What handguns can you just not get into?

[Tropical Z]

I have absolutely NO-ZERO-ZILCH interest in Kahrs and Para Ordnance.Ive never shot either and really cant give an honest answer as to why they just dont interest me.:confused:

[SAG0282]

Any double-action 1911 style........ew! I also don't like the mini-Glocks, no matter how practical they may be.

[tc300mag1]

Kahr's Glock's Any double action 1911.
Most Smiths

Edit Cz's dont do it for me either

[alfajim]

Glock's

[Smoke]

Almost any non 1911 type gun (excluding revovlers)

Glocks I just don't like.
Sigs I admire, but don't fit my shooting style or training.
Kahrs have never held an appeal.
S&W of any type have never done much for me.
Rugers I don't care for the way they fit my hand.

1911's and Colt SA/clones, are about it for me.

On a side note, several mention DAO 1911's. I bought one of the first Para Ordnance LDA's, put about 3000 rounds through it before I decided DAO was just not for me. Stuck with Para Ordnance but not their LDA's. SOme of their newer products are renewing my interest.

Smoke

[Dorrin79]

DAOs

That's basically it - everything else is fair game!

[Brian Williams]

HK their blocky look and the grip does not fit my hand. Glocks finger grooves do not fit either but a file will take care of that. Colt DA revolvers do not flip my trigger either. CZ's Beavertail hits my hand weird, and Beretta's are ugly to me.

give me a DA S&W, 1911A1, 1st Gen Glock, Colt or Ruger SA and maybe a SIG 220st

[G1FAL]

Glocks, Ruger auto's, and just about anything DAO. Esp. DAO 1911's. That's just inherently wrong. Its R-O-N-G-E, wrong. So wrong, you have to spell it wrong.

[444]

Glocks
I own one, and used to own another one. I think they are solid, dependable guns that have a lot to offer in a personal defense/service handgun. That being said, I can't get into them at all.
As I told someone who recently asked me for advice on his first handgun, my advice would be to get a Glock. He asked why I don't use a Glock. I told him that it is probably because the handgun I primarily use now is the same one that I started with and have been shooting for over 20 years now, I see no good reason to change and seem to have great difficulty trying.
For all those same reasons I can't get into double action handguns. Again, I have at least one double action and one double action only, but I can't get used to the changing trigger pull. My second shot is almost always a miss. I am sure that with practice, I could overcome this. But why ?

[TarpleyG]

I don't fancy plastic at all so I guess that pretty much limits my selection.

GT

[Mike Irwin]

Pretty much any revolver by Colt.

HK UPS.

For the most part Glocks.

S&W semi-autos, with the exception of the 4506 and possibly the 3913.

Any polymer framed Sig.

Rossi revolvers.

[Feanaro]

I simply cannot get into Glocks, DAOs, Kel-Tecs or most pocket pistols.

[762x51]

Glocks, S&W semi autos, and Ruger semi autos (except for MKII's) do absolutely nothing for me.

[Ala Dan]

Tauri product's, Kahrs, Kimbers, Desert Eagles, Para's,
Sig Pro series, and the S&W 500 magnum.

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

[WhoKnowsWho]

HK UPS

Well, I would hope not those nasty UPS, brown like a big truck... :D Give me a USP anyday!

I really can't get into Ruger autos... I don't like the mag release, can't get used to it when I handle it.

[Eskimo Jim]

Any plastic or alloy framed handgun just doesn't do it for me. I prefer a steel framed handgun. Sure a steel framed firearm might be heavy, but heavy handles recoil better for me.

A close second characteristic of a firearm that doesn't do much for me is any handgun that does not have replaceable grips. I like the idea that I can put on a set of custom grips if I want. I'm not crazing about 'grip sleeves' either.

I don't have much interest in most semi-autos because I don't like to chase brass for reloading.

Right now that limits myself in what I like to shoot, but I know that my interests will change over time and I'll get a bottom feeder made out of an aluminum alloy at some point.

However, if any of the above works for you, that's great. I'm happy for you. I'm certainly not going to bash you for an interest that I don't have.

-Jim

[T.Stahl]

Revolvers - Being used to my Glock, revolvers seem overly complicated.

Handguns with manual safeties - Something I forget to disengage.

[Lennyjoe]

Hi-Point;)

[Frankly 45]

It's easier to tell you what I'm into than what I'm not into!

Although I've had the opportunity to shoot a number of handguns from a number of manufacturers, and there's a lot that I liked, when it comes down to spending my hard earned $, I've only purchased and carry Colt 1911's in 45acp, and S&W and Ruger revolvers in 38/357mag.

I've really been trying to get myself to buy something in 9mm for over a year but no luck yet - honest---let alone anything with a plastic frame.

