"Most displeased with gun" part 2

[Defense Minister]

Most displeased with for me was the Charter Arms Explorer and Explorer II. The Glock 36 I had comes in a close second.

Most pleased with is the Mini-14 I've had for about 15 years. It has been 100% reliable, and, thanks to the accurizing work I've done to it, shoots 1.5 MOA.

 

[bearcreek]

Most displeased with: Kahr CW 9. You can't slam a magazine home and rack the slide to chamber a round, you have to have the slide open, put in the mag and then release the slide. I did some research and found out that this is the way they are supposed to function. Really annoying.
Most pleased with: That's a hard one, i've got a lot of choices. I guess my Rem 870 with synthetic stock and smoothbore slug barrel. Tough, don't have to worry about beating it up and plenty accurate with cheap ammo.

 

[dawghowse]

Most displeased, Walther P22 you couldn't hit the broadside of a barn standing inside it.

Most pleased, Rifle: Kel-Tec RFB, great trigger, accurate, small and .308
Pistol: Springfield XD 45 Service, shoots everything and accurate

 

[leadaddict]

Most Displeased: Walther P22. It seems I'm not alone in this opinion. I too have dumped mine, and don't miss it. The extension for the 5" barrel was anything but stable and since it held the front sight, that is not a good thing. Very prone to jambing.

Most Pleased. Savage 10fp in .308. 'nough said.

 

[Sgt_R]

Displeased: Ruger 10/22. I'd love to have a reliable .22LR in my collection for cheap plinking, and am still in the market for one. The Ruger wasn't it.

Pleased: S&W 638 J-Frame. An impulse buy, but it's probably the most useful and reliable firearm I own.

R

 

[patsygarret]

my most displeased purchase is a tie between a feather industries at9 and remington 11-87 super mag. the at9 was expensive and cheaply made but it did fire and even would cycle occasionally it got sold. Remmy is a single shot that has the appearance of an auto loader. shoots good, but doesnt get shot due to the fact my 870 always runs.
Most happy with my Glock17 and my 10/22 magnum.

 

[IronLance]

Most Displeased: Charles Daly 1911 clone, would never cycle properly. Got a 1st Gen Taurus PT145 on trade and still have that one.

Most Pleased: Kimber Custom Classic II, my competiton pistol from day one and still going strong after six years.

 

[fordfan485]

Most displeased gun I have is one i bought last month. A Colt Govt Model 80 series 1911. The thing jams on every fifth round in a magazine with multiple mags on every ammo i have tried. It also will not chamber the last round in a magazine, instead it locks to the rear and the round is loose on top of the magazine. This gun is the biggest piece of **** i have ever had experience with, 900 bucks down the drain.

 

[Judicator]

Most displeased: Auto-Ordnance GI-spec 1911. Jammed about once a magazine, with 230-grain FMJ ammo. Absolutely refused to chamber any type of JHP.

Most pleased: Glock 26. Fits my hand very well, has never jammed. Comfortable to carry all day with a decent Galco IWB holster. Close 2nd: Vector Arms Uzi. Very reliable as long as the ammo is hot enough. Accurate to boot.

 

[bannockburn]

Most Displeased Revolver:
Charter Arms Undercover. Shooting less than a box of factory wadcutters, the gun began to disassemble itself; the frame pins walking out one side and the cylinder crane assembly about ready to fall out the other.

Most Displeased Pistol:
Kahr CW40. After break-in period, the slide would lock back after every shot. Disassembled the gun and found large pieces of the polymer frame coming off. Several pieces had become wedged in various places of the frame.

Most Pleased Revolver:
S&W Model 686. Silky smooth double action, right out of the box. Light and crisp single action, along with top notch accuracy make this .357 a real pleasure to shoot.

Most Pleased Pistol:
Colt Combat Commander. A limited edition put together by Colts Custom Gun Shop, this gun has Gold Cup accuracy along with outstanding reliability.

 

[HankB]

Most displeasing . . .TIE: Kahr P9 and Colt 1911 Government Model.

The Kahr P9 had numerous problems, and went back to Kahr repeatedly until they finally replaced the gun. (I traded the replacement - unfired - for a Glock 26, which isn't as neat a package, but has the virtue of actually working.)

