This should be an interesting thread. I didn't put up a poll due there being too many guns out there. Please explain why you didn't like the particular fire arm, in detail if possible. IE, not just that "it didn't shoot very well". Thanks in advance.
What was the least favorite .22 cal rifle or handgun you owned?
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Ruger Mark II handgun never shot well in my hands - proly because its so fugly I tried to look another way while pulling the trigger.
Savage 64 rifle is definitely as bad as Ruger 1022 but cost half as much. Very inaccurate due to poor barrel to receiver attachment. Needs cantilever scope mount but nobody ever bothered making aftemarket parts, not for Savage, so it is not easily fixable design flaw.
Savage 64 rifle is definitely as bad as Ruger 1022 but cost half as much. Very inaccurate due to poor barrel to receiver attachment. Needs cantilever scope mount but nobody ever bothered making aftemarket parts, not for Savage, so it is not easily fixable design flaw.
sillymike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I'm not sure on the "least favorite"... as I haven't add the "chance" of buying a bad 22lr...
But the one that is getting the least use if the Ruger Mk2... It's a great shooter, but the twisting/pulling/flipping involved to put the gun back togheter is agravation then I care to deal with on a regular basis...
But the one that is getting the least use if the Ruger Mk2... It's a great shooter, but the twisting/pulling/flipping involved to put the gun back togheter is agravation then I care to deal with on a regular basis...
Rod B
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
About 15 years ago I bought a Mitchell clone of the High Standard Citation.
This gun was in stainless steel & looked good. However it was plagued with problems from poor magazine design to excessive tolerances in frame to barrel fit.
Fortunately I was able to sell it to a person with lower expectations & recover most of my cost.
This gun was in stainless steel & looked good. However it was plagued with problems from poor magazine design to excessive tolerances in frame to barrel fit.
Fortunately I was able to sell it to a person with lower expectations & recover most of my cost.
Charter Arms AR7 Explorer.
Wanted it BAD. Saved for a long time. Sold it six months after I bought it, and never regretted it's departure.
Reasons. Wouldn't shoot reliably. Barrel would start to lead up, if you dared to try shooting any faster than you would a single shot. Got to the point where I was driving a bronze rod down the bore to get the scab of lead detached to start the cleaning process. Maybe from a lousy finish on the liner, maybe from the heat build up with the liner in an aluminum barrel. Dunno.
It was not accurate when it was clean.
The mag would drop off it if you looked at the release lever wrong, let alone if you bumped it with your finger when you removed it from the guard. The mag would not drop free immediately, but would pop loose, then fall out a little later. Much searching. A couple replacement magazines.
I liked the concept of the takedown rifle that fit in the stock. In fairness, it was the wrong rifle for what I bought it for (a general purposee, portable 22 for backpacking and wanderin' about with) but I still think it was a poor bit of work for an emergency use tool.
Cheers
Trev
Wanted it BAD. Saved for a long time. Sold it six months after I bought it, and never regretted it's departure.
Reasons. Wouldn't shoot reliably. Barrel would start to lead up, if you dared to try shooting any faster than you would a single shot. Got to the point where I was driving a bronze rod down the bore to get the scab of lead detached to start the cleaning process. Maybe from a lousy finish on the liner, maybe from the heat build up with the liner in an aluminum barrel. Dunno.
It was not accurate when it was clean.
The mag would drop off it if you looked at the release lever wrong, let alone if you bumped it with your finger when you removed it from the guard. The mag would not drop free immediately, but would pop loose, then fall out a little later. Much searching. A couple replacement magazines.
I liked the concept of the takedown rifle that fit in the stock. In fairness, it was the wrong rifle for what I bought it for (a general purposee, portable 22 for backpacking and wanderin' about with) but I still think it was a poor bit of work for an emergency use tool.
Cheers
Trev
Browning Buckmark Target.
For a target rifle it wasn't particularly accurate (crappy actually.) Because it was a purported target rifle the overall weight was too much and it was quite heavy muzzle heavy. The open action and proximity to the shooter's face often meant unburned powder particles blowing back into your eyes.
I was glad to see it go.
For a target rifle it wasn't particularly accurate (crappy actually.) Because it was a purported target rifle the overall weight was too much and it was quite heavy muzzle heavy. The open action and proximity to the shooter's face often meant unburned powder particles blowing back into your eyes.
I was glad to see it go.
Marlin 922M rifle.
Tried just about every brand of ammo I could find and I could not get that rifle to shoot any better than 2 inch groups at 50 yards. Checked everything on that rifle such as bedding, screws, scopes, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture. Nice full size rifle with a very good looking walnut stock. Sold it at a loss and yes the buyer knew I was not happy with it and why.
Tried just about every brand of ammo I could find and I could not get that rifle to shoot any better than 2 inch groups at 50 yards. Checked everything on that rifle such as bedding, screws, scopes, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture. Nice full size rifle with a very good looking walnut stock. Sold it at a loss and yes the buyer knew I was not happy with it and why.
KyleSchenk
CGN Regular
Remington 572 Fieldmaster. More like the no feed master. Only cycled shorts . Put LR in it and you now have a jamster. I perfected clearing them with a 7.62x39 stripper clip quite well. Sucks cause both me and the girlfriend both liked the gun. Oh hey Remington your never going to see a god damn cent from me ever again. Don't even get me started on the 870 superbag of sh*t you were nice enought to supply on a shelf for me to buy.
The first couple of replies hit it right.
Ruger Mk II pistol and Charter Arms AR 7.
Some of the Coey - Coey/Winchester bolt actions with the tube mag are so hard to work the bolt it takes two firm hands on the gun.
Ruger Mk II pistol and Charter Arms AR 7.
Some of the Coey - Coey/Winchester bolt actions with the tube mag are so hard to work the bolt it takes two firm hands on the gun.
Henry AR-7. Bought it for $20.00 from my cousin. Gave it away to some other sucker. Really bad take down semi, where all the components can fit in the stock. Really cool concept, really terrible gun. Worst accuracy I've ever seen. Bad trigger. Constant jams, no matter what the ammo used. At first, thought it was because I put it together incorrectly. After about six months, I didn't care anymore. I think it's the only gun where I've put every brand of rimfire I could purchase through, just to see if their was some magical round that it liked. The only good thing I can say about it was that, when packed away, it could float. So I guess it might make a decent oar.
You ought to have given it to me....
....Well, no worries
; anyhow, my weirdest one was a Nylon 66 I bought as a fixer-upper - not a bad rifle, but I fixed it up as best I could on the externals, and then sold it to another (more competent) CGN'er to work on the things internals....Heck.
I'd buy one for $20.
That's the kind of money that would make it worth while to get experimental with it.I can afford to burn $20 these days on a crap shoot deal. When I bought (and resold) my AR7, the amount of money represented several months hard savings.
Besides, $20 is a cheap price to pay for an education!
Cheers
Trev
My least favorite was a springfield 188h, described third in the ad below.
Someone gave me $200 for these guns, I have no idea why.
I was very glad to see them go.
Here they are in the order they appeared in the ad.
The ace folded for packing.
Someone gave me $200 for these guns, I have no idea why.
I was very glad to see them go.
Here they are in the order they appeared in the ad.
The ace folded for packing.
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