Lazyshooter
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Walther p22 with ruger 10/22 coming in a close 2nd.
What is the most unreliable semi auto you have shot ?
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A Jennings chrome .380 acp, bang! Click, shuffle shuffle, bang! Click.....damn!
Second curiously enough, a ser 70 Colt Gold Cup! Thing would not eat anything with regularity....sold it bought a Kimber Tac Custom II and it eats everything with never a failure.
Second curiously enough, a ser 70 Colt Gold Cup! Thing would not eat anything with regularity....sold it bought a Kimber Tac Custom II and it eats everything with never a failure.
SharpsDressedMan
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Indian Arms .380. They didn't seem to have the stainless figured out on the early guns.
HM2PAC
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ParaOrdnance P14.45
Would lock back on every magazine with 1-2 rds still available.
Sold it. Full disclosure.
Would lock back on every magazine with 1-2 rds still available.
Sold it. Full disclosure.
fatcat4620
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Post 546 My norinco take down 22 has never had a gun related issue. Just bad ammo.
CZ57
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Kahr P9. The slide rails became unimbedded from the front of the frame. This was my shooting partner's pistol. He sent it back to Kahr and somehow they lost the pistol at their factory. They finally replaced it and my partner promptly sold the replacement pistol at a slight loss. That was the last time he or I have ever fired a Kahr.
clance
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A Walther (German) PPK/s 380. Would only feed certain ammo, had to have a super tight grip on it or it would "stove pipe" every time and if you grip it to high the hammer would bite you!
The_Shootist
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Colt Defender - worked pretty good with ball ammo but never found a HP I'd trust my life to. 2-3 jams/stovepipes per 50 rounds, even with top grade mags.
Maybe thats not fair as I've heard 1911 pattern pistols less than 4" bbl's can be kinda iffy in reliability.
Colt Defender - worked pretty good with ball ammo but never found a HP I'd trust my life to. 2-3 jams/stovepipes per 50 rounds, even with top grade mags.
Maybe thats not fair as I've heard 1911 pattern pistols less than 4" bbl's can be kinda iffy in reliability.
raddiver
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WHAT?! I have 600+ rounds through mine with no issues. Sorry to hear about yours.
Anyway, putting my vote in for Raven 25 acp
AKElroy
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This thread is so old I may have posted this before, but the answer remains SIGMA.
KEL TEC, TAURUS and SIG!!!
I bought a SIG 220 9m.m. and RUGER P 90 .45ACP when I lived in CANADA. The RUGER had a clunky feel and I never could shoot it as accurately as my 1911. The SIG jammed and misfed from day one. It had a great grip, good sights and a very nice trigger, BUT IT JUST DID NOT WORK!
When I came back to the U.S., I bought a KEL TEC .32ACP. It also never worked reliably with any ammo.
I also bought a BERETTA TOMCAT in the same caliber. It would not shoot WINCHESTER WHITE BOX fmj, but loves AGUILA fmj. It will shoot FEDERAL Hydro Shok about 90% of the time, but is 100% with COR BON Powerball. So I carry it often.
I also bought a TAURUS 132. It is about as unreliable as the KEL TEC. I will send both of these guns back for warranty work, but for now, only the TOMCAT has worked out.
On the other hand, my BERETTA 92's have worked great. The only problem I have ever had was magazine related.
Jim
I bought a SIG 220 9m.m. and RUGER P 90 .45ACP when I lived in CANADA. The RUGER had a clunky feel and I never could shoot it as accurately as my 1911. The SIG jammed and misfed from day one. It had a great grip, good sights and a very nice trigger, BUT IT JUST DID NOT WORK!
When I came back to the U.S., I bought a KEL TEC .32ACP. It also never worked reliably with any ammo.
I also bought a BERETTA TOMCAT in the same caliber. It would not shoot WINCHESTER WHITE BOX fmj, but loves AGUILA fmj. It will shoot FEDERAL Hydro Shok about 90% of the time, but is 100% with COR BON Powerball. So I carry it often.
I also bought a TAURUS 132. It is about as unreliable as the KEL TEC. I will send both of these guns back for warranty work, but for now, only the TOMCAT has worked out.
On the other hand, my BERETTA 92's have worked great. The only problem I have ever had was magazine related.
Jim
I've never owned an unreliable gun, but my friend's High Point .45ACP was a real piece of crap. FTFs, FTEs, it did it all.
My only experience with gun problems was with my Springfield XDM-9. I had one FTF in the first 200 rounds, and I kept hitting the magazine release with my right thumb. The funny thing was, that magazine was nearly impossible to release, but if I applied just SLIGHT pressure on the mag release (by accident), the mag would hit the dirt after 3-5 rounds. It was really pissing me off until I realized what was going on. I readjusted my grip, and it shot great.
I really am blown away with the huge number of Kimbers on here. I have only really been into guns for about 5 years now, but I always thought Kimbers were quality guns. I am shocked to see all the problems.
The fact that there are only a few Glock problem stories in nearly 600 posts is just amazing. You can argue all you want, but Glock makes one hell of a gun.