The Colt 1911 was a jammamatic, and seldom would get through a magazine of hardball without jamming, often more than once. That's when I found out Colt's warranty service consisted of "Take gun in. Do nothing. Return jammamatic to customer. Repeat until customer gives up. "

I will never buy another Colt.

Most pleasing: All the rest.

Seriously.

If a gun works, and can be depended upon to work, I like it.

But if I had to choose one, it would be "The Cannon," which is what my Dad called his pre-27 S&W .357 when he introduced me to it at a very young age. Made very shortly after production resumed after WWII, it exhibits a level of workmanship and mile-deep blue that we probably won't see again.

That it was his favorite gun makes it very special to me . . .

 

[wojownik]

most displeased = my CZ-50. Stovepiped every single round. And not just me - everyone else who tried it as well.

most pleased = my Sig p229 (older w.german mfg). Utterly reliable, and my most accurate pistol.

 

[Southpaw555]

Alright, this is difficult.

Most displeased? My Rohrbaugh 380. But I feel I should add an explanation:

The gun works fine... now. I carry it damned near every day. However, for $1100+ it should offer SOMETHING more than the $500-$700 380s. I probably should have bought the 9mm version, but I expected more reliability out of the 380.

It took about 200-300 rounds to break it in. Before that I got every kind of jam you can think of. Now it feeds and functions reliably, feels great in the hand, and has the smoothest, most consistent trigger on any gun I have ever touched in my life.

So why am I displeased with it? Because of the price. It is a nice little gun that just isn't worth the price.


Most pleased with?

That's a tough choice, and when my RFB arrives in a week it might change, but it's a toss up between my Glock 36 and my Les Baer Premier II.

The Baer is just plain incredible. It's as accurate as you can hold it, even out to 100 yards.

The Glock 36 is simply the best carry gun I have ever had. Others on that list include a Ruger SP101, Walther P99, HK P30S, SW J Frame, and more. The G36 is a small, powerful package that works reliably and with a DeSantis Intruder holster I "forget" I'm wearing it.

 

[grimjaw]

CZ52, without a doubt. What a stinker. Yes, I am casting aspersions on the entire breed). I really can't find anything positive to say about it.

jm

 

[gordy]

worst auto center fire
star model b
best auto center fire
sig P6.

 

[Hammerhead6814]

An Armscor 1911 for me. Upon first removal of the grips (I bought some pachmayers) the whole grip bushing came out with the screw. I took it to a gunsmith, and $90 later I could shoot it.

First trip to the range I had 21 failures to feed in a single box. I went online and found a guide to polishing the feed ramp correctly and did so. It was fine after that. Until I tried to put a ring-hammer on it didn't fit. Took it back to A&J and they said the whole unit was to small in just the right places. They used a Taurus PT1911 as a comparison and sure enough the were right.

I won't buy another 1911 again, not without thoroughly inspecting it first.

Most pleasing was a Hungarian made Hi-Power. It looked like hell. But it shot so well that Beretta 92FS owners asked me what I put in it! Hint: It was factory. I've regretted selling it so much I just had to have that CD Hi-Power. Then again the Savage 11 I got for it is also really nice.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Worst auto pistol:
Keltec P40, Its reliable and even accurate minute-O-man at 15 yards
except that it feels like someone hitting your hand with a ball been hammer every time you shoot it.
OH and... that accuracy is only if you shoot slowly, try to rapid fire and it jams, I know it's me but I'd like to meet the man who wouldn't limp wrist it.

Other:
Excellent Romanian TT-33 from century arms
rusted under the grips, specking on the frame and slide, bore like a sewer pipe.

Best Romanian TT-33
the fair w/ cracked stock from CAI
pristine except the the cracked grip.

Rifle, Winchester wildcat, I should have bought a Tula TOZ 78, same gun, minus $150 for a name.

I like my SKS

 

[Clifford]

Most dissatisfied with revo, S&W 637 I purchased NIB. The double action sear spring was installed incorectly. The hammer block saftey didn't work, because the rebound bar didn't have the stud that guided it. No not broken, it wasn't there!!! Wasn't happy.

