What is the most expensive POS you ever bought?

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But to the guy who said the CZ82 was crap, what on earth went wrong? Your the first guy in 1,000,000 positive reviews to say anything negative.

I'm not the first, but...

The first gun showed up missing parts. Sent it back to be replaced.

The second gun had all it's parts, that is until I shot it. Then the slide release spring flies off to Oz, a fairly common problem with the 82 but not the 83. I fixed it with a '83 spring, (not easy to do).

Next the sear went south allowing the hammer to follow the slide.

The mag release button was worn to a frazzle.

The gun gave me hammer bite.

I tried to like it but the gun was on it's last legs.

It was still pretty accurate, and it fed OK from what I remember, but there was enough I didn't like to overshadow what was good.

Most people love this gun, but they haven't been trouble free for everybody.
 
Stainless ruger mini-14. Would feed anything and never jamed but would be lucky to keep 5 shots inside 6 inches at 100 yds. Actually that was probably my best group with that gun!! And people say the AK is inaccurate.
 
Jad, I wouldn't say that pickup was a POS, just abused.

Oh I agree, but if I had known at the time, I might have either negotiated a little harder or passed on it. It was a dependable truck other than that, and the A/C compressor going at 110k.

Same thing with my 2" S&W Model 15. I bought it (used) without noticing it had an expanded chamber. I figure the previous owner either had a reloading brain fart and shot off a double charge, or he was a dope hotrodding .38s to .357 power levels. Not the guns fault, but I like the truck I might have negotiated a much lower price or passed on it had I noticed the problem at time of purchase.
 
While not a really expensive gun the KelTec P11 is kind of junky IMO. The folks at KelTec need to really do a better job in the fit and finish department.

As far as WASR 10/63 rifles, I have one and it works pretty darn good.
 
From the amount of brand bashing and off topic posts I guess 'pos' is subjective and in the eye of the beholder. Thankfully I have never bought a gun that was a POS. Looks like alot of people in this thread need to learn how to spot lemons before they throw thier money away.
 
I once bought a Lorcin .22 automatic that was pretty bad. Of course, that was to be expected given the price. I may just have to buy a HiPoint C-9 one of these days. :)

William
 
From the amount of brand bashing and off topic posts I guess 'pos' is subjective and in the eye of the beholder. Thankfully I have never bought a gun that was a POS. Looks like alot of people in this thread need to learn how to spot lemons before they throw thier money away.
Touched a nerve?

Not always possible to test drive a new gun.

I agree, POS is in the eye of the beholder. You may accept flaws I cannot live with.
 
Let me guess ... 4L60E tranny ... and you had to have all of the internal shift solenoids replaced. Would actually be very common for that year. I may be new to "owning" a revolver ... but am an ASE certified parts specialist. Chevy's are the easiest.
 
Kimber Classic Target Stainless. Returned to Kimber three times for failure to feed years ago. Tried every brand of mag and ammo conceivable. Every time it came back from Kimber, first magazine through it resulted in failures to feed. Threw it in the safe and tried to forget about that POS for years. Hearing that Kimber's customer service had improved, called them last week. Terrible experience. The couldn't find their records from their failed repairs years ago, and rather than standing up and honoring their "warranty" they simply suggested I go out and buy replacement parts for it myself to see if I could fix it. If none of that work, I could pay (again) to send it back to them (undoubtedly for another wasted effort). Not happening. It's a boat anchor, and I've learned my lesson about Kimber.

Brien
 
Kimber used to have such a sterling reputation for great firearms and in the past few years they really are giving Taurus a run for their money. It's so sad when new management just views a company as a vehicle through which to receive bonuses until they've completely destroyed it.

I have paid 400+ bucks for a Judge which started coming unscrewed after a dozen shotgun shells and about 20 45 LC. Parts just started coming off and out of it. Granted, Taurus fixed it free of charge and picked up the postage and now it's a great firearm.

