grip made recoil uncomfortable, and an absolutely awful trigger. Other people love it, but it was unacceptable to me.
 
Many years ago I ordered a titanium 7 shot .357 snubbie, Taurus 617T. At the time, I thought it would make a good hi capacity ccw revolver. When it arrived, I found it to acceptably thick, but otherwise a dream to carry.

Turns out it was too ammo sensitive and would lock up on almost every cylinder. Usually bullets might jump crimp or cases would swell. Got rid of it quick. I can't use a gun that isn't depedable. I was really disapointed.
 
Kel-Tec PF-9. I liked the specs, felt OK, knew what I was buying. for my intended purpose it seemed like a good buy. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with that thing. OK, not completely true, but it shot consistently left by about a foot at 15 yards. Sold it instead of sending it back to K-T, and the buyer said it shoots OK for him. Maybe it was me, but I've never shot that badly.
 
I was strangely disappointed with my Noveske Lo-Pro 300blk.

Not with its function or accuracy, but with the weight of my final build. A 10lb AR is just too much the cartridge.
 
Romanian Romak III. I loved the way it looked, and felt, but it wouldn't shoot. Jam, jam, jam.

Calico M100. Magazine self-destructed loading/unloading.

Professional Ordinance Carbon 15 (later bought out by Bushmaster). Self-destructed bolt carrier group, custom rounded locking lug bolt carrier. No spare parts.

Century Arms imported Maadi Ak-47. Self destructed on 3rd shot fired; locking lugs sheared off. Dealer replaced as defective; next one had front sight canted 16 degrees to left. Sold cheap to a guy who was making a custom bullpup and didn't need the front sight. :)

Springfield XD. Hated the slide release. Hated the trigger. Hated the feel of it.

Smith & Wesson M&P. Loved the feel of it in my hand, hated the trigger.
 
Smith & Wesson 329PD. I expected the brutal recoil. What I didn't expect was the occasional cylinder spin and internal lock engaging under recoil.

My first 1911, a used Colt Government Model Series 80. I saved forever to buy that gun. I had wanted one for years. This was 1986 and I still remember the serial number. Total jam-o-matic. Paid a 'gunsmith' to fix it, sending good money after bad. Finally gave up and traded it for a Sig P220. Still have that gun all these years later, and it was a long time before I bought another 1911.

Ruger ranch rifle. 10-12" groups even with premium bullets. Wouldn't even shoot "hour of angle", much less minute.

Kahr P45. I thought it would be the perfect carry gun, but the trigger hurt my finger and every shot was like high-fiveing a cheese grater.

AMT hardballer. Loved the idea of a stainless 1911 back before everybody was making them. It was the most ironically named gun I have owned: a gun named hardballer that wouldn't even feed hardball.
 
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I bought a Ruger .22 bolt action rifle when they first came out in the 1990's. A beautiful gun that functioned just fine but accuracy-wise was a dud.

I also own a BHP that I bought in 1992. It came with two factory magazines (marked "Made in Italy") that have worked perfectly since the day I opened the box. Never a misfeed or stovepipe.
 
Sock Puppet Kel-Tec PF-9. I liked the specs, felt OK, knew what I was buying. for my intended purpose it seemed like a good buy. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with that thing. OK, not completely true, but it shot consistently left by about a foot at 15 yards. Sold it instead of sending it back to K-T, and the buyer said it shoots OK for him. Maybe it was me, but I've never shot that badly.

At least yours worked.

The pf9 I had was utter garbage.

Sold it.

Jimmy
 
My biggest disappointment was also a Browning Hi-Power. It was a beautifully blued T-series that had one of the worst trigger pulls I have ever encountered, a thumb safety that practically required a mallet to take it on and off, and a somewhat loose slide to frame fit that really didn't help with its accuracy. Couldn't really call shots on target as "groups"; more like I had been using a 9mm shotgun for target practice. One of the nicest looking and also one of the most frustrating guns I have ever shot.

In a gun beauty should always be more than skin deep, even if it's a deep Browning blued finish skin.
 
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Older Ruger M-77 with tang safety in .25-06. Great looking, handling gun.

Accuracy was 6" at 100 yds. Tried bedding, handloads, re crowned barrel and everything I could think of. Was never able to make that rifle shoot.

So it went on down the road.
 
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