Name your biggest POS handguns.

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worst handgun I ever had

I had it for a while, but I did not buy or own it.

Clerke First in .32 S&W (short not .32 S&W Long). The owner had fired it with .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning) which it did fire because the firing pin was long and the .32 ACP is semi-rimmed so it did not go all the way into the chamber. The die cast zinc potmetal breech face was macrostamped with the cartridge head markings and you could read the mirror image of manufacturer name and ".32 ACP" on the breechface. Thankfully the frame was way oversized for the caliber and the cylinder was thick. Still, I never fired the gun and returned it with the firing pin removed and the advice not to re-install it.
 
I think this would be the Langenhan. In fact, I feel pure rage and anguish just thinking about that chunk of....well..

Let's put it this way. The Langenhan made a Lorcin (in .380) look like a Sig P210 in looks and in quality. That is all.
 
Hello all, new to the forum. I've been lurking and browsing around but I had to post this:

I was also the owner of a Phoenix Arms HP22.

I probably put a few thousand rounds through my HP22 before encountering major problems. It would stovepipe as it got dirty, but did a pretty good job for what it cost. I replaced a recoil spring that seemed to improve performance for a while. After a few years it's gotten to the point where it won't fire more than 2 or 3 in a row without jamming.

A lot of posts here are about someone who has gotten a lemon from a normally reliable manufacturer and model (Glock, Springfield, etc.) but I had a reverse experience. I might have gotten one of the only quality pieces from that company.
 
I've still got a HP22. I keep it because it's pocket sized and will shoot into 3" at 25 yards off the bench. Damned few high dollar guns that are pocket size portable will do that. It defies logic it's so accurate and you can shrink that group to 2" with the 5" barrel.

It seems to eat a recoil spring every 500 rounds, but they're cheap. Buy 'em in sets of 10 if you shoot it much, LOL. I don't shoot mine too much, but it makes a good carry for the field if you want a very accurate gun in your pocket for game or such. I've hit swimming water snakes with it out to 20 yards, danged accurate.

It cracked a slide on me when I first got it. They did an improvement on the design, eliminated that weak point, and I've not had a problem since with the slide. They even sent me a spare mag for my efforts. Good service even if the gun is sorta junky. I still kinda like it, though, as an outdoor tool. It's just so danged accurate, did I mention that? If I have room or don't mind carrying IWB on my outdoor trips, usually the case, I take my little stainless Rossi kit gun. It's more accurate, yet and it's actually a decent quality little .22. I rarely use the little HP22 anymore, but I hang on to it.
 
Taurus 24/7 45 when they first came out, (Not a PRO model)

wouldn't feed more than 3 or 4 rds before it jammed. No matter which mag you used.

I fully disclosed it and sold it for pennies on the dollar.

Prior to that had a Taurus PT-92; cracked slide and broken firing pin during separate incidents.

Still have a taurus PT-22 and it works fine. the rest are gone.
 
Colt Peacekeeper 357 mag 4" ,would spit lead and gas real bad from the BC gap ,also accuracy was awful.
 
colt python 4".....common timing problem I suppose. was easy to get of though lol
 
MCgunner - agreed on that recoil spring. Considering how heavy the gun and the slide are, I'm surprised it's able to push it back into battery at all.
 
Well, I made it to page 10 and.........

........I'm amazed at the brand names mentioned. And not so amazed at others. The lack of Hi Points is noted. I had a C-9 that I wish I'd kept for a car gun. My current POS is a Taurus 605. I purchased a blue one for the wife and it is fantastic! Great trigger, pretty damn accurate too! So I got one in stainless for myself. So far it went back to Taurus once, my 'smith did a repair, and the transfer bar just broke two days ago, so it will be going back to taurus again. All this since May. Less than 100 rounds. I look at the two 605s and can't figure out how one can be so nice and the other so worthless (except as a paperweight).
 
Ruger SP 101. Trigger locked up in rapid DA firing. 2 trips to factory didn't solve the problem, so it went bye-bye.

Glock 17. Blown extractors, and broken striker. Couldn't wait to get rid of it. Overpriced and overrated POS.

Browning Buckmark. Numerous FTFeed and couldn't hit the proverbial barn's broadside. A disappointment.
 
I guess I've never had it that bad. I have a Ruger Vaquero .44 Mag and P95DC that I love, a wingmaster 12 ga, a ruger 10/22, a marlin glenfield 25 that works great when i take care of it, I had a Norinco 213 9mm, that, although it wouldn't feed quality ammo, ate all the cheap stuff I could afford (remember when wolf 9mm was like .08 per round?), and i used to have a romanian 22 training rifle that worked as intended, with the exception of the bolt falling out a couple times. so, other than that, i've been pretty luck as far as the firearms i've purchase.
 
an absolutely ragged out glock 23 that my cousin sold me for some quick cash when he was in a jam. i ended up selling it back to him. Couldnt hit a barn that was 5 feet in front of you with that thing, it was like the rifling was drilled out or the crown was heavily damaged.


(obligatory) Lorcin .25, it could shoot 12 inch groups, 12 inches from the target.
 
the biggest pos I ever owned was a DW 44 V 44 mag.I bought it in west germany at the rod & gun and after 50 rd's of 44 special it jumped time:barf:.this was in 85 when there were having serious QC problems.returning a gun overseas is a real PITA.

pete
 
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