Nothing against either-many fine firearms out there with polymer frames, and all the major calibers will do the job if you do yours, I guess what I buy shows my personal preferences.

Good Shooting,

[400CB1911]

I'VE NEVER SHOT ANY BERRETTA PISTOL THAT I'VE LIKED -A SHAME I KNOW (YOU'D THINK @ THAT PRICE -THEY'D BE PERFECT)

ALSO THE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A PLASTIC 1911 (BUL, KIMBER, WILSON) -THAT'S JUST DOWNRIGHT CRIMINAL!!

ANYONE REMEBER THOSE "VECTOR" 9MM POC THEY LOOKED LIKE SOME SORT OF "BATMAN CARRY GUN" (THE "BAT-PISTOL") THOSE THINGS WERE HIDIOUS!!

ALL THE CHEEPIES (JENNINGS, HI-POINT, LORCIN) -I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE APPEAL OF THOSE EITHER

[Shooter973]

I'd have to agree with most of the posts above plus add T/C Contenders. They just don't do anything for me!!! All that money and its still a single shot! I won't even handle a LLamma Handgun after having a bad experiance with one. AMT's are on my personal "bad" list also. :mad:

[Cosmoline]

Glocks (hate the feel, the trigger, and the image)

Pretty much all polymer wonder-nines, along with all the boxy high-cap overstuffed nonsense.

Basically anything designed after the second world war :D

[Jeeper]

The prostetic penis's called Desert Eagles

[SW9mm]

just can't get into glocks or dao guns. give me a 1911 or hi power any day. shot my buddies glock and still no warm and fuzzy feeling.

[gbelleh]

I am a fan of just about all guns, but...

Strangely, I just can't get into Hi-Powers. But, I dig 1911s.

Can't get into Ruger autos, any cowboy-ish revolver, or pretty much any revolver with a long barrel (meaning anything not a snubby).

Not into the target guns with all the fancy grips and counter weights, etc., or fancy race guns for competition.

Just about anything else will float my boat. I like wide diversity in my collection, and I have nothing against the guns listed above, they just don't interest me as much as others.

[RCL]

I can't get into anything that says ".357 Magnum" on it. It's just an obnoxious cartridge to me. I have revolvers chambered in smaller and larger cartridges that do what I need done better than the .357 can.

[orangeninja]

Glock:barf:

except maybe the .45's....I try to love them...but deep down...I hate them all. Is somthing wrong with me?:rolleyes:

[ninjalawyer]

Kahr's (the only DAO pistol I've shot, so probably all DAOs)
Beretta M92 (although I've liked the other Berettas I've shot)
Astra A-75 (jam-o-matics)

[Atticus]

Boxy semi-autos (mostly Glocks and HK's). I don't care for the look and feel of Rugers either.

[Cosmose]

i like most as long as it ain't got a grip saftey:fire: 1911 xd etc..etc.. i have never fired a pistol with a grip saftey, but i totally hate one:cuss:

[motorep]

Glocks- like sighting down the deck of an aircraft carrier, the trigger(?) where does the water go in this thing?

[Johnny Guest]

I don't care for any handgun which requires a scope, or which already has one mounted. (Unless I could buy it RIGHT, and the factory rear sight was available.)

Wide-body 1911s.

I can't think of a (cartridge) handgun of over .45 bore that interests me, except for the Vickers-Fosbery .500.

Pocket pistols too large and heavy for their power.

Again - -If YOU like 'em, then bless you. Leaves more old Smiths and Colts and Rugers for ME! :p

Johnny

[Black Majik]

Hmm:

- Double Action 1911's

- Double stack 1911's

- Glocks

- Berettas ( absolutely hate the triggers on them)

- S&W Semi-auto's

- Ruger Semi-auto's except their .22's

- Many revolvers

- Hi Point

- HK USP's (Thick and blocky grips are uber uncomfortable)

- Taurus anything

[milton]

Taurus - after two bad experiences

[jame]

B.U.G's, pocket guns, mouse guns, in general. I tried 'em, but the comprimise in power, accuracy, reliablity, etc. just don't blow my dress up. I'd rather have a good compact belt gun as compared to a GREAT pocket gun.

[Josey]

Berretas, Ruger P-series, Ruger DA revolvers and most DA/SA semi-autos. I can't get into EAA firearms either.

[CZF]

1911s and H&Ks.

The 1911 doesn't fit me right. The P7 points like my $9 staple gun.
and USP pistols have plastic hammers.

Oh, Hi-Points don't catch my eye either.

