Your firearm purchase that had the worst trigger possible

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triplebike said:
Hi all, just some fun. I'm sure that a lot of us have purchased a firearm like above. My worst was a Marlin 60 rifle. A few years ago I found an NIB 1988 unfired Marlin Model 60, paid $65 for it. Everything about the gun was perfect except the Trigger. It felt like you were dragging a cement block in sand. The gun was totally unshootable. Luckily I located a gentleman that actually designed, patented & manufactured an aftermarket trigger exclusivity for the Marlin 60 series. (KAT TRIGGER)
It now has the very best 22 rifle trigger I have ever felt. Out of all my rifles and handguns (15+) this was the only trigger that I ever had to replace. Anyone else been there done that?
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Cop .357
Just sold the gun rather than fix it. Bought it on a whim anyway.
 
I've had a few really bad ones. My H&K 91 may have been the worst. Browning Hi-Powers aren't much to brag about either. Or one of my original 1911's.
 
So, you think YOU had a bad trigger on your SKS?....

To paraphrase Jessica Rabbit: "I'm not bad, I was just *built* that way!"

If you think yours is bad, wedge it into one of these pieces of bad-idea and you will BEG for the original Norinco gravel-fest trigger.

Sometimes - my decisions - just wanna make me, to paraphrase once again: "I jump back I wanna *slap* myself!":cuss:

Todd.
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A H&R 2sb in 22 Hornet 10 lbs of gritty pull, I had to fix that. now its 5 lbs of smooth pull, not great but way better.
 
I bought a Taurus model 94 - 22lr revolver. By far the biggest POS gun I ever owned.
And a Taurus revolver in 327 federal magnum, another worthless piece of junk.
When I bought them I took them out to shoot, dhot them and took them to a different gun store and traded them in.

My Taurus days are over.
 
lightman said:
I've had a few really bad ones. My H&K 91 may have been the worst. Browning Hi-Powers aren't much to brag about either. Or one of my original 1911's.
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I had the magazine safety removed from my commercial Browning Hi Power and no other work done, and ended up with an EXCELLENT combat trigger.
 
.455_Hunter said:
The pulls on my Enfields and Webleys are heavy, but smooth, and with the generous grips are easily managed.

The cake was taken by my unaltered Polish P64, the first gun I have owned where pulling the trigger actually hurt my hand.
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Concur. I bought two and sent them both back. Recoil was no treat either.
 
jmace57 said:
No question for me - a Nagant revolver. It felt like a 20# DA trigger pull. Awful. Worst ergonomics I have ever experienced in a firearm - bar none.
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Well, two of you beat me to the punch. The Nagant had an excuse, it was a Russian design that was onsolete before it was made. The P 64 must of been designed that way to prevent accidents. I couldn't hit anything with it DA. Kicked like hell, too.
 
Reading this thread just goes to show trigger is very subjective. Have seen a few firearms I have owned or shot, triggers weren't bad enough to stick out in my memory. But was for other people.
 
I got a Hungarian R9 (BHP knock off) from a guy that had a whole transit chest of them. Trigger pull just about took two hands to pull. Traded it for a SW Model 10 and boy was I happy. Joe
 
The spongiest trigger I ever had was a H&K USP .45. It was awful, to be kind.

The all-time heaviest trigger pull I have is on my AMT .380 back up. Instead of pounds of pressure to trip, it be measured in metric tons.

A close second is the trigger on my Taurus M-94. It’s nowhere close to my M 17-3.

Stay safe.
 
Colt Combat Commander... 11Lb gritty trigger pull... It was horrific mainly because the electroless nickle finish also covered the trigger spur. I was able to clean it up to a 4Lb butter smooth pull.
 
Two that come to mind for me stand out mostly because of the vendors involved. They know better. It seems that they just didn't care. The trigger on my 1917 Eddystone is better than the two mentioned below.

They are:
  1. Beretta CX4 storm in 9mm - I fixed the trigger and all the other junk parts in it (live and learn) using the Sierra Papa upgrades. It's now a nice reliable shooter.
  2. Sig 516 gen 1. Honestly, the trigger was so bad I almost returned the whole rifle as defective. I replaced the trigger with a Geissele SSA. What a difference in groups.
 
A Ruger redhawk bought in 2007. It had a 18lb double action pull, and an astounding 7 lb single action pull measured on a lyman trigger gauge.

I tried replacing springs and polishing it but it became unreliable when the mainspring was lowered by 2lbs from a wolf spring kit.

Ruger told me it was in spec with the factory springs so there was nothing they could do to fix it!
 
Ruger P90DC that I bought about 20+ years ago. About a 10+lb pull, and it feels like crunching thick foil. HORRIBLE. I won't even shoot it, and I have not and will not buy another Ruger again I am so pissed off now that I know more about guns. I have shot a few other Ruger pistols at the range, and based on my limited experience with them, Ruger triggers in general aren't great.
 
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