[Nightcrawler]

Are there any guns out there you just don't want? That you'd give away, or sell, if you got one for free? Not necessarily "junk brands", either. Are there any quality guns you simply dislike?

There are a few.

Just about any Glock in 9mm, .40, or .357 Sig. I'd keep a 21 only so I could get a 10mm slide and convert it.

Walther PPK, for another. Neat, I guess, but I wouldn't keep it.

Beretta 96.

Just about ANY double action only autoloader, except for the Kahrs.

One of those $15,000.00 Italian over and under shotguns. Too rich for my blood. I'd sell it to a premium dealer and use the money for a multitude of other things.

Armalite AR-10.

Just about ANY AR-15. I've had two and don't really want a 3rd. I'd give it away, or sell it.

That's all I can think of for now...

[ACP230]

I have never cared for Weatherby rifles.

I have an occasional urge to buy a Glock but, so far, have resisted. If they had Glock Shooting Sports Foundation matches here I'd hold my nose and get one for that.

After shooting one, I found I wasn't much impressed with a Smith M76 subgun. I've shot several others I'd rather own.

Otherwise I can find a reason to own just about anything legal.

[AR-10]

Lots of them I don't want, thank goodness.

(What do you mean no AR-10?):eek:

Don't want;

Glock
Baretta (sp?)
Hi Point

Any of those semi-1911 clones that sort of look like one but have nothing in common with a 1911.

Anything made by KelTec.
Lots of various bolt rifles.
Sig Saur pistols
Most C+R firearms

The list is actually quite a bit longer than this, which is a blessing. All the guns I do want form a list formidable enough as it is.

[10-Ring]

Well, I haven't found a 40 S&W pistol I liked, so I'd write those off. As for manufacturers....out side of the obvious contenders of questionable quality, none come to mine.

[Spackler]

I have no desire to own any of the full-size Berettas, or the Cougars. The big H&K USPs don't do much for me, either, although the compacts are nice. I don't like the mini Glocks, but I do like the full-size and compacts. Don't want any of the Ruger centerfire autoloaders, either.

[TechBrute]

I've never sold a gun, and doubt I ever will. Here are the guns, I can think of that I wouldn't spend money on:

HK and Sig handguns: I actually have a couple of these, but the money could have been better spent. I consider these to be overpriced and over-gageted.

S&W and Ruger Autos: With the exception of the S&W 1911 and the Ruger MkII, they should have stuck with revolvers.

Just about any Colt gun: Again, I have several of these. I'd rather have a S&W revolver, a Kimber 1911, or a Bushmaster AR. I do like my Anaconda, though.

Beretta Handguns: A slide mounted safety? Come on...

Ruger Mini-14: The AR is more accurate, and the M1A more powerful.

Benelli M3: Great for LEOs and their less-lethal goodies, but their questionable track record makes them less than desirable for the more-lethal rounds I prefer.

Benelli M4: Sure, I bet that it's "revolutionary" gas system is fantastic, but just as I won't buy a "post-ban" AR with a pinned open collapsable stock, I can't bring myself to buy the M4 with it's faux collapsable stock. I'll keep my M1S90, thanks.

Mateba: An interesting concept, with many advantages, but I'd get tired of explaining why a normal revolver wouldn't do.

Any weapon of questionable quality, and/or questionable asthetics.:D

Any pistol smaller than a 9mm: I can hide my Glock 27 in just about any type of clothing, I don't need anything smaller. The .22LR doesn't count.

Most 9mm pistols.

Any DAO auto.

[Standing Wolf]

Nothing made by Smith & Wesson since it hopped into bed with the Snopes Clinton-Liar Gore régime.

[Nightcrawler]

Smith and Wesson Autos...no reason to buy one since they stopped the 10XX series.

Berettas in General....they're neat, but I wouldn't spend money on one.

Anything in .25.

Kimbers and Springfield "Loaded" 1911A1s.