I'm very happy with my CZs and Glocks:)

[XavierBreath]

These don't do it for me. They are OK guns, but they just don't make me want to go shoot them. I have tried them though.
The Ruger P Series.
Glocks
Sigs

[standingbear]

nuttin alloy..alloy/steel....alloy/plastic.I like something that looks like someone spent a bunch of time making it from materials such as carbon steel and stainless steel.I dunno why but its like comparing an original tempered and pounded 75 times steel blade -artfully built- to a $10 flea market copy.I dont like stuff that rattles from slide to frame tolerances being sloppy...even if it works..its just annoying.I am annoyed at the substitution of plastic parts where there used to be steel either for weight saving issues or manufacturing costs.

[dairycreek]

...............any Taurus product, Beretta's, Ruger autos, HK USP, Para Ordnance, Glocks, and Kahrs. Please believe me when I say that each of the brands I have rejected came from owning and shooting more than one of them. Good shooting;)

[Kamicosmos]

As far as a flat out "I'd sell it if I won it" that honor goes to any S&W Auto. The looks do nothing for me, and the egro's don't fit me at all.

I'm also not a big fan of the 1911. I've shot a couple, and I do well with them. I like the .45 ACP cartridge. Just not a big fan of the 1911...but, if I won one or something, I'd probably grow to like it.

[bad_dad_brad]

Big bore revolvers larger than .357s. Too big for little me.

SIG semi-automatics. Don't get it - the guns are top heavy.

Ruger semi-automatics. Quality but thick as a brick and don't work for my small hands.

Non target SA semi-automatics. Too much to think about.

Ultra light titanium revolvers. Ouch!

I like Glocks and Kahrs.

[Tupperware]

Single action revolvers and BAMF calibers more suited to rifles (.454 Casull .etc.).

[Majic]

No polymer models for me please. No S&W pistols except the M39 and M52. No Sigs, H&K, Ruger pistols (even their .22s), or many others to numerous to name.

[GLOCKT]

XD's
S&W semi-autos
Taurus's

[inventory0297]

Glocks, Para, modern S&W's and Kahr mostly.

[P95Carry]

I now have 1911's but have to say I am not overly ''smitten'' ... but most of all .... I HATE Glocks ... sorry Glockers .... it ain't a ''tupperware'' thing .. I mean, I have two P series Rugers but Glocks .... YUK!

[Zeke Menuar]

Snub-nose revolvers. I like them as a piece of engineering. Hate to shoot them.

Glocks. I can't get used to the ugly blocky look. Hate the trigger.

Most any DA/SA blundernine. Can't get used to the trigger. Sig especially makes a great pistol but no amount of engineering can make that first shot any easier.

Most double-stack pistols 9mm or higher caliber. They are all too big for my hands. Hi-Powers being the exception.

All Ruger firearms. Only suitable for use as boat-anchors or jackhandles.

Other than those I like them all

ZM

[jungleman]

Glocks

[Hal]

Long list of ones I won't buy because I like something else better.

None I can think of that I'd pass on if they were free though.

[Kodiak AK]

I want them all .
Even the rattle trap jamamatics have a purpose .

[Spieler]

Guns that I just can't get into that I've actually shot...

Ruger P-series & HK USP

and guns I have not shot and have no interest in...

Kahrs & SA XDs.

I know there are more that I could add to the list but I'm not quite awake enough at the moment to think of them.

[Ankeny]

Any single action revolver, Hi-Points, Ruger semi-autos, Bersa, Glocks...anything that smacks of cheap or has crappy ergonomics.

[Ky Larry]

Kahr's- overpriced junk with crappy triggers.
Glocks-overpriced plastic junk with the worst trigger ever put on a gun.
Bersa's-cheap junk.
Taurus- just plain junk.:barf:

[Chuck Jennings]

HK USP: My fingers are just too short to shoot it comfortably.

Any cowboy SA type revolver: Just doesn't float my boat.

[incursion]

HKP9s

[Standing Wolf]

I've never owned a plastic gun. They're just too ugly to my eye.

[CZ-100]

Glock's

[HogRider]

Compact Glocks
Browning Hi Powers
Ruger DA Pistols
Kahrs
HKs

Not saying that I dislike them because I think they aren't good, I don't know why, I fumbled them a millions times, but couldn't get myself to buy one.

And of course there's a whole list of others that I wouldn't buy because I firmly believe they are junk ( Lorcin, Jennings, Raven, etc.....)

