Firepower!
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Only 6 people think HK was thier worst handgun. This is very good since unlike a few listed, HK is a mainstream handgun.
I have yet to find an HK I dont like.
I have yet to find an HK I dont like.
Whats your worst handgun make ever?
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The worst handguns I have had so far have been a Smith & Wesson 457 and a Taurus 94.
Bought the 457 years back when I wanted a compact 45ACP handgun. Took it to the range many times and the groups looked more like a shotgun pattern than anything else. Let a friend of mine try it who usually shoots better than I do and he has the same problem. I probably should have sent it in to S&W for service but I traded it in for a Glock 30 instead.
The Taurus 94SS I bought simply to have a revolver that was cheap to shoot. The satin stainless finish looks lousy and the trigger is awful. My Rossi 971 has a far better trigger than this thing. I can shoot it pretty accurately though. I hear the trigger smooths up after about 10000 rounds give or take, so I'll just keep shooting it.
Bought the 457 years back when I wanted a compact 45ACP handgun. Took it to the range many times and the groups looked more like a shotgun pattern than anything else. Let a friend of mine try it who usually shoots better than I do and he has the same problem. I probably should have sent it in to S&W for service but I traded it in for a Glock 30 instead.
The Taurus 94SS I bought simply to have a revolver that was cheap to shoot. The satin stainless finish looks lousy and the trigger is awful. My Rossi 971 has a far better trigger than this thing. I can shoot it pretty accurately though. I hear the trigger smooths up after about 10000 rounds give or take, so I'll just keep shooting it.
Glock Impression
I had a Glock 23 for three days, a friend at work offered a trial period prior to purchase. After two range sessions I expected better from this brand however I could not get through a single magazine (3 factory mags) without some type of failure to feed or extract including a phase three which required a screwdriver to fix. Even after several cleanings and using different types of ammo it would return to battery with hesitation if at all. Its sad that my $40 FIE Titan is more reliable than that $400 Glock. I know it may have been a fluke lemon but that pistols lack of reliabilty as well as a co-workers Glock 19 discharging during gun cleaning next to my head (that must pull trigger to field strip thing) has tainted my opinion of Glocks and I will never own one. Due to the brands reputation I gave it a try but was not impressed and would never trust my life with Glock. It was accurate but unreliable which is unfortunate because he was throwing in a bunch of goodies with it.
I had a Glock 23 for three days, a friend at work offered a trial period prior to purchase. After two range sessions I expected better from this brand however I could not get through a single magazine (3 factory mags) without some type of failure to feed or extract including a phase three which required a screwdriver to fix. Even after several cleanings and using different types of ammo it would return to battery with hesitation if at all. Its sad that my $40 FIE Titan is more reliable than that $400 Glock. I know it may have been a fluke lemon but that pistols lack of reliabilty as well as a co-workers Glock 19 discharging during gun cleaning next to my head (that must pull trigger to field strip thing) has tainted my opinion of Glocks and I will never own one. Due to the brands reputation I gave it a try but was not impressed and would never trust my life with Glock. It was accurate but unreliable which is unfortunate because he was throwing in a bunch of goodies with it.
Firepower!
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Good thing you told me about NORINO 1911. I was about to buy one.
m.p.driver
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Colt magnum carry,damn barrel started unscrewing as i shot it,i took it off the frame by hand.Colt stated that it must have slipped past quality control?you think so?
Had two that to this day I don't know which was worse.
1. A Stoeger .22 that looked like an early M-16. The plastic forearm cracked apart the first day and it wouldn't feed any type .22 ammo. It was advertised as a semi-auto, but in reality, it was a single shot.
2. Had a Llama Commanchee .357 that rattled like a box of BBs when you shook it. And I'm talking about BEFORE loading it. It spit lead real bad as the timing was way off. It looked pretty but shot like it was a Vo-Tech project.
1. A Stoeger .22 that looked like an early M-16. The plastic forearm cracked apart the first day and it wouldn't feed any type .22 ammo. It was advertised as a semi-auto, but in reality, it was a single shot.
2. Had a Llama Commanchee .357 that rattled like a box of BBs when you shook it. And I'm talking about BEFORE loading it. It spit lead real bad as the timing was way off. It looked pretty but shot like it was a Vo-Tech project.
Security Industries of America .38 snub. I bought it because it was made in NJ-as was the Colt Paterson-and I live in NJ (alas). Massad Ayoob touted them in American Handgunner
1. The rifling was practically STRAIGHT-looked like a 1 in 48" twist. Wadcutters keyholed at 15 yards.
2. Lockup poor.
3. Firing pin retaining ring broke.
1. The rifling was practically STRAIGHT-looked like a 1 in 48" twist. Wadcutters keyholed at 15 yards.
2. Lockup poor.
3. Firing pin retaining ring broke.
AMT backup and a Jennings J22 which I would not sell as I have a conscious. My Kel-tec P-11 was my primary carry piece for years,16 years without a hiccup, including a citizens arrest of a rather inept carjacker! I do not recommend that you carjack an armed man by pointing at the pistol in your waistband.Almost as bad as bringing a knife to gunfight, had that happen once too!
Or did.....he sold it.
Taurus
Had a Tracker .22lr Revolver.
I don't know if it was a cylinder gap, forcing cone, or timing issues, but the thing spewed all sort of smoke and sparks back at me with every shot.
The trigger was heavy and gritty.
I opened it up one time just to see what the internals looked like. It looked very cheap. All the parts were thinner and flimsier than any of my Smiths or Rugers.
It is the only that I got rid of within a couple months of purchasing.
I don't think I will ever consider a Taurus again.
H.
Had a Tracker .22lr Revolver.
I don't know if it was a cylinder gap, forcing cone, or timing issues, but the thing spewed all sort of smoke and sparks back at me with every shot.
The trigger was heavy and gritty.
I opened it up one time just to see what the internals looked like. It looked very cheap. All the parts were thinner and flimsier than any of my Smiths or Rugers.
It is the only that I got rid of within a couple months of purchasing.
I don't think I will ever consider a Taurus again.
H.
The funny thing about my Jennings is that as long as you fed it CCI-stingers , it wouldn't miss a beat.Anything else and it became a jammomatic.After all my troubles with my backup, I went and bought a Hardballer by AMT. The banging sound you hear is a hammer pounding on my head because it feels so good when I stop!