What is the most unreliable semi auto you have shot ?
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Lorcin .25 
mtarnold5
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Worst reliability
Sig Mosquito!!
Sig Mosquito!!
Rohm .22 lr... it was the most amazingly un-accurate gunI have ever fired... never have I attempted to shoot a gallon jug at 5 yards and missed by a foot... it was amazing... needless to say, though it was given to me, I didnt keep it very long...followed closely by a friend of mine's bryco/jennings 9mm....
Claude Clay
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a mid 70's PPK/S. after chambering a round IT was the only one i could count on to fire. 10/10 for pretty--1/7 for what it was built as.
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After seeing that the PM9 was mentioned on here a couple of times, I thought I was gonna see what FTF's were all about. I went to the range with my new PM9 and 200rds of WWB. No FTF's or FTE's to speak of. But who knows... maybe it needs to be really broken in to start having problems. I'll report back after about a 1000rds or so.
Sapper771
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A $1200 Kimber Eclipse Target II, nothing but junk. Kimber couldnt fix it. I took a nasty hit when I traded it for a Glock 22 , spare mag, holster, and ammo......but at least the Glock worked. I vowed to never own a Kimber again.
Springfield Ultra Compact, High Capacity. Would not feed a full mag. Also multiple FTE's in 600 rounds or so.
Was told another 500 rounds to "break it in." Maybe some new (read: expensive) mags. Polish feed ramp, etc etc.
Sooooo, I felt I did not want to "invest" further or trust my life to this handgun, and whent with a Glock 26.
Was told another 500 rounds to "break it in." Maybe some new (read: expensive) mags. Polish feed ramp, etc etc.
Sooooo, I felt I did not want to "invest" further or trust my life to this handgun, and whent with a Glock 26.
Amt hardballer
This gun sucked from the word go. From research this had to do with rather soft, early stainless steel and "galling". I traded it off. I dont care what you attribute it to...if it doesnt go bang every time I want it to, I dont want to keep it around.
Has surprised me how many kimbers I have seen on here, have never owned one myself, but sounds like I havent been missing much.
This gun sucked from the word go. From research this had to do with rather soft, early stainless steel and "galling". I traded it off. I dont care what you attribute it to...if it doesnt go bang every time I want it to, I dont want to keep it around.
Has surprised me how many kimbers I have seen on here, have never owned one myself, but sounds like I havent been missing much.
BENELLIMONTE
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My buddys Kimber Ultra Carry. Jammed routinely until he sent the clips back to NYC. Now it only jams once in awhile
jaysouth
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#1 Remington Rand 1911A1 that I was issued in Viet Nam in 1966
#2 Colt S70 gov model purchased 1971. Pin holes misaligned, Colt would not make good. I have not allowed a colt product in my house since and will not pass up a chance to bad mouth the company. They are S&%t!
#3 Every Lorcin and hipoint that I ever attempted to shoot
#2 Colt S70 gov model purchased 1971. Pin holes misaligned, Colt would not make good. I have not allowed a colt product in my house since and will not pass up a chance to bad mouth the company. They are S&%t!
#3 Every Lorcin and hipoint that I ever attempted to shoot
Dan Crocker
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A guy brought an old 1920's-era 1911 to a class once. Horrid. Actually, I seem to now recall that it had a 20's frame, a mismatched slide...so it was probably a cobbled gun. But still, just awful.
Coltman 77
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A Walther PPK/S made in Germany in 1974 (IIRC) which I bought NIB.
Chambered in .380 it was a jamomatic even with hardball ammo.
The pistol was later stolen from my home and I used the insurance money to buy my first Colt .45 auto - a series 70 Gov Model which has been a winner!
Chambered in .380 it was a jamomatic even with hardball ammo.
The pistol was later stolen from my home and I used the insurance money to buy my first Colt .45 auto - a series 70 Gov Model which has been a winner!
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During vacation a few years ago I tried to shoot an AMT Lightning .22lr rental gun at a range down in Clearwater, Florida; the gun was a total Jam-O-Matic!
hadmanysons
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KelTec P-11. Hated that thing. Sold it for a Taurus pt-111. Big improvement, same price.
Beretta Bobcat 21A ... uses 22LR
I have to agree with Mr. Hikingman...I went to the range the other day with my Beretta Bobcat 21A, and had a jam with just about every magazine I poped in...I was hoping that it was just the ammo I was using....but that post worries me...also found the gun to be very inaccurate...no it couldn't be me...
I have to agree with Mr. Hikingman...I went to the range the other day with my Beretta Bobcat 21A, and had a jam with just about every magazine I poped in...I was hoping that it was just the ammo I was using....but that post worries me...also found the gun to be very inaccurate...no it couldn't be me...