[Trumpet]

No "Polymer"
No Aluminum
No DAO
No "Super Mags" ie the "BFG"
Nothing designed to do something a rifle can do better (ie Contender)

Hmmm let's see.......oh yeah
Anything with the words "TACTICAL" or "EXTREME" in it :banghead: :cuss: :fire: :barf:



Rich

[tiberius]

I have to admit that I really like pistols and revolvers in general. The only types that I cannot get into and cannot picture ever owning are:

single shot hand rifles (T/C Contenders, Rem. XPs etc.)
Anything with a scope or electronic sight

[caz223]

3rd gen smith autos in 9mm, or .40
Anything in .40 caliber generally.
Pistols that I can't fit my fat fingers in the ejection port (CZ75, sometimes my P7 pisses me off in that regard.)
.38 caliber revolvers, I know that they are sweet, but I just can't bring myself to shoot a revolver, without it at least being a magnum or a big bore.)
Revolvers with 7 or 8 inch barrels, I own a couple and they just never get shot.
Taurus products. 'Nuff said.
Pistols that don't work out of the box, I won't mention any brands, because I'd be typing all night.
1911s with all the extended crap on them, and uber long beavertails, etc.
Compact guns that require a fierce grip on them to hit the x ring. (Some glocks, etc.)
Guns that aren't accurate. Don't waste my time.
That shouldn't really leave me with much, except that it does.
And that's a good thing.

[Neal Bloom]

Glocks - don't like the feel
Taurus - one too many bad experiences
XD's - don't like the feel
Kel_tecs - don't like the feel

[jsalcedo]

Glocks

DAO

Chrome with mother of pearl grips

[horge]

HS/XD pistols.

Everything in their specs ought to interest me, as the wife is sending signals she might allow me an HS2000 in either 9mm or .40S&W
I've even handled the pistols...
but I honestly don't know why I'm not more interested.

Hand me a 1911-type pistol and no matter how crappy the finish and the fit, the buzz of temptation is there.

[schadenfreude]

GLOCKS.

I'm selling my G17 after only havig it a few months. I'm sure they are great pistols so i don't want to detract from them but they're just not for me.

My Ruger mkII 678 target is not for me either. It's too barrel heavy.

[cratz2]

Lots of angst with the Kahrs... I kind of find that surprising. A 15 oz gun that can be pocket carried or carried in a holster that holds 7-8 rounds of the very fullest power 9mm ammo that can be purchased and fired reliably and accurately with good sights and a consistant trigger pull around 5 lbs.

What's not to like? :confused:

For guns that don't do it for me... I've owned two Sigs that I just couldn't get into. The bore is just too high above my hand or something. Both were accurate and supremely reliable though.

The larger S&W pistols. My soon to be ex-step-father-in-law has a 659 that just feels like the biggest, blockiest gun I've ever held.

I'm basically a 1911/CZ/BHP/full size revolver guy that likes higher powered smaller guns for CCW. I don't have a problem with Glocks but I know a couple guys that have over half of all Glock models in their safes and all were bought brand new... I can honestly say I don't get that. I mean, I can see having a G20, and G23 or G19 and a G30 or G36, but I just can't imagine having a desire to have three sizes of Glocks in 9mm, 40S&W, 357 SIG, 10mm and 45ACP.

[smittylover]

Any gun with a four digit price tag.

[Big Mike]

Glocks, owned THREE of them, first was the G19, then G21(customized by Aro-Tek), then the G26. Thought the G26 was pretty good though, after 1000's of rounds just couldn't get used to the trigger. If I had to buy another it would be the G26 again, for sheer portability and firepower. Mine was pretty accurate too. Mike

[Stevie-Ray]

Single action revolvers, most S&W weapons, anything cheap like Lorcin, Jennings, etc. I'll give just about anything else a look-see.

[YodaVader]

Very easy - Glocks.

[sm]

RG .38spls
Tried, really did...must be me...I prefer the lead to exit the bbl, not the cyl. I know , picky ,picky picky...:)

[pierrebazukhov]

Here goes:
-Kahrs
-high dollar 1911's (have to admit I would buy a milsurp 1911-esp. one from the Army-or a "milspec" Springfield)
-Sigs I've owned and traded a 220 and have never missed it. It was a great gun, but I never got attached to it.
-Taurus I hate having a gun I'm ashamed to admit I own.
-S&W autos, N-frames, and any S&W made less than about ten years ago. I'm not hostile to S&W, they just don't interest me and are severely overpriced IMO.
-Ruger autos- I don't like the mag release, and they're fugly.
-Monster caliber pistols- just not practical.
-cheap stuff

[M2 Carbine]

I will not own any gun with the politically correct internal locking "safety".

Glocks.

[foghornl]

Ive tried shooting various model Glocks, and those pistols just didn't seem to "fit" my hands well.

Nothing against the offerings of Gaston, just couldn't comfortably shoot them.

Never was good with the really small "rodent weapons", either.

[ZekeLuvs1911]

Glocks......just can't take em. No style, no looks, no class and no history.....sorry Rock....I mean Glock lovers.....:D

[Dave Markowitz]

Glocks, except for the G20 and G21.

S&W semiautos. They got no rhythmn.

Cheap POSes like Lorcin, etc.

