Savage Mako .22LR

quote:

Originally posted by Slippery Pete:
SEI Crazy Horse. Smooth bore musket shoots tighter groups...

That was a good one! I remember that!

Tony.

Two I suppose, I got bit by the PCC craze early into my second (and current) interest in firearms. First, the Ruger PC4 looks great, shoots well, but is so over-engineered it is heavy as heck, and 40SW just does not get it done with me and I got out of the caliber.

As if that was not enough, I got a Marlin Camp 45. Sweet ergonomics, not overly heavy. Same issue with a pistol caliber just not getting much from the longer barrel. But what really killed it for me was how FILTHY it shot. I'm sort of anal about cleaning my firearms and it shot so filthy it would take 1.5 to 2 hours to clean to my standards. I dreaded the clean-up so much I stopped shooting it.

Both long gone.

H&K VP70.

Looks cool on Aliens. You need to train hard to pull that trigger if you want to empty the magazine.

0-0

A Llama 4 inch 357. Looked like a S&W K frame with a Python rib. Beautiful blue finish. Could not hold it without getting an erection. Unable to fire six rounds with out at least one misfire. Took it to a gunsmith who asked if I was in law enforcement. Told him no. His advise was to pull the trigger until it fired.

Just posted this in another thread, earlier today...

The G22 I just traded toward my 1911. I liked the idea of it. What's not to like about 15+1 rounds of .40 S&W goodness, plus another 15 rounds in a spare mag? Low maintenance. Takes abuse and keeps on tickin'. Always figured if I was going to have one TEOTWAWKI sidearm: That would've been it.

Except I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the thing

So, finally, after spending the last decade or more in the safe it was time for it to go. It was not an easy decision, but I don't keep safe queens.

Underfolder AK.

Looks cool, but good luck trying to get a decent cheek chin weld.

Kimber Solo.
Had about decided on a Kahr but the LGS had a Kimber Solo. Didn’t fire it but ordered one.
At the time Kimber listsed some 15 ammunition brands and bullet weights that could be used by the Solo. Break in was about 10 rounds.
I quickly discovered that shooting a complete magazine wasn’t going to happen. It jammed, stovepiped and bite my hand. Meanwhile Kimber was cutting back on what ammunition would work. Finally, only high end defensive ammunition would work.
I sent the Solo back once and supposedly had the feed/extraction fixed. Nope. Then the slide would not lock back. Shake the gun slightly and the slide went forward. Next was metal spalling from the slide where it hit the barrel. Back for a second time with a detailed letter from a gunsmith. Kimber replaced the gun. Have to admit customer service was excellent. I looked at the new Solo then made a deal for a Springfield EMP. That has never given me any problem.

Smith and Wesson Body Guard .380. It took me a couple years to stop having nightmares about such a long and hard trigger pull. I would dream that I would pull and pull on the trigger and nothing would happen until after I got shot by the other guy.

I'll submit the MP5. It always looked so bad-ass in movies.

A local range has used it a couple of times as a pickup gun in their IDPA match. After shooting it a couple of times, I find the bolt release awkward and there is a lot of muzzle rise.

quote:

Originally posted by RichN:
I'll submit the MP5
...
there is a lot of muzzle rise.

Brolin P45C back in 1997. Thought the officer sized 1911 45 was neat with it's ported comp barrel.

What a lesson. First the frame proved to be not my cuppa so it was swapped for a full sized. Then all the QC issues and MIM parts became problematic which doomed this manufacturer to just 3 years of life and a fade into oblivion.

After two trips to the factory and a lot, and I do mean a LOT, of parts swapping/fitting and tweaking I got it to be reliable and accurate. Then stupidly went further spending for a melt down job and more. Too much time, blood, sweat, tears and monies were spent.

The P45C/45T "Frankengun" which turned out to be basically equivalent to the later quite rare P45T Comp:

This message has been edited. Last edited by: bald1,

Solo for me. More 'sweet' than 'cool', but you get the drift. Wanted one right up until the gun's widespread problems hit the internet. In a BIG way. And now Kimber wants to try a reboot in the EVO(evil?) SP(shi**y pistol?). Even if it's proven to be reliable it's not going to stand much of a chance in this P365 world.

TNW Aero Survival Rifle in 45ACP. I bought it used off Gunbroker. It would cycle dummy rounds by hand, but I just couldn't get it to make it through a Glock magazine without jamming. I replaced everything but the bolt, hammer, frame and barrel, all to no avail. Finally sold it at a gun show for at least a $350 loss.

Before that a CZ-52 pistol. Gritty trigger, slide lock that didn't, brittle firing pin, tiny sights, didn't always chamber the first round in a mag, and had a lot of recoil and muzzle blast.

AMT 380 Backup. Taking it apart to clean was an event.
Walther PPKs. Bought several as I wanted to love it. Not one functioned.

Another vote for the underfolding AK. Declined to even try a G3-type rifle with the funky twin-spar collapsible stock.

Khar mk9 bout it the year it came out. 96/97/98 ish
Bought it sent it to khar 3 times. It never fired 3 rounds in a row. Khar told me to stuff it, when i called to return it a fourth time. I had 5 or 6 mags.

I have has good luck with my former mosquito, and my univeral carbine back in their times. I

I've been so wrapped up in the M14 world, I had to look up images of Kimber Solo. Yeah, it looks real nice. Glad I was spared too.

Although I never was a Kimber fan so I probably would have skipped anyway.

I forgot all about the Calico 22 pistols.

FN, sorry to hear about your Shioh Sharps debacle. That's disheartening to hear.

I almost gave up on my original production run GSR-1911. Sent it back to Sig once, then glued everything that kept falling off (front sight roll pin, manhole cover) and after 1500 rounds of jamming and frustration, it finally loosened up and stopped jamming. Haven't had a problem with it in years now. That first year, I almost gave up though.

Tony.

Walther PP Super in .380 ACP - one of the coolest guns I thought in terms of looks but like other blowbacks, not a fan of the recoil.

Sphinx AT-2000 series pistols were my bane. Bought 3 and while having the best DA/SA trigger I’ve had the pleasure to use, they were ultimately sold off due to extraction and feed issues... even after a visit to my local, trusted gunsmith.

Dare I mention the Sig Mosquito?



One of my best friends bit on that one. As many experienced: It was marginally "ok" if fed the proper diet. Here's how much he liked it: I only recall it being on the range with us once. I never saw it nor heard about it again.

I almost bit when he did. Sure was glad I did not.