Most dissapointed with auto? That would be my Colt 1911 in .38 Super. I don't really even want to get into all the problems with that gun! I will say that on the off chance the super is working it my favorite auto to shoot.

 

[pith43]

Most dissatisfied:

Bryco-Jennings 380 auto
Ruger P94 .40


Most satisfied:

Armalite AR10T
SW 686 .357
SW 629 Classic .44 mag
Ruger Redhawk Alaskan 454 Casull

 

[natman]

Most displeased: Brno ZOM-451 straight pull bolt action 22.
Brno was going under when these were built and most of them were thrown together without proper fitting. Mine took hours of stoning, sanding and filing before I could get the bolt to operate with one hand. Then when I could finally fire it, accuracy was so so and it had problems feeding, which the new magazine I finally found after great difficulty didn't cure.

I would give yet another vote to the Charter Arms AR7, but thankfully the one I got involved with wasn't mine.

Most pleased: J.C. Higgins Model 50. These used Made In Belgium commercial FN Mauser actions along with chrome lined barrels from High Standard. Because they were sold by Sears, gun snobs turn their noses up at them and you can get them for hundreds less than "pure" FN sporters. I got mine for $250 in the 80s; it was my first real centerfire rifle. They are very accurate; mine shot consistently under an inch with factory ammo. I didn't realize how special that was until much later when I bought other rifles.

I was once at the range next to a guy who had the complete benchrest setup; a rifle and scope combo that cost more than my car, wind flags, a reloading press at the range, the works. At the break, he looked at my targets, complimented the tight groups and asked "What are you shooting?". You should have seen the look on his face when I answered: "Winchester Power Points from my Sears 30-06."

 

[josephbw]

Most displeased with: Hi Point 9mm - traded it on.........


Most pleased with: ...........a Springfield Armory .40 Sub Compact. Great pistol, accurate, manageable recoil, quick to return to target, feels good in my hand, and never any issues in functionality.

 

[Corporal K]

Springfield Loaded Model 1911 - ran like doo doo. Completely soured my opinion of 1911's. I traded if for a Sig P220 with a quickness.

 

[Izvitz]

Most displeased with: CD Hi-Power clone. From everything I've read I must have gotten a lemon, but not much I can do about it now. The machining on the internals is incredibly rough, the feed ramp actually had a sharp edge when I bought it! Every once in a while it will effectively 'decock' itself when I release the slide, by dropping the hammer. Have only had about one hundred rounds through it, with ten of those jamming on me. And lastly, I hate the XS big dot sights it came with. They looked good in the shop, but I'll be dammed if I can hit anything with them, and given the performance of the gun, I doubt I'll be investing in replacements.

Most pleased with: Magnum Research Jericho 941 (I refuse to call it by that ridiculous name they gave it) Heavy, but it makes it feel like a 'real' gun. Fits my hand like a glove, beautiful trigger, and it's the most accurate handgun I've ever shot.

 

[osteodoc08]

Most displeased handgun: Browning Buckmark Std. Front sight 1/8 to the side, sent back to factory mult times. Jammomatic despite snake oil a plenty, snake dry rub o plenty and different types of ammo.

Most pleased handgun: Ruger Mark II I bought used. It has never failed, even with the crappiest bulk ammo. More accurate than I am.

Most displeased rifle: Remmy Viper 522. Got it for Christmas as a present. Extractor broke day number 2 or 3, can't remember. Got it fixed and is a jammo matic with the worst trigger I have ever felt. Sits in the safe, right next to the runner up 10/22.

Most pleased rifle: Remmy 700 in 7mm-08. My deer getter.

Most pleased Shotgun- Old Browning Citori of my fathers. Bluing worn and stock beat to hell, but many fond memories hunting with my father using it. Still works to this day. Thinking about sending it off to get some nice new bluing and removable chokes put in, but by the time I do that I could purchase a new field grade. Runner up would be a Mossy 500. My beat around Pump. Never failed me.

 

[Lakeshore]

Add one more to the Walther P-22 group. Not exactly displeased, more like the P-22 is the "least pleasing". It's just so finicky compared to my other .22 autos. Something's always working loose or needing a tweak, and it is not a very accurate shooter.

Most pleased with: that would be one of the first pistols I bought years ago, a Glock 17.