The worst pistol I've ever owned/shot.

[The Saint]

Well, of all the junk I've ever shot...this Jimenez JA Nine takes the cake. I purchased it brand new knowing it was going to be terrible...but this is astonishing and hilarious at the same time. In total, I have put ~250 rounds through this gun since I bought it. Today I took it to the range again, it was keyholing at 7 yards and 10 yards (target pic) REALLY bad...and upon inspection, yep, the rifling is already almost completely gone! I will give it points, I have had almost 0 problems with feeding and reliability through the round count...it DOES work and is reliable. The "target" sights continuously walk your groups 1" or so every 10-20 rounds and must be constantly re zeroed...this gun should have never had adjustables ever. I will tell you folks....if you want a joke gun?....this is the biggest joke there is. Hi Points are Cadillacs compared...in every department.

To put this into perspective....here's a ~9yard group when I first bought it...first magazine or so:

 

[Inigoes]

Are you using the right caliber of ammo?

 

[joppaj]

That looks like an excellent candidate if I needed to pistol whip someone.

 

[Art3]

I wonder how the stopping power of a properly expanding hollow point compares to a sideways/tumbling fmj at 7 yards

 

[The Saint]

Are you using the right caliber of ammo?

Yes haha, absolutely. I'm not new to firearms. I bought this thing as a joke, and it was a good one. The pink grips came with it, and I put them on to add insult to injury. Its par for the course for Jimenez pistols...and this one is a shining example of quality. I can only wonder why they were sued into oblivion.

That looks like an excellent candidate if I needed to pistol whip someone.

A true Styrone special....yeah. I can feel the stereotype holding it. It's like holding a brick; both in weight and feel.

 

[Inigoes]

The key holing at 7 yards has me wondering if it isnt a weird caliber like 9mm Largo (9X23) or 9mm Makarov (9x18), instead of 9mm Luger (9x19). When the barrel only lists 9mm as the caliber.

 

[Doctor_M]

The pink grips should help your street cred.

 

[outrider58]

That first target loos like one out of a Hollywood movie.

 

[Wheaton Hills Sportsman]

Then the Sicilian said, "Ha-ha, you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is “Never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well known is this: “Never shoot a Jimenez pistol, even on paper, without eye protection!”"

 

[emerald]

Happily, I had never heard of this brand. I did a quick search and found this review and got a chuckle. From it, the author writes:

"Would I recommend this pistol to you? No. My local gun shop sells the Jimenez .380 for about $145 and though the gun ran fine for me, I would not recommend it unless you had no other options. And I mean, kitchen knives, baseball bats, or an angry housecat should be considered above this in terms of defensive weapons."

The first step in buying a Jimenez .380 is convincing yourself it’s worth it :: Guns.com

If the choice is between cowering in fear as I or my family are threatened and the Jimenez .380, then would I’d take the Jimenez.

www.guns.com

 

[Alan3413]

Looks like every round hit the target, so at least it works as advertised. And keyholing bullets mean cheap FMJs work as well or better than hollow points (large entry/exit wounds and tumbling within)

 

[BFMIN]

Like the infamous Jennings Raven its by design.
Those dinky bullets leave a bigger bruise when impacting sideways at 10'

 

[outrider58]

Hey, he can always throw it at them(like a rock).

 

[The Saint]

It's a joke gun in the collection...I COULD buy a new barrel for it for about $30....but will I? Unlikely.

 

[outrider58]

It's a joke gun in the collection...I COULD buy a new barrel for it for about $30....but will I? Unlikely.

Like somebody said up thread, good gun buy-bag fodder.

 

[The Saint]

Like somebody said up thread, good gun buy-bag fodder.

I have probably almost 2 dozen for that purpose, non-functioning unfixable pieces, at that...at least most of em. This one is at least silly enough to be "fun" if it wasn't eating rifling.

 

[Biggfoot44]

You're looking this wrong !

It's perfect for CCI Shotshells .

 

[The Saint]

You're looking this wrong !

It's perfect for CCI Shotshells .

A customer made that joke earlier haha! If I can find a barrel for $20 or less shipping included, I'll likely go ahead and get it. If it eats a second barrel...that would be even funnier.

 

[The Saint]

Well....another barrel is inbound. Let's see how it fares 2nd barrel around, eh? The smoothie will remain as backup as a "feature" barrel for said shotshells ha!

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Looks like it wants to take up a second career as a finish hammer