The One Gun you wish you Never owned

Bigbird48 · March-05-20 23:03

A new twist on Mr 22's topic
What the one gun you own now that you wished you never bought or owned can be any brand. I will answer later. Want to see what others say first LOL .

smokeless joe · March-06-20 03:03

Of all the guns I have ever owned I think my least favorite was a beretta 92fs. The thing would consistently jam. I don't think I ever found a round that that gun liked. Still have it because I haven't found anyone I felt good about dumping it on. Guess I could trade it in on something else but I'd rather have the money 😉

Ruger · March-06-20 08:03

I was excited to bring home the Ruger LC9 when it first came out! No matter what I did, I could not hit the proverbial side of a barn with it! It had such a long trigger pull, that I just couldn't keep on target. I generally install short resets in my handguns, and did install an upgrade from Precision on it. But still found it useless, and obviously no good to depend on it when in that unthinkable situation.

I also have an aversion to selling anything out of my coral, but it was just taking up room in the safe; I had no desire to mess with it, even to do the once a year strip, inspect, and clean I like to do in the winter months. So I swallowed hard and sold the stupid thing to a guy that wanted a knock around gun for his truck. I was honest and told him why I was selling. He got a GREAT price, and I have recovered from the reality of selling a item that came with such excitement but turned out to be a HUGE disappointment.

Canoeal · March-06-20 08:03

I usually do a lot of research when buying a gun now; so, I haven't made a major mistake in some time.
Back in the late 70s, my brother and I went and bought new 30-30s, I bought a single shot H&R, he bought a Marlin. I should have bought a Marlin...

Wumbey Goomba · March-06-20 09:03

The Beretta Pico.
Where do I start? Hardest gun ever to rack.Failure to eject, from
the very first, magazine. Useless slide lock. The trigger was the longest,
hardest to pull I've ever felt. Oh, and the trigger return most of the time
involved putting your finger behind it and doing it manually. Sent it back
to Beretta three times, to no avail. Sent that turd down the road.
If I'm ever in a gunfight, I hope the other guy has a Pico. As long as I
stand still right in front of him, I have nothing to worry about.
Oh yeah one more jab, one of the only guns I was glad it had a two finger
grip.I needed my pinky to keep the magazine from falling out, because when
you fired it, you'd release it every other shot.
There are those who have a Pico and like it very much, that's okay to each is own.
When I think of my experience with one, the hair on my neck stands up.

RogueTS1 · March-06-20 11:03

I have never had one I regretted buying/attaining.

Bigbird48 · March-06-20 12:03

OK I've had a couple guns I wasn't thrilled with but with out a doubt the Ranger ll EB is the one Gun I wish I never bought.What a disappointment. We first started talking about this gun what? way back around Feb 2016 and we talked and talked and excitement grew and grew and the setbacks kept coming but we were so excited and we talk about it and anticipated its release month after month for what seemed like forever and finally almost 2 years later the gun gets released and we get are long awaited Ranger ll and WTF it doesn't work. Like wow all this time and over $500 and it doesn't work. My gun went back to the factory 3 times and I think almost everyone who actually shot theirs had to send it back . I'm still in shock over this gun and it probably will just sit in the gun safe till I'm long gone.Biggest disappointment gun buy ever. What a waste of 500 bucks. I won't even sell this , it will just disappoint someone else. Sorry NAA But its how I feel.

Love all my other NAA's tho

theysayimnotme · March-06-20 14:03

I don't own them anymore but I have owned two of the Charter Arms .22s. The takedown version & the similar pistol version. BOTH were jamomatic, poor accuracy arms with terrible triggers. I am however a glutton for punishment & wonder if the current version is as much better as has been claimed. However I have a Rossi takedown copy of the old Winchester slide action that I am very pleased with & so I really don't need another takedown .22.