Just about any "custom" 1911 unless it was acutally a custom gun built specifically to my taste; you can get nearly ANY "custom" feature on a stock factory gun these days, probably for less money. This includes things like front serrations (:barf: ), commander hammers (eh..have their uses, but I don't like they way they look), beveled magazine wells, etc.

Benelli M3, M4.

[BowStreetRunner]

some fancy smansy .22 target rifle
id sell it and buy some way cooler toys that make louder booms

a 28 gauge shotgun (come on, Id like to be able to buy shotgun ammo wherever I go) - no offense to anyone who owns and loves a 28 gauge shotgun :D

single action cowboy action revolvers....not into the sport of CAS, looks cool, just not for me right now

thats about it
BSR

[Hawk]

Any fat-grip pistol designed for more than 10 rounds for which full capacity mags are either not available or cost more than 15.00.

I tend to buy/shoot more .45's than anything else.

[Mike Irwin]

Any post 2000 Smith & Wesson.

Any Smith & Wesson semi-automatic, of any vintage.

Any Colt revolver with the possible exception of a New Service.

Any AMT product.

An HK USP.

A SIG 239.

All I can think of right now.

[Mark Tyson]

Guns designed exclusively for bench rest competition shooting hold absolutely no interest for me.

Same goes for those super-expensive Italian shotguns.

Super-accurate target .22's will also never be on my list.

And I am no fan of most (but not all) derringers and very small handguns.

Nightcrawler: Why don't you want an AR-10? I've had nothing but joy from mine.

[Beav]

Of the big names it would be, Glock, but only because they feel clunky in my hands. I have fired a few and they performed flawlessly. I might check out one of the newer 17's to see if it feels any better and my outlook might change.

[Arcli9ht]

This is a tough question. There are many firearms I would not spend money on... and a few that if I was given one, I would sell to get something else.

But if the question can be rephrased as "If you were given one of EVERY gun, is there one that you wouldn't keep?" Then I would have to say no. Guess I'd have to rent an aircraft hanger or three.

/Arcli9ht

[jimbo]

Most Rugers. Can't think of one I would want that something else couldn't do better.

Wouldn't want a Vaquero when I could have a Colt or USFA.

Wouldn't want a Mini 14.

Wouldn't want a Ruger 77 when I could have a Remington or Browning.

Wouldn't take a GP100 when I could have an S&W 586.

Nope, can't think of a Ruger I would keep for free. No flame for Ruger lovers out there. They just don't do anything for me.

Most C&R rifles I wouldn't take for free. If I got a Mauser 98k or Moison-Nagant or Ariska, I would give it to somebody who wanted it.

[slh02]

For me, it would pretty much end with the cheapo brands like Jennings, Lorcin etc...

I have absolutely no desire to buy a Ruger centerfire pistol, but would keep one if given to me.


Mr. Irwin, may I ask why the Sig 239 is on your list? Does it not fit your hand well or something? I know the one I tried at the range fit my (admittedly) small hands very well and did not have any malfunctions during the nearly 200 rounds I put through it. It seemed like a quality piece and a great ccw gun (not that such a thing matters here in Md.).

[standingbear]

guns with plastic parts,plastic frames or anything plastic in them.guns that were assembled quickly and cheaply to get them out the door.guns made from low metalurgical standards on crappy machinery.copies of the real deal.

[4v50 Gary]

Museum quality presentation gun with engraving, gold inlays, relief carving. Can't afford to keep one of those and I'd rather have a shooter. BTW, there's a show coming up in Minneapolis this July that has nothing but presentation guns. It was the talk of the guys at the gun building seminar I went to earlier this month.

Give me a humble Rem 700 or Win M70 that can be carried in the field. Give me the Sig or Colt 45 that can be scratched. Give me the 22 that I don't mind handing to a buddy with acid hands.

[Nightcrawler]

Why don't you want an AR-10? I've had nothing but joy from mine.

Well, let's try this. Why SHOULD I get an AR-10?

