The WORST gun in your personal collection?

[kimberkid]

Of my working guns, the one I own in the worst condition would be this 102 series High-Standard target pistol ... It came out of a collection from Puerto Rico, it had been laying in a felt lined drawer for years. It's still a Tack driver; one side is near perfect while the other looks like this;



The other is a .25 caliber Raven that I got from my Dad for my last birthday before he passed ... It's still NIB, I could never bring myself to shoot it or get rid of it

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I've really enjoyed this thread.

Various interpretations of "worst" is nearly as interesting as the basic content. Some are considering ugly to be worst, some consider impractical and others still consider quality/reliability as the key factor in determining worst.

Almost every time that I check into the thread, I feel compelled to add one of mine to the list but get stymied as to which set of parameters I should apply in determining my own "worst".

Can't get to it!

The ugliest has a "history" with me.

Ones which I'll likely never shoot for ammo availability/safety/reliability reasons all have pleasing aesthetic forms... I just like lookin' at them.

A couple are painful or righteously uncomfortable to shoot - still great wall art.

So... worst? I guess at any given time the worst was the last one I sold without misgivings... they (the worst) just don't seem to stick around I guess.

 

[speedway]

I have a Lee Enfield that was converted to single shot 410. It has a wooden block in the magwell.

My Dad gave it to me. Its not going anywhere.

 

[joustin]

I have an RG 22 short revolver, it misses the target after a few feet. It fires about 50% of the time and the stocks are warped. But, it was my grandmother's so I'll keep it forever

 

[morcey2]

The "worst" one in my collection right now, albeit temporarily, is the Savage 93r17 that my Dad bought earlier this year. He's having trouble getting it to hold a zero and wanted me to shoot it to see if it did any better for me. The problem is that it's a rifle with no iron sights, requiring a scope, but with a stock that is only usable with iron sights. I couldn't get a decent chin-weld on it, let-alone a cheek weld. If you're going to build a rifle without iron sights, at least put it in a stock that works with a scope. :banghead:

I'm going to do some temporary buildup of the comb and, if that fixes it (makes it shoot), I may invest in a permanent cheek piece.

Matt

 

[Elkins45]

I posted earlier, but I didn't consider guns I don't currently own. I inherited a High Standard Double Nine from an older cousin. It wouldn't reliably put two of nine rounds on a sheet of notebook paper at 25 yards.

I also had a Remington 742 in 308 that was functionally a single shot. The chamber was so pitted that the brass would lock into the chamber walls upon firing and you had to hammer on the charging handle to eject the empty case.

 

[Dr.Rob]

FIE Titan .25. It's actually pretty well made (Tanfoglio of Italy) but it was poorly taken care of and the finish is awful. The placement of the safety is difficult to use, and it came with a broken firing pin.

Still, it was free to me from a dead beat renter, I fixed it and it's still in my safe. Some day I might refinish it.

 

[Gladius]

1. Japanese type 38 Arisaka rifle. War Trophy GI bring-back. A previous owner backyard gunsmithed it to fire .257 Roberts, as well as completely refinishing the rifle, wood, steel, and all (incredibly, they did not "sporterize" it, but left it in the military configuration). Lovely looking rifle, complete with intact 'mum crest. Sadly, .257 does not feed from the magazine, so you need to single-feed it by hand. Which would be fine with me, if the rifle actually hit what it was pointed at. At least hitting within a reasonable distance of the target would be nice. This rifle is so wildly inaccurate that I cannot describe the inaccuracy -- Minute of county, maybe?
It was the first rifle I ever bought. I think I've learned a bit more since then. Needless to say I no longer shoot it but keep it as a wall hanger.

2. Four old "Suicide Special" type revolvers. I am afraid to shoot them. I got them from my brother-in-law, who got them from his father. I keep them because of the personal connection more than anything else. They also make cute wall-hangers.

 

[If1HitU]

My .38 Special Derringer,but only because it chamber's two rounds.

 

[Pyro]

my .44 colt 1851.
thing is beat up but still works, I hate having to clean it every time I shoot it

its a paper weight imo

 

[Mousegun]

The worst gun in my collection is still better than a good day at work.

 

[wow6599]

Rohm model 66. Nothing wrong with it (actually in 95% condition), but it's the only pot-metal firearm I own.

 

[Sock Puppet]

The "worst" one in my collection right now, albeit temporarily, is the Savage 93r17 that my Dad bought earlier this year. He's having trouble getting it to hold a zero and wanted me to shoot it to see if it did any better for me. The problem is that it's a rifle with no iron sights, requiring a scope, but with a stock that is only usable with iron sights. I couldn't get a decent chin-weld on it, let-alone a cheek weld. If you're going to build a rifle without iron sights, at least put it in a stock that works with a scope.

