Worst Gun You Ever Owned.

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Davis P 380 (Chrome) Click, rack thunk, rattle click bam

Kimmel industries western 6 .22LR SA revolver, the gun was made out of
the same metal as matchbox cars. It took a hammer and screwdriver to extract the spent shells.
 
My first gun was a Kareen MkII.

It was an Israeli BHP clone and I was leaning towards a BHP, but this was $50 cheaper and had an extended tang and nicer grips.

Man - did those bums steer me wrong :(

The gun shot its self LOOSE in a few hundred rounds - it actually would not extract out of the box, but they fixed it at the store for free.

What stinks is that I had it for a long time and just figured I was a LOUSY shot because I could not keep them all on a target at 10-15 yards - not even close.

Later, when I had more guns and knew I coudl shoot, I still could not keep all the shots on a paper plate at 7-10 yards because the gun was so loose (and I mean LOOSE!).

It actually had a really nice trigger for a BHP and I sold it to a TFL member a while back and it more or less worked as a good lower for him...

Second worst gun was a Remington 547? HB - again, got steered wrong, should have got a 10/22, but this thing had a purty stock and a heavy bull barrel - this thing was a total jamma-matic. Paid some $400 with the scope, happily sold it all for aroud $250 after enough aggravation.

Third worst was a Colt Defender - it gets mention only because I liked it so much and wanted to love it, but it just would not let me. It was always JUST unreliable enough to make me nervous about depending on it. Bummer - it fit my hand, was fun to shoot and ACCURATE as heck. But even after I got it ironed out pretty good, I still did not trust it.
 
Early seventies model 70 in 7mm rem. mag. was lucky to shoot minute of earth. I loaded different loads and bullets trying to find something that would work. Finally decided it was made on a Monday or Friday. Traded it for a BAR.
 
Bauer .25 stainless

Bauer .25 stainless, Baby Browning knock off but without the preformance and about 25% of the reliability and that is a very genorus apraisal. the mag would fal out while shooting and if it ever fired a full mag without a jam i dont remember it, it did look like a nice shiney good lookin pocket pistol. and the sharp bottom of the slide did draw blood frequently and the worst part of it is that it still lives in my safe.

I cant get rid of it my son picked out when he was 9(his first pistol) and had too have it,take the thing and shots it 4or 5 times a year.

Guy L Johnson
 
REM 597- Bought one when they first came out. It jammed every 3 or fourth round. The trigger pull was horrendous, and at the time there wasn't anything available to fix this problem. Also the rough finish on the barrel that looked like flat black spray paint allowed the metal to rust- had the gun for a few months, never go it wet, and stored it alongside a dozen other rifles that have never rusted, yet the remington rusted. I sold it within a year of buying it, about a year later, remington and aftermarket vendors started addressing the jamming and trigger problems with upgrades.
 
My Charco Bulldog Pug was a pretty lame gun-like object; shot itself loose in record time.

Also suffered through owning a Hi-Point, a Stallard, and a Jennings 9mm. All were, as expected, unmitigated junk.
 
Interarms PPK/S. Wouldn't fire a complete magazine without a jam or a stovepipe. Went back to Interarms 3 times, never got better. Nasty gun to shoot, total POS. Traded off for a Beretta 85:D
 
Submin, if your M15 had broken the mainspring where did the hammer get it's force to fall hard enough to set off the primer? Did it break just one of the hooks off the mainspring?
Any gunsmith should have known to block the hammer and back out the tension screw to prevent it from firing.
 
My Winchester 1911 SL. First day I got it, I headed on over to Wally World and picked up a 100-box of cheap Remington 12ga, fully intending to try the thing out the next day. Fortunately (I suppose), more informed individuals practically screamed at me for thinking such a thing. After doing some research on the design, I found that it was so unreliable that Winchester doesn't sem to want to take the credit/ blame for it. :rolleyes:

So now it sits in the garage, inside a soft case and remaining unfired (as lng as I've owned it, anyways). And it isn't even really worth the $75.00 I paid for it because the buttstock is only a really-well-made homemade replacement. :fire:

Frikin' gougers at Big Boys... :cuss:
 
I've had problems with a number of guns, some inexpensive and some not. The only two that had perpetual problems that forced me to give up and return them were: 1) Colt All American 2000 and 2) Marlin Model 60.
 
Barbara..I'd write Phoenix and tell them what part broke..probably they'll mail it to you with out having to send in the gun...Then you can sell it or trade it...I hate broken stuff...

Mine has been reliable and relatively accurate for what it is..I've got at least 2 thousand through it...

Be safe:cool:
 
I got a Dan Wesson mdo 15 used..I got it because it had 3 barrels...it just plain sucked......it would jam and then miss a cylinder all together.....once it locked up in SA........this gun was horrible....a buddy had just gotten a NEW Dan Wesson 357 and had similer problems...he sent his back like 4 times and it was never right......I got rid of mine and he sent his back for credit and got a Pointman(he's had no problems w/ it)....I'll never get a DW again.:mad:
 
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Submin, if your M15 had broken the mainspring where did the hammer get it's force to fall hard enough to set off the primer? Did it break just one of the hooks off the mainspring? Any gunsmith should have known to block the hammer and back out the tension screw to prevent it from firing.
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I was twenty years old at the time and knew very little about the mechanics of anything, much less the internal workings of guns. I didn't know it was the main spring until I got the POS back from the gunsmith.

The gunsmith chose not to work on it with a live round in the cylinder, leaving it up to an inexperienced kid to work on it. He didn't give me the broken spring with the repaired gun so I couldn't tell you how it had the energy to fire, I just took his word for it. I can tell you that it did fire and I never put another round in the chamber.
 
Tie!!

Tec-9, bought it cause it looked cool, tied for biggest POS on planet with my Auto-Ordanance 1911. Neither would fire a full mag w/o FTF, FTE, and of the ones that left the end of the barrel, ??? who knows where they went! The AO did have redeeming qualities though, I welded the slide and frame together and know have a decent holster mold.:D
 
Submin, I wasn't being critical of you. I'm sorry if I offended you, but I suggest you find another gunsmith. For such a relatively easy repair, he turned you away knowing of the potential danger. A craftsman with knowlege of his trade would eliminate the danger to his potential customer. I question his ethics and consider him a parts changer rather than a qualified gunsmith.
 
A Springfield mil-spec 1911. Shot about 12" low at 25 yds and wouldn't group on a standard IPSC target. A buddy and I each bought one on the same day from the same dealer. His was no better. I Kept mine as it was (and still is) my only 1911. He spent about $1000 having his rebuilt into a decent weapon. I don't like 1911's to this day. My next purchase was a Smith model 14. I have liked revolvers ever since.
 
A Marlin model 70 i believe it was Clip fed autoloader would never feed a full mag 10rds with out jamming, nose diving etc etc
 
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