My only experience with gun problems was with my Springfield XDM-9. I had one FTF in the first 200 rounds, and I kept hitting the magazine release with my right thumb. The funny thing was, that magazine was nearly impossible to release, but if I applied just SLIGHT pressure on the mag release (by accident), the mag would hit the dirt after 3-5 rounds. It was really pissing me off until I realized what was going on. I readjusted my grip, and it shot great.
I really am blown away with the huge number of Kimbers on here. I have only really been into guns for about 5 years now, but I always thought Kimbers were quality guns. I am shocked to see all the problems.
The fact that there are only a few Glock problem stories in nearly 600 posts is just amazing. You can argue all you want, but Glock makes one hell of a gun.
Hmmm, that many problems make me wonder ifit's the guns that are the problem.
The only bottom feeder I have had problems with was my Kel Tec P-11. I had a problem with the mag catch (the factory mag catch is plastic & can be damaged by slamming the magazine home). I replaced it with a metal one I bought from a member at KTOG. The trigger spring was jumping out of the groove in the trigger bar (I smoothed the groove with a dremel wheel I held in my hand & cured this). The slide stop broke (this did not interfere with function other than the slide not locking back. It is reliable now. The little gun is ok for what it is but it is not my favorite.
Back in the '70s, I bought a brand new, High Standard Victor that had light strikes. I had the firing pin and springs replaced to no avail. One gunsmith had a theory that the barrel was bad, so I got another barrel, but, it still had light strikes. It was very accurate, but, you never knew if it was going to fire.
In 1984, I bought a new, Para P14-45 for $550. I ended up pumping over $600 in to it, to get it to run MOST of the time. Then, like a dumb-ass, I bought a Para P16-40 Limited, which had an im-properly fit barrel. My gunsmith advised to send it in for warranty. When I did, they said they saw nothing wrong with the barrel, or, barrel fit, but replaced the grip safety, and some springs, and then held it hostage until I gave them over $200 to return it. I ended up having an Ed Brown barrel fitted, but, even though I really wanted to like that gun, the love just wasn't there and I ended up selling both Paras at a terrible loss.
For hi-caps, I switched to STIs, and now own 9 of them.
In 1984, I bought a new, Para P14-45 for $550. I ended up pumping over $600 in to it, to get it to run MOST of the time. Then, like a dumb-ass, I bought a Para P16-40 Limited, which had an im-properly fit barrel. My gunsmith advised to send it in for warranty. When I did, they said they saw nothing wrong with the barrel, or, barrel fit, but replaced the grip safety, and some springs, and then held it hostage until I gave them over $200 to return it. I ended up having an Ed Brown barrel fitted, but, even though I really wanted to like that gun, the love just wasn't there and I ended up selling both Paras at a terrible loss.
For hi-caps, I switched to STIs, and now own 9 of them.
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only had one problem ever it was a colt 22lr of my dads
(got a new mag and it worked fine from there on out)
(got a new mag and it worked fine from there on out)
Hello everyone. New here and this is my first post and it HAS to be on this topic. Chiappa 1911-.22. It was a jamboree eveytime. It wouldn't go 4 shots without a FTF, FTE or a stovepipe. Only went through a full clip once and that was right after being cleaned and with me firing as fast as I could pull the trigger. It was accurate when it did work but I couldn't deal with it anymore. Traded it in for LCP which has been flawless so far.
Ben 86
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A non-Canadian can buy a gun in CANADA as long as they have a F.A.C., that is a FIREARMS ACQUISITION LICENSE. I was living and working in CANADA at the time and could purchase firearms without a hassle.
I could even order them through the mail and purchase a sawed off shotgun. In CANADA, short barreled weapons are legal as long as they left the factory that way. I was able to buy a 14 inch barreled VALTRO shotgun or a 9 inch barreled CAMPER'S gun. I did not bother with either as I knew I could not import them.
I did buy a BENELLI made M-1 GARAND for $280.00 U.S. in very good condition. It shot great, but ATF said I would have to go through a broker to bring it in. I also had to leave a STOEGER .22lr LUGER because they said it did not have any sporting use. I think they just fixated on the name.
Jim
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A non-Canadian can buy a gun in CANADA as long as they have a F.A.C., that is a FIREARMS ACQUISITION LICENSE. I was living and working in CANADA at the time and could purchase firearms without a hassle.
I could even order them through the mail and purchase a sawed off shotgun. In CANADA, short barreled weapons are legal as long as they left the factory that way. I was able to buy a 14 inch barreled VALTRO shotgun or a 9 inch barreled CAMPER'S gun. I did not bother with either as I knew I could not import them.
I did buy a BENELLI made M-1 GARAND for $280.00 U.S. in very good condition. It shot great, but ATF said I would have to go through a broker to bring it in. I also had to leave a STOEGER .22lr LUGER because they said it did not have any sporting use. I think they just fixated on the name.
Jim
elderberry
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Walther PPKs. One of the old Interarms import versions. Total POS. Hardly ever worked but I didn't mind too much because everytime it did go BANG it just cut my hand anyway.... :banghead:
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