Kimber and a few other companies are having big problems with extractors and any unsold units with said extractors should be recalled and fitted with "DIFFERENT" ones from some other supplier before they ruin themselves.
 
TGI romanian Psl 7.62x54R bought it for semi auto large caliber cheap ammo fun, and it liked to split case and blow the rims off due to bad headspace...
 
Let me guess ... 4L60E tranny ... and you had to have all of the internal shift solenoids replaced. Would actually be very common for that year. I may be new to "owning" a revolver ... but am an ASE certified parts specialist. Chevy's are the easiest.
welcome to the world of my WS6.
 
I agree with Buttrap. My 3 Chevy S10 blazers. You would think after the first two, I would have learned but no, I got the 3rd. None of them would go more then 7 years with out extensive repairs and by the time they hit a dozen years I would have to work on them every weekend so i got rid of them. Lesson learned.

Now back to guns.

My worst experiences were with the Taurus PT92 (if I remember the model correctly). Poorly made, would not feed, took it back the next day to the gun dealer. It was bad.

2nd worst would be the Colt Gov 380. Love the gun, mine is just peening itself apart due to poor execution and soft steel. Very discouraging.

Finally, and I know this would surprise a lot of folks, it is my Glock G20. The gun worked great, absolutely reliable, accurate, but the plastic flexy frame thing would flex in my hand and change my grip with every shot. I had to sell the thing because I could not deal with the plastic frame. I will give the gun its due though, it was reliable, accurate and easy to carry. To bad it was plastic.
 
Maybe it's a good thing I bought an older model 2003 Kimber.....or should I have gone even older? To see any company go down hill is sad, but I've even heard the same grumblings about S & W. (although I don't see it) My knowledge of handguns is so limited, for years if it wasn't S&W, Colt, or Ruger (revolver) I'd never heard of it. And since I've only started replacing all the guns I sold in the early to mid 80's and haven't got screwed too badly (I hope).....I feel lucky. Thank you Al Gore for inventing the internet! lol It really has helped me when it comes to checking prices that most of the time I'm clueless about. And I always seem to be able to get a very wide range of opinions at THR, most of which are not in the totally clueless category.
 
Maybe it's a good thing I bought an older model 2003 Kimber.....or should I have gone even older? To see any company go down hill is sad, but I've even heard the same grumblings about S & W. (although I don't see it) My knowledge of handguns is so limited, for years if it wasn't S&W, Colt, or Ruger (revolver) I'd never heard of it. And since I've only started replacing all the guns I sold in the early to mid 80's and haven't got screwed too badly (I hope).....I feel lucky. Thank you Al Gore for inventing the internet! lol It really has helped me when it comes to checking prices that most of the time I'm clueless about. And I always seem to be able to get a very wide range of opinions at THR, most of which are not in the totally clueless category.
My POS Kimber was from 1998, when they were hailed as the best by many. Their customer service (and, based on my statistical sample of one boat anchor), their guns, were horrible then, and have only gotten worse. I was astonished at their response this time around. They suggested trying a new recoil spring, but didn't even volunteer to send me one, instead telling me to go out and shop for one on my own, pay for it, test it, etc. Quite a useful warranty they have...

At least I know what not to do again. Live and learn. It just always makes me shake my head to see such poor service from a company that, by design, serves a limited market, particularly a limited market that is both quality-oriented, and vocal. Smooth move, Kimber.

Brien
 
SIG Sauer P250c 9mm. Bought it at a local gun shop, went into their range, fired exactly 27 rounds before it just "stopped," the DA trigger would push the hammer back but not let it drop. Brought the gun back to the counter, owner disassembled the gun, and we both heard a "ping" as a metal chunk fell out of it -- the rear flange of the fire control frame had broken off. So much for MIM!

Thankfully, the owner just did a swap for another P250, and 1000 rounds later it still works okay. Though the magazines are another story...
 
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