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**chad_quixote** · 04-13-2008, 04:13 AM

id have to say, the M38-- yeah yeah yeah i know its cheap; but my shoulder was Pi***d after shooting. Even with a pad, so its in the back of the closet collecting dust.

i also wasnt that impressed with the sks, i kept bumping the darn read sight and nicking myself hard enough to bleed.

polykarp · 04-13-2008, 04:31 AM

Beretta 9000S Type F - Excessive Failure to Feed / Fire.

Boozer · 04-13-2008, 04:52 AM

The pistol I gave up the easiest was a Taurus 92. Just to date myself, I got one when they first came out. I couldn't group a string of shots within 6" at 7 yards. It could have been the shooter.

propellerhead · 04-13-2008, 05:09 AM

Kel-tec PF-9. It had to go back to the factory shortly after I got it. It's a disposable gun. Built cheap. Their website even states it's good for about 6,000 rounds.

NBollinger · 04-13-2008, 05:48 AM

Mine was a Star Firestar in 9MM. Basically a micro-9 similiar to what SA recently released. It looked awesome, but was not reliable. FTFs and FTEs caused me to sell.....only gun I've ever sold.

Bongo45 · 04-13-2008, 05:48 AM

A .22 derringer that I bought for $10. Sometimes the second barrel would fire, sometimes it didn't. I practiced throwing it in case it didn't.

gkelley3 · 04-13-2008, 07:07 AM

Kessler 16ga Bolt action shotgun. Ugly, weighed a ton, broken extractor.

What more is there to say?

Wild Rice · 04-13-2008, 07:54 AM

I try to buy only quality guns. I bought a Ruger SP101 38 spec 3" in 1990, before Internet gun reviews. I think it was a recently introduced model back then and it received glowing gun magazine reviews.

The double action trigger was gritty and too stiff. I reduced the main spring and then had ignition problems, so I had to go back to a stock replacement spring and stiff trigger. The hammer had sharp edges that poked me when carried and was snag prone. The non-adjustable sights were tiny and not regulated for either windage or elevation. The worst thing was that if you paused in the double action trigger pull, the trigger mechanism would sometimes lock up.

I traded it in for a S&W M640 Hammerless Centennial that I still own to this day. I read gun magazines for the info but do not trust glowing gun reviews. The writers get specially prepared guns and their opinions are influenced by ad revenue.

I don't know if they make recent SP101's any better, but I will never buy another one.

titus_1133 · 04-13-2008, 08:51 AM

There are a lot of beater guns in this thread... wow.

Mine is an M1 Garand. I picked it up off the internet when i was in college cheap. I brought it out to Nevada with me so i could shoot off the ammo with it and then trade it in. Before this it had set in my closet for about two years without being fired at all.
Upon putting some rounds through it i realized why i didn't shoot it for so long. First, it doesn't like to activate the bolt once the clip is inserted. I have to giggle the operating rod handle a little to get it to load. Then once that is working the feed ramps are absolutely a piece of ****, the bullet will be sitting there pressed against the edge of the barrel. As if this isn't enough, once it gets hot from 3 or 4 clips the front sight become loose and likes to fall off.

My plan is to put it up for sale on the gunbroker, where it came from, simply because i don't want to sell it to someone i know or someone on this forum.

Because we can't do it often on this forum without a flaming:
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griz · 04-13-2008, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titus_1133

There are a lot of beater guns in this thread... wow.

Mine is an M1 Garand. I picked it up off the internet when i was in college cheap. I brought it out to Nevada with me so i could shoot off the ammo with it and then trade it in. Before this it had set in my closet for about two years without being fired at all.
Upon putting some rounds through it i realized why i didn't shoot it for so long. First, it doesn't like to activate the bolt once the clip is inserted. I have to giggle the operating rod handle a little to get it to load. Then once that is working the feed ramps are absolutely a piece of ****, the bullet will be sitting there pressed against the edge of the barrel. As if this isn't enough, once it gets hot from 3 or 4 clips the front sight become loose and likes to fall off.

My plan is to put it up for sale on the gunbroker, where it came from, simply because i don't want to sell it to someone i know or someone on this forum.

