worst rifle you have ever owned?

[honda53s]

I had a WASR Ak-47 that was a total piece of shizzat. I felt bad selling it privately so I sold it to a dealer that screwed me over on a gun.

 

[armed ferret]

nice.

 

[BradMacc82]

Romak 993 Sporter.

Bought it at 18, never fired a single round thru it. Sold it at 19, unfired.

That makes it the worst rifle I ever owned, since I never got to shoot it.

 

[Sirex]

I THOUGHT my Marlin 795 was a POS, until I got differetn ammo. The Remington Golden Bullets made me a believer. A believer that Golden Bullets suck. Had so many hammer strikes for various guns that wouldn't ignite, and many deformed rounds. All my Federal, CCI, and Aquila .22 runs thru the Marlin 795 and 60 just fine. I did buy a Mosin that was all rusted up, and the bolt required a breakfast of Wheaties to cycle, so that was probably my worst. That was user neglect though, not indicative of a rifle problem. My other Mosins are smooth and shoot well.

 

[sykesville]

As pretty as it was, my Marlin 45/70 lever gun blew my shoulder out. I hated shooting it.

 

[BeltBuckle]

Worst rifle I have/ever had is a Winchester 9422 that's a very picky eater. Lovely rifle though. Inherited it in mint condition from a much beloved uncle so I don't have the heart to let it go.

In a similar but much older vein, a friend of mine has a .22 cal Stevens Visible Loader. Having tried to shoot it once we quickly understood the nickname "miserable loader". Worthless pos would not extract a fired casing, and couldn't hit the broad side of a windowless barn from the inside. Looks pretty cool hanging on the wall, though...

 

[Scott7891]

Bubba special Mauser 1915.

Bought it at a Maryland gun show back when I was a gun noob. Seeing the 1915 marked receiver was what sold me on it not knowing the other problems with it.

Barrel was chopped really short to 16", no crown, nothing to hold the front handguard cuff from falling off, aftermarket iron sites that were garbage, couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it; just an overall fail on my part.

The worst part is I bought it for $225 and later sold it to my friend for $75.

 

[JDBoss]

HK91 - A rifle I wanted for soooo long.... and wanted to love...... but it wasn't particularly accurate and was just plain uncomfortable to shoot. Traded it and a couple bucks for an AR10T (in 1995) and haven't looked back.

 

[Idempotent]

My worst rifle is a Marlin 795. It feels like it has the build quality of a BB gun, the magazines are fiddly, and overall it doesn't feel solid. Yet damn can that thing shoot. I made Rifleman at my first (and only) Appleseed shoot with it and some Tech sights. I guess I'd rather have a rifle that shoots straight than one that feels nice and your hands but doesn't perform.

There's probably some other things I like that way too ...

 

[BaltimoreKid]

Model 1816 Springfield 1828 DOM. 45 lb trigger pull after stoning. Those guys must have hands like hams in those days.

 

[amoebicmagician]

Bubba special Mauser 1915.

Bought it at a Maryland gun show back when I was a gun noob. Seeing the 1915 marked receiver was what sold me on it not knowing the other problems with it.

Barrel was chopped really short to 16", no crown, nothing to hold the front handguard cuff from falling off, aftermarket iron sites that were garbage, couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it; just an overall fail on my part.

The worst part is I bought it for $225 and later sold it to my friend for $75.

16 inches is way too short a barrel chop for a Mauser. I would have said re-crown if there were at least 19 inches of barrel... It could have still been a great shooter so long as the rifling was in decent condition.

I see people cutting down their mosins to 16 inches all the time, and then they're stuck shooting steel core light ball since nothing else will stabilize out of the damn thing.

 

[tony b]

been fortunate haven't owned a bad one yet.

 

[FoxFirearms]

I bought a Remington Matchmaster 513-T, rechambered in .22 mag...big mistake. All they did was added a .22 mag barrel, and I'm fairly certain it's not safe to shoot. Education is expensive these days.

 

[FoxFirearms]

One more expensive lesson. I bought a WC Scott Trap Gun with a short barrel and Lyman Cutts Choke for $800. Found out someone, even less intelligent than me, sawed off the barrel and added the choke. Now I can't find an original WC Scott barrel, so I'm stuck with a shotgun that basically nobody wants.

 

[aquaman]

I had a WASR that was all kinds of screwed up. It had every problem imaginable.

I got so pissed off with it one day I threw it in the pond

 

[smg1231]

Had a Ruger M77 lightweight stainless in 22-250 that shot horribly despite all my troubleshooting efforts.

 

[BuildnBurn]

Remington 760 carbine in .30-06. Jamomatic POS
The only firearm I've sold with no regret

 

[Half-cocked]

Remington 760 carbine in .30-06. Jamomatic POS

The only firearm I've sold with no regret

Did you ever have a smith check it out? I know someone with a 760 who has probably put 1,000 rounds through it, without a hiccup.


Scratched onto a piece of slate and carried by specially trained prehistoric birds.

 

[kingfish]

I had an Italian carcano in excellent condition. At 100yds it grouped about 8". And, no, it wasn't my fault. Because of that rifle, I'm a firm believer lee Harvey wasn't alone

 

[amoebicmagician]

Remington 760 carbine in .30-06. Jamomatic POS
The only firearm I've sold with no regret

that's weird, the 760 and the 7600 have always seemed like great guns to me. Never seen a bad one, I guess they must be out there though as is evidenced by your experience