The handgun you were most DISAPPOINTED in?

Ruger.

Of the 70 handguns (so far) I have owned over the years only 3 have ever given me a problem. All three were Blackhawks... one for timing problems (spit so bad that once it locked up tight from part of a bullet jacket lodged between the cylinder/barrel gap), one sheared the ejector rod housing screw sending the housing and parts flying, and one for the cylinder base pin that constantly moved forward under recoil locking up the cylinder.

Jim
 
The Walther PPK I had was very picky on ammo, had lots of stray machining marks on the inside of the slide and always tore up my thumb everytime I shot it. Very sad.
 
While I could fix the problems of all my other guns, the Keltec P11 did not go through one magazine without a failure to extract. It had about 20-30% FTE when it was new. It was an intriguing package and quite accurate, so I sent it to Keltec after shooting about 700 rounds through it and no fluff&buff got it going.

When it came back it had about 10% FTE but the group size had tripled.
 
Beretta 92F

Accurate, reliable, beautiful. Double action trigger stroke too long, grip felt odd, safety awkward, too broad in the beam for the 9mm cartridge, exposed mechanism.
My problems, not the guns. I had probably been spoilt by my CZ75, which was less accurate but seemed better in every other respect. But then, I like Glocks more than Sigs.
 
The only gun I was really disappointed with was the Bersa Mini-Thunder 9mm. It was totally reliable and confortable to carry and shoot but I was just never able to shoot well with it. I also bought a Taurus PT-22. I have never been able to load more than fire rounds in the mags without the rounds nosediving into the front of the mag. It also jams regularly. I have banned the wife from carrying it, its no fun on the range, and its too cheap to bother selling.
 
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Two NAA products.

NAA Mini, the cylinder got chewed up by the firing pin so now it needs to be repaced. I'd end up spending $60-70 S/h to fix a gun I paid $110. No thanks. But that doesn't hurt. It wasn't much good for anything anyway.

NAA Gaurdian in 32 auto. It's strong. But it weights a ton and kicks way too much. Not enoughgrip to hold onto. $400 down the tube.

My J-22 is a POS, but I expected it to be, so fair enough.

Spend and Learn I guess.

Joe
 
Ruger P91 .40. Trigger dug into my finger and routinely peeled skin from my finger. Trigger was long and mushy. Was never really accurate for me. Heavy and blocky even with Hogue grips, factory grips were like sanding blocks. Had trigger work done on it to no avail. Finally gave it to my dad when I fell in love with glocks:D
 
S&W sigma .40.

got agreat deal on it when i got out of the service.well after shooting it,it was,nt such a great deal.accuracy was terrible,trigger felt like setting a mouse trap,and after about 100rnds. the rifling in the center of barrel started eroding.sold it to my brother(what are brothers for:) ?
 
Steyr...just kept on jamming with properly made reloads no metter what I did. I also though I can get used to the sights but that didn't happer either.

I'm very surprised that... no one has yet to chime in about how disappointed they were with any particular Taurus product, esp. the PT145 or PT1911
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why did you mention PT1911? everyone who owns them seems to like them?
 
Beretta 96. Beautifully made, dead on reliable, but with a weird stacking trigger and odd shape. I'd probably been spoiled my Springfield 1911 Loaded.
I replaced it (after all, I still had the .40 dies:rolleyes:) with a CZ75b which I love.
The current owner of my Beretta is quite pleased with it.

Jeff
 
XD45 and a .22 WMR Derringer I bought a long time ago.

The XD because it wasn't everything the hype about it made it out to be, abd the Derringer because it couldn't hit a soda can 6' away.
 
I really hate to say this.
My Glock 21.

I bought it having never held one but had shot a G17 many many times. I liked the idea of a .45 Glock so much I ordered one in as soon as they came out.
I have man hands. I can't palm a basketball but I am no sissy.
The G21 was so fricking huge that it was ungainly. The Hogue slipon grip made it stick better but even fatter. The nice smooth G17 had hulked up to a giant brick of a gun. I have kept it still to this day because I hoped I would get used to it. I never have. But I am not selling it.
 
Kimbers. I know you asked for one but I had 3 of them that could not be made reliable. Reason I was so disappointed? Beautiful guns. Great triggers. Great accuracy. Just couldn't be made to work and keep working.
 
Surprised to hear of so many people not liking the HK's. I have a HK USPc .45 SS model that I love. In fact just got back from the range with it. 125 rounds through it into a fist sized group on a B-27's chest. I carry it cocked and locked. The DA trigger is not great. If I were to use it DA/SA compared to my Sigs DA trigger it blows!
 
i shot my friends USP40 compact and was very disappointed with it. the trigger was too mushy and i could not naturally point at the target with it's weight spread.
 
A few

Most disapointing was a Colt Govt model 'accurized'. My Combat Cmdr would blow it out of the water. Not only was it more accurate, it functioned 100% while the Govt would malfunction with all but hardball. A Charter Arrms Undercover trigger would hang up against the cylinder latch. Fortunately, it didn't have a barrel shroud, and you could pull the cylinder pin to the front to release the cylinder. The cylinder latch was removed.
I bought a S&W Model 60 after owning a Colt Cobra, (70s model), thinking the finish would be more durable. The finish was more durable, but the trigger/hammer galled to the point that the trigger pull got quite gritty. Also, the gun was nowhere near as accurate as the Cobra. I still kick myself for having sold that gun.
A Dan Wesson Model 15v in 6", was terribly inaccurate, the worst .357 I owned.
OTOH, Favorite guns: The aforementioned Colt Cobra and Combat Commander. A Star PD, and two S&Ws, a model 18 4" .22, and a Model 19 4".
My S&W Sigma 9ve is a joy to shoot, and the Ruger Super Blackhawks were excellent .44s.
 
A Jennings .22 which worked fine initially but shortly started having the occasional FTE and oft times would Fail To Fire. :mad: Granted, this was my first pistol and it was a lot more fun when it was brand new (and worked!) :D
 
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