[5ptdeerhunter]

I don't think I could really give a gun away. I might sell one if I had to. But I would never buy an engraved gun, especially a shotgun. I just don't like engraving I know it looks good and it takes time and effort but I couldn't own a shotgun if I would be to afraid to hurt it. The same for a rifle. If I can't use it then I don't want it.

I guess to sum it up. If I can't use it then I don't want it.

[WhoKnowsWho]

Anything ugly, like the Sigma series.

I don't think I would really turn anything away for free, but there are of course things I will not spend the money on, like the $1000+ SxS shotguns.

[firestar]

There are tons of guns I have no interest in owning but I will list the ones that I have owned and sold because I wasn't happy with them.

1. Jennings J-22
2. Taurus PT-22
3. Raven .25acp
4. Remington Nylon .22 model 66
5. Ruger 10/22
6. CZ-40
7. Hi-Point 9mm Carbin
8. Springfield Longslide .45acp
9. Ruger P-89
10. S&W 59 9mm
11. FEG DA BHP clone (reminded me too much of a S&W 59:D )
12. Tec-9
13. Glock 21

There are more but I can't think of them right now. None of the above held any special place in my heart for various reasons. Some I liked more than others but I don't miss any of them.

[Mike Irwin]

"Mr. Irwin, may I ask why the Sig 239 is on your list? Does it not fit your hand well or something?"

That's the reason exactly, SLH. Can't stand the way it sits in my hand.

[Combat-wombat]

over/under shotguns
Muzzle loaders
old guns (unless they had real historical value)
S&W Automatics
HK SLB-2000
ugly guns, like the hi-point carbine, unless they are superior in tacticality, accuracy, etc.
I wouldn't turn down those, but I'd take them and sell them for a gun I like more.

[Wildalaska]

Berettas, Kimbers, Kahrs, S&W Autos, Colt DA revolvers, Semi Auto Tommy Guns, Jennings, AMTs, Lorcins, Makorovs, Tokarevvs, Weatherbys, any Ruger, Remington Pump Rifles, Mossbergs, Benellis, SKSs, Huglus, M44 or M38s or Mosin Nagants, any American made Walther, any FEG or other junky hungarian OR Bulgarian HP clone, Sten gun, anyhting French, Tikkas, Savage Bolt rifles, HiPoints, Ravens, CZ-75 and clones and the list goes on!

WildgimmeaselectbunchonlyAlaska

[Dionysusigma]

Hmm...I know I'm going to seriously irk a few of you out there...:uhoh:
+Any Glock (because it doesn't feel right in the grip)
+Undesirably expensive over-and-unders
+Almost any revolver (not my style)
+Mini Derringers (any gun that small has no real use except as a classy toy, IMO...especially the ones that are designed to fit on a belt buckle)
+Any chrome/ gold plating (save it for something else) :rolleyes:
+The infamous Grease Gun
+Any gun that has either outlived its usefulness (not many have, mind you) or is otherwise impractical (spend more time cleaning/ repairing than shooting, etc.)

Mind you, though,
But if the question can be rephrased as "If you were given one of EVERY gun, is there one that you wouldn't keep?" Then I would have to say no. Guess I'd have to rent an aircraft hanger or three.
Me too.

[Glamdring]

There are so many I wouldn't buy, and probably wouldn't keep if given.

AR's, S&W autos (like their wheelguns), modern Savages, DA semi-auto pistols, single shot pistols, american style black powder.

[chetrogers]

I have a 9mm Jennings that i will get rid of asap as soon as i get a new revolver ..or .45 .....still haven't made up my mind

[Feanaro]

Any Beretta. Any Sig. Anything that is only a bit bigger than my hand. :D

[Hal]

Just about any full auto is honestly way down on my list of wants and desires. Too expensive, too much hassle to aquire, too much risk of theft, too expensive to feed,,

Mind you, I'm not in any way shape or form against anyone owning one. There was a time when I wanted a Thompson more than anything else, and scrimped and saved for one. The money always disappeared towards other more pressing needs though.

