What’s the most disappointing firearm you’ve ever purchased?
Walther P22-slide cracked at about 5k.
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March 04, 2026, 10:51 PM
Ogie
Sig GSR. It couldn't go through a magazine without a failure through a couple of hundred rounds and four trips back to Sig. To their credit, finally, they refunded the money I paid for it.
March 04, 2026, 11:16 PM
newtoSig765
S&W M-39, early 1970's production, bought new. Two-stage ramp meant no Hollowpoints of any kind (not much available at the time anyway), too large for concealed carry (although it was pretty light), D/A trigger pull seemed longer than my S&W Highway Patrol N-frame.
After just a couple hundred rounds accuracy went to hell. I sent it back to S&W where they installed a new barrel and bushing, and discovered while test-firing that the sear was worn to the point where it was ready to go full-auto, so that got rebuilt as well.
As soon as I got it back I sold it, fully disclosing the rebuild and reason for it, and bought a Colt Commander .45acp.
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March 04, 2026, 11:21 PM
honestlou
Sig Mosquito.
March 05, 2026, 12:06 AM
tatortodd
Beretta 3901. When the 400 came out, they produced a Frankengun using leftover 390 and 391 parts. Unreliable piece of shit, sent it back once didn't do any good, had a professionally ultrasonic cleaned which didn't do any good, and even talked to Berretta head of maintenance about it during Houston NRA convention.
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March 05, 2026, 12:59 AM
PASig
Diamondback DB380
POS with a weird ass grip angle
March 05, 2026, 01:11 AM
ibanda
American Derringer Corp .357 Magnum. Early 1990s I thought it would be a cool pocket carry gun. It's a little brick and there's no grip to hold onto. Shot it 4 times and sold it.
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March 05, 2026, 02:19 AM
ftttu
Looking back, I had to have lost my mind the day I purchased an Accu-Tek AT-380. First shots with it caused pain and blood from the PPQ clone’s slide and hammer.
I still carried it, however, as a pocket gun for a while before selling it in a group of other guns. Again, it was a total lapse of reason on my part.
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March 05, 2026, 03:53 AM
IndianaMike
New model Colt King Cobra. The first hammer pull i could tell it was out of time. Colt took it back and fixed it,y and when it returned the grip screw was missing the replaced that also but i still don't like it.
March 05, 2026, 04:38 AM
PHPaul
Taurus (yeah, I know...) revolver in .17HMR
I have a thing about having a handgun in the same caliber as a rifle where possible. Bought it as a mate to my Savage.
It. Was. Awful. Horrible trigger pull, shaved bullets at the forcing cone, one chamber was so tight I could barely get the brass ejected and "accuracy" was not a word that could be associated with that POS.
Taurus made my "Never Again" list.
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March 05, 2026, 05:01 AM
Black92LX
Glock 27 but that was not exactly a choice as it was a work requirement. Carried that sucker on the ankle for over 10 years till the 43 was released an we were allowed to carry 9mms.
Gun I chose to purchase was one of the first M&P 45s. Grip texture was junk and the front sight blew off on my second mag. Don’t think I owned that thing 2 weeks.
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March 05, 2026, 05:02 AM
hooch
Marlin Glenfield Model 60, jamamatic.
March 05, 2026, 05:15 AM
4MUL8R
P365 XL Comp. "Most" disappointing is simply because of the expectations. I couldn't shoot it well. And, there is evidence with other pistols that I can shoot well. Sold to a friend who loves it.
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March 05, 2026, 07:10 AM
Mr.9mm
Having grown up watching the A-Team, I had to have a Ruger mini-14 in .223. Worst accuracy of any rifle I’ve ever had. Sold it and never looked back.
March 05, 2026, 07:20 AM
2Adefender
Ruger SFAR. What a piece of junk. It was a jam-o-matic.
A long time ago, I bought a Colt SF-IV snubby revolver. It had a lot of problems and I traded it in on a Glock 27.
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March 05, 2026, 07:25 AM
Jupiter
A Mossberg 590A1. The shotgun has not fired more than 25 rounds because empty shells get stuck in the chamber. Federal birdshot is the only ammunition I have tried. That same ammunition runs flawlessly through a Remington 870, Benelli M4, Beretta 1301, Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol and even another 590a1. It has be back to Mossberg twice. After being returned twice, in both cases, it does the same thing within 2-3 rounds.
In second place is a Colt Gold Cup I purchased in the mid 1980s. The rear sight pin came out within the first few magazines. It was also a rattletrap. It got replaced by a Wilson Combat Accu-comp LE and life was good.
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March 05, 2026, 07:29 AM
PGT
Boberg pistol. Couldn’t get through one mag and it was $1300
March 05, 2026, 07:45 AM
Jupiter
quote:
Originally posted by Black92LX: Carried that sucker on the ankle for over 10 years till the 43 was released an we were allowed to carry 9mms.
I know this is thread drift but I gotta know. Did that 27 ever fall out while running or fighting with douchebags?
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March 05, 2026, 07:45 AM
oddball
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky: My SP101 is a beautiful gun.
And I can't hit the broad side of a barn with it.
Same with me, I bought a 2 1/4" Spurless in .357mag over 30 years ago. I couldn't shoot it worth shit.
Arsenal SGL21. Looked nice for an AK47, but accuracy was terrible, everyone who shot it noticed this, even bench shooting. Finally sold it years ago and I now own a Zastava ZPAP M70 which is worlds better.This message has been edited. Last edited by: oddball,
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March 05, 2026, 07:49 AM
V-Tail
SIG P365SAS. One magazine convinced me that I do not like striker fired pistols (P7 excepted).
Traded the P365 for a P938; much happier with the 938.