Ash_J_Williams
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Uh... no, the NAAs aren't NFA.
what's the worst gun you've ever owned?
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Uh... no, the NAAs aren't NFA.
TexasRifleman
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I think he's referencing that the gun had no rifling, it was smoothbore. Strictly speaking a smoothbore pistol is an NFA firearm, but there is some question as to whether or not that includes rifling that is simply worn out vs being manufactured that way.
Mike1234567
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S&W Model 59... never could make it cycle reliably.
FIVETWOSEVEN
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That gun likes a clean chamber or else it will jam, after about 4 magazines you have to take a bore brush and just run it through 2 or 3 times and you're good again. The reason why is because it has no extractor and the round literally blows itself out of the chamber.
Loosedhorse
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Not an autoloader, but...
I did melt it down. Well...I took it to a "gun buy-back" and had them melt it down.
My worst was an Iver Johnson .32 S&W hammerless. Inaccurate, no fun (20# trigger), ugly. Worthless for SD, target, or collecting IMHO.
I did melt it down. Well...I took it to a "gun buy-back" and had them melt it down.
CTS1911
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My worst was a Davis .22mag derringer, wouldnt even fire
1SOW
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Originally Posted by WardenWolf
I have to agree with 1SOW. That gun was likely used in a crime. The gun itself is also an NFA item, being a smoothbore pistol. You should get rid of it ASAP if you still have it.
After I found it, I turned it in to the Fort Walton Beach police; because I was worried about a throw-away gun. 90 days later it was mine.
That's been many years ago, and I did sell it at a gun-show in TX .
P.S. How can a 1" bbl in a 5-shot, 22lr, SA, stainless steel revolver that looked brand spanking new get worn out.
I have a target 22lr semi-auto pistol with a bazillion rds through it bought in the 70's that shows zero wear.
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Strykervet
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An SKS and my latest Glock 20 with the ambi mag release that had to go back to be swapped out with the regular mag release. The parts fell out before I made it to the range. The SKS was just junk, all three different ones. Other than that, I've been fairly lucky, but I also try not to buy junk --I try to get value but not junk.
My grandmother had this Clerke 1st, a nickel plated .32S&W. Now that was a cheap piece of junk, much worse than anything else I've seen. My friend had a .25 Raven, and an army buddy had a Tec9, we used to joke with him about it.
Oh yeah, I had a Cobray M11 way back when. That was a real piece of junk.
My grandmother had this Clerke 1st, a nickel plated .32S&W. Now that was a cheap piece of junk, much worse than anything else I've seen. My friend had a .25 Raven, and an army buddy had a Tec9, we used to joke with him about it.
Oh yeah, I had a Cobray M11 way back when. That was a real piece of junk.
Auto-Ordnance 1911( GI model) Jam-o-matic for me and everyone whoever tried it, new and different magazines, different ammo, etc...Could never make it through a mag with out jamming..Front site blew off. Bought a Glock 21 and never looked back, and have never had a FTF or FTE...
Ranger30-06
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The exact same thing happened to me with my gun in .45 ACP, but AFTER I put all new springs in it plus an extra power recoil spring to boot.
Scared the bad word for crap out of me and nevertheless I sold that gun the second I could. Come to think of it, those EAA products are the only ones I truly hated. I would buy a steel frame, but their polymer frames are garbage.
Deaf Smith
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F.I.E. .38 spl. Derringer.
Got it to show students in CHL classes what NOT to buy.
It was a good gun for your opponent to have.
Deaf
Got it to show students in CHL classes what NOT to buy.
It was a good gun for your opponent to have.
Deaf
I have an Auto-Ordinance 1911 that took a fair amount of TLC to get to work reliably. i had already gotten the pistol to work, but on a lark, I installed a well used Colt barrel in the gun. To my surprise, accuracy improved.
Any way, the bad experience makes me wonder if I ever want to buy any bargain priced 1911 again.
WardenWolf
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Chances are the rifling was deliberately bored out. It's possible the person intended to use it as a snake gun and was loading .22 shotshells in it. Or, for a more sinister reason, they were overly paranoid and wanted to put ballistic matching out of the picture, and it was done after a crime. Regardless, the modifications rendered it an NFA item, and you're fortunate to no longer have it.
My father's Ruger Mark I has to come in second to the Stevens 73Y, though I hope I've finally banished its demons after a full overhaul.
1SOW
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Warden,
When I found it, there were 5 copper plated 22lr RN in it.
I thought it was a toy when I spotted it. Man, was I surprised. Zero corrosion on the cartridges--Ready to shoot.
When I found it, there were 5 copper plated 22lr RN in it.
I thought it was a toy when I spotted it. Man, was I surprised. Zero corrosion on the cartridges--Ready to shoot.
BigN
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Taurus Tracker in 44 mag. It's the first (and last) Taurus I've shot/owned. In defense of Taurus though, after several trips back to the manufacturer for repair, it does seem to have smoothed out a bit.
noiseyforge
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Frontier Model Derringer made by American Weapons Corporation. A .38 chromed Derringer that belonged to my dad (a deputized preacher from south Alabama) Shooting that gun feels like hitting a rock with a 3 foot piece of rebar....makes your hand buzz and hurt! Cant hit jack with that gun....looks good though!
rodinal220
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Currently my S&W BG38.
The Lone Haranguer
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I've had three lemon guns. 
In chronological order, Taurus PT945, Para-Ordnance P12-45 and Sig-Sauer Revolution Carry.
In chronological order, Taurus PT945, Para-Ordnance P12-45 and Sig-Sauer Revolution Carry.
Deaf Smith
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Charter Arms (CharCo) eighties-era "Off Duty" snubby in .38 special.
First pistol I ever owned, given to us as a gift by a family friend. He had bought it for his wife, who had since died of cancer. It was essentially unfired.
What an awful gun.
It had a trigger commonly used to weigh hay bales, the ergonomics of a superbly crafted Model A hand crank, and the accuracy of a well-tuned shot put.
I couldn't hit anything with it, my son (who shoots pistol better than I) couldn't hit anything with it, and it hurt my hand every single time.
It's the only gun I've ever sold.
Never had the heart to tell Bill I'd sold it. Sorry, Bill.
Charter Arms (CharCo) eighties-era "Off Duty" snubby in .38 special.
First pistol I ever owned, given to us as a gift by a family friend. He had bought it for his wife, who had since died of cancer. It was essentially unfired.
What an awful gun.
It had a trigger commonly used to weigh hay bales, the ergonomics of a superbly crafted Model A hand crank, and the accuracy of a well-tuned shot put.
I couldn't hit anything with it, my son (who shoots pistol better than I) couldn't hit anything with it, and it hurt my hand every single time.
It's the only gun I've ever sold.
Never had the heart to tell Bill I'd sold it. Sorry, Bill.
Powerglide
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Taurus 22 tip-up auto.Just pitiful and a waste of time.Seems to be alot of Taurus entrys on this thread?
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