Biggest handgun disappointment.

[Prosser]

Walthers for me, as well. I also had a new P-38, and it was not very accurate. Nor were any of the 9MM's I bought in the late 70's, early 80's.
Same with the Walther PPK/s, though it was heavy, inaccurate, and the DA/SA trigger
made me wonder how Bond stayed alive so long.

 

[aryfrosty]

HK P-2000sk

Mine dirty word special was an HK P-2000sk in .40 cal. First problems was the mag release. I was glad it had ambi-mag releases because it took a couple pounds of force applied to both sides at once the release any mag...full or empty. It was just a crummy gun with pp accuracy on target. It isn't the brand because the P7 I have is the best pistol I have ever had.

 

[MattDFW]

Kimber Pro TLE II. Still suffered FTF issues after 3 return trips to Kimber. Even with Wilson Combat and Tripps magazines it was too unreliable. Most expensive paperweight I have ever bought.

 

[marswalker]

ruger lcp

5 rounds and it was traded in

 

[GETxSOME]

I only have limited experience, but so far mine has been a Kel-Tec P11. I borrowed a friend of mine's and it was an all around ugly experience. The fit/finish was terrible, several malfunctions, poor accuracy, and no matter how I adjusted my grip it kept wearing a rough spot into my hand... after splitting 100 rounds with a friend I sent it back

"So what'd you think? I love this little gun.."

"er.. yeah it worked.. sometimes.."

 

[rambler]

Wow, this has been entertaining...

I've read every post on every page and I'm happy to admit that only 2 of my handguns made the list- a CZ 75B and a S&W 586 4" - and thankfully I've had zero problems with either of them.

By far the biggest piece of junk I ever owned was also the most beautiful handgun I've ever owned...a Browning BDA .380...she was by far my prettiest gun but oh my goodness that girl was a stovepipe machine.

To paraphrase one of the earlier posters - it was like an extremely attractive woman with infidelity issues...no thanks...

 

[gofastman]

My PF9 let me down, its a great concept: its light, good firepower, and small. It was just too uncomfortable to shoot enough to get proficient with also it had some reliability and quality issues.

 

[cobblestone]

EAA Witness full size 9mm in wonder finish. Jam-o-matic.

 

[gohogs93]

Sig mosquito

 

[jr4521]

Taurus Judge 3 inch magnum, this is my "i should of known better "purchase or my "what did I expect " purchase. Poor fit and finnish, all around bad handgun IMO. Some people love them, I hated it. Traded it in for a down payment on a 300 Win Mag.

 

[bingo]

Safari Arms Matchmaster on .45: two times a barrel broke down on the "link". Two times waiting for months to repair them. I think they gave me new barrels...But my faith in Safari Arms was below zero, so I sold the nice-looking toy.

 

[Hypnogator]

My Kahr PM-45. It was larger than the published specs, wouldn't reliably fire a full magazine without jamming. Sent it back to Kahr, who made it more reliable, but still jammed with hardball every two or three magazines.

I might expect something like that from a cheap foreign gun, but a $700+ made in USA handgun sold for defensive purposes should work out of the box. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[papa_bear]

Steyr M40-A1. Slide would lock up at least once a trip and could not hit the side of a barn with it.

 

[lizziedog1]

WOW!!!

363 responses and not one mention of a Hi Point Pistol. If I missed one please let me know, but going through this whole thread several times I failed to find one.

 

[Skinsanity]

Lizzy, I think theres a couple of reasons for that, Those who dont like them would never buy one, and those that have bought them have liked them..

 

[powwowell]

lizziedog1 says "WOW!!! 363 responses and not one mention of a Hi Point Pistol. If I missed one please let me know, but going through this whole thread several times I failed to find one".

I have owned several Hi Point products. They were NOT big disappointments. I might even get some more one day.

My biggest disappointment was a CZ PO1. The trigger actually hurt my finger. I mean bad. I exchanged the trigger for a combat trigger. There was a small improvement. And the slide was difficult to rack.

The second biggest disappointment was a Heritage Rough Rider. While it was reliable, it was very unaccurate.

 

[451 Detonics]

C.O.P., what a useless gun...

 

[Prorock]

Chiappa 1911-.22. A jamboree every time. Also a Hi-Point .380. Not really a disappointment because I know what it is all about. I did not have any expectations about it's beauty or refinement just wanted something inexpensive to take to the range. An extra gun to add to the mix. Well a hex screw broke in half while I was playing with the rear sights. That was before I even was able to shoot the thing. Not a big deal but kind of a letdown. Sent it to the factory and when it gets back it will be sold to the friend that talked me into buying it.

 

[merlinfire]

Would have to be the S&W model 66 I bought over the internet in unfired condition. As you can see the seller missed the description a wee bit.

See, it didn't so much "fire" as it did "explode".

 

[doc2rn]

Since my last post in '08, I would have to say....Glock 32 that Kaboomed on me in '09. That was a scary dissappointment!

 

[Jbabbler]

Walther PPS
I should have read up on them before I bought one. That gun is truly the plague. I found a thread concerning reliability of the pps on the Walther forum and my gun had every problem mentioned. Feed failures, RTB issues, etc..... I really wanted that gun to be everything it appeared to be.

 

[exavid]

My mistake was the much mentioned Jennings .22. Someone should make a conversion kit to convert the thing into a cigar lighter, at least then it would be useful for something.

 

[metalax]

Kel-Tec PT-9 and P-11

This is only my opinion.
The Kel-Tec PT-9 and P-11 are by far the worst widely distributed pistol I’ve seen and should not be allowed to be sold with their present design and quality control system. The only thing that is worse than the pistol as a whole is the trigger system; with all trigger markers far out of any ergonomic norms. I purchased a PT-9 for my son and the P-11 for me. The 2 pistols I received would not fire a complete magazine. They where more like 50 percent fire to jam ratio and the PT-9 never fired more then 2 in a row. It took a new firing pin, a 2 hour tune on each gun with some creative machine work to bring these guns up to a mediocre level. I would not trust this weapon anywhere other than a range. These are gun safe fodder and not worth a dime. I’ll be picking up a couple of the new Ruger LC9 real soon!
(Never trust an unreliable or unproven weapon, it could cost you your life)

 

[AZ Five seveN]

XD45c

 

[FatPants]

XD9

Very accurate, very unreliable.