[wingman]

Glock's and dao's of any type. :o

[HiFidelity]

CZ=ugly, S&W Autos=FUGLY, Sigs=FUGLY, Ruger Autos=FUGLY Cheapness, Lorcin=FUGLY Cheapness, High Standards=FUGLY Cheapness, Over $1000 customs=too much for too little substance.

[PackingHeat]

I just can't get into any 1911 whatsoever. I hate grip safties. I hate their looks, feel, and the concept in general. I would love a 1911 with no grip safty though. Or an XD with no grip safty.

[DonGlock26]

I never liked the 1911 pistols, even though I used one in the Army. They are heavy, complicated to field strip, expensive, and may need a gunsmith to feed JHP. Give me a Glock or Sig anyday. I can't warm up to H&K USP pistols. Blocky,Blocky, and did I mention Blocky?

[gvass]

M1911
Because this is the "worlds best ever combat pistol" according to (ONLY) Americans

But not for me.
I love those guns which actually work.

[c-bag]

-S&W Automatics (too boxy, too much stainless)
-Berretas(weird asthetics to me)
-Ruger Automatics except P90 (clunky)

and all three have bad safeties. I hate slide mounted safties, especially if the safety de-cocks the hammer when it's engaged. seems redundant to use a safety when there's already a DA trigger to pull through (unless there's a child safety issue)

[Yowza]

Really don't like Glocks
Really don't like Taurus Semis
Don't like Ruger Semis
Don't like newer S&W Semis (but I really like my Dad's model 39)
Don't like Hi-Points
Don't really care for Ruger Mark II (but I really like my 22/45)

Those are the ones I can think of right now

Rick

[GSB]

Glocks.

That's about it.

[Tactical]

wheel guns....

[Greg45]

WOW, I'm amazed at the number of Glock replies. Personally, I can take 'em or leave 'em. Have a couple, but don't love or hate them.

H & K USP - overpriced and blocky, the absolute worst trigger of anything I've ever shot.

Taurus - I wouldn't own one if you gave it to me.

Paraordnance - (see Taurus)

Ruger semiautomatics

El Cheapos of any make or model.

My tastes have mostly changed to either Colt 1911's or Sigs.
Of course I could probably be persuaded to buy an Ed Brown or Rock River.

Some day.

[gulogulo1970]

Berettas, Ruger autos, S&W autos, Sig-Sauer(the .45 220 has some appeal), Spingfield XD, Browning Hi-Powers.

[DIETRYN]

WALTHER P-99 SUCKS, RUGER, I don't have the time to break them in. Any handgun that cost over $ 800.00 I just don't care for, so i'll stick with my XD-40 it's been one hell of a handgun for under $ 500.00. I did own a Glock G-30 45acp, but i had to give it up, but that's a killer 45.

[Cowboy Preacher]

Any kind of semi-auto. If the middle aint round and turn in circles I'm not going to shoot it. Personally I really need the gun to be a older
S&W .38 SPL or .357 MAG for me to shoot or buy it.

[GMAN]

I wouldn't buy anything with a lock on it!

[Gewehr98]

But the hicap magazines were a good return on my investment when I sold it.

Colt revolvers never had much to catch my eye, and they felt odd after a lifetime of S&W revolvers.

But S&W autoloaders won't do it for me either, save for my Model 52, and the Model 41 I'll have someday. Sigma, anybody? (see Glock, above)

I speak German and listened to Kraftwerk for a while, but you may not touch my monkey, and I'd rather not handle or shoot another squeezecocker HK again.

Ruger P-series autoloaders. Well, if it was all one could afford, I'd understand...

Beretta autoloaders. Especially the M9 I'm issued. PU!

Having said all that, I'm rather fond of my Kahr K9.

And although my wife and I are fairly confident in my masculinity, my "prosthetic" Desert Eagle is a lot of fun knocking steel silhouettes over at 200 yards. Folks really should try one sometime. :neener:

[Tierhog]

No real reason but I've never really liked Glocks. Kind of funny considering I have a HK USP.

[Zundfolge]

I've never been able to develope an interest in Hi Powers. And I dislike both Ruger and S&W semis (I think this attitude developed originaly because of political problems I have with both companies).

I didn't used to have any interest in wheelguns ... but lately I've been changing my mind.

I guess I've also never had an interest in Jennings/Bryco, Hipoint and other "junk" guns (but I don't know many gun nuts that like them).

[LoneWulf]

Maks, Kahr, Paras and a few others.

[Rich357]

Single action revolvers. I have yet to get interested enough to buy one. I've shot them many times. There are some fine SA revolvers out there. I don't have anything against them.

HK P7M8. It is a fine pistol but, so far, the squeeze cocker and I just don't get along the way we should.