Now that I can afford one, and live in a city which I'm told would be no problem having the CLEO sign off on,,,,I just don't want one anymore.

Go figure. Tastes change I reckon.

[LiquidTension]

Beretta
all Rugers except 10/22 and MkII
post agreement S&W
semi auto pre agreement S&W
Colt except Delta Elite
pistol caliber smaller than 9mm (except .22)
bolt gun except a nice target rifle like a decked out Rem 700
shotgun that holds less than 6 rounds
M1 carbine
and of course, all of the little Saturday Night Specials
most C&R guns

I'm sure there are more, but those are the main ones I wouldn't keep.

[Edward429451]

Oh I dont need any full auto guns, cept maybe a 22
No commemoritives, Franklin Mints, Super duper smith customs which crank out 1500 to 3000 dollar pistols ( thats mostly have to have a pit crew to keep it running between strings), parts guns, almost anything non production is a waste to me.

Give me production model and a pile of ammo to make up for the 400 dollar triggers, satillite links, whistle & bells.

Maybe if they were given to me for free. But if someone plops a 3000 pistol in my hand, I'd likely sell it and get 5 or so production models of the same gun, along those lines.

[Trisha]

You're serious?

Hon, if I ever manage to get my must buy list safely home and in the safe, I'll think about it, I suppose. . .

Till then, I love all of them!

:D

[Mikul]

I'll pass on high-end 1911s (Wilson Combat, Charles Daly, etc). They are well constructed, but they don't function. I have seen a few show up on our range, and they all failed to function within the first 50 rounds. Nice triggers, though.

I would throw away lightweight .357s, but only after I got rid of a S&W scandium .44 magnum.

Anything in .25 or .32

Anything in .40S&W or .357sig. There's nothing wrong with the cartridge, but I haven't seen a gun that can handle them properly. It will take 10 more years before the kinks are worked out.

[Tamara]

While they're all more or less interesting to me, I find myself at gun shows strolling past all the handguns except S&W revolvers and 1911's these days. S&W's because I collect them, and 1911's because they're such fun canvases to paint on. I used to get all cranked up over GlockBerettaHKSIGKahrRugers, but I seem to have drifted into the "If you've seen one mass-produced service auto, you've seen 'em all" camp.

With rifles, I have all the FBPP's I'll ever need, so I spend most of my time looking for funky old milsurps these days. (Although I suppose I need an AR, if only on general principle...)

[Tamara]

I think that's the first time I've heard a Chuck Daly referred to as a "high-end 1911". :eek:

[Triad]

Wildalaska, what's a Huglus?

[Wildalaska]

A Huglu is a Turkish Shotgun. Right up there in quality with its EAA and Norinco brothers...

WildcheapisnotalwaysgoodAlaska

[Skunkabilly]

No interest in most guns out there, just the few in my armory.

If I got anything, I'd just sell them and buy something that has compatible calibers and magazines of what's already in my armory.

[Tamara]

Don't even try to put over that "practical logistical" stuff.

If you wanted "practical", you'd own one .38 K-frame and one 12-gauge pump. ;)

[Desert Dog]

Guns I do not want:

Any Glock - POA in my hand isn't.

Ridiculously priced shotguns made by (your favorite brand here)

Any Jennings

Any CZ

Any Hi-Point

Overpriced Colt revolvers (you know who you are)

Mike

[Mike Irwin]

"If you wanted "practical", you'd own one .38 K-frame and one 12-gauge pump."


Funny...

A K-frame (only in .357) and a 12-gauge pump, also an S&W, are my "go to/time to kick some serious ???" guns...

Does that mean I'm logistically practical, or whatever was said?

[BigG]

Wildalaska's list pretty much applies to me also.

[lee n. field]

Single action revolvers and cowboy action stuff in general. Right now it has no attraction for me. I'd rather have more modern, effective hardware.

