Hall of shame (which pistols have been your biggest dissapointment
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oweno
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AT-84 ... STILL get mad about this and it's going on 20 years. Grumble, mutter, ....
(Well, at least I learned a lesson about writeups in gun magazines.)
(Well, at least I learned a lesson about writeups in gun magazines.)
Not my gun but my brother's Glock 36. Most unconfortable handgun I have ever shot. It is inaccurate and recoils all out of proportion to its size and weight. It is the ONLY handgun that the recoil has ever bothered my shooting. Nasty gun! Feels like a 2x4 in the hand.
22luvr
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Early edition Kel-Tec P11....
It was an equal opportunity malfunctioner: it malfunctioned regardless of what ammo I fed it. FTE's, FTF's, multiple light strikes (just keep pulling da trigger; eventually the primer will dent enough to fire)
I sent it back to Kel-Tec twice for various problems to no avail.
The trigger bit/pinched my finger on each shot; The mags were so stiff to load they would shred and cramp your fingers; The gun would eject brass in indiscriminate directions, often right back onto my forehead! the checkering was rough enough to remove a layer of skin during shooting sessions. And finally, the mile-long stiff DA trigger pull. I thought I could get used to it....NOT!
Would I buy another one? Believe it or not, I've thought about it. I've heard the newer editions are really slicked up. Am I crazy? Yup!
It was an equal opportunity malfunctioner: it malfunctioned regardless of what ammo I fed it. FTE's, FTF's, multiple light strikes (just keep pulling da trigger; eventually the primer will dent enough to fire)
I sent it back to Kel-Tec twice for various problems to no avail.
The trigger bit/pinched my finger on each shot; The mags were so stiff to load they would shred and cramp your fingers; The gun would eject brass in indiscriminate directions, often right back onto my forehead! the checkering was rough enough to remove a layer of skin during shooting sessions. And finally, the mile-long stiff DA trigger pull. I thought I could get used to it....NOT!
Would I buy another one? Believe it or not, I've thought about it. I've heard the newer editions are really slicked up. Am I crazy? Yup!
Don't rule out
The P99 just because 1-2 people had problems "hitting the broad side of a barn with it" I can guarantee that for every person you find with a complaint, you'll find 100 that absolutely love the gun. I've found it to be a very accurate and reliable handgun. Try one out before you rule it out due to 2 peoples complaints. Just my .02 FWIW
J
The P99 just because 1-2 people had problems "hitting the broad side of a barn with it" I can guarantee that for every person you find with a complaint, you'll find 100 that absolutely love the gun. I've found it to be a very accurate and reliable handgun. Try one out before you rule it out due to 2 peoples complaints. Just my .02 FWIW
J
Reloader
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AMT Hardballer. Bought new in 1999; jammed solid with factory ammo after less than 50 rounds. 7 months at mfg for repair. Dealer refused to repair, said it had been at his location too long. returned to dealer for a real revolver, S&W 629 4". this was when Walmart used to sell handguns. Actually had decent service.:banghead:
This is worth the first post.The most dissapointing gun I have ever owned is a Springfield Mil Spec 1911.Had a defective extractor.First time they sent me the wrong extractor.Called them and was told the had to "machine" the slide to accept the extractor.Explained it would work with the extractor from any of my other Gov models and it would work.Sent them my old and their incorrect replacement one to compair.Two weeks later the sent me the same incorrect one,I called and complained,the head of customer service forgot to put me on hold and joked with the jerk in repairs and said I was trying to "collect"extractors.Was pissed and told her so, and was promised the correct one soon.Two weeks later,got my original defective extractor in the mail with a invoice saying it was the new one,guess the missed the"X" I scratched on it.Two months and a dozen phone calls I put a McCormick one in it myself.The only pistol I own I would never trust my life with.
Got a Ruger P95(3+k),a Glock 17 &19(9-10k each) without ever having any trouble with.Got a Second Glock 19 my range queen,10 years old,with more rounds through it than all of my other guns compined(Stopped counting somewere around 40k a few years ago) that has never waivered.
CW
Got a Ruger P95(3+k),a Glock 17 &19(9-10k each) without ever having any trouble with.Got a Second Glock 19 my range queen,10 years old,with more rounds through it than all of my other guns compined(Stopped counting somewere around 40k a few years ago) that has never waivered.
CW
Erich
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Grendel .380 (George Kelgren's first unfortunated venture into gun design - wouldn't work, replacement wouldn't work, replacement wouldn't work) in 1988.
Welcome aboard, cwatson!
Welcome aboard, cwatson!
C. H. Luke
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A Glock 30.
Had a Glock Factory Armorer {yes, actually from Smyrna} look
it over and run a box thru it. {Oddly he didn't want me in the Indoor Range of the Shop he was at while he "evaluated" it}
Then swore up and down he could not get it to fail to eject.
My much older G21 back-to-back with the same ammo never choked once.
Lost confidence and got rid of it. 21's still here.
Had a Glock Factory Armorer {yes, actually from Smyrna} look
it over and run a box thru it. {Oddly he didn't want me in the Indoor Range of the Shop he was at while he "evaluated" it}
Then swore up and down he could not get it to fail to eject.