Rich

[redneck2]

the number of replies that say "I hate ______", but I've never shot one

I look at many of my handguns as tools. Example....I've got a Contender in .357 Herrett. Ended up getting it free, and free is good. I went to a metallic silhouette shoot and that's what the best shooters were using. Not much for CCW though. In Indiana, a rifle caliber can be used in a handgun but not a rifle for deer.

I don't particularly like Glocks, but my house gun is a G20 with an M6 light. The gun doesn't have to be wiped down every time it's handled. Hard to beat a 10mm.

When we shoot at family get-togethers, I take the wheel guns so we don't have to chase brass

At the indoor range, nothing beats the Delta Elite or Springfield Loaded .45

Ones to dislike....anything in 9mm. DA/SA or DA only autos (other than the Para).

The Kahrs that I've shot all had horrible triggers. Mebbe some are better.

Anything in .357. Brutal blast. I can load my 45 Colt to have less blast and recoil and more power.

Ruger centerfire autos. Don't fit my hand and pitiful resale.

Personal reflections only. YMMV.

[Black_Talon]

Glocks

Smith Semi-autos

[yotehunter]

Glocks, Hi Point, Para Ord
No paticular reason, just not interested

[arinvolvo]

S&W autos...glocks....and anything chambered in 25

[Beetle Bailey]

I have only shot two different Glocks, and while they do the job of launching bullets very well, they just didn't feel right. HK USP was even worse. I've only shot two of these as well, but I think I'd choose the Glocks over them. The ergonomics on the USP's just didn't work for me.

I don't particularly like the looks of SIG's, but I do like the way a buddy's 226 shoots :D . Are we talking looks only or function as well?

[Dorian]

Glock, Khar, Kel Tec, Para Ord, Tarus....

I also boycott Ruger and S&W.

If I want a revolver(which I don't) I'll get a Colt

I do like SIG, HK, Beretta, CZ, Walther, and uhh... others :)

[Black Majik]

Looking over my list I realized I forgot one. I guess you try to block out the bad experiences of your life...

This goes to the Walther PPK. What a painful POS pocket pistol. Hand doesn't fit the grip, I guess it caused me to jerk it. I aim for the Right arm and hit the left, shoot the head, the bullseye by accident and whereever else the gun wants to point. And one hell of a snappy recoil for a .380. No wonder James Bond tossed the PPK for a P99 :p

[gvass]

"This goes to the Walther PPK. What a painful POS pocket pistol. "

I think, you met with some of the American-made clone. The original GERMAN PPK was a beautifully made, excellent weapon. Even the dimensions were considerably smaller, and the trigger is much better than those made nowadays.

[Tamara]

While I'm currently only "into" 1911's and S&W wheelguns, I've owned a blue zillion handguns of all different kinds. The only good, quality pistols I could never warm up to were the BHP and CZ-75. Both fine guns, but for whatever reason, they just didn't do a thing for me.

[SapperLeader]

ruger automatics and para ordinance are the only two I can think of, where ive never had the slightest interest in buying one.

[Gunner45]

Any gun with a plastic,.........oops I mean polymer frame. :D

Gunner45

[Billmanweh]

the only quality handgun that I just don't *get* is the HK P7

[Checkman]

Ruger autos, Glocks, Dan Wessons, any of the "specialty" handguns (bolt action, shillouette, etc.)

[marklbucla]

Plastic Guns: Glocks and HK's.

Oddly though, I've shot the best I've ever done (pistol or rifle) with a Glock 21, but the top heavy balance just feels awkward. The perceived recoil doesn't do much for my hands either.

Maybe I'm biased against them because I had a very bad experience with Skunk's HK USP .40 the first time I shot a handgun.

"Am I shooting blanks!?!?!?!?"

[GroovedG19]

SaturdayNight Specials el cheapo pistolas-NEVER!

[SirPorl]

1911s, Glocks, Berettas, Desert Eagles, and pretty much any springfield product. All of that said though, I might score a RIA .45. Maybe I can warm up to that there palm safety thingie

SirPorl

[Black Majik]

- Glocks


I retract my statement :o

[gulogulo1970]

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[Cyberdyne systems]

I have no interest in any of the following:

*black powder pistols
*cowboy style pistols
*derringers
*TC Contender single shot pistols
*Race guns, I prefer combat handguns without all the fancy compensaters
and optical sights[/B]

my main interest is 1911's or foreign military pistols and rifles

[Ben Shepherd]

Those underpowered, jammin, limited projectile profile, brass throwin' semi-autos, just can't warm up to them.:neener: :D

The 1911 being the lone exeption.

[Jokerman]

I never met a gun I didn't like.

