Worst gun u ever owned - Page 3 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

griz · 04-13-2008, 09:36 AM

Worst guns I've owned...

Norinco SKS. what a piece of worthless crap! It should be a crime to have built these things! Mine looked like a 12yr old was given a dremel with a dull bit and a chunk of bar stock and was told to have at it. Feed problems, fit and finish was deplorable, the wood was its best attribute.... and it sucked too!

Taurus PT140 Millenium. FTF's, FTE's, trigger felt like the sear was made of sand paper and I swear it had to be at least 50# of trigger pull over 6" of travel. Sold it after merely 50rnds of ammo through it. Never again.

Iver Johnson .22 revolver. Needed to carry a stick to eject the spend casings. Timing was off and you made sure your finger was nowhere near the forcing cone when you shot it. Pure junk. It's at the bottom of the Muddy Mo right now where it belongs.

**bruce21b** · 04-13-2008, 09:38 AM

Rossi 38 special....

what a total POS...you couldnt fire more than two rounds without the cylinder freezing up...had to take a screwdriver to get it open...

slugger6 · 04-13-2008, 09:43 AM

Hi-Point 9mm....a real POS.

**nikon777** · 04-13-2008, 09:56 AM

XD-9. Pre melonite, pre revised extractor.
It was a rust buckets and would not extract.

enviroman22 · 04-13-2008, 10:00 AM

I had a colt mustang .380 pocketlite, SS. It sucked. Both inaccurate and rusty. Reliable feeding, but I could barely hit the target at 15 yards more than just putting shots on the paper. A pattern of 12". Not good enough for home defense or to carry even though it fit in a pocket. After I had it about two years with 50 shots fired in it the frame rusted (after it was cleaned and oiled it was put away) . Crap. I was glad to get rid of that "collectible".

**Fennellco** · 04-13-2008, 10:31 AM

Worst Gun Ever - Sig Mosquito hands down. It failed to do anything. I've got a Jennings .380 thats a better feeding, loading, firing, ejecting gun than that Sig was.

George Costanza · 04-13-2008, 12:52 PM

I try to not buy known problem guns. But you can probably get a lemon in anything.

My initial impression of the Beretta Bobcat was quite poor... *knock on wood* it seems to be broken in now and is 100 percent. I am hoping it stays reliable.

Ishpeck · 04-13-2008, 01:08 PM

Worst gun I've ever owned is my XD40 Service. Because it's the only one that's ever had a malfunction.

I've shot worse but I've never owned worse.

**Dave Starr** · 04-13-2008, 02:55 PM

I didn't own it, but....................................
Went to Vietnam in late 62, with an M-1 Carbine. In 63, in Pleiku, we had the chance to try out the then-new AR-15, then decide to switch or keep what we had. The AR came with NO cleaning kit, and only ONE magazine. Ammo came in cardboard boxes, just like commercial, but no printing on the box. Needless to say, I stayed with the carbine. Today, when thinking about getting one of those "Evil Assault Rifles", I'm leaning towards the AK.

danp · 04-13-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Starr

I didn't own it, but....................................
Went to Vietnam in late 62, with an M-1 Carbine. In 63, in Pleiku, we had the chance to try out the then-new AR-15, then decide to switch or keep what we had. The AR came with NO cleaning kit, and only ONE magazine. Ammo came in cardboard boxes, just like commercial, but no printing on the box. Needless to say, I stayed with the carbine. Today, when thinking about getting one of those "Evil Assault Rifles", I'm leaning towards the AK.

Don't judge the modern AR against those first M-16s. I have shot a couple of old A-1s and I don't even consider them the same gun as a new AR.

04-13-2008, 09:38 AM	#22
bruce21b XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 398	Rossi 38 special.... what a total POS...you couldnt fire more than two rounds without the cylinder freezing up...had to take a screwdriver to get it open... __________________ Springfield XD-9 Service Sig Sauer P-229 Wilson Combat CQB (when gas prices come down to earth)

04-13-2008, 09:43 AM	#23
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 17,649	Hi-Point 9mm....a real POS. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

04-13-2008, 09:56 AM	#24
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,445	XD-9. Pre melonite, pre revised extractor. It was a rust buckets and would not extract. __________________ I AM THE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM. Innocent Citizens Should Never Speak to Police Officers BloG.

04-13-2008, 10:00 AM	#25
enviroman22 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 112	I had a colt mustang .380 pocketlite, SS. It sucked. Both inaccurate and rusty. Reliable feeding, but I could barely hit the target at 15 yards more than just putting shots on the paper. A pattern of 12". Not good enough for home defense or to carry even though it fit in a pocket. After I had it about two years with 50 shots fired in it the frame rusted (after it was cleaned and oiled it was put away) . Crap. I was glad to get rid of that "collectible". __________________ Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him. Romans 13:1 Last edited by enviroman22 : 05-19-2008 at 09:41 PM.

04-13-2008, 10:31 AM	#26
Fennellco XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 443	Worst Gun Ever - Sig Mosquito hands down. It failed to do anything. I've got a Jennings .380 thats a better feeding, loading, firing, ejecting gun than that Sig was. __________________ CFR's Publication for the North American Union http://www.cfr.org/publication/8104/ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - Henry Lewis Mencken, 1880 - 1956

04-13-2008, 09:36 AM	#21
griz XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NW MO Posts: 627	Worst guns I've owned... Norinco SKS. what a piece of worthless crap! It should be a crime to have built these things! Mine looked like a 12yr old was given a dremel with a dull bit and a chunk of bar stock and was told to have at it. Feed problems, fit and finish was deplorable, the wood was its best attribute.... and it sucked too! Taurus PT140 Millenium. FTF's, FTE's, trigger felt like the sear was made of sand paper and I swear it had to be at least 50# of trigger pull over 6" of travel. Sold it after merely 50rnds of ammo through it. Never again. Iver Johnson .22 revolver. Needed to carry a stick to eject the spend casings. Timing was off and you made sure your finger was nowhere near the forcing cone when you shot it. Pure junk. It's at the bottom of the Muddy Mo right now where it belongs.

04-13-2008, 12:52 PM	#27
George Costanza XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 77	I try to not buy known problem guns. But you can probably get a lemon in anything. My initial impression of the Beretta Bobcat was quite poor... knock on wood it seems to be broken in now and is 100 percent. I am hoping it stays reliable.

04-13-2008, 01:08 PM	#28
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,490	Worst gun I've ever owned is my XD40 Service. Because it's the only one that's ever had a malfunction. I've shot worse but I've never owned worse. __________________ Public armament is the very foundation upon-which civility is built. Without the force of arms backing our words, our votes and our rights, our law is just an empty threat. http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

04-13-2008, 02:55 PM	#29
Dave Starr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 390	I didn't own it, but.................................... Went to Vietnam in late 62, with an M-1 Carbine. In 63, in Pleiku, we had the chance to try out the then-new AR-15, then decide to switch or keep what we had. The AR came with NO cleaning kit, and only ONE magazine. Ammo came in cardboard boxes, just like commercial, but no printing on the box. Needless to say, I stayed with the carbine. Today, when thinking about getting one of those "Evil Assault Rifles", I'm leaning towards the AK.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode