Thread: The WORST Firearm You Ever Owned

The worst one I have had was a pos stirling 22 semi. Trademe special . Should have known better but looked the biz in stainless. Wouldnt cycle, shoot straight etc. Pretty much gave it away. Was in complete contrast to one I had earlier that was fine.

Originally Posted by nevereadyfreddy

The worst one I have had was a pos stirling 22 semi. Trademe special . Should have known better but looked the biz in stainless. Wouldnt cycle, shoot straight etc. Pretty much gave it away. Was in complete contrast to one I had earlier that was fine.

Agreed, had one of them and was a bit of a lemon, barrel wasnt mounted anywhere near straight on it either, had my scope windage wound right out to hit paper at 50yds.
Also, had a rossi lever action 30-30 that I bought when I missed my old winchester 94, that was a bit of a lemon also but maybe I was expecting it to be similar to the 94 which it wasnt by a long shot.

Ivor Johnson cycleworks single barrel external hammer .12ga
firing pin was sharp and would pierce primers,action was loose,forstock fell off if not taped in place
but in saying all that it shot great and didn't let me down.

For the record, best bargain I ever got in a rifle was my little norinco jw15 rough finish, bore isnt centre in the barrel, but damn those wee rifles can hang with the best of them when it comes to accuracy.

I had a Magnum Research semi auto in 17 HMR: that piece of shit nearly cost me my right eye.
It would jam every second shot, eject prematurely (hence the near eyesight mishap) and threw an ejector pin, jammed and blew the next shell up on the back of the one jammed in the breach. Took it into the local gunshop who mistakenly contacted the Ruger agent (as it was a clone using the Ruger 10/22 Magnum 9 shot Rotary Mag) and they were very interested as to its origin. Anything semi auto in 17 HMR I will piss on sooner than shouldering it. This rifle looked the business, but was a complete POS and was unusable. I was better off chucking my boots at the intended target.

Originally Posted by Nickoli

I had a Magnum Research semi auto in 17 HMR: that piece of shit nearly cost me my right eye.
It would jam every second shot, eject prematurely (hence the near eyesight mishap) and threw an ejector pin, jammed and blew the next shell up on the back of the one jammed in the breach. Took it into the local gunshop who mistakenly contacted the Ruger agent (as it was a clone using the Ruger 10/22 Magnum 9 shot Rotary Mag) and they were very interested as to its origin. Anything semi auto in 17 HMR I will piss on sooner than shouldering it. This rifle looked the business, but was a complete POS and was unusable. I was better off chucking my boots at the intended target.

Damn that ain't cool, unreliable and inaccurate is one thing, unsafe is quite another

Originally Posted by Nickoli

I had a Magnum Research semi auto in 17 HMR: that piece of shit nearly cost me my right eye.
It would jam every second shot, eject prematurely (hence the near eyesight mishap) and threw an ejector pin, jammed and blew the next shell up on the back of the one jammed in the breach. Took it into the local gunshop who mistakenly contacted the Ruger agent (as it was a clone using the Ruger 10/22 Magnum 9 shot Rotary Mag) and they were very interested as to its origin. Anything semi auto in 17 HMR I will piss on sooner than shouldering it. This rifle looked the business, but was a complete POS and was unusable. I was better off chucking my boots at the intended target.

savage/stevens now has a reliable one using a 2 stage blowback, the 17hmr is just too high pressure for normal blowback. apparently they shoot well but having held one it feels very light and flimsy

Originally Posted by gonetropo

savage/stevens now has a reliable one using a 2 stage blowback, the 17hmr is just too high pressure for normal blowback. apparently they shoot well but having held one it feels very light and flimsy

Not worth the risk as far as I'm concerned - a 22 is cheap to spray a heap of ammo around in a semi-auto. With a 17 I would rather be selective with my shooting & use a bolt action.

I'm not a hater, I see some beauty in all the guns I've had.

Just like women - some are pigs, some are just completely useless, some ya wish you could just return & others you wish ya never'ed fingered in the first place, but they're all special in their own way

Originally Posted by Philipo

I'm not a hater, I see some beauty in all the guns I've had.

Just like women - some are pigs, some are just completely useless, some ya wish you could just return & others you wish ya never'ed fingered in the first place, but they're all special in their own way

You are are a true poet and philosophy major.


Worst for me was a glock 17. ...... the most uncomfortable pos that has been been made.

Ruger 22/45 MkIII — what the heck kind of precision firearm requires a "rubber or wooden mallet" to facilitate fieldstripping?

I must've got myself a good 10 22. I don't hesitate to take shots out to 90 odd metres. The other night both my boys got hares at 75 and 95 metres. Luck probably played a part, but 2 for 2 tells me it shoots not to bad. It's only got the 4x32 scope it came with and I vary the height by either telling them bottom, middle or top of head. Can count the number of jams on fingers, not needing thumbs. The last couple have been lumps of wax on the projectile.
My worst is my current BSA. The bolt flops around and doesn't always pick up the 3rd cartridge, who needs to fire 3 shots in a hurry. The trigger needs lightening, and a better scope would be nice. It has spent the last 4 yrs gathering dust, but have tried to like it again. I've just suppressed it, and replaced the butt pad. It shoots animals better than paper. It's going to get another chance or else out it goes

sks sucks balls good fun but being an x target shooter old habits die hard and if its not accurate its not worth haveing

Quite pleased to see none I've owned are on the list! But as we all know everyone makes duds and f-k ups from time to time

Two rules I believe in when buy any sort of gear.

1, do the research first.
2, while you do not always get what you pay for, the lowest cost stuff is generally low end stuff.

By adhering to rule 1, I have so far avoided buying any bad guns. So I consider myself fairly lucky in that regard. I have had a JW15. It was definitely not a gun better than its price would suggest, poor trigger job, rough bolt, average to poor accuracy (althought I am sure there are many even less accurate gun around).

I have a factory 10/22. Its accuracy was average (actually no worse than the JW15). After a barrel upgrade it is as accurate as my other KIDDs.