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jamstutz · 04-13-2008, 03:07 PM

The worst gun I ever owned was a Llama .380 back in 1975. Not one range session without some piece falling off of it.

The worst gun I ever shot was the Model 1911A1 .45 ACP I drew in MP school on the day of qualification. It had no front sight, only half of a rear sight, no right grip panel, and the barrel moved about 2/10ths inch back and forth inside the barrel bushing. (I swear, you could have field stripped that gun by shaking it.) The trigger was worse than most double actions--I'd guess somewhere around 15 lbs.--and each round had to be hand-cycled into the chamber. Naturally, I took it to the range officer and asked him to inspect it as I believed it to be unsafe. He looked it over, handed it back to me, and said, "I've seen worse."

LUVMYSIGP225 · 04-13-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Boozer

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.

I also bought one when they first came out. Satin Finish with wood grips. I liked it.

LUVMYSIGP225 · 04-13-2008, 03:29 PM

I would have to say the worst I ever owned was a Springfield XD. Piece of excrement, that was.

LOL!!! j\k

I would have to say the worst pistol I ever owned was a Jennings J-22. I cannot believe that it was my only method of home defense at one point in my life. LOL

lee n. field · 04-13-2008, 03:44 PM

Jennings J-22.

Every bit the POS that Internet gunboard collective wisdom/pooled ignorance makes it out to be.

LUVMYSIGP225 · 04-13-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lee n. field

Jennings J-22.

Every bit the POS that Internet gunboard collective wisdom/pooled ignorance makes it out to be.

I think I sold it for $35.00.

jde164 · 04-13-2008, 06:55 PM

Worst gun that I have owned was my Kel-Tec P-11, Bought it for $220 OTD sold it for $200. I had approx 150 rounds in it, and I just couldn't handle the horrible trigger. Took that sell and turned it into a New HK USP Compact 9mm in stainless to go with my HK USPc 45. So out of the bad came something very good.

Tattooed Bard · 04-13-2008, 07:08 PM

bryco ? .25 in the mid-eighties every 4th or 5th round it would literally fall apart or the slide would fly down range with the round lol

learned alot about buying guns from that pos

mpak87 · 04-14-2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lee n. field

Jennings J-22.

Every bit the POS that Internet gunboard collective wisdom/pooled ignorance makes it out to be.

I actually didn't have such bad luck with the one that I had. Now sure, it would stovepipe or FTE if you took slow, aimed shots, but if you just emptied the magazine as fast as absolutely possible, I never had a failure. My friends were always amused by this. I eventually sold it to my girlfriend's uncle, and he uses it with birdshot to shoot the magpies that get into his shop without putting holes in the roof. I can't say I would ever trust it as far as I could throw it, but it was a whole lot of fun to mess with once in a while. Just for s%$#s and giggles, I may replace it with an NAA mini-revolver at some point, simply because the midget .22 was so much fun to have.

As far as the crappiest gun I've ever owned, it's a tossup between the Jennings J22 and the Walther P22. They both fed with equal reliability, except the Walther wouldn't do the thing where it would suddenly become reliable if you dumped the rounds out fast enough.

Hank Ellis · 05-14-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by griz

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!

You too!

My Chinese Norinco SKS was a total waste of metal and wood. At 25yd from a bench it shot 12ga size groups 6" right with the front sight all the way to the right. Unloaded it at a gun show. Took the money and left before he could remember my face.

Since then I vowed to only buy quality. Haven't been disappointed since.

Modificationvt · 05-14-2008, 06:51 AM

my First gun was a FEG 380. (walter PPK clone) it is not a bad gun, just the worst one between it and my XD (who would have tought lol) its only problem is it can only feed Wolf FMJ consistantly. anything else has FTFs every other round.

04-13-2008, 03:07 PM	#31
jamstutz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 170	The worst gun I ever owned was a Llama .380 back in 1975. Not one range session without some piece falling off of it. The worst gun I ever shot was the Model 1911A1 .45 ACP I drew in MP school on the day of qualification. It had no front sight, only half of a rear sight, no right grip panel, and the barrel moved about 2/10ths inch back and forth inside the barrel bushing. (I swear, you could have field stripped that gun by shaking it.) The trigger was worse than most double actions--I'd guess somewhere around 15 lbs.--and each round had to be hand-cycled into the chamber. Naturally, I took it to the range officer and asked him to inspect it as I believed it to be unsafe. He looked it over, handed it back to me, and said, "I've seen worse." __________________ I am not a gunsmith, but I've put a few of their kids through college...

04-13-2008, 03:29 PM	#33
LUVMYSIGP225 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Crackron, Ohio Posts: 4,482	I would have to say the worst I ever owned was a Springfield XD. Piece of excrement, that was. LOL!!! j\k I would have to say the worst pistol I ever owned was a Jennings J-22. I cannot believe that it was my only method of home defense at one point in my life. LOL __________________ "I've seen tighter groups from a shotgun."

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04-13-2008, 03:44 PM	#34
lee n. field XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: a pilgrim passing through Posts: 87	Jennings J-22. Every bit the POS that Internet gunboard collective wisdom/pooled ignorance makes it out to be.

04-13-2008, 06:55 PM	#36
jde164 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 123	Worst gun that I have owned was my Kel-Tec P-11, Bought it for $220 OTD sold it for $200. I had approx 150 rounds in it, and I just couldn't handle the horrible trigger. Took that sell and turned it into a New HK USP Compact 9mm in stainless to go with my HK USPc 45. So out of the bad came something very good.

04-13-2008, 07:08 PM	#37
Tattooed Bard XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, Ky Posts: 358	bryco ? .25 in the mid-eighties every 4th or 5th round it would literally fall apart or the slide would fly down range with the round lol learned alot about buying guns from that pos

05-14-2008, 06:51 AM	#40
Modificationvt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 615	my First gun was a FEG 380. (walter PPK clone) it is not a bad gun, just the worst one between it and my XD (who would have tought lol) its only problem is it can only feed Wolf FMJ consistantly. anything else has FTFs every other round.