I'm going to do some temporary buildup of the comb and, if that fixes it (makes it shoot), I may invest in a permanent cheek piece.

Mat

I've used something like the cheek pad in the link below with good success in the past. The one I currently have is older and not "tactical" so it might be somewhat less cool:

http://www.telortactical.com/products/telor-tactical-cheek-pad

 

[C.R.]

I like all of mine,However I have a couple of old guns that are wall hangers only, handed down through the generations and obsolete , but still worth keeping one is an old Stevens Favorite that is sadly missing some parts,but,that little gun got me looking and I found a new production Favorite nearly identical to the old wall hanger. I know that my Grandfather kept his family fed through the hard times of the great depression wtih a couple of the old guns and I feel a connection to him when I handle his old firearms .

 

[LockedBreech]

I have some junky, flat unsafe guns, a pair of U.S. Revolver Company top-breaks and a heavily corroded/damaged Steyr-Mannlicher 1895, but I love them all dearly because they were my grandfathers pride and joy once upon a time.

Disregarding family heirloom stuff, especially since I don't shoot them, it'd be my RIA 1911. Not a bad collection of a decent budget 1911 is the worst part.

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

LOL i like this thread. Ive got a horrible POS pheonix hp22a. Someone gave it to me for free after i posted a "Will buy all broken guns" post on Texas Gun Trader. I do this because I love to try my hand at gunsmithing busted stuff. This is the only gun Ive ever had thats beaten me... I havent given up yet though... Anyways... The firing pin shoots out the back constantly. The safety on the slide had to be JB welded to keep it from going into safe while shooting... Ive easily gone through 5-6 firing pins... it light strikes 2 out of 3 times, but is hilarious to shoot, and actually kind of accurate. LOL this post reminded me to start playing with it again and see if i can sure it up

 

[tarosean]

I was given a Turkish O/U for dragging an old farmers tractor home last year or the year before (?)
Not even real sure of the brand name is. Not a bad looking gun. However, shot it one time and darn near needed a crowbar to pull the front trigger. It's been awaiting the same fate that was bestowed upon me...

 

[bainter1212]

I have an H&R 929 that belonged to my great-grandfather. The barrel is slightly bent, so it "shoots around corners". It is near impossible to hit any target at all with it.....

But it was my great-grandfather's. I loved him and he was a good man. He died when I was 10. He gave me my first fishing reel and taught me how to cast for trout.

I hope to rebarrel the old revolver at some point and give it to my son when he is old enough.

 

[brokenolmarine]

The worst gun in my safe has to be an ancient H&R 32 caliber 6 shot snubby. Has to be the ugliest pocket gun I have ever seen. Has about 30% finish left, plastic butt ugly grips and they are too small to be of any use.

The only reason I have the gun or keep it is that it was a gift from a dear old friend I worked with. It's never going anywhere.

 

[LT.Diver]

Ruger 10-22. I have no idea how these POS's got so popular.

 

[Tony k]

1950s or 60s era Noble bolt action single shot 22lr. the bolt looks like it was machined with dull tools in a high school shop class. Shoots about 10" groups at 20 yards, and you usually have to pry the case out.

My grandpa used it to shoot rabbits and gophers out of his garden. Probably just scared them off. Then he discovered pellet guns...

It's a mundane little piece of my family's history. I rarely shoot it, but I'll never get rid of it.

 

[greywolf444]

I have an old mossberg. Cutdown for a six year old me. Was probably worn out when passed to me. Used to shot ok. Shot it for years until I could afford a better gun. Now I have many that with better it. now prints patterns. Bore is gone. I'll never sell it. It was my first. Took my first rabbit with it. It can sit in the cabinet as a memory. Its still special.

 

[BIGGBAY90]

I would say............none

 

[jlr1962]

I can't pick one.

 

[jad0110]

As I type this, the worst gun in my collection is my Marlin/Glenfield Model 60. The ejector is screwed up, so about every 8 rounds it tries to feed a new cartridge in front of a spent case it didn't eject. :banghead:

Common problem on older Marlin or Glenfield model 60s; mine is an '80-'82 vintage.

I'm strapped for cash and had honestly been thinking about selling it and picking up a different semi auto .22 later. The high comb stock is setup for a scope, and I don't do scopes. I can't get my face low enough on the cheek weld to see the darn sights.

It was worth about $100 at best before, so it is nearly worthless now. Granted, it does shoot very well when it works.

At this point, my plan is to email a few gun smiths in my area and see if they'd take $50 for it.


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EDIT: When my 8 year old son found I was going to sell the Marlin, he was rather saddened. He told me he had hoped I would give it to him one day.

So on second thought, I'll fix it up and find a different stock to give to him when he gets older.

Apparently, problems with the goofy paper clip-like ejector are relatively common on the Model 60, and from what I've gathered thus far it is pretty straightforward to fix.