Worst Handgun you've ever owned....

[kieefer]

I also had a PF-11 that gave me problems and was sent back. Sold it when I got it back. Painful to shoot also.

[patbax2]

Jennings Nine. Just terrible. I've still got it tucked away in one of my drawers because i can't bring myself to sell this headache to someone else

[Guest wallyiv]

None of mine are really worst so to speak but if I had to choose then I guess my SIG p250c in .40. Problem is that it's not bad, just not quite as good as my others. My mom though has a couple of Taurus that she should have never bought. She carried one on her having never fired. When I moved back to TN I took her to fire her carry (.38 lightweight blued snubby) I can't remember the model. It only fires in single action. In double action it tries to fire like a rim fire. Just got it back from Taurus after their lifetime warranty "fixed" it. Same problem still. I won't bash taurus though OP.

[Patton]

Normally you don't hear of too many bad Taurus Revolvers. I'd take a used beat up Smith, Colt, or Ruger over a new Taurus any day.

I also agree with you on the Sig 250's though, theres just something missing with them.

[Guest JHansonLPN]

I had a little Colt .25 for about 3 days untill I gave it to my exwifes father. Hated the thing.

[k9wh91984]

Walther PPK .380 S&W version FOLLOWED by a Raven Arms .25 "Saturday Night Special" Yes......the Walther was worse

[moondawg]

S&W Sigma 380.

I bought it in the mid 90s when it came out. I was a total newbie to handguns. I got it thinking it would be easier to reload than a revolver, and that it would be a good home defense gun.

Like I said, I was a total newbie.

I got it, and did not like shooting it. I kept it, thinking I probably just needed to practice with it. I tried, and I just did not like it. No real sights, had to have a special disassembly tool, and I found the magazine hard to eject. I finally pawned it.

[Geno]

A small .25 cal... Davis name if I recall correctly. Would have been a good off-shore fishing weight.

[Guest A10thunderbolt]

I was suckered into buying a Phoenix .22 Pistol, it was so bad it would rattle apart after a few shots. Sold it to my neighbor, I told him it was a POS and he still bought it.

[kieefer]

S&W Sigma 380.

I bought it in the mid 90s when it came out. I was a total newbie to handguns. I got it thinking it would be easier to reload than a revolver, and that it would be a good home defense gun.

Like I said, I was a total newbie.

I got it, and did not like shooting it. I kept it, thinking I probably just needed to practice with it. I tried, and I just did not like it. No real sights, had to have a special disassembly tool, and I found the magazine hard to eject. I finally pawned it.

I saw one of these at a pawn shop in Gallatin. Almost bought it but came home and did some research.

Looks like S&W's new Bodyguard was a big improvement.

[moondawg]

I saw one of these at a pawn shop in Gallatin. Almost bought it but came home and did some research.

Looks like S&W's new Bodyguard was a big improvement.

Good thing you didn't get it. LOL But who knows, it might be a good fit for someone.

It may have been because I was still new to handguns, but I found the recoil pretty snappy for a 380. Then again, it was a lighter and smaller gun; I think it was listed as 14 oz. My brother shot it and said that it kicked pretty good for a 380...more than our Dad's Glock 17. It just wasn't a gun I enjoyed shooting...and why keep a gun you don't like shooting?

[wattsbarbound]

For me it was a Ruger LCP. I shot one box of ammo through it then sold it at the next gun show. Couldn't get used to that long DA trigger pull.

[Guest RebelWithACause]

Intratec Tec-22. It jammed every single shot and sometimes the upper receiver would just 'pop open' like a jack in the box when you shot it. I turned it into a great investment by trading it even for an AK back when AKs were dirt cheap. (Still have the AK)

(I also have a heavily used "Bryco Jennings 9" that was given to me. I've inspected it, cleaned it, oiled it, and will never fire the POS. It's my "just in case they come for my guns, I'll toss them that one" gun.)

[Pengnpup]

Davis 380

[Luckyforward]

Kel-Tec

[SavageSig]

P238. I think you half expect a 100-200 dollar handgun to be garbage, but when you drop 500 for a small .380 and it doesn't work....ugh. Made me want to never buy a Sig again.

[glowdotGlock]

The worst gun I have ever owned was a Phoenix Arms .22 semi auto. I can't recall the model. After less than 200 rounds the firing pin/striker flew out of the rear of the slide. Poor design.

[Guest RJTravel]

Hawes .44 mag SA. Camped in remote area N Idaho - prolly late 60s. Grizzley approached - my brother held the .44 - shaking so badly the Hawes rattled like an old jalopy. More afraid of the Hawes than the griz. I fired it 3 or 4 times and the nickel plating shook off in pieces. Best handgun? Kel-Tec 3AT - hands down.

Richard