The handgun you were most DISAPPOINTED in?

woe was me

My Glock M20 never satisfied me; it simply never felt right nor pointed well.

No matter how much I spent.......

Sold to friend.

(Won a M17 at a GSSF match; sold that unfired).
 
Smith 617

Having been a Smith fan and owning several examples of their centerfire revolvers I thought it was only natural to add a rimfire revolver and the 617 was on the list for a long time.

In 1998 I finally picked up my 617! Well the cylinder binds almost immediately , the accuracy was marginal and back to Smith it went. After they were done with it the cylinder no longer had the binding problem but the accuracy was still poor.

The 617 was relegated to trading fodder , I ended up with a Single Six and wish I had just bought one to begin with!
 
Another vote for AMT as a junk pistol.
I had a 1911A! stainless that jammed and stovepiped it was awful. After a "break in" period of a few thousand rounds and replacing several parts I finally got it so it wasn't quite as bad. But by that time I was so po ed I sold it when I found a buyer.
 
FEG PA-63.

First, the good points:
Concealable.
Firing pin safety.
Cheap, although I think I paid too much for mine
Accurate. The sights, alas, don't help with this, but it is capable.
Powerful for its size.

The bad points:
Hellacious hammer bite. Like a meatgrinder.
Severe recoil. Hold on to that puppy, it's pretty frisky.
Ammo is expensive. Never have found hollow points for it.
Works OK, jams just enough to make you second guess it.
No cocked and locked carry. I have nothing polite to say about double action.
The safety catch. Up to fire, down for safe? I call that dyslexic.

I've hung onto mine because it is the only concealable handgun I own. I have practically talked myself into buying a compact 1911 just now though.
 
Kahr PM40. 20%+ FTF rate even after a very extended trip back to the factory. Polymer shavings from the frame. Broken mag followers. I'm glad to have sold it.
 
Sig p226, Beretta 92

Hated the ergonomics and the single action trigger on both.



EAA Witness 9mm (older model)

Loved everything about the gun except the constant ejection problems.:(
 
.....I had an old Detonics mini 45. I have to say that it was very low serial number- don't remember the number now; but it was well below the magic minimum Mel Tappan gave as the point where they finally got their act together. Also, it had been worked over by a chucklehead. To give you an idea, he'd installed a shotgun glow worm for a front sight.

.....Anyway, the first shot the Detonics gave me a scar across the web of my hand that I still have today. It jammed every shot. On the shots it didn't jam; it would double- invariably jamming on the second shot. Once it didn't jam; and I reached up and ejected a live round; clearing it had become so automatic.

.....I traded it and a little cash; for one of Lew Horton's 3inch; round butted S&W .44 Magnums. Does anyone know what became of Lew?

.....I also thought the Tokarev looked so neat-'till I got to handle one; and found out it had a grip angle like a cross-cut saw...

.....RVM45 :cool:
 
Sig P245

I like the idea of having a .45 acp in the same size as the P229. The grips were slimmer too since it has a single stack mag. For some crazy reason, I could not shoot it worth a damn. I shoot my P229 in .40 S&W just fine. I also had no problems with my P228. To make it worse, it developed some minor pit rusting even though I had it wrapped in an oiled gun cloth. Oh well. :confused:
 
A Sig Trailside. For $350 I wasn't expecting a match grade pistol but I was expecting something better then what I got. I sold it at a major loss just to get rid of it
 
Smith and Wesson Sigma.

+3

A gun that should have been good, but was trash. Good desgine (Glock's) manufactured by S+W who is capable of makeing a good gun if the mood strikes them. Mine would not even feed the first rnd, even after several tirps to the factory. Spent too much $$ trying different ammo. :mad:

Not so honoerable mention to RRI 1911s, Many ftf frequently. They do fire the first rnd or two so their still better than the sigma. :barf:

To those who are MOST dissapointed by
beretta 92
ruger 85/89
glocks
Well, I guess you cant please everybody. :confused:
 
not sure you would really call it a gun, but it was a jennings .22. the first handgun i ever bought by myself. i almost never got a full mag thru it.
 
I have particularly large hands. I can hold a full-sized 1911, and I can wrap my trigger finger around the outside of the trigger guard. When I first got into handguns, I was constantly looking for a larger and larger gun which would provide me with a longer and longer trigger. Naturally, I was therefore obsessed with the Desert Eagle .50AE.

... that is, until I picked one up. It's the grip that's big on a Deagle. The trigger is no longer or further away than the other guns I had held. If anything, the triggers tend to be a little shorter than most 1911's, because the manufacturer is compensating for the excessively large grips.

It broke my heart that the Desert Eagle would not give me "the proper" trigger pull. Then, of course, I learned to adjust my grip on the 1911 to only use the tip of my finger on the trigger. My accuracy went way up, and I no longer need "big" guns. Now, I'm about to go shopping for a KelTec P-32. We'll see...
 
Para P13. My first handgun and the worst one I've ever FIRED much less owned. I experienced almost every malfunction possible (stovepiping with LIVE cartridges = :eek:) even after lubing, having range staff shoot with it, etc. I seriously wonder if I ever made it through a full magazine without it barfing.

within the first 200 rounds, the rear sight flew off.

I'll have to say I don't have any regrets selling my first handgun! In all, the experience taught me not only to do more research before buying, but also how to clear and diagnose malfunctions, so for that (and only that) I am thankful.
 
Most would be the Glock g20. Good gun but I could never get over the plastic frame and the way it flexed during recoil. It got sold after nearly 4000 rnds of trying to like it.

2nd most would be the CZ 97B. I had the barrel fail on factory ammo. CZ fixed it but was not very nice about it. Never could trust it again, it had to go also.

3rd most would be the PPK/s. Cast ejector's broke like mad in this one. 3rd time back to repair I dumped it.
 
I'd forgotten the Sterlings

I went through three in the early seventies; think one could empty its mag.

They were really bad (I'm laughing as I type this).
 
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