Because we can't do it often on this forum without a flaming:
Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips

hmmmmm.... in spite of its shortcomings, shoot me a price in pm with details and pics! I might be interested!

04-13-2008, 04:13 AM	#11
chad_quixote XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 556	id have to say, the M38-- yeah yeah yeah i know its cheap; but my shoulder was Pi***d after shooting. Even with a pad, so its in the back of the closet collecting dust. i also wasnt that impressed with the sks, i kept bumping the darn read sight and nicking myself hard enough to bleed. __________________ god grant me the serenity to accept things that i cannot change the courage to change the things that i can and the weaponry to make the difference >>edited for content<<

04-13-2008, 04:31 AM	#12
polykarp XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 386	Beretta 9000S Type F - Excessive Failure to Feed / Fire. __________________ An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded ~ Pope John Paul II XD .45 Service NRA Member

04-13-2008, 04:52 AM	#13
Boozer XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	Worst POS gun owned The pistol I gave up the easiest was a Taurus 92. Just to date myself, I got one when they first came out. I couldn't group a string of shots within 6" at 7 yards. It could have been the shooter.

04-13-2008, 05:09 AM	#14
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,325	Kel-tec PF-9. It had to go back to the factory shortly after I got it. It's a disposable gun. Built cheap. Their website even states it's good for about 6,000 rounds. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

04-13-2008, 05:48 AM	#15
NBollinger XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 520	Mine was a Star Firestar in 9MM. Basically a micro-9 similiar to what SA recently released. It looked awesome, but was not reliable. FTFs and FTEs caused me to sell.....only gun I've ever sold. __________________ XD .45ACP Tactical Kimber Stainless Custom II .45 ACP Ruger GP100 .357 S&W Model 915 9MM Beretta 92FS 9MM Mossberg 535 ATS 12 ga. Mossberg 100 ATR .30-'06 Stag Arms Model 3

04-13-2008, 05:48 AM	#16
Bongo45 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 49	A .22 derringer that I bought for $10. Sometimes the second barrel would fire, sometimes it didn't. I practiced throwing it in case it didn't.

04-13-2008, 07:07 AM	#17
gkelley3 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,638	Kessler 16ga Bolt action shotgun. Ugly, weighed a ton, broken extractor. What more is there to say? __________________ "Better to fight for something than live for nothing." Gen. George S. Patton

04-13-2008, 07:54 AM	#18
Wild Rice XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 188	Ruger SP101 I try to buy only quality guns. I bought a Ruger SP101 38 spec 3" in 1990, before Internet gun reviews. I think it was a recently introduced model back then and it received glowing gun magazine reviews. The double action trigger was gritty and too stiff. I reduced the main spring and then had ignition problems, so I had to go back to a stock replacement spring and stiff trigger. The hammer had sharp edges that poked me when carried and was snag prone. The non-adjustable sights were tiny and not regulated for either windage or elevation. The worst thing was that if you paused in the double action trigger pull, the trigger mechanism would sometimes lock up. I traded it in for a S&W M640 Hammerless Centennial that I still own to this day. I read gun magazines for the info but do not trust glowing gun reviews. The writers get specially prepared guns and their opinions are influenced by ad revenue. I don't know if they make recent SP101's any better, but I will never buy another one.

04-13-2008, 08:51 AM	#19
titus_1133 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yerington, NV Posts: 198	There are a lot of beater guns in this thread... wow. Mine is an M1 Garand. I picked it up off the internet when i was in college cheap. I brought it out to Nevada with me so i could shoot off the ammo with it and then trade it in. Before this it had set in my closet for about two years without being fired at all. Upon putting some rounds through it i realized why i didn't shoot it for so long. First, it doesn't like to activate the bolt once the clip is inserted. I have to giggle the operating rod handle a little to get it to load. Then once that is working the feed ramps are absolutely a piece of ****, the bullet will be sitting there pressed against the edge of the barrel. As if this isn't enough, once it gets hot from 3 or 4 clips the front sight become loose and likes to fall off. My plan is to put it up for sale on the gunbroker, where it came from, simply because i don't want to sell it to someone i know or someone on this forum. Because we can't do it often on this forum without a flaming: Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips Clips

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