[LynnMassGuy]

Pimp colored Taurus pistols.:barf:

[41mag]

While there isn't a doubt in my mind that they work.Plastic pistols just don't do alot for me.They just don't have any soul.At least with a chunk of steel you know(or at least can make-believe)that a skilled craftsman spent time designing/building the thing.

[denfoote]

I'm through, abso-bloody-lutly finished, done, no interest in anymore, wouldn't own one on a bet, turn it down if it were given to me, already have buried one, with... any and all High Points!!!!! ;)

[Marshall]

Most little baby semi-auto's with the exception of Beretta's and Baby Brownings.

Kel-Tec's just turn me off, to me they look and feel cheap and ugly, (no offense to their owners).

Tauri, I hate their rollmark. Feel like I am advertising a family sedan. I would put up with the slide safety just to have it say Beretta instead.

Any revolver without an external usable hammer.

Charles Daly rollmarks. If I want a gun with a man's first and last name , I'll put my own on it.

Kahr's, High Point's and most Glocks, not all.

[outofbattery]

Disregarding the bargain basement junkers , bullet throwers as I call them , I've met very few pistols I actually haven't enjoyed shooting with the exception of 1911's . Nothing other than the shape appeals to me about them but I don't dislike them , just am not able to shoot them anywhere approaching as well as I can anything else .

One thing I find remarkable is how many people are so quick to call Glocks , Sigs , Berettas and S&W's *junk* . They may not appeal to you , or they may not fit your hand and style , but to call them junk seems pretty poorly informed to me - or it's a case of reverse snobbery .

[jimbo]

I don't like Rugers.

[stevelyn]

S&W Autos (SW1911 excepted)
Ruger Autos (stainless brick)
HK USP (brick w/ polymer frame, triggers suck)
Sigs ( good pistols,ergonomics not left-hand friendly)
abBerettas (as in abberrations.....trigger pulls well......suck)
Desert Eagles (big, heavy...if I have to carry that much weight for caliber, I'll opt for a lever carbine with a sling & better handing qualities.)

[ducktapehero]

DA/SA semi's. I hate trying to master 2 trigger pulls on one gun. Damn crunchentickers.

[litework]

The 1911 doesn't fit me right. The P7 points like my $9 staple gun.
and USP pistols have plastic hammers.

Actually, the USP does not have a plastic hammer. I'm not aware of any pistol that has a plastic hammer. The USP does has rubberized plastic (neoprene possibly) on the end of the hammer so that it can be engaged easily.

I personally do not like anything "subcompact." Unless I have a finger removed, I can see no benefit in owning a pistol that has a grip only long enough to accomodate three fingers (including the trigger finger). People who shoot these guns look like their sippin' on tea or something with their pinkies in the air.

I don't like .357 magnums built on .44 magnum frames to accomodate two extra rounds in the now enormous cylinder.

I didn't like S&W autos until I bought my 1006; now I don't like S&W autos, except for the 1006 that I personally own. All other 1006's are probably crap.

All these comments were made in jest, except for the USP comment; I really like all quality guns; some more than others.

[Boats]

Auto Ordnance, Rock Island, Charles Daly. Basically I'll have nothing to do with Third World "quality" engineering. An Imbel forged and Springfield assembled 1911 is as close as I have come and it is not a bad gun though internally nothing to write home about.

Plastic, and I have owned or fired all of the big hitters. The P99's trigger seems subcontracted from Nintendo. The Glocks feature a grip angle and finger grooves modeled off of a Roswell, New Mexico, alien dummy. The HK USP is too much for too little and features a "chewed on" feel. Paddle mag releases suck in my experience. However, the XD is growing on me enough to take the plunge into polymer again because of a SA trigger and a good mag release design. I'd also be interested in handling a FN9P, but I have never even seen one.

Kahrs. Almost every one I have seen or handled had something at least cosmetically wrong with it that would keep me from paying the freight. The ones that were okay still featured really bad triggers IMO.

Taurus. Everything they make that holds together for more than a few rounds is a copy of a better original. Nearly everything they make that is an in-house design is an utter disaster.

BHP. Going into its seventh decade of being a next to incurable web-biter. The single action trigger is no better than any more recent wondernine in SA mode. A CZ eats the BHP's cake and costs less.

S&W autos. Functional but fugly. Fired some but never wanted one.

Ruger autos. Worst "American style" magazine release ever. Ugliest looking plastic ever, but at least the new P345 is looking to at least get it to average ugly for polymer and features a normal mag release.

Knock-offs. I have yet to see a clone outside of the 1911 realm that was an improvement on the original manufacturer.

Cheap revolvers. A decent revolver is a wonderful experience, a bad revolver is a nightmare.

