longeyes
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Beretta Neos. Problems started at about three thousand rounds and won't go away no matter what. I rarely shoot this gun any more, and it's the only handgun I can say that about.
What's the biggest piece of crap pistol you've ever owned?
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nwilliams
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+1 on the first generation S&W Sigma .40, I traded mine in for a Glock .40 and was much happier.
Whirlwind06
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India arms Hi-power copy. The worse barrel to slide fit I have ever seen.
Gocart
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Working Man,
True, the P89 is not a terrible gun, but it's the worst pistol I've owned. I've been limited to a buncha glocks, Ruger Mark II's, and S&W Revolvers...
True, the P89 is not a terrible gun, but it's the worst pistol I've owned. I've been limited to a buncha glocks, Ruger Mark II's, and S&W Revolvers...
jimmyraythomason
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The worst handgun I ever owned was a Browning Hi-Power. The trigger was so long and hard that by the time it went off I was way off target. I must defend the RG22. I inherited one from my father, it was in .22short only with a 1 and 3/4 inch barrel. Cheaply made,yes but it never malfuctioned once in all the years it was carried on a trapline. I even killed a medium sized bobcat with it.
seansean
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Hi Point CW9 
never could get the mag to sit right, or get it to feed right..sold it back to turners for 40 bucks.
never could get the mag to sit right, or get it to feed right..sold it back to turners for 40 bucks.Lone_Gunman
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I have a tie:
A Springfield Micro-Compact
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A Kimber Pro Carry (the two tone version with the melt down treatment).
Both were hunks of junk, and are the reasons why I will own no more Springfields or Kimbers. Oh, by the way, I also learned that all those good stories about Kimber and Springfield customer service being great, they are all a bunch of lies. Neither company could make neither gun do anything but jam.
A Springfield Micro-Compact
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A Kimber Pro Carry (the two tone version with the melt down treatment).
Both were hunks of junk, and are the reasons why I will own no more Springfields or Kimbers. Oh, by the way, I also learned that all those good stories about Kimber and Springfield customer service being great, they are all a bunch of lies. Neither company could make neither gun do anything but jam.
HankB
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1. Colt Mk IV Series 70, also known as the "Jammamatic." This pistol made me vow NEVER to buy another Colt . . . not because it malfunctioned, but because the <expletive deleteds> in Colt's factory NON-service would NOT fix it. Oh, they claimed - repeatedly - that it had been fixed, but rarely would it fire a full magazine without jamming. Typically, it would jam at least 3 or 4 times. Blah!
2. Kahr P9 . . . make that a POS9. What were the problems . . . premature slide lock, failure to go into battery, failure to engage the striker when the trigger was pulled, trigger pin walking out . . . Kahr eventually replaced it, putting them head & shoulders above Colt's when it came to honoring their warranty, but I immediately traded the replacement - unfired - for a Glock 26.
2. Kahr P9 . . . make that a POS9. What were the problems . . . premature slide lock, failure to go into battery, failure to engage the striker when the trigger was pulled, trigger pin walking out . . . Kahr eventually replaced it, putting them head & shoulders above Colt's when it came to honoring their warranty, but I immediately traded the replacement - unfired - for a Glock 26.
Harry Paget Flashman
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RG revolver in .22 short. It reliably spit lead 360°. I got it for free. I gave it away.
spankaveli
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jennings 380. sold it to a friend for 50 bucks.
Worked with it for awhile, but hey...if you gotta trust it to save your life
JoeG52
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Early production Charter Arms Bulldog. Wouldn't shoot worth a @#$$ and barrel leaded BAD.
RevolvingCylinder
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None. They're all high quality. I mostly buy older Smith & Wesson's which would explain it.
Standing Wolf
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Ruger Mark II. I'll never buy anything from that @#$%^&*! company again.
jimmyraythomason
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What have we learned?
ISTM that this thread only proves that a high price doesn't guarantee a faultless firearm nor does an inexpensive firearm mean it's junk. Just as with cars, any manufacturer is subject to making a "lemon"on occasion. I won't dismiss a good deal on a gun simply because I had a problem with another of that manufacturers products. "I'll never buy from that company again!" has been said about several different manufacturers on this thread, manufacturers whose products I have used and am very satisfied with. To each his own I guess.
