Worst rifle you ever bought?

You buy a lowend shytey rifle, you get a lowend shytey rifle... the reason they sell it for $300 is because they spent even less to make it.... so, who is the authority on "quality" and "value?" When you pay $300 but expect "$1000 quality..."

It would be different if you paid $1000 but got $300 quality... that is a reason for griping.

I have never met an M70 or M77 I didn't like... I have met a couple M700's and A-Bolts that I didn't care for... but the worst was a Tikka M65.
 
I bought a Mosin Nagant mail order for $19.99 once.

It shot minute of barn door. It was an 1891 with a hex receiver though, with the arshins crossed off. I ended up killing my hog with it, but that was the only real use I got out of it. Ended up selling it on the EE to a happy collector.
 
I bought a ruger m77 mk1 in 7mm rem off my uncle. He never used it. It's a great looking rifle but it just doesn't shoot. I can't get groups under 3-4" which to me is unexseptable. So it just sits in my safe until I decide to get it rebarreled. From what read online this isn't an uncommon experience with these older rugers
 
My most disappointing rifle was a Ruger 10-22 Target model. Tried many many different brands and speeds of shells. It refused to shoot better than 4" groups at 50yds.
 
hoytcanon said:
You buy a lowend shytey rifle, you get a lowend shytey rifle... the reason they sell it for $300 is because they spent even less to make it.... so, who is the authority on "quality" and "value?" When you pay $300 but expect "$1000 quality..."

It would be different if you paid $1000 but got $300 quality... that is a reason for griping.
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If the American was the only sub $500 rifle in the game sure, take whatever you get.
But there are at least 3-4 others that put out sub $500 rifles that look like they were made by professionals that know how to operate machines, and don't put out crap like that out the door lol.
I bought a Ruger SR9 a few years ago and said never again after that, poor quality, poor materials, poor design. Then I got sucked in with an American... learned​ the hard way I guess, and definitely never again lol.
 
3CDO said:
I second this. I ended selling my M305 after changing everything less sock barrel and receiver. In the end it was cheaper to buy my Springfield which replaced the M305.
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I had one. I admit it took a lot of work, but it didn't take any money. Just a lot of time to make it nice.

(refinished stock, epoxy bedding, homemade NM op-rod guide, homemade NM sights, polished sear, TIG-unitized gas cylinder. And it was easy to work on.)

I sold it because in the end it was just another redundant rifle in the cabinet. But it was great for learning a few gunsmithing skills.
 
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Honestly the crappiest rifle I ever had was a *gasp* SKS... works great, handles nice, but damn if it isn't as rough as hell, has a garbage trigger, and an awful fit.
 
Nobody has mentioned Chiappa yet?
my worst was a Chiappa 1886. Three deep gouges (deeper than the rifling) from one end of the bore to the other. It took the distributer a year to replace it
 
Remlin 336C 2009.
Canted barrel, crooked sights, forearm & butt stock different coloured wood, atrocious shadow checkering, barrel rifling absent in last 6" of barrel, there were so many machining burrs on the inside parts that it looked like a skinned sea urchin.
Needless to say it wouldn't cycle ammo.
This was the poster gun for the slang expression 'fked up'.
Paw marched it back the very next day.
Some things you can fix but that gun was a disaster.
Marlin became 'Remlin' on that day for us.
Of course remington hasn't had any respect for its customers for years.
 
Galt said:
Should have spent the extra 60 dollars and got the " select grade". ....
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