There's nothing worse than a rifle that promises exceptional accuracy and looks like a million bucks, yet is manufactured with such sublime sloppiness that it misfires about 15% of the time.

This rifle has defied all warranty work, laughed at the efforts of 4 different gunsmiths, and could have easily inspired a firearms "lemon law".

This rifle so bad that selling it would be like spreading a disease. And it's the real reason why God, in His infinite mercy, created the hacksaw.

We're talking about my cursed Remington 541-T.

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the house of Big Green!

Does anyone remember the old Marlin Goose gun with a 36" barrel. Mother of God what a block. It swings like a school bus and weighs about as much as a blue whale. I retired mine to a back corner in the basement where it can rust away for all eternity

Mr. Petzal,

I think that you meant a specific make and model product line, not a an individual "lemon". The closest that I can come to this based on personal experience is the Thompson Center Encore rifle line. I tried several and could never get the tack-driving accuracy out of them that was advertised in magazines and hyped on outdoor television shows. The Encores that I've owned seemed to be extra finicky about how consistently you held them for each shot. They also seemed to recoil and twist excessively compared to other stock designs. I think that most Encore rifles come from the factory with pretty good triggers and I like the simplicity of a single shot at times. I just feel that the TC Encores are overpriced and over-hyped for what you get.

Remington Spartan. Haven't they heard "Its about the brand?"

Remington Model 710 - possible the worst firearm to ever roll off the line. From the plasticized receivers to the cheaply seamed synthetic stock - this rifle is truly the worst of the worst.

I purchased one to see if Remington manufactured a cost-efficient, reliable firearm and right out of the box, the bolt assembly didn't fit right.

Too dangerous to fire (right)- so I returned it. Got another - and the barrel wasn't true. Returned it - and got another - rifle's firing pin assembly didn't work.

I never fired the 710 and never will. Returned it and bought a Browning A-bolt.

Smith & Wesson model 459 in 9mm. Smith & Wesson should stick with wheel guns.

The absolutely worst rifle I have ever owned has to be my Remington 700 ML in .50 cal. I bought it new and followed the instructions to the "T" in seasoning the barrel and the recommended cleaning proceedures before sighting the ML in. What I have is a scoped rifle that consistantly shoots a 12 to 18 inch group even when mounted in a shooting vise and using Remington recommended loads. In addition it loves to keyhole on a consistant basis.

It has been back to Remington 3 times to no avail. Anyone out there looking for a synthetic stocked stainless steel boat anchor that looks like a rifle?

The worst gun that I ever owned was a Browning A-Bolt stainless stalker in 30-06. It shot fairly well, but it had an aluminum bolt body that was dangerously close to wearing through when I got rid of it.

Mr Mckee is absolutely correct with his statement about the Remington 700-ML.
I found the first shot to be close and not all that too bad at 50yards,but unless the gun is cleaned good, it can be a real crap shoot past that.
Dave

Rem. 597- I believe this is a PETA approved weapon. The jam feed problem continued after switching to a metal clip, changing brands of ammo and hand cleaning each bullet free of wax. I did manage to fix the 10# trigger draw weight with a little judicious filing. If you want to "live off the land" and diet this be the one.

Makes me proud not to see a single Ruger on the list! It is a great American product line.

Springfield XD-40 Service. No matter what type of ammunition I used in this hunk of junk, it always had a FF/FE in every magazine. Even SA couldn't get this "fine" piece of Croatian engineering to function. After my problems I did a little research, it seems that about 10% of all XD-40s have similar issues. Obviously the QC in Croatia is now what it is cracked up to be!

35 Remington Pump. I've shot 3 of them, and trying to cycle the slide is like trying to push an elephant through your front door. I was never able to put more then 2 rounds through it before it jammed, and it cost me an 8 point buck. Now I'm a Browning boy for life.