I wouldn't pass if offered one for free, but I'm not going to seek them out.

[Larry Ashcraft]

"I think that's the first time I've heard a Chuck Daly referred to as a "high-end 1911".
I was thinking "that's the first time I've seen Charles Daly and Wilson Combat used in the same sentence".

My list:

Anything engraved or inlaid.
Any .308
muzzeloaders.
Foreign military arms.
Anything so valuable I would be afraid to fire it.
Double action autos.

[Poodleshooter]

I have no interest in any centerfire revolver firing a cartridge less powerful than a .38 Special, or any pistol of less power than 9mm Luger. I also have no interest in any wildcat rifle calibers, or any shotgun gauge other than 10,12 and 20. I have very little interest in lever action rifles for some reason (though I own one). I have no interest in any rimfire other than the .22lr, and cartridges that can be shot in that chamber.

[Nightcrawler]

Been thinking...I generally don't like Poly framed guns. I mean, a few strike me as neat (the Springfield XD, as it fits my hand superbly, and the Glock 20, my fascination with which is based entirely on the round it fires). I don't know what it is, but I prefer metal in my hands.

Been meaning to get a .357 someday, but for the most part, I like big bore revolvers (my two are in .45 Colt and .41 Magnum).

I tend to dislike guns that are "pedestrian" to my mind. That is, guns that you see all the time and that everybody has. Like Glocks. Or 1911s made by Springfield or Kimber with front serrations and such. Or AR-15s.

Colt 1911s aren't seen nearly so much anymore, so I own one. I also have a CZ-97; you don't see many of those around. My rifle choice is a FAL, which in the US is far overshadowed typically by ARs and M14 clones, though I prefer it to either. In revolvers, I like Smiths (and am interested in Rugers), but prefer calibers less common than .357 and .44.

[stevelyn]

Aside from the obvious cheapies, I'll have to decline buying:

Berettas- Long trigger pull and Uncle Sugar burned me on them.
Sigs- great pistols, but not left hander friendly.
Any Smith & Worthless or Ruger auto pistol. Exceptions- SW1911, Ruger 22/45.
Post agreement Smith & Worthless revolvers.
Any rifle caliber that wears a belt except mebbe .350 Rem Mag,
Hey Remington if you can put a left hand bolt on that cute little 673 and lose that rib...............
Anything too pretty, shiney, expensive, yada, yada, yada....to take out in the toolies and get dinged up.
Scopes that cost more than the rifle they're sitting on.
In-line muzzleloaders and calling the act of firing them "blackpowder shooting" or primitive weapons. Although a Savage ML-10II could come in handy one day as a SHTF survival rifle.

[Tamara]

Any .50 BMG rifle.

Why? Where and when would I shoot it? The nearest rifle range is a 30 minute drive away. How would I get it there? I drive a tiny 2-seat roadster.

If I lived out in the wide open spaces someplace, or even if I drove a larger vehicle and went to the rifle range more often, maybe, but in my present circumstances that'd be one super-expensive cobweb collecting device.

[RCL]

Just about any auto-loading pistol (I'll make an exception for some 1911 pattern guns).
Weatherby rifles.
Any plastic stocked bolt action rifle.
The "Raging Bull".
In-line muzzleloaders (yes I have one, even shot a deer with it, but after giving it a fair shake, I can't see how these fit the concept of primitive).
Most O/U shotguns (I would love a good SxS however).
Any gun with ports or a muzzle brake.

[Hoop]

Guns I'm not interested in at all (Don't get me wrong, if given to me, I'd keep them long enough to sell them):

Muzzle loaders
Wheel guns
Ruger rimfires
Centerfires smaller than 9mm

The only guns that there is even a remote chance that I will specifically attempt to purchase in the next couple of years:

Kadet kit for CZ 75
Walther P99
CZ compact decocker

Everything else I would not specifically save or search for but if stumbled on for the right price (like my (former) Ruger P-89 with 2 hi-caps for $150), might be purchased for trade bait or maybe even kept if it was real fun to shoot.

