Crappiest handgun you have shot?

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by ssracer » Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:52 pm

I don't know abut crappy, but the S&W .500 Magnum was the least fun to shoot handgun I have ever tried. Felt like someone hit the palm of my hand with a bat.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Mexican Kerry » Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:56 pm

XD.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Dustin » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:05 pm

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Mexican Kerry » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:10 pm

Didn't like the one I tried. Granted, it was a couple years ago, and I only ran two mags through it. Just felt uncomfortable. Maybe not a basis for an objective opinion, but its the only one I've got. I'd rather use a chair leg for defense than one of these pistols.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by 86 slo-vo » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:14 pm

I had a Jennings .22 that I got for free once.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by WLJ » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:15 pm

NAA Guardian in 380.
Wanted so much to love the gun, loved the way it looked and felt, but straight blow back in a small 380 is a bad mix, darn thing hurt to shoot. So much so I sold it after the first range trip, only time I have even done that.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Mexican Kerry » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:15 pm

In all fairness though, it shot better than a couple old war time revolvers I've used. I had an Enfield .38 S&W tanker (DA only) that was a real pos, cylinder would rotate randomly as trigger was pressed and it "patterned" rather than "grouped". Same could be said about a 4" Webley .455 my dad carries in the bush. He carries it for bear protection haha, I'd choose the chair leg again over this revolver.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by WLJ » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:16 pm

Dustin wrote:Pt111
The one I had I liked and considering the fact the one I had was the same gun as the one you had just proves to each their own.
There are criminals among us who are both homicidal and incorrigible. Their parents took a shot at civilizing them and failed. Their school teachers took a shot at them and failed. The odds are overwhelming that government welfare programs and penal institutions took a shot at them and failed. If it ever becomes your turn to take a shot at them, don’t fail.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Roman » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:20 pm

Mexican Kerry wrote:Didn't like the one I tried. Granted, it was a couple years ago, and I only ran two mags through it. Just felt uncomfortable. Maybe not a basis for an objective opinion, but its the only one I've got. I'd rather use a chair leg for defense than one of these pistols.

I do not understand the need for the grip safety. It's like it wants to be a 1911, but still be a Glock, but not really be a Glock. I'm not a fan of the XD.

My worst handgun I have ever shot was a Ruger P series. Felt like a massive hunk of steel with bad grips, sharp angles, and shotgun accuracy. I compare it to getting it on with a heavy, sweaty woman. Not something you ever want to repeat, but will do in desperate times of need.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Frailer » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:24 pm

A Taurus .22 revolver. Worst. Trigger. Ever. The pull was so heavy and rough that it was literally impossible to keep the sights on target.

I'm not a Taurus hater. My experience with them is limited, so for all I know they might make some great guns, but this wasn't one of them.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Dustin » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:35 pm

WLJ wrote:
Dustin wrote:Pt111
The one I had I liked and considering the fact the one I had was the same gun as the one you had just proves to each their own.
It was the one you sold me. I just hated the trigger.
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Post by Rem700 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:37 pm

Jimenez arms 9mm. Was a buddy of mines first gun purchase. Biggest pos ever. Jammed more than it shot and grouping was a long lost fairy tale.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by WLJ » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:38 pm

Dustin wrote:
WLJ wrote:
Dustin wrote:Pt111
The one I had I liked and considering the fact the one I had was the same gun as the one you had just proves to each their own.
It was the one you sold me. I just hated the trigger.
I know, only reason I sold it was because it lost out to the 24/7 compact. Didn't need two guns so close to one another.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Toecutter1978 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:41 pm

I had an Iver Johnson 22 pistol. Thing would jam every other round.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by GeminiXD9 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:44 pm

Most glocks. They go bang. They're reliable. But the trigger is trash and feels crappy in the hand. Ymmv
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Dave1965 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:45 pm

Probably one of the glocks I owned at some point. Every time I fired a round, the empty brass would land on top of my head.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by kyswede » Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:32 pm

FIE Buffalo Scout 22 lr/ 22 mag. revolver.
Jennings J-22
Take your pick.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by bigelowe » Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:38 pm

glock 27. forget about follow up shots with that thing. I wanted to like it, because your suppose to like glocks. :llama:
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by ssracer » Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:42 pm

I had a 27 for years. Even used it in GLIPSC matches.

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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by dbh » Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:58 pm

Dave1965 wrote:Probably one of the glocks I owned at some point. Every time I fired a round, the empty brass would land on top of my head.
Quit limp wristing it !! :-)
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by Geno » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:42 pm

Walther P22 combo kit. 3 and 5 inch barrels. Couldn't keep the barrel nut tight. Failed to fire and eject without warning. This lead to one of my best trades at a gunshow. A guy had a shooter grade Winchester 94/22 he offered to trade even.Now it is done of my favorites.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by nemo » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:47 pm

Has to be a Taurus pt 1911 or a glock 17, sold both. YES, I bought a glock that wouldn't feed and occasionally fall apart.
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Re: Crappiest handgun you have shot?

Post by ssracer » Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:03 am

Coach wrote:
nemo wrote:Has to be a Taurus pt 1911 or a glock 17, sold both. YES, I bought a glock that wouldn't feed and occasionally fall apart.

I love it that people qualify any statement that detracts from a glocks mystique. Theyre great guns, but they arent magically 100% reliable.
The one Glock I've owned was the only gun I've owned that would FTE pretty consistently with WWB ammo.

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