I’ve a bunch of guns. Some I shoot a lot while there are some that I rarely shoot.
For example, my first gun, which is a very nice gun (Sig Sauer P220 Equinox), has less than 300 rounds through it. It was a Christmas gift from my wife. I love the gun, but it’s difficult to control. It’s chambered in 45ACP and has an alloy frame; that and the grips make the gun difficult to shoot, so I don’t shoot it all that much. I do have some Hogue rubber grips that work well with it, but the grips aren’t as pretty as the wooden panels it comes with.
There are some guns that I don’t shoot because I flatout don’t like them:
I’ve a Canik TP9 Elite Subcompact – it has less than 600 rounds through it – that’s actually a fair bit of ammo being shot through it, in my opinion, but I was carrying it and when I carry a gun, I try to shoot it as much as possible. What I hate about this gun is that the recoil spring is super stiff – I hate racking the gun. As well, it’s grip doesn’t have the best traction and is small, so the gun is difficult to control.
My wife’s Ruger SR9C is in a similar space as the above-mentioned Canik. The recoil spring is stiff as hell. That gun has less than 130 rounds through it. It shoots extremely well (it has an outstanding trigger), but I just can’t stand racking it. As well, the slide serrations are absolutely brutally sharp. I’ve cut my hands on them.
I’ve a Rock Island Armory Rock Ultra that is chambered in 10mm. I hate it. It’s a huge and heavy gun and it wasn’t even cheap ($700). I’m not accurate with it. The grip is so wide that I’ve issues with grip control. The recoil spring on that gun is stout AF, too, which I hate, even knowning that the spring’s stiffness is a necessity. I’ve 199 rounds through that gun, specifically because I hate shooting it.
I also have a Ruger AR-556 that I’ve not shot at all. I bought it back in 2016 (owned it 9+ years). I’ve just not been driven to shoot it, mainly because I’m extremely familiar with M16s and this isn’t all that much different. I’m familiar enough with the platform to where there’s no drive to shoot it at all. I’ve extra mags for it, and I’ve stockpiled some ammo for it. I’ve also bought optics for it, as well as slings (I eventually plan to take it to a carbine course).
I have two AKs (of four) that have very low round counts. One is an Arsenal SAM7-UF, which has like 30 rounds through it. I love everything about that gun and had held off on shooting it because I kept hearing folks say that underfolders were the devil and that they’re difficult to shoot. When I took it to the range, it wasn’t at all uncomfortable at all to shoot – there’s nothing wrong with it. The other AK, a bastard build by Classic Firearms (AK-63D), has a total of 223 rounds through it. It’s front and rear sights aren’t aligned…something is off with how the front sight block was installed, I believe, as it was difficult to zero.
Most of my guns that have low round counts are great guns. I don’t shoot them much because I’ve so many and I’ve favorites that hijack most of my time and interest.
That being said, the guns I truly dislike are the TP9 Elite Subcompact and the Rock Ultra 10mm. I would not miss those two guns if I got rid of them.
The ones that I like the most are the Bul Armory SAS II Ultralight, the Alpha Foxtrot S15 1911, and the Fusion Firearms XP Pro (new gun). In fact, I love all of the 2011s and 1911s, all but the 10mm Rock Ultra. I love the PSA AK-V too – that’s my favorite AK pistol.
UPDATE (1/2/2026): I’ve recently crossed over 1000 rounds with the Tisas Duty 45ACP 1911. Looking over the total ownership history, this has to be my worst gun, reliability-wise. Between 750 and 1000 rounds, there was a time where it was pretty much a single shot gun. The only thing is, this exact same thing happened earlier in the round count. Both issues consisted of failures to feed, with the rounds hanging up on the feed ramp. This time, I actually changed the recoil spring, the GI guide rod (required to change because the OEM guide rod is slightly out of spec, which hindered the spring from operating correctly), and the extractor. After changing those parts, the gun worked without issue, but those parts shouldn’t have needed to be changed. This may either become a project gun or I may sell it…either way, it won’t really be missed.