[MagKnightX]

Any "modern" style muzzleloader. If I get a BP rifle, I want one that doesn't try to look like something else.

I wouldn't want to spend money on an AR-10, but if someone gave it to me, I'd probably keep it for a while and then sell it.

Any gun that is too small for my hands is off my list immediately. Also, SA revolvers are pretty much off.

I think that's it.

[Gewehr98]

Your Kahr K9's, your S&W Model 41 and 52 autoloaders, your C&R toggletop Lugers, 94-96-98 Mausers, turnbolt Mannlichers, Schmidt-Rubins, Lee-Enfields, U.S. Enfields, Krags, Springfields, Garands, your Norinco 1911's, Ruger 10/22's and #1's, Tikka 595's, and various John Moses Browning designs, for they may find shelter in my humble abode.

But there's no room at the inn for Grendels, Glocks, Kel-Tecs, Sigmas, or other such autoloading pistols constructed from the products of the oil well and refinery cracking tower. Same goes for the Remington 710, Benelli plastic shotguns, and the whole tactical plastical H&K family. Might be a CETME or HK-91/G3 in my future, once I make up or buy a batch of non-reloadable .308. But that SLB-2000 is just butt-ugly. (See John Moses Browning reference, above) And, since I qualify with a Beretta M9 (aka 92) each year, I've found another reason to be glad to retire in a couple years - I won't have to handle one anymore. :D

(That's probably gonna hurt Skunk's feelings, the bit about the H&K's, and Beretta)

[Matt G]

In line muzzle loaders don't do a thing for me.

Bolt action handguns like the XP-100 do nothing for me.

Full-sized derringers do nothing at all for me.

"Wannabe" guns, with fake suppressors (flash or sound), fake extended magazines, fake heat guards, fake selector switches, bayonet lugs, lasers, night scopes, etc... --they don't even begin to jingle my bells. Likewise non-firing replica guns.

I'm just not interested in hanging extra gadgets on a pistol. IPSC rigs, raceguns with ports and weights and glass and perhaps lights-- they do NOT inspire any interest in me.

But gimme a hard-working repeater pistol, a work of art tack-driving rifle, a rugged working warhorse rifle/carbine/pistol, a handy saddle or truck carbine, a reliable well-fitting shotgun, a lovingly-reproduced old-style muzzleloader, a fine target pistol or rifle, a fun rimfire, a beauty of a barbecue gun, a fine revolver, or a classic practical hunting rig, and watch my eyes light up. Truth be told, the ones I like or love are in the vast majority. :)

[The Silver Bullet 1719]

Springfield XDs (Just a Glock with a grip safety IMO)

"Tactical" 1911s

Non-chrome lined AR-15s

Rugers or Smith & Wesson (Unless used, politics only)

Anything under .50BMG with a muzzle brake (especially ARs) :cuss:

.40 S&W

M14/M1A rifles

[Jeeper]

Desert Eagle!!!!!! If I ever own one please kill me with it.

[Ala Dan]

All those "el cheapo" handguns that have been talked
about for years, not only here; but over at TFL as well.
With that said, I'm like my friend 10-Ring as I'm not
much of a .40 caliber fan. Out of a SIG P229, Glock 23,
and Glock 27; the G-27 was by far and away the best!

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[Shooter973]

I will never buy a firearm made in a Communist country!!!!! I was shot at by to many of them is years gone by. Just politics now I guess! Let the Commie Bastards starve!!!!!! :cuss: :fire:

[jims98z28]

I would be hard pressed to sell any gun that was given to me for free, even if it became a safe queen. Unless is was a Beretta, I just don't like them.
Anything else I would keep unless I already had one or it was a real POS.

[762x51]

Glocks, S&W autos, Hi-points, Mini-14's, and muzzleloaders all do nothing for me.

