Whats your worst handgun make ever?
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fbrown333@suddenlink
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Jennings
I am ashamed to say that I owned one, got it in a trade had it for two days and traded it off due to the fact it jammed every round
and that was when it was clean 
and I didn't like the safety set up.
I am ashamed to say that I owned one, got it in a trade had it for two days and traded it off due to the fact it jammed every round
and that was when it was clean and I didn't like the safety set up.chrisp0410
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Jennings J22
I live it. The last two posts were also Jennings!
Years ago, I worked for a contract security company as a Field Supervisor. My responsibilities would include inspecting officers to ensure satisfactory appearance, training and to ensure they were doing their job in service to our customers. This would also entail me wearing a suit and tie at all hours of the day and night in some pretty bad areas. In the summer months, we wore tucked in Polo shirts and slacks. I needed something small and lightweight as a pocket gun to augment the Glock 23 I had in my Galco portfolio. With little money as I was also a college student, I picked up a Jennings on the cheap from a local gun shop that took one in on a trade (actually took in several for a trade to one revolver).
It was nickel plated and had rosewood grips. My co-worker called it "Hooker Medicine" as only a pimp would own one. Well, that thing was garbage! It functioned perfectly for about 200 rounds and then started to have light primer strikes. I replaced the striker pin and spring to no avail. It eventually wouldn't function and I was not about to spend another penny to fix a $36.00 gun.
I was going to bring it in to one of the police amnesty boxes where they give you $50.00 gift certificate to a food store for the turn-in but couldn't bring myself to do it. The thing sits in the back corner of my gunsafe proping up the dehumidifier rod. At least it does that job well.
Chrisp0410
I live it. The last two posts were also Jennings!
Years ago, I worked for a contract security company as a Field Supervisor. My responsibilities would include inspecting officers to ensure satisfactory appearance, training and to ensure they were doing their job in service to our customers. This would also entail me wearing a suit and tie at all hours of the day and night in some pretty bad areas. In the summer months, we wore tucked in Polo shirts and slacks. I needed something small and lightweight as a pocket gun to augment the Glock 23 I had in my Galco portfolio. With little money as I was also a college student, I picked up a Jennings on the cheap from a local gun shop that took one in on a trade (actually took in several for a trade to one revolver).
It was nickel plated and had rosewood grips. My co-worker called it "Hooker Medicine" as only a pimp would own one. Well, that thing was garbage! It functioned perfectly for about 200 rounds and then started to have light primer strikes. I replaced the striker pin and spring to no avail. It eventually wouldn't function and I was not about to spend another penny to fix a $36.00 gun.
I was going to bring it in to one of the police amnesty boxes where they give you $50.00 gift certificate to a food store for the turn-in but couldn't bring myself to do it. The thing sits in the back corner of my gunsafe proping up the dehumidifier rod. At least it does that job well.
Chrisp0410
Find this poll unlike so many others...intresting...
Thus far....from worse to best opinions of pollisters...
1 Other than listed...27.42%
2. Taurus.....17.23%
3. Lama/Star/Astra.....10.97%
4. Glock....8.09%
5 SW.....6.53%
With those top....you have 70.24% of the guns, "perceived" by the pollisters to be the worse. I realize there are other variable factors that are not considered, however, if I just looked at this as raw data...I would probable not buy any of the above.
Thus far....from worse to best opinions of pollisters...
1 Other than listed...27.42%
2. Taurus.....17.23%
3. Lama/Star/Astra.....10.97%
4. Glock....8.09%
5 SW.....6.53%
With those top....you have 70.24% of the guns, "perceived" by the pollisters to be the worse. I realize there are other variable factors that are not considered, however, if I just looked at this as raw data...I would probable not buy any of the above.
Firepower!
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first i must admit i am a glock fan.
That said, I am not sure why glock has so many votes. I think this was a chance for those who just plain dont like glock to vote to screw up this poll. I invite those who voted against glock as their worst gun, to explain their vote.
I totally understand that there a folks who dont like glock because its a ploymore, has no soul, ugly, and other reasons often stated. Majority of this crowd is the old time 1911 guys. Thats just fine. But for them to say its worst is a bit childish, and if I am wrong, please correct me. I own five glocks and get rid of them if someone actually convinces me that they are junk. I never had a single jam in any of my glocks ever.
If you take a look at an other poll ''most reliable semi auto'' you will see that glock has 2 times more votes than the second place contender.
That said, I am not sure why glock has so many votes. I think this was a chance for those who just plain dont like glock to vote to screw up this poll. I invite those who voted against glock as their worst gun, to explain their vote.
I totally understand that there a folks who dont like glock because its a ploymore, has no soul, ugly, and other reasons often stated. Majority of this crowd is the old time 1911 guys. Thats just fine. But for them to say its worst is a bit childish, and if I am wrong, please correct me. I own five glocks and get rid of them if someone actually convinces me that they are junk. I never had a single jam in any of my glocks ever.
If you take a look at an other poll ''most reliable semi auto'' you will see that glock has 2 times more votes than the second place contender.
I just bought one in 45. So far, it works pretty good. But not a whole lot of rounds downrange yet.
Not the most reliable gun I ever bought. A part broke in it a few years ago, so it did not reliably rotate the cylinder. It tends to keyhole too.
That reminds me I need to get my MKII fixed. It won't reliably re-cock after shooting. I am told it is because the rubber aftermarket grips I installed don't keep a pin that is under the grips in the right position.
