My hi-standard target pistol in .22 short. The mag loves to fail to feed. Either doesn't raise up the next round, or jams it on the edge of the chamber. Had one stove pipe as well.
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The most unreliable gun you've shot
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I've got a S&W 1911 that I've had no problems with whatsoever. I let my friend Jason shoot it, and he was getting tons of FTE's... like several per magazine. I would take the gun from him and shoot a few mags no problem, give it back to him, and bam... tons of FTE's.
I don't know if this is true or not, but I recall hearing that if you limp wrist a semi-auto you increase the chance of a FTE or FTF. Thats the only reason I can think of why I didn't have any problems with it and my friend did.
My SIG Mosquito does this constantly. I stopped shooting it because of this. Stovepipes live rounds constantly.
I'll keep that in mind. Not sure if its an extractor problem or possibly a weak firing pin strike or maybe just as simple as bad ammo.
Patriot
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Smith & Wesson 639. First & last 9mm I ever bought. Nothing made commercially would
function in the POS. Six month later I traded it back to the shop where I bought it. I pity
the poor guy that bought that used. I took a bath on it but at least I wasn't haunted
by it forever.
function in the POS. Six month later I traded it back to the shop where I bought it. I pity
the poor guy that bought that used. I took a bath on it but at least I wasn't haunted
by it forever.
SIG Mosquito BY FAR. FTF, FTE, will eject but won't feed the next round, won't lock back after the last round. I've tried everything with this gun, I even bought a Gemtech threaded barrel and ran it with my Stratus suppressor and she still malfunctioned. I bought this gun for my wife for Christmas a few years ago (she started shooting with my P22 & MP5K PDW SBR) and she doesn't like to shoot it because it's more malfunction than actual shooting. Extremely frustrating.
I thought that was my problem at first. However, I never had the problems with any other of my firearms. I also have a 1911 and have never had one single issue. Same with my Sig.
thinker01810
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GunGrey
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Ray you're gonna hate me but
The most unreliable gun i ever owned so far, has be an Norinco SKS
thing was a piece of shit, even with your advice i still couldnt get it to run right. got rid of it and bought a handgun
The most unreliable gun i ever owned so far, has be an Norinco SKS
thing was a piece of shit, even with your advice i still couldnt get it to run right. got rid of it and bought a handgun
My 22A was very unreliable until I found the right ammo. Now it's only kind of unreliable.
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Weird. My 22A has been flawless.
I'm at least the 3rd owner of mine, so who knows. Misfires like a bastard. Seems to like Federal ammo more than anything else.
DickWanner
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.22s semi's tend to be the most finicky of all firearms.
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CCI mini-mag took care of that problem in my Sig Mosquito.
Bill Nance
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I'm horrified to say it's one of the guns I got here on this board. A Springfield 1911A1 that was without a doubt the crappiest gun I've ever owned.
Failure to go into battery, stovepipes, you name it, this piece of crap had it.
Enter a guy named Gregg Derr. And today I have an absolutely AWESOME 1911. (ok scratch that, it was awesome except for the sear which I'm replacing as we speak)
Here it is today (sans new sear, which it needs as it fires double taps not on purpose).
It SHOULD have been a great gun out of the box. What can I say, even good manufacturers put out lemons.
Failure to go into battery, stovepipes, you name it, this piece of crap had it.
Enter a guy named Gregg Derr. And today I have an absolutely AWESOME 1911. (ok scratch that, it was awesome except for the sear which I'm replacing as we speak)
Here it is today (sans new sear, which it needs as it fires double taps not on purpose).
It SHOULD have been a great gun out of the box. What can I say, even good manufacturers put out lemons.
My best friend had a Taurus PT100 (Beretta 96 clone). Damn thing would not make it through an 11 round mag without 2-3 FTEs or FTFs, or some combination thereof. After 2 trips back to them, it was still just as bad.
A Para 13-45.
FAL. Pin on the charging handle was about .05 too short, and it would slip past the front of the carrier and get stuck in one of the sand cuts. It also likes to hang up if I pull back and release the handle, and now and then when firing. Think the inside of the carrier needs a good polishing, and the whole thing needs more oil. Someday I'll dig it out when I care enough to fix it. If I knew then what I know now, I would have avoided that damn Hesse receiver, but so help me god it will run 100% if it likes it or not.
![[sad]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/004.gif "Sad [sad]")
even though it's only a $3 part that's messed up.
Mine was a real PITA. I used to never get through a magazine without a
failure to fire until about after 2000 rounds.
That and replacing the buffer. Now it runs great.
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Ruger MKII......when I actually finally cleaned it, it seemed to get worse...but it's very ammo dependent too. Lets face it, most bargain 22 ammo is shit. If I fed it something better it would probably be fine....
My other cheap "off brand" Kel tec's, Rock Isands, etc....have been great really....and I'm kinda amazed by that.....
My other cheap "off brand" Kel tec's, Rock Isands, etc....have been great really....and I'm kinda amazed by that.....
AK fans are gonna love this one, but based on number of malfunctions, my runaway favorite is my WASR-10...
Had to pound the ejector and bend it up to get it to reliably kick rounds out. Even still, it still eats a case now and then...
Had to pound the ejector and bend it up to get it to reliably kick rounds out. Even still, it still eats a case now and then...
A Raven .25 I bought for $75.
Took it home shot the snot out of it one day, wiped it down and carried it for 6 months and then I went to the back yard to fire up the Raven at some cans.....click.
The last shot I made with it 6 months before broke the firing pin.![[shocked]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/007.gif "Shocked [shocked]")
Got a new FP and sold it.
Yeah, I should have known better but I was younger and broker at the time.
Took it home shot the snot out of it one day, wiped it down and carried it for 6 months and then I went to the back yard to fire up the Raven at some cans.....click.
The last shot I made with it 6 months before broke the firing pin.
Got a new FP and sold it.Yeah, I should have known better but I was younger and broker at the time.
