What is the most unreliable semi auto you have shot ?
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Thorgrim
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Brand new Detonics .45, their first model. It didn't improve with age, either.
Wilson Accu-Comp LE. Would not feed anything--even Federal Hardball from brand new Wilson magazines. Wilson would not even look at the gun--sold it to a local shooter after telling him about the guns issues. He still bought it--saw him some months later and he had gotten it to work.
Had a first gen Sigma which was broken out of the box--firing pin was missing the front half!! Smith fixed it and a friends gun which had the same issue--hand delivered both guns to us and the rep went to a match with us to make sure the guns worked. I eventually sold it--terrible trigger.
Had a first gen Sigma which was broken out of the box--firing pin was missing the front half!! Smith fixed it and a friends gun which had the same issue--hand delivered both guns to us and the rep went to a match with us to make sure the guns worked. I eventually sold it--terrible trigger.
M2MikeGolf
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Davis .380. Firing pin broke before I even fired a live round.
Thorgrim
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I've been looking back through the posts, and it makes me wonder if the gunmakers really think about how much damage to their company occurs when they release a new gun that just isn't ready for production. Those things tend to stick in my mind - I won't buy a Brand X, for instance, even though they seemed to have fixed the problems, as I no longer trust them. Pushing that one gun out the door too quickly probably cost them the sale of ten or more over the years since.
Zerodefect
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Often not the guns fault, but a problem with manufactuing that occurs after that machine makes 10,000 models or so.
And alot of gun companies are pushing things real close. Trying to get away with cast parts, when forged or billet would be surely better. The closer you get to that line, the less wiggle room they have when manufacturing screws up just a hair.
Kahr P40. Only gun I've ever had trouble with. I bought it for carry. Wanted something thin single stack and larger caliber than 9mm. Was my first .40.
Part of the problem was I'm left handed. Largely the design I don't think handles the caliber well. Even after the break in it had lots of problems. FTF, stovepipes. And once a magazine the recoil would drop the magazine. It may have been me being left handed - but that again to me is a design issue. Should be able to fire either hand without a problem like that. When I fired it right handed it happened as well but not as often.
When you field strip and reassemble the slide stop must go in just right. Easier to do it wrong than right. If little leaf of a spring slips underneath the slide stop it locks it open with every shot. It was fairly accurate when it would work - as much as I could expect for the size. Just never trusted it to carry. Really wanted to. I am trying to work up the guts to try a Kahr 9mm. Replaced the Kahr first with a G26, now have a SA EMP .40 which I love and is great. Carry it all the time.
Part of the problem was I'm left handed. Largely the design I don't think handles the caliber well. Even after the break in it had lots of problems. FTF, stovepipes. And once a magazine the recoil would drop the magazine. It may have been me being left handed - but that again to me is a design issue. Should be able to fire either hand without a problem like that. When I fired it right handed it happened as well but not as often.
When you field strip and reassemble the slide stop must go in just right. Easier to do it wrong than right. If little leaf of a spring slips underneath the slide stop it locks it open with every shot. It was fairly accurate when it would work - as much as I could expect for the size. Just never trusted it to carry. Really wanted to. I am trying to work up the guts to try a Kahr 9mm. Replaced the Kahr first with a G26, now have a SA EMP .40 which I love and is great. Carry it all the time.
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heathen
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My most unreliable auto that I have had experience with was a Kahr P9 Covert. It was beautifully made and very accurate wiht a splendid trigger but you could never get through a full magazine without at least two failures to eject. I tried everything that the company suggested and even replaced the springs but to no avail the problem still persisted. Such a shame as it it the perfect dimensions and fit for a conceled carry gun. I sold it and will probably never own another Kahr.
788Ham
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Bensdad, go onto Wolff Gunsprings .com, give them the make, model and any other pertinet names/numbers, they'll get you fixed up.
Stasher1
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Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II. I've owned a bunch of guns over the past 15 years, and that POS was the only one to give me any real problems. I became obsessed with making it run right (it's the mechanic in me) and pumped several hundred dollars into it instead of getting rid of it. By the time I got it working well, I had pretty much doubled my initial investment in it.
Steve 48
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An XD 45 cal that I bought used that just shoots well and 100% reliable.
The Most unreliable gun you have is 100% reliable???
A used highpoint c9 would jam every few rounds
after a warranty claim and a replacement it was 100%. I traded it for some ammo at some point.
A ratty marlin 60 I got for $20 would jam every other shot but once I replaced a couple parts its 100%(still have it)
after a warranty claim and a replacement it was 100%. I traded it for some ammo at some point.
A ratty marlin 60 I got for $20 would jam every other shot but once I replaced a couple parts its 100%(still have it)
Had a Barretta 9000s in .40. Had extractor problems and would leave the spent round partially extracted while trying to feed the next. Thought a product from a company like Barretta should be better out of the box. Traded it for a Glock 17 and never looked back.
Lobo_79
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My Kimber Tac Pro II was my most disappointing handgun ever. It caused me to wander away from the 1911 design all together.
atlanticfire
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Well Im not alone. First gen Sigma 40. Im sure the new ones are better but the one I had was a door stop.
1. Sig P220: Never was able to run an entire magazine. After 1000 rds. I traded her in on a S & W 625.
2. Kimber SS Target IIe with the external extractor: She never was 100%; close, but never made it to 100 in a row. I kept trying, however, because she was so accurate. I eventually sold her after 20,000 rds.
3. The S & W 625: A great gun that eventually was ruined by the "Gun Butcher", a local gunsmith who did the impossible: turned a Smith revolver into a paperweight.
2. Kimber SS Target IIe with the external extractor: She never was 100%; close, but never made it to 100 in a row. I kept trying, however, because she was so accurate. I eventually sold her after 20,000 rds.
3. The S & W 625: A great gun that eventually was ruined by the "Gun Butcher", a local gunsmith who did the impossible: turned a Smith revolver into a paperweight.
crashbuell
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Sadly, a Colt Govt. 380. What a piece of $#!%... Cleaning it, didn't help. New magazines didn't help. All-new springs didn't help. It gave me new meaning to the phrase, "What's in a name?"
crashbuell
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Second place goes to the S&W SW9m. Also garbage...
Taurus 709slim. Couldn't get more than 3 consecutive shots out of it without extraction failures, mag catch didn't always work, etc. Back to the maker twice: new extractor, barrel, mag catch and still function issues (multiple shooters had same issues).
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