My much older G21 back-to-back with the same ammo never choked once.
Lost confidence and got rid of it. 21's still here.
GeorgeH
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Colt Trooper Mark III in 357 mag with a 6 inch barrel. You needed a tow truck to pull the trigger. Biggest POS gun I ever owned. Still have it, don't want to saddle some unexpecting person with it. May make them swear off guns.
Poohgyrr
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Most disappointing auto I've ever owned was a Star PD back in the early 1980's. 
It was accurate. What must have been a recoil buffer lasted about 500-600 rounds of ball ammo. When I could get a new buffer, it was $5 each back then. And the slide release lever juts up against a steel pin poking out of the alloy frame. This pin fell out twice at the range. We couldn't find it the second time and the gunsmith fabricated a new one. Fixed it one last time and sold it real cheap with the repair receipts. Should have bought a S&W M19 for the same price.
It was accurate. What must have been a recoil buffer lasted about 500-600 rounds of ball ammo. When I could get a new buffer, it was $5 each back then. And the slide release lever juts up against a steel pin poking out of the alloy frame. This pin fell out twice at the range. We couldn't find it the second time and the gunsmith fabricated a new one. Fixed it one last time and sold it real cheap with the repair receipts. Should have bought a S&W M19 for the same price.
Fly Navy
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Very strange to see so many SIG complaints. My SIG P226 9mm is flawless, I've never had a problem with it. In fact, every SIG I've ever shot has never had a problem. This includes rental SIGs that never get cleaned and get shot a lot. P226s, P225s, P232s, P220s, all of them flawless. Guess you guys got a bad batch.
1911Tuner
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Colts and Wilson mags
JMP...off hand, I'd say that 50 feet is a pretty lofty range for a
Detective Special, since it was designed and intended for use
across a room...or closer.
Too bad you got rid of the Commander. The feeding problems
were likely something simple, and most likely due to a bad
magazine, spring, or follower. (Let me guess...Rideover feeds on
the last round, or last round standing up in the port...slide rammed against it.) Either that, or the extractor had too much tension. (Failure to return to battery...top round from a locked
slide) The second most probable cause would be the recoil spring being too heavy for the gun. Any one of these would have
been a 5-minute fix.
Tamara...Your last round choke was the fault of the magazine...
Last round sticking straight up...slide rammed against it, or
last round chambered with the extractor against the back of
the rim...? The Wilson-Rogers follower doesn't have a dimple in the center. The dimple is there because of the last round in
the magazine. Wilson mag springs are also out to lunch.
Contrary to a widely held belief that the Wilson 47 Series
magazines are the final word...It just ain't necessarily so.
The AMT hardballer? Awful guns! Terrible...maybe one in ten
would run out of the box...Three out of five could be made to
run...the rest were dead in the water.
Well...That's MY nickel's worth...
Cheers!
Tuner
JMP...off hand, I'd say that 50 feet is a pretty lofty range for a
Detective Special, since it was designed and intended for use
across a room...or closer.
Too bad you got rid of the Commander. The feeding problems
were likely something simple, and most likely due to a bad
magazine, spring, or follower. (Let me guess...Rideover feeds on
the last round, or last round standing up in the port...slide rammed against it.) Either that, or the extractor had too much tension. (Failure to return to battery...top round from a locked
slide) The second most probable cause would be the recoil spring being too heavy for the gun. Any one of these would have
been a 5-minute fix.
Tamara...Your last round choke was the fault of the magazine...
Last round sticking straight up...slide rammed against it, or
last round chambered with the extractor against the back of
the rim...? The Wilson-Rogers follower doesn't have a dimple in the center. The dimple is there because of the last round in
the magazine. Wilson mag springs are also out to lunch.
Contrary to a widely held belief that the Wilson 47 Series
magazines are the final word...It just ain't necessarily so.
The AMT hardballer? Awful guns! Terrible...maybe one in ten
would run out of the box...Three out of five could be made to
run...the rest were dead in the water.
Well...That's MY nickel's worth...
Cheers!
Tuner
Billmanweh
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HK P7M8
Just don't get the hype
Just don't get the hype
Sir Galahad
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Beretta Neos. Total POS. I you look up POS in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of the Beretta Neos next to the definition. This thing is the AMC Pacer of handguns. It's so inaccurate, you would be better off throwing the whole cartridge than firing it through this pile of crap. I'll never buy another Beretta. Their customer service is so bad, I thought I was talking to some snot-nosed punk at Burger King instead of a Beretta customer service rep.
Fish Springs
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1911 Clone--Balester Molina 45 Auto from Argentina--on a good day it would keep ten rounds in a 10 inch plate at 15 yards.......at 25 yards you might be able to charge the muzzle and not get hit.
ojibweindian
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Taurus PT92.
Not because is was a dog, but because it wasn't the right one. It was the first handgun I had purchased and being a neophyte, I listened to the advice of friends who, as it turned out, had no clue.
I have learned, tho
Not because is was a dog, but because it wasn't the right one. It was the first handgun I had purchased and being a neophyte, I listened to the advice of friends who, as it turned out, had no clue.
I have learned, tho
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