Chill Bill · March-06-20 15:03

S&W M&P Shield 9mm. Just had to have that gun when they first came out. I tried but couldn't get accurate with it, hated the feeling of a striker-fired relatively light trigger riding with me, and having to potentially remember to release the safety in a bad situation. Wasn't a bad gun, per se, just a bad match for me. Divorced it and redeemed the $$ on a Black Widow. . . much better fit for my purposes.

bearcatter · March-07-20 11:03

Ruger LCRs. My saga consists of three of them, early models that had the lock inside the grip. Bought a .357 LCR. Soon after I bought the .22LR version. First trip to the range, I found that the 22's ejector star was digging into the recoil shield. Ruger replaced the gun.Then the 357 crane latch jammed, the gun wouldn't open (it was empty to boot). Ruger replaced the gun. A little later, the replacement 22 broke it's transfer bar and trigger return spring, at the same time.

I told Ruger, "Enough!". They asked what I would like instead. I got my 2.25 inch SP101 .357, even trade for the broken 22 LCR, but I had to wait over a month to get it.

None of this cost me a dime, but several months of aggravation and waiting. I still had the replacement 357 LCR, and sold it for about what I paid for it. They were in high demand and short supply then.

heyjoe · March-07-20 15:03

i have a ruger 327 magnum LCR which has been good since i got it. rotten luck for you with the lcr's

Quote from: bearcatter on March-07-20 11:03
Ruger LCRs. My saga consists of three of them, early models that had the lock inside the grip. Bought a .357 LCR. Soon after I bought the .22LR version. First trip to the range, I found that the 22's ejector star was digging into the recoil shield. Ruger replaced the gun.Then the 357 crane latch jammed, the gun wouldn't open (it was empty to boot). Ruger replaced the gun. A little later, the replacement 22 broke it's transfer bar and trigger return spring, at the same time.

I told Ruger, "Enough!". They asked what I would like instead. I got my 2.25 inch SP101 .357, even trade for the broken 22 LCR, but I had to wait over a month to get it.

None of this cost me a dime, but several months of aggravation and waiting. I still had the replacement 357 LCR, and sold it for about what I paid for it. They were in high demand and short supply then.

barrytheprof · March-07-20 16:03

A Taurus TCP. It had various misfeeding problems from the start. I finally found a video that showed the extractor impinging on the bullet of the top cartridge, preventing it from loading properly. I filed it down a bit, and thought I had it fixed. At that point I was getting rid of all semi-autos because my hand arthritis made them difficult to rack. So I transferred it to my son. Transferring in NY is a royal pain in the butt. After several months he finally got ownership and took the TCP out in the backyard to try it out. He had a load of misfires of all sorts, and finally came in with it. I noticed that the poly frame (lower half) was bulging outward. I said don't fire it anymore and call Taurus for a return. They sent him a Fedex label, but he must have told the clerk at Fedex what was in it and they wouldn't take it. So it sat in his safe for years. I felt so bad I bought him a Ruger LCP which has been flawless.

Years later we each created a gun trust so we could share our guns and make the inheritance process easier. So now I'm going to send the TCP to Taurus, hopefully get it fixed or replaced, and sell it. That $200 gun has cost me $300 in aggravation.

When it comes back should I try it out, or sell it unfired? Or maybe make a mobile out of it?

Canoeal · March-07-20 18:03

Quote from: theysayimnotme on March-06-20 14:03
I don't own them anymore but I have owned two of the Charter Arms .22s. The takedown version & the similar pistol version. BOTH were jamomatic, poor accuracy arms with terrible triggers. I am however a glutton for punishment & wonder if the current version is as much better as has been claimed. However I have a Rossi takedown copy of the old Winchester slide action that I am very pleased with & so I really don't need another takedown .22.

I can't speak for the .22 lrs, But my Target Pathfinder .22 mag of 2016 vintage has been an excellent gun...Accurate, and after polishing the cylinders (they were a little roughly machined) it hasn't given me any trouble. Somewhere north of 2500 rounds through it. Not my idea of a carry gun though. A kit gun, backpack gun...

bleak_window · March-08-20 14:03

Ruger LCR-22 rattle-trap

OV-1D · March-09-20 05:03

Rohm 22 revolver can't make them any cheaper ... correction China probably can .

Uncle_Lee · March-09-20 05:03

Quote from: OV-1D on March-09-20 05:03
Rohm 22 revolver can't make them any cheaper ... correction China probably can .

