Biggest handgun disappointment.

[Jonah71]

Springfield XD 40. I loved everything about that gun - the look, the feel, the size, the design. I wasn't disappointed in the gun, so much as I was disappointed that I hated to shoot it. I learned my lesson though. Will never buy another gun without finding a way to test it first.

I just never seemed to get that comfortable with mine either. Traded in within a few weeks. It was an impulse buy (just like the CW 40 I also traded after about 750 rnds. I wanted another .40cal. And I did test fire this one. As far as .40 cals., I guess I'll just stick with the G 23. I would like another one though.

 

[Bobson]

Mine was a bit of an impulse buy too. I knew I wanted a handgun, and I thought I wanted a .40. It was my first handgun, and it was everything I thought I wanted in a gun, and everything I still want in my next one. No manual safety, striker fired. And Glocks don't fit me...

 

[chardin]

Tanfoglio TZ-75. Group sizes expanded and contracted for no apparent reason. Never did figure out what was going on with it.

Can you give details? Some group size changes are an issue for a combat pistol. Others aren't.

 

[Exeter]

Can you give details? Some group size changes are an issue for a combat pistol. Others aren't.

Keep in mind, we're talking ancient history, here. It was back in '80's, back before CZ started importing into the US. To the best of my recollection, at 15 yards you could anywhere between 2-4 inches or 6-8 inches with the same load and the same magazine. I remember spending a lot of time at the range trying different loads, never did find anything consistent.

For a purely defensive sidearm it would have probably been OK, but I was shooting local IPSC matches with it and since I was shooting minor anyway, the accuracy issue was a big deal for me. I sold it to a friend with full disclosure. He didn't have any better luck with it than I did and wound up trading it in on something else. We had a good laugh about it, too, because the shop that took it in trade gave him a higher trade-in value than I had paid for it NIB.

 

[OARNGESI]

My desert eagle 50 it just didnt live up to the hype

 

[elano]

Smith and wesson 915. Everything I wanted in a semi auto and reliable as they come, but I'll be damn if I can hit anything with it.

 

[Super Sneaky Steve]

My NAA Pug kinda sucks. I don't expect it to be like a sniper rifle but I did expect the bullets to come out of the barrel without tumbling.

Because of this trait it's worthless outside of arm's length.

 

[Cornhusker77]

Beretta Tomcat
The frame broke right above the trigger pin, Beretta isn't interested in fixing it even though it's a known issue they have.
Worst customer service ever.

 

[Ranger30-06]

EAA Witness Polymer Compact .45 ACP. The Jam-O-Matic king! Once I found some magazines that actually solved the fail to feed problem, it would only shoot factory +P loads or handloads that I loaded really hot or else it would stovepipe EVERY. SINGLE. SHOT. Total junk.

 

[RRBunn]

Worst Gun(s) and feedback

1 - I have a Raven .25, a Jennings .22 and a Rohm RG 38 ALL JUNK. I keep them to show NRA students that you get what you pay for.
2 - I have a Kimber in 10mm Love it, not a problem. (Stainless Target II)
3 - Not much on Glocks, but lots of friends have them and say they are great stuff.
4 - I have a Ruger Redhawk in .44Mag, All it needs is REAL grips or like others have said, it's a pain to shoot.
5 - I had a Blackhawk 357/9mm convertable in 1977, it would keyhold 357/38 but loved 9mm bullets. I got rid of it and I have one made 5 years ago and it shoots well. Super Blackhawk also shoots well but it's lighter then my DW and Redhawk so more felt recoil.

Thanks all, I've learned a great deal from this thread.

Rick in Alexandria

 

[greyling22]

a 1911. pretty nice one too. It just wasn't me. Mostly it was the caliber, but also it just wan't that good a fit for me. I ended up happy in the cz75 camp.

 

[joed]

+1 for the Charter Arms Bulldog, bought one new for $300. That gun was so bad the only way you could use it for self defense was to throw it at your attacker and run. Then laugh if he tried to shoot you.

It was so bad I sold it after the first trip to the range on the first day of ownership. I still cringe when I hear someone say they want one.

 

[joed]

On the good side a Taurus 445 in .44 Spl that I bought to replace the Bulldog. Never let me down and works great.

And I can't believe someone had bad luck with a Kimber Pro Carry II. Mine is one of my favorites, only 1911 I ever liked.

Funny how one can be bad and one can be good.

 

[thefamcnaj]

For me it was either the "swock" (s&w sigma 9mm) or the Taurus pt 709 slim. The sigma was a Glock wanna be with a horrible trigger pull. The pt709 slim had Ftfs ftes and a all around pos. I don't want any part of s&w or Taurus.

 

[jimmy245]

Stoeger .22 Luger - Major Jammer - Need Help

My worst gun: A cast steel 22 LR "Luger" look alike from Stoeger.

I too have a Stoeger .22 Luger. Quality looks good, but it is jammer. Never took it to a gunsmith since I have so many other guns to play with. I would like to see it work properly. Anybody out there have any recommendations re the jamming problem. By the way, I have tried every quality type and velocity of ammo in the thing. Nothing seems to make a difference.

Jim E

 

[IBEWBULL]

Detonics Pocket 9
I was rather excited about a 9mm the size of a PPK
It was heavy enough where I figured the recoil wouldn't be out of line.
It looked great.
At seven yards I would not be able to even call it a group.
I would have been happy to have 4 out of 6 0n a pie plate. But the plates are not made big enough.
No holster available at the time and the worst trigger pull ever.About 25 pounds.
Worst part was is I traded a .32 PPK Nazi marked for it.
I hope you still like it John S , I know you did when he got it from me in 96.

 

[Blacklabel82]

Ruger LCP....after owning many Keltecs, I thought the "smoothed out" little LCP would be nice. I unfortunately got one of the bad ones...traded one of my bersas in on it...it hurt...lol. Finally sold it and bought another p32 for the wife.

Im sure the LCP has all the bugs worked out now, so no offense to anyone! lol

 

[heidad01]

Sig Sauer 1911

My Sig Sauer xo 1911 has been the worst. It came new out of the box with a loose grip pad and a lot of scratches. It was sent to sig and came back in worse shape. I have not even shot it yet.