Guns you’ve owned, that you’d never buy again (and why?)

[worksalot]

black powder relovers in blued steel...never could keep the rust off

 

[T-DOGG]

Kel-Tec P-11 9mm. I realize with no manual safety the need for a stiff trigger pull is there, but seriously when you add the trigger with crazy recoil it completely takes the fun out of firing the thing. After 200 rounds and hating every one of them I sold it and got a Glock instead.

 

[Johnson]

S&W 4006. Big chunk of SS metal that was heavy as heck. Bought it from a friend when I was young and dumb. What good was this huge brick? It was a tack driver though. And a 10 penny nail driver, and .......

 

[12many]

Bought a Walther PPK off a buddy that was going thru a divorce. Love the look and feel of those guns, but couldn't wait to sell it back to him after he got back on his feet.

 

[theweakerbrother]

Did you ever get slide bite from the PPK?

 

[guns_up]

won't ever buy another heritage rough rider. It was my first handgun, and I only got $75 for it, but for the cleaning I had to do with that thing, I'll never buy another. I suppose I could just not be a big fan of single action .22s

 

[armymp15]

Taurus 709 I bought it for the wife and the loooooong trigger is dangerous and regret everytime I look at it in my center counsel.

 

[tgallmey]

my GSG-5PK it was just to funny to hold and my hand was to big for the foregrip

 

[fergie22]

any thing plastic give me the old steel any day

 

[redpitbull44]

Well, I just bought a Sig Sauer P250 full size 45, and if it keeps it up, it will go on this list. 50 rounds of WWB (40 230gr FMJ & 10 230gr JHP), all 6" low and 3" left @ 25yd, and one of the JHP failed to feed/ go into battery! Trigger pull is about 3/4"-7/8" or more, and at LEAST 7lbs. I am a LEFT HANDED shooter, and I was shooting off a rest! I know it's not me. I can shoot 1.25" groups with my 1911 under the same parameters. I called SIG, hoping for a replacement front sight to get me on target. They don't have one that will adjust THAT much, and they offered to fix it and cover shipping both ways. WE SHALL SEE.

 

[wild95stallion50]

Taurus PT-111 pro. I hated the trigger slop and take up before it was right at the firing point. Seemed almost an inch long before it got to the firing point.

I completely agree. I had this gun one day shot it and completely hated it. I wouls never ever buy one again. The 9mm was not a good choice.

 

[SMiller]

Marlin 1894SS, had 6 of them and they all had Marlin jam, best looking gun I have ever seen, just impossible to shoot it!

 

[Bluedragon]

Ruger P series, had a P94 the decocker was screwed up and wouldn't operate 90% of the time, then I tried a P95DC I traded for off a user here on INGO and wasn't informed the guide rod's recoil spring was broken. Tried to call Ruger about it, and they never seemed to pick up my calls.. then when they did they put me on hold and never came back.

 

[dsom2006]

I have owned the S&W Bodyguard 380 auto for a couple months and I wish I hadn't bought it. It is a well made gun and I believe reliable, but I simply don't like the trigger. I suppose for a pocket trigger a stronger trigger is a safety feature, but the combo with my large hands and long fingers makes me jerk the trigger at the last moment of the squeeze. My first pocket pistol. I carry it everywhere, but it's not my favorite gun to shoot.

 

[trillobite]

Tec-22. Cool idea for a gun and it even used 10/22 mags. On the very first trigger pull I got a three-round burst. Then it jammed. Then it went full-auto. Then it jammed. After much ammo experimentation and trying various mags, it finally and fatally failed to fire.

I had a Tec-22 that did that same thing. The firing pin (firing reed would be a better description) had cracked in the middle, under the piece that secures it. Pal in a machine shop made me a replacement, and it quit acting up.

 

[Gator762]

Glocks blow-up? I have a model 17 that has around 20,000 rounds threw it and a model 22 15,000 threw it. Never could ask for better guns. And all my glock are accurate.

 

[Kveldulf]

There's only been one gun I didn't like shooting enough that I almost immediately got rid of: the PPK. I had one of the new ones. It was a fun to shoot, I shot it well, but even with the extended tail it ate up my hand a bit. I also had frequent jamming problems. For various reasons, I just couldn't afford to keep it in light of other gun purchases I wanted to make. That said, it's not a gun I would NEVER buy again, just a gun I wouldn't buy again unless I had a large disposable income; the gun is just too darn sexy to not have in a collection.

 

[88E30M50]

My PPK/S is the one I'd pass on. It cost twice as much as a Bersa 380 and still has not feed a complete box of ammo without a jam after 300 plus rounds. I love the feel of it, but the double action trigger is about as smooth as an 1895 Nagant revolver only heavier. I put a lighter hammer spring in, which improved the trigger, but could be playing a part in the jams. Who knows. It's an awful pretty gun. Maybe I should say that its a pretty but awful gun. I really want to like this gun as it feels pretty good in my hand and I kind of like the weight but it sure is proving tough to like. I just sold one of my Bersas that was a fantastic gun and yet this thing is still here.

 

[Wabatuckian]

I had an early Charles Daly 1911 that had an out-of-spec frame. This was before I knew much about the 1911 and only knew it had lots of problems that other 1911s did not.

Top of the list were feeding issues and a slide stop which would walk out due to a notch that was cut too low and a frame that was warped just enough to let it want to stick out anyway.

The dovetailed sights fell out, and the ambi safety snapped.

I am very glad Armscor improved their products. This thing was just over serial number 1000.

There is actually not much difference between what that 1911 was and what the RIA Tacticals are, except the RIA Tacticals have a fitted beavertail grip safety (the Daly's had a drop-in) and the fit is better. All other parts are the same so far as I can tell.

Josh

 

[sv40sw45]

Taurus Model 99. Barrel lugs broke after 5000 rds.