Rohm??
Ya that was a piece of junk that I owned.
Couldn't sell it safely sell it to anyone, pitched it into the river.

zorba · March-09-20 06:03

Two:

1) A "U.S. Revolver" from probably the 19-teens. It was worn out, shot out, and rusted out. I had exactly 18 rounds of .38 S&W ammo that were probably as old as the gun. 16 of them fired, 2 of those "just barely". It couldn't shoot an entire cylinder without the cylinder getting locked up and not turning, the cylinder gap could be measured in feet, and burning powder residue hit my cheek! It wasn't exactly a Korth, U.S. Revolver was Iver Johnson's economy line (!!), and Iver Johnson was the Charter Arms of their day (No hate on CA, we own two of them). I de-milled this disaster so nobody else would ever shoot it again, and its in a shadowbox on the wall.

2) Beretta 3032 TomCat. What is this, the third Beretta in this thread? Pretty gun with Altamont wood grips on it. Just nasty to shoot, despite its .32ACP chambering, I own nines that weigh the same or less that shoot much nicer. And yes, after about 250 rounds, it has the notorious frame crack; and yes again, only recommended ammo was ever shot through it.

theysayimnotme · March-09-20 12:03

Quote from: OV-1D on March-09-20 05:03
Rohm 22 revolver can't make them any cheaper ... correction China probably can .

I bought a RG10 for six Dollars brand new in 1961. I have had better made cap pistols. Very quickly the double action goes, then the timing.

smokeless joe · March-09-20 14:03

Quote from: smokeless joe on March-06-20 03:03
Of all the guns I have ever owned I think my least favorite was a beretta 92fs. The thing would consistently jam. I don't think I ever found a round that that gun liked. Still have it because I haven't found anyone I felt good about dumping it on. Guess I could trade it in on something else but I'd rather have the money 😉

Update. Sold the gun I wish I had never bought this weekend.

PeeShooter · March-10-20 10:03

Kel Tec P3AT Fail to chamber and jams.

flash · March-17-20 11:03

Closest I have is a third model Safety Hammerless in .32S&W by Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works. Everything works but is worn. Very likely it shaves lead. Not that I would know for sure, the old ammo I have for it doesn't go bang and I'm undecided about loading some or paying the price for new.

But I'm always on the lookout for a new gun I wish I'd never owned. I am thinking about the Kel-Tec P17, I hear they are a great exercise in self-flagellation.

KEN AR · March-18-20 00:03

I had a Rohm given to me. The only reason I still have it was for historical value. That was the gun that started the Brady bill.

The assailant that tried to kill Reagan and Brady used a Rohm. He almost did it with the worst piece of casted crap out there!

Reload on mine is like an NAA, Take out the Cylinder pin, take out the cylinder and push out each round.

It was free, interesting to show people that Brady was hit with the bottom of the barrel equipment.

blue_heron · March-18-20 04:03

I purchased an Arcadia Machine & Tool AMT stainless steel Hardballer 1911 Pistol in 1979. Mine was the JFJ Model or Jam-Fire-Jam. The company recommended 30 weight motor oil as a lubricant. The slide would seize on the frame, and at one point, I had to use a rubber mallet and Kano Sili Kroil penetrating oil to free it up.

Rick_Jorgenson · March-19-20 11:03

A Phoenix Arms Semi-Auto

Every time I take it out of the gun safe I have to try to remember how to work it.

There are 3 or 4 "safety" features that if not all performed in sequence it won't shoot or won't clear or can't drop a mag or can't pull the slide back.

This may be showing my age but..... Using this gun reminds me of the old "Get Smart" series on TV when Max is going through all the "secure" doors at Headquarters

There is a blog post on another site (I think done by member here "linux author") that gives instructions on how to "circumvent" a couple of the most irritating of these "features".

It was bought for "tool box gun" or a "beater gun" something that can bang around and I don't care if it gets scuffed up. But I do need it to function should I need to pull the trigger!

Pedaler · March-20-20 09:03

Thought I didn't have one. Probably tried to forget it on purpose...Kimber Solo 9mm. Jam-o-Matic. No ammo I've tried has worked. Keep meaning to send it in but it's out of sight, out of mind in the back of the safe.

