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austinrealtor wrote:

donh wrote:The Walther PPK that I bought last year at The Gun Store in Weatherford, TX. Took it to the range and put about 200 rounds through it, it FTF'ed and FTE'd at least once in every 6rnd magazine. Sent it off to S&W March, 2009, got it back January, 2010, and it still FTF's and FTE's just as bad as before. I'm hesitant to sell a gun as bad as this to any unsuspecting person, but I probably will someday - so watch out!!! Don't ever buy a Walther anything!!! (At least one that's made by S&W America).

I don't believe S&W America makes any Walther firearms. They only provide the USA warranty service to Walther firearms. Did you know that Walther/S&W recalled the PPK last year? I don't own a PPK, so not sure of the details, but perhaps that could explain the problems you had? Just saying.

I do own a Walther PPS and have been impressed with it. Though, in interests of full disclosure, I am awaiting a replacement from S&W for a small polymer part that broke (gun still functions even with the broken part).

All that said, if you want to dump your PPK, I might be interested. How does $200 cash FTF sound?

Ooops, strike that. I stand corrected. S&W does manufacture the PPK line now. Was curious enough to look up the recall notice I keep seeing everytim I visit the WaltherAmerica.com web site ... http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/ ... onId=10506" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

donh wrote:The Walther PPK that I bought last year at The Gun Store in Weatherford, TX. Took it to the range and put about 200 rounds through it, it FTF'ed and FTE'd at least once in every 6rnd magazine. Sent it off to S&W March, 2009, got it back January, 2010, and it still FTF's and FTE's just as bad as before. I'm hesitant to sell a gun as bad as this to any unsuspecting person, but I probably will someday - so watch out!!! Don't ever buy a Walther anything!!! (At least one that's made by S&W America).

I don't believe S&W America makes any Walther firearms. They only provide the USA warranty service to Walther firearms. Did you know that Walther/S&W recalled the PPK last year? I don't own a PPK, so not sure of the details, but perhaps that could explain the problems you had? Just saying.

I do own a Walther PPS and have been impressed with it. Though, in interests of full disclosure, I am awaiting a replacement from S&W for a small polymer part that broke (gun still functions even with the broken part).

All that said, if you want to dump your PPK, I might be interested. How does $200 cash FTF sound?

Worst handgun, unquestionably my long departed Kahr PM40. Worst gun I've ever owned by a long shot. Feed and ejection problems. Trips back for warranty repair. Finally I just gave up and traded it for a shotgun worth about half what I paid for the Kahr new. But I've already told the story of it elsewhere on this forum and don't want to stir up the slumbering "Kahr RULZ!" crowd. So I'll just leave it at that.

Worst long gun, sadly, is becoming my grandpa's old Winchester 74 .22 short. Darn thing hasn't shot more than 50 rounds without a malfunction in more than 10 years. Has had the firing pin break or FTF and been replaced by supposedly competent gunsmiths 3 different times during this span. It's not not much more than a wall-hanger with a busted firing pin. Might try one more gunsmith some day. I'd really to pass this rifle on to my son. It is a SWEET shooter when it's working. Used to pop soda cans at 100 yards with it (open sights) when I was a teen-ager. I can't even see 100 yards without a scope anymore.

LostInAustin wrote:Raven .25 is my worst gun. Don't even know why I bought it! Yes I do. The guy selling was a friend of my fathers and he had just received his FFL. His first "purchase" forresale was a box of those .25's. four or five of the "group" all wanted one. They knew nothing about queality firearms and I knew they didn't. Just seemed like the right think to do in the moment of frenzy. So....$40 bucks later I owned one.

Misfires, can't hit the side of a barn, basically cannot disassemble the gun for cleaning. Just a plain ole Saturday Nite Special. Worthless.

I do not let anybody who goes to shoot with me shoot it because it is dangerous.

You should go trade it in for food stamps or teddy bears or whatever their giving away this month in Dallas.

Or - if you want to be really devious - walk up to the table and offer to trade your Raven .25 for a nicer gun that they just took in from some other sap. "Hey, can I trade you this gun for that chrome .357 Magnum?" Just be sure to keep a straight face and look serious when you do so.