What gun were you the most disappointed with???

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ruger p series autos.they rattle too much.colt 1911s-the ultimate money pit.customize after customize until one runs dry with money.lastly..those neat lookin things that catch your eye..truly junk..jamm-o-matics self destructing pieces of crap made from pot metal and plastic.they make nice wall hangers for halloween or something.
 
Beretta 92 FS

A Beautiful & sexy gun
on more than one occasion the following happened:
Mag release would release mag when i carried in a fanny pack.
would not go into battery.
inconsistant shooter (even from a bench rest)
if i shot more than 100 rounds at the range would jam from dirt.
no thank you.
 
dhoo...

never heard of a dirty 92 not working......that is disappointing,you buy a gun on reputation most of the time,and when it doesn't live up to it,it sucks.As all these posts attest....:cool:
 
Colt Double Eagle, my first handgun. Couldn't hit anything with it til I put a Bar-sto barrel in it. By then the magic was gone. Bought a Colt Officers ACP it was much more accurate had a good trigger and well made, prettier too.
 
Hmmmm...

My Glock 23 has been a disappointment, but not to the point that I'm ready to get rid of it. I had shot both a G17 and G19 -- both with 2nd gen. grips -- and they were great. I bought the G23 with the 3rd gen. grips and it just doesn't fit well.

My most pleasant surprise has been my Kel-Tec P11. I disliked the trigger pull at first, but after practicing with it, it's a faithful companion. Light, small, good capacity, reliable, inexpensive and simple to maintain. Certainly not a target pistol, but accurate enough for carry.
 
Most disappointed with a Taurus PT-111 & a Kel-Tec P-11. Pleasantly surprised with a Kel-Tec P-32 & a Beretta Jetfire.
 
Disappointment

Beretta Tomcat .32ACP
Hated it

2nd Place NAA Gaurdian 380


Surprise

CZ 75 PCR

Great little gun
 
Kimber Pro Carry Series 1:
Bought it used only to find out that some idiot did some dremel work on it. After $400 in gunsmithing work, it works now. :barf:

Kenneth Lew
 
Para P13 - was my first pistol, a real downer. Never ever regretted trading it.
 
I just remembered the gun I hated the most. I hated it so much I almost blocked it out. I had a Davis 22LR derringer. Don't know why I bought it but I know why I sold it. Heaviest trigger pull I have ever seen I couldn't pull it without using both hands, and the finish came off from just handling it. Accuracy? Hard to tell when you need to call a friend to help you pull the trigger.
 
It would have to be a toss up on my biggest disappoint in a firearm (and I have literally owned 100's)...

#1 would probably be Colt's "All American 2000" (made in 1991... never figured that out) - I've been a gunsmith & Class III manufacturer for years and can fix anything, but I couldn't get the action on this POS to work and neither could Colt... and when I don't mean it was heavy or gritty, I mean 1 outta 3 times when you pulled the trigger - nothing... no click, no nothing.

#2 would be a close runner up - the American made Walther TPH stainless .22lr. I tried every brand of ammo known and couldn't get it to feed. Throated it, no luck - took it to two other gunsmiths and still no one could get it to feed properly...

These are the only two guns that I have ever given up on in dispair... and a non-working gun is usually something I see as a challenge to prove I can make it work right...
 
D model Beretta 9000s,trigger pull over 14lbs,ejected shells often come down on my forearms and head,can not find any night sights.On the plus side it's been totaly reliable and it's pretty accurate.
Springfield XD-9,not accurate,4-5" at 35" was not good enought.After it came back from S/A it didn't shot any better but it was reliable with any ammo.
 
Taurus 617T

This titanium 357 was too ammo sensitive. I couldn't depend on it. Some time fire casings would swell (?) and have to be pried out. Other times the bullet would jump the crimp and lock up the cyl. I bought it because it held 7 rounds and was great ergonomically.
 
I'm lucky to have grown up in the Internet age so I haven't had too many suprises for my hard earned money.

The closest thing to a disappointment was my C1A1 "FAL" knock-off. I didn't expect a whole lot from it but I made the mistake of changing things on it right off the bat. The scope mount I bought for it caused the slide to jam and required me breaking out the belt sander and working on both the mount and the bolt carrier to correct.

After that resolved the feeding and going into battery issues I then found the grip to be completely the wrong shape for my hand making the overly heavy trigger pull just that much more of a problem. I plan on buying or making a better grip and cutting down the return spring fixed the trigger weight issue. Now I can't wait to go try it again that I've got the bugs worked out.

Biggest supprise? My Taurus 669 I bought from a friend. Very accurate, incredible single action trigger, acceptable double action, affordable and strong. Only complaint is the comp makes it a bit more difficult to clean but the good news is the comp is VERY effective and an excelent design.

I was going to trade it in or sell it but it's my only wheel gun and my only .357. Took it to the range the other day and put a bunch of .38s through it and remembered how well the gun shot. I've decided to keep it again :)
 
The gun was the biggest stinker NIB was mentioned before - the Taurus PT-22. I got a great price on one of the fancy ones. Nice grips, etc.

It never would go through a whole mag. It would even eject live rounds and once bent a live round in half when the slide closed on it. Eek! I sold it for a $20 loss. It was not worth my time sending it back.
 
PPK in stainless. Always wanted one. It had a 20# DA trigger pull and a 12# SA one. No warning sign on the automatic hand slicer that came on it. Real beauty, but not for me.

Next biggest disappointment was a PPK/S, also in stainless. Improved over the PPK, but still had the same problems.

The disappointment was because I'd always liked them from afar -- then came the let down....
 
Worst for me was a Kel-tec P-40,bought it new on advice from a cop friend.Worst trigger and never shot in the same place twice.

Most surpising,Bul M-5,Full size high cap 1911 45acp,box stock gun would shot sub1.5" groups with 230gr reloads all day.Never choked,and always put another hole in the same hole before it.I thought it was a fluke,Very good friend and shooting partner bought a Stainless full size,shot the same way! Sold it to buy a STI, I think the Bul shot tighter groups!
 
My S&W M-28 comes to mind. It had extraction problems when I first got it, and it was also starting to get out of time. I had it sent back. Three months later, it comes back. Six misfires in the first fifteen shots, then the trigger got stuck back. I had to fire the gun by pulling the hammer back and releasing it. That jarred the internals back to I could unload the gun. I got a refund instead.
My Springfield Mil-Spec also comes to mind. According to the instruction manual that came with the gun, all their pistols are regulated from the factory to shoot POA with a six o'clock hold. Apparently the guy that checked mine was crosseyed and drunk. It shot about fifteen inches low and about a foot to the left at 25 yards.
Yes, they would have gladly fixed that, but that isn't the point.
When I buy a gun, I buy it so I can own it and shoot it. I buy it so I have it in case I would need to defend myself. I don't buy it to send it back and get it fixed. It should have been fixed before I ever set eyes on it.
 
Glock 26......was going to be my main carry handgun, but, now the Witness 10MM will probably be the one............
 
Finally found a Smith 940 (J-frame Centennial, 9mmP) and snapped it up. Now I know why it was for sale. Could barely get the empties back out. Even after a trip back to the factory, it's still not servicable. Gonna ditch it.
 
Springfield Arms 1911 double stack. INEXCUSABLE fit and finish, and the customer "service" matched it.


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