OV-1D · March-20-20 09:03

Quote from: blue_heron on March-18-20 04:03
I purchased an Arcadia Machine & Tool AMT stainless steel Hardballer 1911 Pistol in 1979. Mine was the JFJ Model or Jam-Fire-Jam. The company recommended 30 weight motor oil as a lubricant. The slide would seize on the frame, and at one point, I had to use a rubber mallet and Kano Sili Kroil penetrating oil to free it up.

Blue Heron you tell them you had to change the oil in your car first . AMT seems to have had a warranted bad rap back then with their handguns . Your not the first story I've heard about them , after that era the price of them kinda fell dramatically if my memory serves me correct . Especially after market weapons at least . Again I'm old and decrepitated and smell like an old man as they say we do so take all I've said with a grain of kosher salt ,ha ,ha ,ha ,ha . Do we really smell ?

........ Or is it the dog , gotta be the dog ... noooo he just shook his head no way .

Biff · March-25-20 16:03

PMR 30. Love song the gun. Hated the mag.

Sold it post haste.

Bought a RIA XTM 22 mag to replace it.

zack114a · April-05-20 18:04

The first pistol I ever bought was a .38 derringer that was very cheaply made. I don't remember the brand, but I remember Googling it later and learning that it was universally considered to be cheaply built. I put about 30 rounds through it and ended up selling it to a pawn shop.

CavScout · April-06-20 12:04

Didn't keep my worst long...

It was a Fox Carbine in .45 ACP... An M3 Wannabe

The "Firing Pin" was a Nub Machined in the face of the Bolt... and "Slam Fired" from an Open Bolt!

A Local Deputy "Convinced Me" that I Needed it in My Patrol Vehicle... I NEVER Tried It!... Found Another Deputy that traded a "Universal" M1 Carbine for it.

MDStroup · May-05-20 07:05

I have a love hate relationship with it, but it would have to be my GSG 522. It is that MP5 clone thing. I actually like it to a degree, but it has given me nothing but problems and the barrel keeps rusting on me. I spent way to much money on it and all the accessories i have for it in the very beginning. I really need to getting around to replacing the barrel in it, but i didn't want to spend more money. When it was under warranty they sent me a label to ship it back to replace it , but i was never able to because of stuff in life happening.

Texduk3 · July-04-20 18:07

wished I never bought a remington 887 12 ga,
piece of crap,
back to rem 2x
ejection and shell feed issue,
gun had recalls, and is no longer in production
sold to pawn shop
bought a Rem 870 Super-Mag in 12 ga. 2 3/4, 3, 3/12 loads.

Doc Holliday · July-15-20 11:07

Taurus Judge.
Too big and heavy to pack. A solution to a problem that really didn't exist.
Cheers,
Doc Holliday

xtriggerman · July-23-20 19:07

Clerk 22 dbl revolver, It was a parts gun that I got to shooting condition. Iv seen better starter blank pistols.....

FRNKNHOOKR · August-04-20 05:08

Intratec AB-10

Looks awesome, but you literally can't keep 10 rounds in a full-size silhouette target at 15 yards.

And will only work with the factory mag.

JN01 · August-12-20 07:08

Quote from: blue_heron on March-18-20 04:03
I purchased an Arcadia Machine & Tool AMT stainless steel Hardballer 1911 Pistol in 1979. Mine was the JFJ Model or Jam-Fire-Jam. The company recommended 30 weight motor oil as a lubricant. The slide would seize on the frame, and at one point, I had to use a rubber mallet and Kano Sili Kroil penetrating oil to free it up.

I purchased one of those turds around 1982. Loaded it up with the recommended Silvertips, and on the first shot, the slide locked up with the empty case extracted about a quarter of an inch. Ended up having to put the gun in a vice, put a rod down the barrel, and pound the slide open. Tried it again with the same results. Sent it back to AMT, who returned it to me with a note stating that it had been repaired and test fired with Silvertips. Took it to the range and on the first shot, yep, locked up tight again.

It was a pretty paperweight though.

The One Gun you wish you Never owned

zorba