Name your biggest POS handguns.

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StandingWolf: Ruger Mark II .22 caliber pistol. I'll never buy another Ruger anything.
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Boy, I never thought I'd hear that! What was the problem?

Please note that many of the pistols listed here have fine reputations; others don't. In the case of those who do, I think it's safe to assume someone got a lemon. I can't imagine anyone having problems with Ruger or its steel, though I suppose once in a blue moon....
 
I once had a .45 colt auto that literally shot itself to pieces. It was an old service gun and had so much "slop" in the parts that it was a pain in the arse to put together. It's been so many years ago that I'm not sure, but I think it was actually put together from spare parts at the gun store.

I also had a couple of Astras back then, a 400 and a 600, and they would vapor lock all the time because I fed the wrong ammo to them, but that was back when you could buy cases of old WWII ammo for almost nothing... so you didn't mind if you blew up a $30 or $40 pistol shooting corrosive ammo. We literally washed our guns in soap and water and then oiled them up after shooting that crap through them.

Over the years, I've probably owned or possessed 50 to 75 guns of one type or another... and lots of them had quirks, but I learned how to fix them and could make them all shoot (within reason) reliably. The old commercial comes to mind that "parts is parts"... but with guns, good parts are usually reliable... and like anything mechanical, some parts wear out and need replacing.

Smith and Wessons have been my most reliable guns, and next to that, I'd say that I've had more problems with semi-autos than revolvers. Most revolvers shoot every time if they don't have broken parts.

As for POS guns... if they go boom... I like them all.

WT
 
Norton TP-70 aka Norton Budischowsky.
A 25 ACP that would never work.
Misfires and failures to feed.
Too bad, because the idea was great.
Stainless, double action first shot, commander hammer,
a 6 shot magazine and not much bigger than a Seecamp.
In fact, it was thinner than a Seecamp.

coach22
 
argentina made revolver, m384. 38 special. standard issue of their armed forces. shot awful groups, and i verified this, i grouped better with my other handguns. the transfer bar broke after about 50 rounds. i did not bother having it fixed, just bricked it.
 
Baby Eagle polymer in 9mm.

Every few shots the magazine would fall out. This is a month after I got it, went back to IMI and sold quickly.
 
High-point .380 I got as a gift. I have never seen or heard about a bigger piece of trash that gun, except maybe a Stallard. It's most consistant performance was jamming. Gave as a gift (sort of a backhanded gag gift) to someone else.
 
Heritage Arms Rough Rider SAA clone in .22 LR. It was my first gun--new OTD for about $120. It lasted for a while, but then the timing went off and the controlled turning of the cylinder on the hammer position used for loading went away. The wheel started to turn freely in that position. Then some part inside broke, making it completely inoperable. And even when there was nothing wrong with it it shot low and to the left... or right, I don't remember which.

Then again it probably doesn't help that it was dropped once and that I'd tried fanning with it...

Still, a Ruger wouldn't have screwed up like that.

I don't recommend them.
 
Excam 22 revolver it was painted, hard to eject spent cartages, but went bang everytime... glad i throught that in when I got my '03 Springfield
 
I had an Uberti .357 cattle man that had one chamber in the cylinder that was all most all ways off. It never lined up right and as a result I would all ways have one round slip past the impact zone of the firing pin. Urrr made me so mad.:cuss: Later the sear spring broke as a result of the cylinder slipping. :fire:

got tired of repairing it and sold it.
 
Ill vote for

- Any Para Ordnance pistol
- Any Shooters Arms Corporation pistol
- Jennings
 
Hi Point C-9: My problem with this gun was not so much with FTF or FTE, but with the magazines. The magazines on this gun were always sliding out. At first I thought it was because the mag release button was always pressing up against the holster, so I filed down, which I thought would fix the problem. When that did not work, I found that a simple tug on the bottom of the mag was enough to make it come out. It got so bad that every time I carried this gun, I had to check to see if the mag was in place. When I finally purchased my Glock 22, I still kept checking the mag on that one. Of course it did not happen on that one.

Cobra: (Not sure of the model, but it was a .32 with an 8 rd mag and chrome slide); I could never get through a full mag without a FTE.

Cobray MAC-10: The damned thing just would not fire. I could maybe fire 2 or three consecutive shots before the damned thing would just stop. Total POS.
 
Keltec P11: broke firing pin twice (even with a snap-cap), broke the ejector twice, broke the slide-stop once. Sold it and went to the other end of the scale, a Beretta 92FS which has been flawless.

H&R "Sportsman" Double Action (9-shot, break-top revolver): this one may have been crap due to abuse, more than quality--the cylinder gap was too large, making shotgun-patterns at 25 FEET; the adjustable sights would not stay put, even with lock-tite; ignition wasn't reliable; ejection was sticky. Sold this one to an amateur gunsmith, who couldn't make it work and parted it out.

Aside from that, the only other gun I've ever let go was a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible .357/9mm--in 9mm it wasn't all that accurate, and I couldn't adjust the sights downward enough for 25 yards (shots still printing high). Plus, I was never that accurate with it, so off it went.
 
keltec p11 very jambolicious,kimber custom2 would not chamber 1rst rd ,tried everything finally got rid of it,taurus p22 could not get thru a mag w/o jamming, kahr pm9 jammer, i got rid of all these now i have only functional pistols...
 
Ancient Star B. Still a great gun in its own right, but it's a bit old and really easy to limp-wrist. Neat old thing, looks pretty much like an early blue 1911, but without the grip safety.
 
S&W Sigma Series .40 cal. Jammed in every way imaginable on just about every clip. Soft strike, hang fire. Total junk!

Traded it in and got a Sig P239 with night sights and was very happy.
 
Walther P22 jams with bulk ammo and just tried out CCI Mini mags and yup jammed there too, and the gun was clean as a whistle before firing those puppies
 
Kel tec p3AT. Hit me with brass all the time! THe magazine also fell out after 1 or 2 shots!:mad: Sent it back to Kel Tec, 10 weeks later, they sent me my gun back with a new slide and new barrel that had been polished and throated. Extractor was also changed. Gun shoots like a dream now! Would highly recommend based on my experience with this company!

The Masterpiece arms Mac 10 9mm pistol. Part broke off after 300 rounds! Sent in warranty info and they took care of me free of charge. Not too bad, just wish they'd have made more reliable parts.
 
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