Had a Dan Wesson 357 revolver I carried while working as a security guard years ago. Sold it when a part broke. Put a lot of rounds down range, but never really liked it all that much despite the gimmick of being able to replace the barrel easily. I sold mine about 20 years ago after a part broke on it. The guy I sold it to bought the part from them and fixed it, and seemed to like shooting it.
I have a Mini14 that the rear sight assembly popped off the first time I shot it. I kept the Mini after it got back from Ruger.
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fbrown333@suddenlink
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hipoint
Say what you want about the Hipoints but the one I ownwed in .45ACP had maybe one FTE in the 5-6 years that I owened it. Yes they are UGLYand HEAVY, but they shot well
ilbob: my dad has one of the new ruger 22/45's(the mrk II ? not sure, what ever is the newest to come out) any way he has had no end of trouble with the magazines not keeping tension. He replaced the springs and still had problems with the first few rounds wanting to not feed correctly.
Say what you want about the Hipoints but the one I ownwed in .45ACP had maybe one FTE in the 5-6 years that I owened it. Yes they are UGLYand HEAVY, but they shot well
ilbob: my dad has one of the new ruger 22/45's(the mrk II ? not sure, what ever is the newest to come out) any way he has had no end of trouble with the magazines not keeping tension. He replaced the springs and still had problems with the first few rounds wanting to not feed correctly.
Charter Arms 2000 Mag Pug .357 stainless
What a piece-o-crap! :barf: Cylinder froze on me after the 2nd shot....fit and finish were terrible; metal pitting under the factory finish
Shoulda sent it back but I was a broke college kid and a NIB revolver for $175 was hard to beat.
What a piece-o-crap! :barf: Cylinder froze on me after the 2nd shot....fit and finish were terrible; metal pitting under the factory finish
Shoulda sent it back but I was a broke college kid and a NIB revolver for $175 was hard to beat. Kind of a tossup between a Davis .380, and a Charter Arms Bulldog Pug. Neither of which was actually owned by me, I'm happy to say. My buddy who owned the Davis, ended up taking a sledge hammer to it, because he felt it was too dangerous to do anything else with. The Bulldog Pug, I will never forget. I saw it in a sporting goods store near my home, and looked it over out of curiousity. I had to confirm with the dealer that it was new, because I had never seen a gun with so much slop.
Alaska Wild
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Ruger P-95, you name it and it went wrong with it. Used it as trade towards a new H&K.
Taurus PT-145
Mine was my first Taurus purchase. Day one(after taking it down, cleaning and oiling it the night before) it was bad! From the first installment of the magazine, the slide racked automatically. Wouldn't feed a lot of hollow points and dropped magazines like the bombers of 1941. Sent it back to Taurus. Took a VERY long time. Combined two visits back to Taurus we're six months total. Gun wasn't fixed after both visits. Sold it.
I swore not to buy another Taurus...but I remember my friends PT-1911HD model and the thing was awesome! Accurate, reliable, feed everything. I Was looking for a SS 1911. Sure enough, we found a SS taurus 1911 .45 at a local gun store. So far, it's been very good to me and I love the gun. Hope it continues to run well.
Mine was my first Taurus purchase. Day one(after taking it down, cleaning and oiling it the night before) it was bad! From the first installment of the magazine, the slide racked automatically. Wouldn't feed a lot of hollow points and dropped magazines like the bombers of 1941. Sent it back to Taurus. Took a VERY long time. Combined two visits back to Taurus we're six months total. Gun wasn't fixed after both visits. Sold it.
I swore not to buy another Taurus...but I remember my friends PT-1911HD model and the thing was awesome! Accurate, reliable, feed everything. I Was looking for a SS 1911. Sure enough, we found a SS taurus 1911 .45 at a local gun store. So far, it's been very good to me and I love the gun. Hope it continues to run well.
Nambu
I'm only being half serious here.I bought a Nambu manufactured at Nagoya Arsenal made in 1944.It has the solid knurled knob rather than the triple flange type.I finally found ammo for it online at a somewhat reasonable price.I found that it was fairly accurate but would only function as a single shot-it just wouldn't cycle through and feed ammo.Then the extractor went flying downrange.I recovered it and replaced it by hand,but shooting that pistol was over for the day(at least)
I actually bought it as an historical item,so I'm not really complaining here.
I'm only being half serious here.I bought a Nambu manufactured at Nagoya Arsenal made in 1944.It has the solid knurled knob rather than the triple flange type.I finally found ammo for it online at a somewhat reasonable price.I found that it was fairly accurate but would only function as a single shot-it just wouldn't cycle through and feed ammo.Then the extractor went flying downrange.I recovered it and replaced it by hand,but shooting that pistol was over for the day(at least)
I actually bought it as an historical item,so I'm not really complaining here.
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Actually most of the posters are going to think I am insane but for me it was a Colt 1911 .45 ACP. Not from a quality or aesthetic standpoint, of course but from a shooting one. I could never really shoot the damn thing well. I know it has to be me because it is one of the great guns in history, but I could never score well with it even though I put in a lot of time with it.
I admit that I have always been a revolver guy and have had no trouble with any of them. I recently picked up a Beretta Neos, so maybe I'll start with that first. I think at the time (when I had the Colt) I may have had a control problem because I remember I would shoot consistently high with it, even though when I let other people shoot it they had no trouble. Anyway that's my least favorite post.
I admit that I have always been a revolver guy and have had no trouble with any of them. I recently picked up a Beretta Neos, so maybe I'll start with that first. I think at the time (when I had the Colt) I may have had a control problem because I remember I would shoot consistently high with it, even though when I let other people shoot it they had no trouble. Anyway that's my least favorite post.