Thread: The WORST Firearm You Ever Owned

After reading this thread I am:
1) sad - I really liked my 10/22 (ss with hogue stock) reliable and did what I needed it to and now I feel like I shouldnt have.
2) Happy - everything I missed was due to the 10/22. All this time I just thought I was a shit shot (It was still probably me).

Originally Posted by Pineapple

After reading this thread I am:
1) sad - I really liked my 10/22 (ss with hogue stock) reliable and did what I needed it to and now I feel like I shouldnt have.
2) Happy - everything I missed was due to the 10/22. All this time I just thought I was a shit shot (It was still probably me).

Nah it wasn't

Whilst I only temporarily looked after the rifle and did not as such own it, the worst rifle I had in my possession was a Remington Viper .22 semi auto. Ergonomics of the stock were fine. And that is where its positive features ended.

Yeah I remember the Remington Viper with it's moulded synthetic receiver, looked pretty good. NZ Guns magazine did a review of it...not very accurate and a jam-o-matic.

Disappeared off the market within a year. Probably be a collectors item in a hundred years time...or not.

.22 annie semiauto, not sure its the worst but most disappointing . . . bought at a crazy cheap price, should have been a warning there but really wanted one, they look great, point great . . but poor accuracy wise. Went on the www to see how to fix it and realised i should have looked before i bought it . . . the rifle is made by an Italian shotgun maker and there is no fix, just a crap design, first and last anschutz.

and a 10/22 that i had for 2 days before i took it back for a refund . . didnt think much of the design or quality or the accuracy, which was a surprise, my workmates ruger was a tack driver.

Originally Posted by rossi.45

.22 annie semiauto, not sure its the worst but most disappointing . . . bought at a crazy cheap price, should have been a warning there but really wanted one, they look great, point great . . but poor accuracy wise. Went on the www to see how to fix it and realised i sould have looked before i bought it . . . the rifle is made by an Italian shotgun maker and there is no fix, just a crap design, first and last anschutz.

Dont let the semi experience put you off. The bolt guns are much much better.....

i've gone over to Sako Quads for hunting and LR target rimfire shooting . . . happy with those . . but hear what ya sayin

Originally Posted by rossi.45

.22 annie semiauto, not sure its the worst but most disappointing . . . bought at a crazy cheap price, should have been a warning there but really wanted one, they look great, point great . . but poor accuracy wise. Went on the www to see how to fix it and realised i should have looked before i bought it . . . the rifle is made by an Italian shotgun maker and there is no fix, just a crap design, first and last anschutz.

and a 10/22 that i had for 2 days before i took it back for a refund . . didnt think much of the design or quality or the accuracy, which was a surprise, my workmates ruger was a tack driver.

Don't know about their last model but their 1st one (model 520) had a history of breaking thru the casting (muck metal?) at the rear of the action rendering them into a throwaway POS.

model 520 . . . thats the one, shamefull that anschutz put their name on it

Norinco 1897 Winchester Clone. The bolt carrier broke within the first three shots.

H&R pardner pump, jammed all the time constant failure to feed.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

H&R pardner pump, jammed all the time constant failure to feed.

Mate that's a shame and goes to show how not only how some models suck but just some individual rifles. I had a H&R pardner pump 12g and it was bloody awesome for the money.
Got it for $250 from memory and did about 1000 - 1200 rounds, never jammed. Got better the more it got used, was an excellent workhorse.

Originally Posted by viper

Mate that's a shame and goes to show how not only how some models suck but just some individual rifles. I had a H&R pardner pump 12g and it was bloody awesome for the money.
Got it for $250 from memory and did about 1000 - 1200 rounds, never jammed. Got better the more it got used, was an excellent workhorse.

Yeah dead right mate, another forum member has one it goes well. Glad your fellas ones work fine