[Majic]

Any Glock and all it's tupperware cousins
Any Sig (shot several and just was not impressed)
Any Kahr
any space age, light weight, new alloyed nothing
Any Ruger semi-auto (and yes throw their .22s in too)
Any Smith semi-auto (they started off right, but switched to using a brick as their design mold)
Any DAO semi-auto (build an idiot proof gun and better idiots emerge)
Anything with Tactical on it (no need in hanging everything including spare pair of pants off the front of firearms)
No handgun with ports (if it's that hard to controll get a weaker cartridge)
Desert Eagle (Monster pistol that's too picky with it's loads)

There are alot more but that's enough for now.

[goosegunner]

Any gun with "space-age-tecno-polymers"
any gun with unneccesary extras that can make my gun fail, exept a safety and maby a scope.
Any gun with a design younger than me.
Any military semi/full auto younger than 50 years
any gun without iron sights

[KRAUTGUNNER]

Guns I really HATE:

Ruger and S&W autopistols, Nagant-revolver M1895, all Taurus firearms, NORINCO guns, the FN Hi-Power, ALL french firearms ever made, the various Krag-Joergensen rifles, the Mannlicher-Carcano M1891 and M1938 rifles, the Ross rifle and the US M60 machine gun.

I'd NEVER keep one of THOSE!!! :barf: :barf: :barf:

[Futo Inu]

OMG - How could people NOT want: Sigs, CZs, AR-10s, Tommy Guns, certain Kel-Tecs, and cool old milsurps?!? Wow, different strokes indeed.

Category 1: What I would not buy, and would sell if given to me:

-ANY Ruger, due to politics (and esp. the Mini-14, due to design)
-ANY S&W, due to politics
-ANY .40 s&W, 9mm, or .45 Glocks, except the subcompact 40 (the M27). 10mms are good though. (reformed Glockaholic)
-Walther PPK, Sig 232, or any oversized-for-its-caliber small defensive pistol, as compared with more modern choices.
-ANY .25 "acp" gun.
-ANY double rifle or over-under shotgun costing more than $900 (i.e. pretty much anything but the EAAs)
-ANY hunting gun with a caliber over .375-.338 -ish. If I can't accomplish my task with this caliber or less with proper shot placement, I shouldn't be trying to shoot it. Alien invasions excepted, and of course everyone needs a .50BMG, but it's not a "hunting" gun.
-ANY French gun, due to politics.
-ANY derringer/mini-revolver (except for that one in .45-70, just for the "holy crap" factor)

Category 2: What I would not buy, but are somewhat interesting and would keep if given to me:

-ANY Revolver, except for Tauruses, .454 Casull/.45 LC, .44 Mag or .41 Mag. (dunno, I just like autos). A Taurus in .22 Hornet I WANT.
-The HK Soccom - anything that big needs a shoulder stock.
-AR15s (kinda neat since you have all those uppers options, but I perceive no need for one)
-Milsurps with 29" +- barrels - cool for collectibility, but cumbersome to shoot and handle. Might get one and cut it down a bit.
-Desert Eagles


Category 3: Things I want

-There ain't enough bandwidth...

more later....appt here..

[Nightcrawler]

How could I not want an AR-10? Easy. It's everything I don't like about the AR-15, except bigger and more expensive.

I'll pass, thanks. Give me a FAL any day. Or an M14, or a .308 Galil, or any other .308 Kalashnikov, or a G3, even...

[dandean316]

I'm suprised at the number of Glock comments here. I don't like them too, but I see their appeal to the cranially challenged. I had a polymer Kimber and I hated it so I swore off plastic guns forever.



In addition:
1) over unders. had to have the Ruger Red Label 12 ga. Nice gun, points and shoots great, just don't pheasant hunt enough to justify keeping. Sold to buy a reloader and made my money back.
2) small bore shotguns built on large frames
3) engraved shotguns
4) any autos not on the 1911 idea.
5) rifle calibers in a handgun
6) all the "new" cartridges Wasnt' the .475 doing the job? Was the .480 needed? .357 SIG? And a .45 GLOCK cartridge? What's the point?

