Guns that make you go “meh”.

Applehd · Sep 1, 2020

joppaj said:
That's a very interesting point. I don't own any Class 3 stuff but that's a really intriguing idea.

Ya... just seeing the bolt cycle and hearing a ping and nothing in between... it's a "things that make you go, Huh?" thing...

BuildnBurn · Sep 1, 2020

AR's and Glocks are my least favorites. They just don't have any soul. I own ARs as tools but not any Glocks. The only time I have shot a Glock it was like shooting a shoebox on a stick. They are good guns, just not for me.

Occam · Sep 1, 2020

Oldcarjunkie said:
Bummer, I bet a bunch of us would have interest in a PP

Well I don't want to make anyone feel bad! Maybe a little. Here's some salt in the wound. Meet Baroness von Safe Queen:

Czechnologist · Sep 1, 2020

Occam said:
Well I don't want to make anyone feel bad! Maybe a little. Here's some salt in the wound. Meet Baroness von Safe Queen:

That's really nice.

Occam · Sep 1, 2020

Zzzzz_man said:
That's really nice.

It's one of the very few nice things that happened in 1970.

Oldcarjunkie · Sep 1, 2020

Occam said:
Well I don't want to make anyone feel bad! Maybe a little. Here's some salt in the wound. Meet Baroness von Safe Queen:

Thats very nice , I will one day pick up another PP with a button release like this , right now i just have a sorta rare heel release 9mm eagle N marked

Czechnologist · Sep 2, 2020

Occam said:
It's one of the very few nice things that happened in 1970.

What makes it cool is that it's in .380, right? Most PP's made during that time were chambered in .32 if memory serves. The bluing is just amazing.

Doctor_M · Sep 2, 2020

rouchna said:
I have plenty of handguns, but I can’t shoot any of them better than I can my Beretta 92. It is hands down my favorite handgun to take to the range.

I'm that way with my Glock 19 Gen 2... I'm not Glock fan-boy, but there is something about the way that particular gun fits me. I can shoot WAY better with that particular sidearm than any of my other handguns, even ones with much longer barrels.

Pinecone · Sep 2, 2020

teratos said:
AR pistols. I want to like them.....

Same here.

And since this is a HANDGUN thread, I will stick with them.

But also don't like Glocks. Or the Ruger P series handguns.

joppaj · Sep 2, 2020

BlueHeeler said:
Beretta 92

I love the way it looks and feels, but shooting it is always unsatisfying.

I'm far beyond "meh" on it, I hated that handgun. I like the way look, bit it fits my hand like a well made snow boot.

Since we're discussing handguns, I don't get the mousegun fascination. I know some of you pocket carry but I can't see me doing that. I really can't envision carrying a caliber smaller than 9mm. I plan to retire to a cooler climate and really expect that my Glock 19 might be my retirement carry gun.

outrider58 · Sep 2, 2020

BlueHeeler said:
Beretta 92

I love the way it looks and feels, but shooting it is always unsatisfying.

I have always hated, could never shoot, any Baretta.

Bob A · Sep 2, 2020

Zzzzz_man said:
What makes it cool is that it's in .380, right? Most PP's made during that time were chambered in .32 if memory serves. The bluing is just amazing.

Personally my PPK/s in 380 is meh. I have a few PPK. In 32acp which are a delight. Gun was designed around that round and it shows.

kool361 · Sep 2, 2020

Gunskin

You should get a gunskin for it. There inexpensive, easy to apply, and make an ugly duckling into a swan.

Bullfrog · Sep 2, 2020

outrider58 said:
I have always hated, could never shoot, any Baretta.

Well, to be fair he is a little guy and probably makes a hard target... but at 86 he's probably moving slower than he used to. Maybe try again? :innocent0

Czechnologist · Sep 2, 2020

Bob A said:
Personally my PPK/s in 380 is meh. I have a few PPK. In 32acp which are a delight. Gun was designed around that round and it shows.

Yep, they're downright unpleasant in .380/9mm kurz. Snappy and not terribly accurate. I think Occam's is probably a commercial model built for export, hence, the beautiful bluing and .380 ACP chambering. Every police trade-in PP I ever saw (and purchased) was in .32 and didn't look nearly as nice as his.

Occam · Sep 2, 2020

Zzzzz_man said:
Yep, they're downright unpleasant in .380/9mm kurz. Snappy and not terribly accurate. I think Occam's is probably a commercial model built for export, hence, the beautiful bluing and .380 ACP chambering. Every police trade-in PP I ever saw (and purchased) was in .32 and didn't look nearly as nice as his.

I bought that .380 PP from a collector who was liquidating. Not sure he ever put a round through it himself. It's not a virgin, but it's in such good shape I can't make myself take any chances with it.

Have shot .380 PPs before, and while I managed to avoid chewing up my hand in the traditional way (being very conscious of the grip), I just assumed that the 400-pound double action pull and the snap-a-licious recoil was just what happens when you make a 380 in that size.

BUT! My considerably smaller, and partly polymer LCP2 is not nearly as unpleasant to shoot in .380, and Mrs Occam's .380 Shield EZ is a total creampuff, though it weighs less than the Walther. I think it's all in them there fancy springs!

Jed195 · Sep 2, 2020

KelTec...goofy looking, more plastic than I care for. May shoot great but meh! The KSG is the only maybe, but just because of the bullpup design and magazine capacity.

Everyone has trained with a certain model of handgun depending on what you did, where and when...I trained on the M9 Beretta. Spent more time on ranges and in shooting houses than most units I served along side of. My go to handgun is my 92F compact. Left handed or right, in whatever lighting conditions its like an extension of my hand/arm. Full size mags in the gun stick out but I've made spacers that fill the gap.

outrider58 · Sep 2, 2020

Bullfrog said:
Well, to be fair he is a little guy and probably makes a hard target... but at 86 he's probably moving slower than he used to. Maybe try again?

Why, I aughta... :smack:

Rob R. · Sep 2, 2020

Practically anything ever made by overpriced and out dated H&K’s..
Having said that I still really really want a MP5/SP5 and a sorta kinda maybe want a USP in the collection one day ��

Anything ever made by beretta, kinda maybe the Langdon tactical storm if price is a steal as an exception but would honestly just sit and collect dust.

99.99% of all revolvers and shotguns ...I’ll probably look back at this comment in 10yrs and realize it didn’t age well as I compile a decent collection of various makes/models lol

Anything Walther or Taurus ever made

All .22lr, 40s&w, 45cal, handguns/pistols

Darkemp · Sep 2, 2020

Oldcarjunkie said:
Thats very nice , I will one day pick up another PP with a button release like this , right now i just have a sorta rare heel release 9mm eagle N marked

Am I the only one that wanted to watch a Bond movie all of a sudden?

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