Has anyone shot a gun and it not be "all that its cracked up to be"?

The one I had the most disappointment with was my Mosin M-44. (I know, not handguns but bear with me). I bought it, shot it for a while, sold it and came up $40 short. Big loss :rolleyes:. It wasn't the recoil, just the unpredictable point of aim with bayo folded/unfolded just irked me.

Back to the handgun side of things. My girlfriends' P238 almost let me down, when we first bought it, it was failing to go fully into battery without a little gentle nudge on the back of the slide. Two boxes of ammo through it straightened it out and now it rocks. So far, I have yet to find one that really said "no" to me.

I love my Colt 1911 New Agent. I'm not a 1911 fanatic (and d*** the rest!) kind of guy, but that is a sweet gun, and I love the platform and the history behind it. Whoever else I've let shoot it has always pined to me later how they want one now too. :p

One thing that's been eye-opening in this thread for me is the presence of so many H&K's. :confused: I figured they would be the "bee's knee's"...
 
2 come to mind. First is my H&K USPC in .45 ACP. It was the gun I just had to have as I had narrowed my preference to this or the SIG P220C and of those the HK pointed better for me. Just never cared for it after I got it. Being a 1911 guy, it was replaced by a Kimber Ultra CDP that I was almost afraid to shoot, as the recoil of the HK was no slouch and the Kimber was even lighter. Nope the Kimber was milder with the same load, something I've always attributed to the 1911 being perfect for my hands. Smaller, lighter, far more accurate, less recoil, and better looking equates to my perfect carry, and it has been for over 8 years. The other is a Taurus PT-111 that I fell in love with after my buddy showed me his. Small, light, and thin, it appeared a great carry piece, and at the bargain price I thought why not? It was never great in the accuracy dept, and the mag kept dropping into my offhand, as the release was too touchy. Traded it off at a loss and a Glock 26 replaced it.
 
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my biggest disapointment as of yet was a glock.. everyone was drooling over them. how great they are.

i recently made a deal on a glock 22c owned it less than a week. no active safety, couldnt get comfortable carrying one in the pipe. i couldnt keep the mag in the darn thing. with a hip holster or a shoulder holster once a day i would feel the mag fall out into my coat or worse on the ground. accuracy sucked worse than usual with me behind the trigger.

after all the reading and talking to people i just expected more. if it was priced closer to actually what its worth i could overlook alot of the factors but with the way it handled and shot ill spend a third of the money and buy a hi point.
 
Springfield XD, various Glocks, (both Springfield Xd and Glock combined can't hold a candle to the S&W M&P IMHO), Kimbers, etc.
 
I'll second the Ruger LC9 with it's rediculously long trigger pull. I really don't want to buy a brand new gun and have to stick another $75 in aftermarket parts in it to make it right and void the warranty. But that's just me.
 
Very Bad Experience

I purchased a Walther PK380. The gun felt terrific but it was very flawed. So many FTFs and stovepipes I lost any confidence in this gun and sold it ASAP. There are a few videos on YouTube posted by a few different owners about similiar problems they experienced with this gun. Sure wish I had seen those first. I sold the gun to a dealer, "AS IS".
 
I will limit this to guns that I thought "should" have been good choices, but turned out to be huge disappointments.

Glock 19 (Mine was a real lemon, unreliable. Factory couldn't fix it.)

Kahr K9 (Extreme lemon, extremely unreliable. Factory couldn't fix it and they tried twice.)

AMT Hardballer (My all time disappointment. Nothing good about it all.)

Walther PK380 (Too large for pocket carry, too weak in power, a little pricey to shoot, and was not the most reliable. Factory had to fix the firing pin safety too.)
 
Glock -Plastic trigger/sights. My biggest complaint is the grip angle. I know what the fanboys are saying "You'll get used to it". That arguement is like saying, "Buy this car, it pulls hard to the left, but you'll get used to it." I've never had a mechanical problem with them, but will not CCW a gun I can't point shoot.

"Pocket" autos - Most of these have a very narrow backstrap. It gets uncomfortable to shoot very quickly. Someone told me that its meant to be carried as an "emergency gun". If I'm carrying a weapon, its been fired enough that I feel confident I can hit what I intend to hit.

HK USP 9mm - I heard a lot of hype about precision MFG involved in these. Mine had a rattle when a mag was loaded, and you could see light between the frame and slide. After 300ish rounds the front sight started drifting left, I might have had the one bad gun.
 
Springer XD 45 felt like a 2x4 in my hand. USP 9mm, felt like the grip would scar my hand when I shot it, the checkering was way too sharp for me. Glock 21 my brother owns is just a hair too wide for my hand, while my G19 fits like a handshake from an old friend. Finally got rid of my 1991 Commander, never could shoot it well, took the money and bought a M&P 45 I like a lot more, and, importantly, shoot well.
 
As for the subject matter, I had a Ruger Blackhawk .44 magnum that
would bloody the knuckle of my middle finger on my shooting hand. It
was quite painful to shoot without a glove.
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I've never owned one. Shot one a couple weeks ago. Never again! Bloody knuckle and all.
 
S&W 500 Mag- bought it for conceal/carry, it didn't quite work out and I won't mention each individual embarrassing circumstance.

Kel Tec 9mm- bought it for long range hunting. It was a flop.
 
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These pistols don't point properly for me. So I don't like them.

SIGs (except their 1911 clons)
All Ruger double action revolvers. Love their Single action Pistols

Stock Remington XPs. Did like one with a custom laminated thumbhole. Did not like the price compared to my TC Contender.
 
not bad

The first time that I shot a Freedom Arms .454 Casull. After having heard about recoil so fierce that shooters were bouncing the gun off their foreheads, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the recoil wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Pete
 
S&W 500 Mag- bought it for conceal/carry, it didn't quite work out and I won't mention each individual embarrassing circumstance.

Kel Tec 9mm- bought it for long range hunting. It was a flop.
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I have two, the 1911 and the Glock. I've owned both, love them both, but don't see what makes them THAT much more outstanding than anything else. The Glock has its shortcomings in the lack of available safety options, and the trigger is not the best thing out there. Like I said, I like options, and don't advocate that every gun need a thumb safety, magazine disconnect, overpressure warning siren, oil change idiot light, etc.

The 1911 is a sweet shooting gun--it really is, but the money that has to go into one to get one that really stand out above other handguns is absurd. With like money, the Springfield XD, Glock, Sig, and others all can have excellent triggers and accuracy. My wife owns one, and I do shoot it. I own an M&P now. I used to go with Glock, but decided to give the M&P a try. I guess I never bought into the idea of the magic handgun. Some trigger nostalgia, such as the Colt SAA, the 1911, and the Luger. I just go with what I shoot well and try different things to see what fits me.
 
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