Riomouse911
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Too funny!
As for Gen 3 Smiths, I like my .40 S&W 4013. It’s a bit snappy, but it shoots very well and hasn’t ever given me a reason to frown.
The 5906 was not my friend!
Stay safe..
Guns you thought you’d like but didn’t…
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As for Gen 3 Smiths, I like my .40 S&W 4013. It’s a bit snappy, but it shoots very well and hasn’t ever given me a reason to frown.
The 5906 was not my friend!
Stay safe..
SW M&P .45, both full and compact size back around 2009. Hated the feel of the grip and shot awful with it. Loved everything about the Beretta 92 except the fat grip. Sad to have to let it go.
Most frustrating were the two SW 5.45x39 AR uppers that would not function reliably with more than a half full magazine. And I tried every one recommended.
Most frustrating were the two SW 5.45x39 AR uppers that would not function reliably with more than a half full magazine. And I tried every one recommended.
herrwalther
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Nearly all the ones I have sold. I had an AMT backup in 380 that I carried far more than my other guns at the time. Worked fine, as long as I didn't use an open tip hollow point. Stuff like FTX worked fine. I thought I liked it enough to be a pocket gun. Then I tried a few other guns. Ones that weren't picky on ammo. Or throw brass at my face. Or pinch the web of my hand in a grip safety that was poorly designed.
By the same token the next two pocket guns I went through to replace the AMT were in the same category of thought I would like. Tried a P3AT. That had a malfunction I don't think they even have a name for. Fired it and the empty brass got pushed down the barrel partway, bullet did what it was suppposed to and went out the barrel. That got sold before I stepped out of the building where the range was. Taurus TCP had a similar feeding issue with hollowpoints the AMT did. Bad experiences with 380s led me to just get rid of them all and stick to pocket 9mms instead.
By the same token the next two pocket guns I went through to replace the AMT were in the same category of thought I would like. Tried a P3AT. That had a malfunction I don't think they even have a name for. Fired it and the empty brass got pushed down the barrel partway, bullet did what it was suppposed to and went out the barrel. That got sold before I stepped out of the building where the range was. Taurus TCP had a similar feeding issue with hollowpoints the AMT did. Bad experiences with 380s led me to just get rid of them all and stick to pocket 9mms instead.
marksman13
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I thought I would love the SCAR-17. Bought one on two separate occasions, but didn’t like them much at all. I’ve tried to like 1911s several times. I just don’t like them.
tark
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Benelli B-76 in 9mm. I enthusiastically bought one back in the 80s. It was inaccurate, had a heavy trigger and wouldn't feed anything but FMJ factory ammo. It didn't like lead bullets even when loaded to the same length as the hardball ammo.
I got rid of it .
I got rid of it .
irving
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I really thought I would own my CZ-75 forever because it felt so good in my hand. It also looked cool and shot well. The weird thing was, whenever any of my friends would shoot it, I found myself offering to sell it. I don't really know why. Anyway, one of my wife's girlfriends bought it - and loves it.
T.R.
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I had a Savage model 24-S for a time in my youth. It featured a 22 barrel a top a 20 gauge barrel with selector on the hammer. Rifle sights for the shotgun made hitting running and flying game quite challenging. And the full choke did not help either. It was traded away. - TR
driz
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Glock 17 Gen 4 9MM. The agency made me give up the .40 Glock 23 Gen. 1 and use theirs. I wasn’t happy but at that point was beyond caring anymore with CBP
. When I had to qual with this the first thing I noticed was how much better and more natural the grip was. Shooting it was something else entirely. i barely hit the left hand side of the paper. We ended up with the sight drifted all the way as far as it would go and still had to slow it way down to put them in the middle. By taking a careful grip and being careful with the trigger it was acceptable though hardly proper as a duty gun. Oh well, the government knows best said no one ever.
I never could straighten out nor could I figure out why that gun that handled and felt perfect made me shoot so far off when the one I’d carried for 15 years was so sweet. It had to be in the shape of grip. That grip felt so natural but shot soooooo badly for me an issue id never seen before or since. I never heard of anyone else who had this issue with other officers and that gun.
. When I had to qual with this the first thing I noticed was how much better and more natural the grip was. Shooting it was something else entirely. i barely hit the left hand side of the paper. We ended up with the sight drifted all the way as far as it would go and still had to slow it way down to put them in the middle. By taking a careful grip and being careful with the trigger it was acceptable though hardly proper as a duty gun. Oh well, the government knows best said no one ever.I never could straighten out nor could I figure out why that gun that handled and felt perfect made me shoot so far off when the one I’d carried for 15 years was so sweet. It had to be in the shape of grip. That grip felt so natural but shot soooooo badly for me an issue id never seen before or since. I never heard of anyone else who had this issue with other officers and that gun.
luzyfuerza
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New, in-the-cosmoline-never-fired Yugo SKS. Thought it would make a great plinker or truck gun. Reliable, but too inaccurate and way too heavy. Goodbye.
Glock 36. Carried and shot a lot. Broke three times in my hands (trigger group pins broke). Down the road.