But my least favorite is the gun a guy buys and hardly ever shoots. I know a guy who has $15,000 worth of guns and shoots less than 50 rounds a year. What a waste.

[Majic]

But my least favorite is the gun a guy buys and hardly ever shoots. I know a guy who has $15,000 worth of guns and shoots less than 50 rounds a year. What a waste.

Maybe a waste in your eyes, but maybe an investment in the eyes of the owner. When my son was 5 or 6 he used to love holding my Python. So I went out and bought a like new Diamondback and put it away. When he turned 15 the Diamondback was his birthday present. He's 20 now, but the Diamondback only gets shot on special occasions, as he will grab something else to shoot any other time. Now that maybe a waste to you, but when he gets in his 40's like me that revolver will be worth a nice piece of change.

[Gator]

Any Chinese made firearm. I know some are very well made, the Norinco 1911 for example, but NO THANK YOU. The idea of owning what many consider to be a symbol of freedom that was manufactured by slave labor and/or by the Red Army just turns my stomach.

Don't get me started on American flags made in China!!!:barf:

[19112XS]

1. Any tupperware.
2. Any S&W Auto.
3. Any modern SA Revolver, old OK.
4. Anything engraved except Browning pistols.
5. Ruger (I'm sure they're fine just not my thing.)
6. El Cheapos.

Tam. With the .50BMG you drive to the range, set the target up, drive home, shoot the target. Repeat as desired. Also with a .50 BMG and a CCW you can park that little jewel anywhere you wish. Noone will say anything 'cept nice rifle M'am.

[Zeke Menuar]

Any and all Ruger firearms
Beretta M9
Double stack 1911's
Most traditional DA/SA auto pistols. I will make an exception for a Makarov, Bersa or an historic mil-surp pistol
Any rifle chambered in WSM, Ultra, Short Ultra etc.
Any 40 Short & Weak.
S&W auto's
any snub-nose revolver.
Japanese Brownings or Winchesters
Bryco, Jennings and any other el-cheapo jam-o-matic
Glock


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[Schuey2002]

Most Berettas. (Sorry, Skunk, but its the truth.)
Almost any gun with the letters "V" or "Z" in there name. :o
Hi-Point, Jennings, and Lorcins.
The "Clinton-Era" S&W's. Sigmas are on the top of that list.
Any weapon manufactured in France!
Paki/Maki crap.
Most Ruger handguns.
Almost any handgun that is likely to be seen in the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean.
Thompson/Center Arms Contender® bolt action pistols ( I simply have no use for one). :uhoh:
Taurus revolvers. Blah!
Almost any 1911 that is going to cost me over $2k. :uhoh:
Race guns. ( I'll have to think this one over..)
Makarovs.
Grendels, Kahrs and Kel-Tecs.
And, almost any rifle or handgun that is engraved or has gold inlays.. :rolleyes:

[Wanderer]

Ruger auto.
Jennings, lorcin, Bryco, etc.
One of those stupid ported Taurus', they should make them unported.
Any revolver chambered for a rifle round.
410, 28, 16, or 10ga. chambered shotgun. Not enough ammo around.
Any 7mm cartridge.
Any .300 cartridge. My reasoning for this and the above is that they all have pretty much the same name, save suffixes. I would get them screwed up one day and blow my hands off.
Tokarev (dont like the looks)
Anything chambered in 22 hornet.
Any S&W auto.
a .32 revolver.
Any revolver with an uncovered ejection rod. (I can see it causing problems)
Anything in a wildcat cartridge. I want ammo to be around when I need some.
Double-stack 1911's.
Any 1911 not in .45
Any double action 1911.
Any double-stack, double action 1911 in .40 cal :neener:
Anything single shot except Thomson Center Contenders.
Muzzleloaders.

[Fed168]

Wallhanging firearms, cheap guns, unreliable guns, fancy dan new calibres that are the answer waiting for a question.