Bufford t. Justice
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Easy. A Jennings 9mm. JunkOmatic
thunder173
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Absolute worse,..hands down,...Charter AR-7
Stew4570
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I had a Taurus .44 Special snub. I couldn't hit a tree stump at 15 yards. In fact everybody who shot it couldn't hit Sh** with it. Same for my buddies Taurus PT940. I wont look at anything made by Taurus.
My Para P14 broke every few hundred rounds before I replaced everything inside with Ed Brown's hardened steel parts. I guess it was just cheap steel or something. I have put around 3k rounds through it without any problems. So now when I buy a new 1911 I just go ahead and swap out everything with Ed Brown's parts.
My Para P14 broke every few hundred rounds before I replaced everything inside with Ed Brown's hardened steel parts. I guess it was just cheap steel or something. I have put around 3k rounds through it without any problems. So now when I buy a new 1911 I just go ahead and swap out everything with Ed Brown's parts.
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I had to register just because I think some people are missing some things...
I own quite a few firearms. I won't get into the rifles but handgun-wise I have the following:
I carry an H&K P2000 SK 9mm
I own a Kimber Custom II Stainless TLE/RL II .45 ACP
a Beretta 90-TWO 9mm
a Walther P22
First the reliable... The H&K and the 90-TWO perform flawlessly. Just incredible firearms.
The Kimber is amazing also if you don't use the magazines that come with it. Here's the thing... the mags that ship with it don't have a the piece to keep it level on both sides. Not sure what it's called - the ramp? I find that when it's missing the piece to keep it level on both sides of the magazine it tends to feed improperly. When it has the side piece on both sides it works perfectly. This is probably why someone in the thread said when they switched to Wilson Combat mags they never had a problem.
Here's what I'm talking about:
If you look at #1 you can see that floating "lip". That tends to snag on the side of the mag. On #2 you can see that piece that runs deeper into the mag and helps stabilize it. That's the Kimber after-market magazine.
The Walther P22. It's just picky with the ammo. Once you find the ammo it likes it will work flawlessly. Would i trust it to save my life. Only if it was that or nothing. But then i wouldn't count on a .22LR to do much but punch paper.
So I think some people don't take the time to recognize that some of the issues can be fixed and just give up.
I've been looking for a smaller carry since i live in South Florida and the H&K tends to print on t-shirts a bit too much when its hot out and you sweat. I have been looking at the Sig P232 which everyone raves about but i hear it's rather big and the Walther PPK pr PPK/S.
Anyway my 2 cents.
Regards,
Jeff
I own quite a few firearms. I won't get into the rifles but handgun-wise I have the following:
I carry an H&K P2000 SK 9mm
I own a Kimber Custom II Stainless TLE/RL II .45 ACP
a Beretta 90-TWO 9mm
a Walther P22
First the reliable... The H&K and the 90-TWO perform flawlessly. Just incredible firearms.
The Kimber is amazing also if you don't use the magazines that come with it. Here's the thing... the mags that ship with it don't have a the piece to keep it level on both sides. Not sure what it's called - the ramp? I find that when it's missing the piece to keep it level on both sides of the magazine it tends to feed improperly. When it has the side piece on both sides it works perfectly. This is probably why someone in the thread said when they switched to Wilson Combat mags they never had a problem.
Here's what I'm talking about:
If you look at #1 you can see that floating "lip". That tends to snag on the side of the mag. On #2 you can see that piece that runs deeper into the mag and helps stabilize it. That's the Kimber after-market magazine.
The Walther P22. It's just picky with the ammo. Once you find the ammo it likes it will work flawlessly. Would i trust it to save my life. Only if it was that or nothing. But then i wouldn't count on a .22LR to do much but punch paper.
So I think some people don't take the time to recognize that some of the issues can be fixed and just give up.
I've been looking for a smaller carry since i live in South Florida and the H&K tends to print on t-shirts a bit too much when its hot out and you sweat. I have been looking at the Sig P232 which everyone raves about but i hear it's rather big and the Walther PPK pr PPK/S.
Anyway my 2 cents.
Regards,
Jeff
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2ndamd
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A Kimber Gold Match. It was very expensive for back then.
Man, I tried alot of different magazines. That thing just loved to jam. I think the gun actually looked forward to jamming? It was horrible and I will never own another one.
Over priced papereight IMO. They look good but, they just love to jam. Or, at least mine did.
Taurus model 85UL. Not a good gun and I will look forward to never owning one of these again.
Man, I tried alot of different magazines. That thing just loved to jam. I think the gun actually looked forward to jamming? It was horrible and I will never own another one.
Over priced papereight IMO. They look good but, they just love to jam. Or, at least mine did.
Taurus model 85UL. Not a good gun and I will look forward to never owning one of these again.
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