Outdoor Sporting Goods - Brands to Avoid !!!
Posted by Ammojo on Aug 26th 2025
Below are brands that we have "Blacklisted" on our website. We strive to provide high-quality products with companies that provide stellar customer service. The brands below do not meet this high standard so they have been removed and no longer available.
Firearm Products
| Category | Brand / Company | Main Issue(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms | CZ Shadow 2 | Structural failure / ignored by customer support |
| Firearms | Remington Model 700 | Trigger defect causing unintended discharges, multiple lawsuits |
| Firearms | Remington Model 783 | Accuracy is not consistent, misfires, synthetic stock is thin, adjustable trigger is cheap |
| Firearms | Remington Model 887 Nitro Mag | Recall for safety defect; erratic assembly, binding, difficult maintenance |
| Firearms | Colt All American 2000 | Inaccuracy, unreliable, embarrassing failure for Colt |
| Firearms | Lorcin Engineering | Cheap “Saturday night special”; legal liabilities; banned |
| Firearms | Jimenez 380, Taurus Judge | Repeatedly identified as low-quality or unreliable |
| Firearms | Springfield St. Victor (2025 model) | Gas block issues. bolt carrier deficiency, poor customer service |
| Firearms | Daniel Defense DDM 4 V11 Pro | Excessive part wear, mismatched finishes, add-ons poor fit |
| Firearms | BCM Recce 16 MCMR | Bolt fitment inconsistency, stuck casings, barrel quality is low |
| Firearms | SIG MCX SPEAR LT | Polymer Lower can have stress fractures after 500 rounds, random dead trigger, parts on backorder for months |
| Firearms | Knights Armarment SR15 Mod 2 | Bolt extension shows premature cracking, accuracy is poor, gas system is over-gased |
| Firearms | Palmetto State Armory PA10 Gen 4 | Head space is out of spec, case ruptures, bolt extension timing is off, over-gased, customer support is unacceptable |
| Firearms | Diamondback DB15 | Horrible quality control, Over-gased, Recievers shows stress fractures, customer support is unacceptable |
| Hunting Gear | Primos, WGI, Redhead, Rocky boots | Reports of poor build/durability, falling apart over time |
| Tactical Gear | Blue Force Gear |
"Processing and shipping “sucks,” after a 2+ week wait and an out-of-stock surprise; order canceled." "Absolutely “the worst customer service,” promised a call-back that never came; calls transferred, then hung up." |
Marine Products
| Brand | Most negative review I found (short quote) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ancor | “Difficult to crimp properly and heat-shrink.” (re: butt connectors) (West Marine) | West Marine product reviews |
| Attwood | “Failed within one hour!” (Sahara bilge pump) + BBB notes B- rating due to unanswered complaints. (Trustpilot, Trustpilot) | Amazon; BBB |
| B&G | Trustpilot score ~1.2/5; many 1★ posts about failures and support. (Trustpilot) | Trustpilot (brand page) |
| BEP Marine | “BEP problem” thread: reports of failures and frustration with parts/support. (Attwood Marine) | YBW Forum |
| Blue Sea Systems | Thread alleging a Blue Sea switch “smoking”/melting; another post claims some m-series “breaking apart internally.” (Forum reports) (Trustpilot, Sprinter Source) | TheHullTruth; Sprinter-Source forum |
| C-MAP | App Store reviews cite crashes & “buggy… useless offline.” | Apple App Store (C-MAP) |
| CZone | “Avoid it if you can.” Users report recurring control issues & hard resets. | Hanse forum |
| Garelick | “Mounting bracket broke… sent photos; poor resolution.” (Yelp) | Yelp (Garelick Mfg) |
| Lenco | “I hated it… would lean the boat dangerously.” (Auto Glide trim tab control) (The Hull Truth) | TheHullTruth |
| Lowrance | Trustpilot ~1.3/5; 1★ reports of failures and “zero support.” | Trustpilot (brand page) |
| Marinco | “Connector… immolated itself by frying/melting…” (EEL shore-power connector). (The Hull Truth) | TheHullTruth |
| Mastervolt | “Designed a product that needs battery power to actually charge batteries!” (angry critique) (MyHanse) | MyHanse forum |
| MotorGuide | BBB complaint: replacement motor “started smoking… then died” right away. (Better Business Bureau) | BBB (Navico Group complaint describing MotorGuide) |
| Progressive Industries | “Failed energized… melted the 30A plug… continuous short to ground.” (SSP-30XL) (Forest River Forums) | Forest River Forums |
| ProMariner | “Three went bad within 19 months… wouldn’t honor warranty.” (BBC Boards) | BBC Boards |
| RELiON Battery | CPSC recall: InSight 48V batteries for “thermal burn and fire hazards.” (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) | U.S. CPSC |
| Simrad | Trustpilot ~1.3/5; multiple 1★ reviews on reliability & service. | Trustpilot (brand page) |
| Whale | “Terrible customer service… heater cracked… not compatible; no support.” (Trustpilot) | Trustpilot (Whale Pumps) |
| Parent: Navico Group | BBB complaint log (recent): smoking MotorGuide head, warranty/repair frustrations. (Better Business Bureau) | BBB (Navico Group page) |