WORST Gun From A Reputable Firearms Manufacturer That You've Personally Owned...

[WillBrink]

First gun I purchased when I got my CCW and what I could afford at the time as a poor student was a S&W Smegma .380, I mean Sigma. A true low point for S&W. But I will say this about it, while it was awful in every respect, it was reliable cheap fire power. But, the OP specified "Reputable Firearms Manufacturer" and it was still a better gun than those from High Point and such at least as it was reliable at least.

[sniperfrog]

A friend of mine bought a Sig 1911 back when they came out and had all kinds of problems. He got rid of it pretty quick.

[WillBrink]

A friend of mine bought a Sig 1911 back when they came out and had all kinds of problems. He got rid of it pretty quick.

When they first came out Sig had a range day i went to. They had two guns for people to try, and within a short time one broke. I hear Sig got most of the kinks out of their 1911s over the years, but why anyone would get a 1911 from a company who just made them to cover a segment of the market, vs existing companies who have made them for damn near 100 years give or take some decades, is a mystery to me.

[chuckman]

A friend of mine bought a Sig 1911 back when they came out and had all kinds of problems. He got rid of it pretty quick.

Mine went back and forth to them I think 4 times before it got right.

They should have just stuck to the p series.

[glocktogo]

Worst functioning: Kimber Custom Carry 1911, early gun in the 3XXX serial # range

Worst "accuracy": Ruger Mini-30 Ranch 1st year production. With a Burris 3X9 scope off the bench, it was barely minute of pie plate at 100 yards, right at the edge of the scope's elevation range, regardless of ammo selected.

Worst QC out of the box: Beretta SPEC0668A (92X Full Size with a 92D slide and action, Wilson Combat/Ameriglo sights, Gallatin, TN mfg.). Out of the box the front sight is substantially bent, the slide finish is mottled and uneven to the point of being sad, and I swear the railed dust cover is torqued off centerline. That one sits new in the box unfired, as I haven't gotten around to contacting Beretta CS about having it fixed or replaced yet.

Not "reputable" Mfg. gun which looked, functioned and performed way beyond any expectation: Star Firestar .40 S&W in Starvel finish. That gun would just not quit, 100% reliable from the 1st shot and hit anything I pointed it at. It was also the smoothest, softest shooting .40 I've ever shot.

[CRAMBONE]

as I haven't gotten around to contacting Beretta CS about having it fixed or replaced yet. .

Good luck with that. They SUCK!

[SteyrAUG]

For those with crappy Kimbers, were they purchased prior to 2005 when Ron Cohen took over or after?

I know people who consider their 90s vintage Kimbers to be the best 1911s they've ever owned.

[Striker6]

S&W Sigma. It was free with purchase of a M&P15. The trigger in that Sigma was god awful.

[SteyrAUG]

S&W Sigma. It was free with purchase of a M&P15. The trigger in that Sigma was god awful.

Yep, that was in the "f the ordinary people" days of S&W. I think that shitty gun was part of their "sell us out" plan.

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[chuckman]

S&W Sigma. It was free with purchase of a M&P15. The trigger in that Sigma was god awful.

Yasssss! That Sigma was awful, they were just giving those away. I think I just traded mine for some ammo and a sack of magic beans....