S&W 686. Just somehow not as good a fit as my k-frames (19/64) or N-frames (28/58). I still have this one. Though I don't know why.
Glock 36. Carried and shot a lot. Broke three times in my hands (trigger group pins broke). Down the road.
S&W 686. Just somehow not as good a fit as my k-frames (19/64) or N-frames (28/58). I still have this one. Though I don't know why.
Same here with the lever gun. I think I’d like them better if I had a couple thousand acres to roam around, but I just don’t like shooting them at the range.
That’s disappoint to hear. I’ve had a couple Henry’s and they shot well. I gave them both to different grandsons.
pricedo
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... bought a Winchester (Miroku) Trails End 1894 takedown in 450 Marlin and a couple of boxes of Buffalo Bore 430 grain hardcast ammo ... at the range after a couple of shots my cheek and shoulder felt like I went a couple of rounds as Iron Mike Tysons punching bag ... that gun was off to the LGS used gun racks the next day
I have had a few over the years. One was my Taurus 24/7 Pro C 40 S&W. While the pistol was very accurate and reliable, I just did not like the mile long trigger pull. I had been shooting the 1911 and my Star Firestar pistols with short single action triggers for years when I bought the Taurus 24/7 so that could have influenced me a bit. The Hungarian FEG PA63 is another. While it is accurate and reliable, the recoil is pretty stout for an aluminum framed copy of the PP since it is chambered in 9x18. A few magazines through the PA63 has my arthritic hand and wrist hurting. I still have the PA-63 but sold the Taurus 24/7
The Night Rider
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I thought I would like the first generation Smith & Wesson 9C but it was a little bit too bulky and I really thought I'd like the .40 S&W CZ 2075 RAMI but there was a design issue with the feed ramp and they never could get it to run right. Apparently was also an issue with the CZ40B.
I thought I'd like this one too (M109A2) but it got old pretty quick
I thought I'd like this one too (M109A2) but it got old pretty quick
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roval
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i had high expectations for it. as an example of how bad it shot , i couldn't even hit a 6 inch paddle at 25 yrds consistently and i could hit a 6 inch gong at 50 yrds better with a DA revolver offhand than with the rifle offhand. it did look good even with the plain black steel receiver.
Capybara
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Sad to say Winchester 1894 in .30-30. I scored a killer deal on a 1952 model in wonderful shape from a pawn shop in Kingman, Arizona. Took it home, shot it a couple of times, sold it. The .30-30 brass was hard to find at the time and super expensive. It had a healthy amount of recoil, more than I thought it would. If I was working a ranch and had one on horseback in a scabbard, sure, I get it, but to just take it to the range to plink, wasn't as fun as I though it would be, not particularly accurate either. I still think it's a great, classic rifle, just wasn't my thing.
tark
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So you bought a fairly light lever action rifle chambered for a cartridge that will stop a charging Grizzly and then you didn't like the recoil? Did you think it would kick like a 30-30?
pricedo
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... you're right ... it was kinda "dumb" of me wasn't it ... the Winchester (Miroku) 94 Trails End in 450 Marlin (6 3/4 pounds unloaded) comes with an internal muzzle brake that might as well be a bouquet of daffodils ... I now have a BLR '81 lightweight stainless takedown in 308 Win (also make by Miroku) that is a lot more humane to the critter behind the butt stock
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1. Colt Cobra 2. S&W M-59. Tried the Cobra, bought the M-59. Found I didn't like aluminum frames.
Dragonfly
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I really, really, really wanted to like the latest generation on H&K handguns—the HK45, P30, and VP9. I’ve got a number of H&K’s earlier models from the VP70 to the P9S, the P7, Mk23 and a couple of different USP models so I was very much looking forward to trying out their more modern designs. And try I did…I think I bought six different models of those three pistols and ended up selling them all. My main complaints were the slippery grip texture but especially the “trough” in the triggerguard—it bit my trigger finger under recoil for all three pistols to the point they were uncomfortable to shoot.
P30L is OK. For a shorter poly 9mm, a reg VP9 is proly what I'd get.
RetiredUSNChief
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Heh! Kinda reminds me of the McRib!
I wanna believe they're good, but every time they come out and I get a hankering to try one again, I'm sadly reminded of why I don't like them!
I wanted an AMT Automag III when it first came out, but when I picked one up at a gun show it just felt..."wrong" for my grip.
So I never bought one.
I still look at them longingly whenever I come across one, though.
badkarmamib
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Shotguns. I still believe that if a person is going to own one gun, it should be a 12 gauge pump, due to the versatility. As a hunter, target shooter, and reloader, it took 5 shotguns to realize that they are not for me. I prefer rifles at the range. When shooting clays, I have had some AMAZING (see: lucky) days, and some terrible days. On the latter, I have no idea how to correct, since there is no backstop. All of my guns serve a purpose. Since I don't small-game or bird hunt, shotguns, to me, just end up wasting shells. Just like Glocks and AKs, something I appreciate the value and reliability of, but don't enjoy.