What is the worst shooting rifle you ever owned....
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Yup, I was there... It was MOP (Minute of pieplate @10 yards at best)
Glad she's runnin like a charm
I had a buddy who had one of them... I think this is why remington marketed em for so long
This would be my worst too...Lakefield model 64b .22.Not that it wasn't accurate.to many feeding and jamming issues with the rifle.I spent more time trying to get it to operate properly than I did shooting it.It collects dust in the gunsafe now.
I've had one of em, and one that performs flawlessly... But it still needed complete disassembly every thousand rounds or so. (and mean complete disassembly)
1300 pump
I also had a Win 1300 "featherlite" with the 22" barrel. It never patterned well even with the full choke, so I bought a 28" barrel for it which helped a bit. When cycling the pump though right from new it would ALWAYS stick back against the receiver. Total disassembly using emery cloth to polish the innards made no difference. I consigned that gun off 22 years later and got $395 for it. (It looked brand new cause I hardly ever used it)
I also had a Winchester 94 "Trapper Carbine" in .44 magnum that would ALWAYS pop the last round from the mag tube under the feed ramp when the ramp was "up" ejecting the second last shell.
That gun would hit a bic lighter off a fence post at 50 yrds with the iron sights. It was just a bummer to have to disassemble the gun twice a day every day at deer camp when coming in for lunch and supper.
I thought I'd be real smart and trade it in back in '86...for my Sks I have (It has taken two deer in its defence)
I also had a Win 1300 "featherlite" with the 22" barrel. It never patterned well even with the full choke, so I bought a 28" barrel for it which helped a bit. When cycling the pump though right from new it would ALWAYS stick back against the receiver. Total disassembly using emery cloth to polish the innards made no difference. I consigned that gun off 22 years later and got $395 for it. (It looked brand new cause I hardly ever used it
)I also had a Winchester 94 "Trapper Carbine" in .44 magnum that would ALWAYS pop the last round from the mag tube under the feed ramp when the ramp was "up" ejecting the second last shell.
That gun would hit a bic lighter off a fence post at 50 yrds with the iron sights. It was just a bummer to have to disassemble the gun twice a day every day at deer camp when coming in for lunch and supper.
I thought I'd be real smart and trade it in back in '86...for my Sks I have (It has taken two deer in its defence)
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- Location
- Vancouver Island BC
My worst was a Model 70 carbine in 30-06, no matter what you shot out of it the groups were like a shotgun. Factory ammo shot worse than reloads,I sold it and told the guy that all it got was 3 inch groups. He bought it anyways...........
Northman999
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Southern Yukon
Mini 14 for sure. I got this really nice stainless Ranch rifle and after one afternoon of giving it an honest try (scoped too!), I was totally pissed off. Worst trigger I'd ever seen on any firearm and 4" groups at 50 yards. And this from a gun worth around $800!!!! Now I've got an SKS to fill the same role; better trigger and tighter groups at 1/4 the price, from a 60+ year old rifle design.
CZ550 varminter in .22-250
Brand new, outa backcountry in red deer, shot horrible, like 8 inch group with factory ammo, handloads a tad bit better, I took it back to backcountry, and said these kinda groups are NOT accesptable for a varminter,, they said ohh instead of sending it back or whatever, well bed it and such, it came back and such, with BIG scratches on it, the action screws were stripped, and a target, 1 big hole with 5 shots, musta shot it at 10 yrds tho, cause i used the same ammo...and same old garbage..
Ooopppss that turned into a rant...
Brand new, outa backcountry in red deer, shot horrible, like 8 inch group with factory ammo, handloads a tad bit better, I took it back to backcountry, and said these kinda groups are NOT accesptable for a varminter,, they said ohh instead of sending it back or whatever, well bed it and such, it came back and such, with BIG scratches on it, the action screws were stripped, and a target, 1 big hole with 5 shots, musta shot it at 10 yrds tho, cause i used the same ammo...and same old garbage..
Ooopppss that turned into a rant...
actually, I count 9 holes in the target: 6 keyholed and 3 round.
westcoaster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central BC
The least accurate rifle I ever shot was my friends surplus 303.
It would shoot dinner plate sized groups at 100 yards.
In all fairness to the rifle we had/have no idea how old it is and how rounds have been through it already.
It would shoot dinner plate sized groups at 100 yards.
In all fairness to the rifle we had/have no idea how old it is and how rounds have been through it already.
Marlin 336 30/30
Using blemished federal 160 gr. the bullet was tumbling and leaving a perfect silhouette of the cartridge in the target. Used 1st grade ammo and on the money every time. Sorry...not really applicable to this post, however lesson learned...don't scrimp on ammo when your hunting for the trophy buck.
Using blemished federal 160 gr. the bullet was tumbling and leaving a perfect silhouette of the cartridge in the target. Used 1st grade ammo and on the money every time. Sorry...not really applicable to this post, however lesson learned...don't scrimp on ammo when your hunting for the trophy buck.
