Biggest handgun disappointment.

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Well, how about another one for the Walther P22. I believed the hype.:banghead:

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"Phydeaux, bad dog....no biscuit!"
 
Rg model 39 38 special.Missfire's 2 out of 6 rounds in double action.Single action ok.Only paid 25 bucks what could I expect
 
for me it is my walther p99 40s&w. i shot the 9mm loved it. then decided i had too many 9mms and got the 40. big mistake. then i did the same thing with an fn hi power(second most disappointing).
 
Springfield XD V10 9mm, wouldnt go one complete mag without jamming,
took it back to the shop and traded it in on Glock 17,
in long guns it would be Remington 522 viper, thought it would be good small game and plinking gun,worst trigger i ever tried to shoot, reciever so soft the scope wouldnt stay in one place, and magazine that was way to long .sold it for a loss and felt like i got the best of the deal just to be rid of it.
 
Really? I was always under the impression that Ruger revolvers were outstanding in the reliability department (i'm not doubting that you got a bad one).
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Hence my disappointment.

Now, when the problem first cropped up I sent it back to Ruger. They replaced a couple of parts, but the very next shooting session I had the same issue. So did a detail strip and found a missing part--the cylinder yoke has a ball bearing on each side, and they'd apparently installed only one at the factory. Ruger's service department hadn't discovered this when I sent it back the first time.

So I called Ruger to set up a return. The girl I spoke to scolded me--actually scolded me--for completely disassembling the gun.

I'd like to buy a couple more Rugers, but that depends on how well they respond when I send the gun back.

But I deeply regret buying the Redhawk. Even setting the jams aside, it's not much of a gun.
 
S&W 915 for me also. I couldn't hit anything with it either. It really soured me on S&W autos which I am sure is not fair, but I'd much rather have a CZ or other brand.

That being said. The CZ-52 was a big dissapointment, but you have to cut it some slack because it was a surplus pistol. After great satisfaction with many Maks, CZ-75's, etc the 52 just didn't cut it for me. I hated the grip angle and ergos in general and it was unreliable and inaccurate. Interesting design, but not for me.
 
My recently aquired (new), Ed Brown Kobra carry.
At that price I expected a pistol that had the rear sight attached to the gun. This business of a "slip fit" to personalize the rear sight is absurd. The gun sights should be properly fitted and test fired for accuracy at the point of manufacture.

I have "Loctited" the sight and now its secure..for the moment and accurate.
 
Biggest disappointment? I would have to go with the SIG-Sauer GSR Revolution Carry (a 1911 analogous in size and weight to the Colt Combat Commander). It malfunctioned on the second shot I ever fired through it, broke an extractor, then spat firing pin safety parts out. To their credit, they paid for all the shipping back and forth, eventually replacing the gun without my having to ask for it. But then the replacement broke. :rolleyes:

It had a lot going for it - beautiful external fit and finish, checkered frontstrap and most of the other "bells and whistles" you find on custom jobs, nice trigger, good accuracy (when it functioned), etc. I had hoped the quality of the older German-made P-series would carry over. I knew going in about the odd slide shape that prevented it from fitting in most holsters and would have obtained a custom holster for it. But, although the bugs seem to be out of the replacement, it is on consignment at a local shop. I am just unable to find a reason for its existence.
 
Springfield 1911 Commander .45. Couldn't hit a thing, jammed all the time, terrible trigger. Traded it straight across for a Beretta 92. Best deal I ever made.
 
Ruger P-94 in 40 S&W. Heavy, clunky, gritty trigger, and not very accurate. I traded this turd on a Springfield XD and never looked back, XD rocks.:D
 
380 Jennings that I shot but DO NOT own. I don't care how cheap those things are cause it felt heavy, clunky, and the recoil was abysmal for such a small cartridge. Heck, I'd take a deringer over that any day.

Dishonorable mention goes to a Taurus 22 revolver. You could not hit the broadside of a barn from within the barn with that sorry excuse of a firearm.
 
I would not discount the Ruger revolvers just yet.
I am sure there is the bad one now and then but the vast majority are good to go.
Ruger makes a fine revolver.
 
Taurus 24/7 pro 9mm.
This pistol had so much going for it, I really wanted to like this gun, but it was inaccurate to the point of disbelief, and Taurus wasn't inclined to fix it.
 
Colt Army Special 32WCF.

It wasn't the weapon's fault, but my own poor judgement. I saw it in a dark pawn shop all dirty. Its mechanics were sound and I thought if I just cleaned it up it would look much better. Nope.

To make matters worse it was still overpriced for its condition even after talking the price down by 1/3.

I've learned my lesson.
 
Glock 22
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One of my friends offered to sell me his Glock 22 for a great price so I shot a few hundred rounds threw it and didn't like it. I really wanted to like it but it just didn't fit my hand so I had to pass.
 
I'll be honest and say my Glock 23 has been a letdown. I think I was expecting it to be somewhat like my 19, and it's been everything but. Not too fond of how snappy it is to shoot, and I'm just not in love with it like I am the 19. I would not cry if I had to sold or traded it away.
 
My biggest disappointment was my first handgun. It was a Ruger Blackhawk .357/9mm convertible. That was back in '72 before I learned about hearing protection. It was too much gun with too little grip. I used to take it hiking in California and hated carrying the extra 9mm cylinder and ammo.(Duh) It had a dangerously light hair trigger. Screws would fall out of it or need tightening every box of ammo. It was an ugly gun. It was unpredictable with my custom .357 reloads from my $10 Lee Loader. At least I was smart enough not to use Hercules Bullseye. I use Unique or 2400. I learned a lot from the experience.
 
I'd have to say Glocks in general. The big selling points are reliability and accuracy.

After owning about a dozen I never had one that was 100 percent reliable that was as accurate as a target gun and vice versa.

Sold or traded near every one off at a loss.

Only one I really miss is the 10mm, but I don't think I ever got more than three rounds off from it without a tap, rack, slam...

Could be really good guns if they weren't made to furniture-quality standards. OTOH, then they'd cost $800 and wouldn't be competitive on the free market...
 
My SA GI I got a couple years ago was very picky about ammo. The only thing it seemed to feed truly reliably was reloads a guy at work made for me, but WWB was a close second. I ended up selling it along with the CTAC, the ammo I had for it, a 2nd set of grips and some other odds and ends for $400 and buying an ASUS Eee laptop.
 
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