ISTM that this thread only proves that a high price doesn't guarantee a faultless firearm nor does an inexpensive firearm mean it's junk. Just as with cars, any manufacturer is subject to making a "lemon"on occasion. I won't dismiss a good deal on a gun simply because I had a problem with another of that manufacturers products. "I'll never buy from that company again!" has been said about several different manufacturers on this thread, manufacturers whose products I have used and am very satisfied with. To each his own I guess.
jfernett119
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Jennings J22 by far. It was a pile. 3-4 malfunctions per mag.
mljdeckard
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I'm with jimmyray,
In every game of chance there is a measure of inevitability. For pete's sake, how could Ruger MkII's be so popular if they were complete junk. My dad has worn the finish off his twice, probably fired MILLIONS of rounds through it, if it ever jammed, I can't remember. He even cleaned it a couple of times.
Every gun will fail sooner or later. One can take reasonable steps to limit the odds, and give a manufacurer a reasonable opportunity to right wrongs. Speaking in absolutes is a bad idea.
In every game of chance there is a measure of inevitability. For pete's sake, how could Ruger MkII's be so popular if they were complete junk. My dad has worn the finish off his twice, probably fired MILLIONS of rounds through it, if it ever jammed, I can't remember. He even cleaned it a couple of times.
Every gun will fail sooner or later. One can take reasonable steps to limit the odds, and give a manufacurer a reasonable opportunity to right wrongs. Speaking in absolutes is a bad idea.
Texas Colt
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Jennings .22 LR... Pocket Jammamatic
The Lone Haranguer
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A tie between a Taurus PT945 (1995) and a Para-Ordnance P12-45 (1999).
The second shot I ever fired from the Taurus was a failure to extract (double feed) and went downhill from there. I don't think I ever got it to fire more than about three consecutive shots, despite the purchase of two more magazines and two trips back to Taurus. After it arrived back the second time, I took it straight to the gun store and traded in on a SIG P220, which functioned perfectly.
The P-O's problems started the very first time I took it out of the box and tried to strip it for initial inspection, cleaning and lube. You are supposed to push in and twist the recoil spring plug to remove it. The recoil spring plug refused to come out of the slide. I pulled out the slide stop, let all the parts fly, retrieved them and pushed the plug out the back side, where I discovered it was severely burred. I smoothed off the burrs, then headed for the range, where I discovered that it would rarely fire two consecutive shots and the slide would actually stop moving in mid-travel. And just as unforgivably, the grip safety both chewed and burned a hole in the web of my hand. I traded this one in on a Glock 30, which also worked.
Jim Keenan: a Rogak?!?
The second shot I ever fired from the Taurus was a failure to extract (double feed) and went downhill from there. I don't think I ever got it to fire more than about three consecutive shots, despite the purchase of two more magazines and two trips back to Taurus. After it arrived back the second time, I took it straight to the gun store and traded in on a SIG P220, which functioned perfectly.
The P-O's problems started the very first time I took it out of the box and tried to strip it for initial inspection, cleaning and lube. You are supposed to push in and twist the recoil spring plug to remove it. The recoil spring plug refused to come out of the slide. I pulled out the slide stop, let all the parts fly, retrieved them and pushed the plug out the back side, where I discovered it was severely burred. I smoothed off the burrs, then headed for the range, where I discovered that it would rarely fire two consecutive shots and the slide would actually stop moving in mid-travel. And just as unforgivably, the grip safety both chewed and burned a hole in the web of my hand. I traded this one in on a Glock 30, which also worked.
Jim Keenan: a Rogak?!?
SteelyNirvana
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Taurus PT-908 My first and only semi-auto handgun to-date.Many stove pipes and failure to feeds.I sold it and bought my S&W model 66.I now have a pistol I can trust my life to now,if the situation ever arises.
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byf43
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Biggest POJ/POS that I've ever owned. . . . .
Smith & Wesson mdl 39-2.
J U N K.
It made a wonderful paperweight until an acquaintance HAD to have it.
Smith & Wesson mdl 39-2.
J U N K.
It made a wonderful paperweight until an acquaintance HAD to have it.
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