Old double action revolvers. I can see the nostalgia in collecting them, but "ergonomics" wasn't a part of the English language when say, the Colt and S&W 1917s were being made. A 1917 in original trim was the most unwieldy handgun I have ever felt, which was confirmed on firing it. WORST GRIP EVER! Were I in the trenches of WW1 I would've traded a lot of rations to have a newfangled 1911 instead.

Anything in .40 S&W. I have no use for that cartridge. If I want a big bore I'll go .45ACP. If I want capacity, I'll go 9mm. If I want a hard hitting medium bore, I'll go .357 Magnum or 10mm.

Anything in .380. What a pointless little round. I'll take a 9mm in a slightly larger package or a .32 in an even more concealable package please.

That pretty much covers it.:D

[Valkman]

S&W Autos (SW1911 excepted)
Ruger Autos (stainless brick)
HK USP (brick w/ polymer frame, triggers suck)
Sigs ( good pistols,ergonomics not left-hand friendly)
abBerettas (as in abberrations.....trigger pulls well......suck)
Desert Eagles (big, heavy...if I have to carry that much weight for caliber, I'll opt for a lever carbine with a sling & better handing qualities.)

First I'd say I can't get into Glocks, then ditto the above, except for the S&W M41 and the Ruger Mk II. Kahrs, PO, Charles Daly, anything smaller than a 4" 1911 really.

Pretty much, if it's not a 1911 or a big revolver I'm not interested. :)

[Dionysusigma]

New revolvers are... okay... I'd trust my life to one but the whole look/ feel to 'em is not my favorite.

CAS revolvers/lookalikes? Blackpowder? :barf: NOT my thing at all. Unless it's an 1848 Dragoon; somehow the double-negative makes it all that much more appealing. :p I'm weird in that respect.

Derringers? :uhoh:

Anything autoloader is fine (from CZ to HiPoint to 1911s to Walthers...)

:)

[carnaby]

Resurection of the post from the dead :evil:

Actually, I was just sifting through member names and having a chuckle when I noticed this guy is a one-poster.

Join up, one post, 168 replies :what:

... and then nothing. Heh.

[arinvolvo]

The originator of this thread (TropicalZ) has more than 1400 posts.
and this thread has 129 replies...and with mine..130.

[carnaby]

Oh, duh :p

they user I was looking at only posted a reply to the thread, he didn't start it. double :p:p

[medmo]

Small N frame S&W's in 44 mag. Yup, that little Lew Horton round butt seemed like a great idea until I spent some time on the range with full house loads. No fun at all.....

[ConserVet]

Ruger autos. Love the revolvers though.

[owen]

<slipping in flame retardant underoos>

I can not stand SAA revolvers. The grip feels ok, until you point it, or decide to shoot anything more powerful than a .22. The hammer spur is so far away that I have to almost let go of the gun to get my thumb up there. The trigger guard bashes my knuckles. It hink they are just totally overrated in this day and age.

[Darkness]

Holy old thread, Batman!

I think the H&K USPs are butt-ugly, but the 40 I tried out shot like a dream.

I am not into the Kahr type pocket pistols, and while single-action might be fun to plink with, I don't think I'd ever buy one.

And so much hate for the S&W semi autos!

Tell ya what, anyone in Ohio who has a S&W auto they want to trade for my CD 1911 compact, which I have fixed, btw, just let me know. I am always looking for a nice double-stack 9mm (5906 style, not into the Sigmas) or a 45. Heck, if you have a 10mm auto you want to trade me, I'll even do all the driving and buy you some lunch!

I have owned several S&W semi-autos and just love them. 1911 are ok, and I am sure they are super-safe, but it still gives me the heebie-jeebies to carry it cocked and locked. I know, perfectly safe, but I just can't shake the feeling.

Am I serious about a trade? Sure. Tell me what you have. I have the Charles Daly 3.5" compact with original box, blued, 3 Colt and 2 Mec-gar mags, original wood grips, Hogue finger-grove grips, extra trigger, and I'll through in the Fobus paddle holster and paddle 2 mag carrier. It used to have a failure to return to battery problem, but I fixed that up. I can list the serial number for anyone interested.

C'mon you S&W haters.. you know you wanna get rid of that damn thing cluttering up your gun safe! :D

[CajunBass]

For some reason, nothing in 40 S&W has ever caught my fancy. I don't know why.

[glockamolee]

Para Ordnance ONLY because it feels like a brick. The Kimber or Wilson would be my choice of hi cap .45 (SVI is too rich for my budget).

The Tec 9 types scream "I'm a wanna be drug pusher!"

[Monkeybear]

any gun that cost over 700$ :p

[PlayboyPenguin]

Anything with plastic handles. Just not for me. I am sure they are wonderful for some people but I cannot see why.

[SRMohawk]

I love 'em all! As long as they're made by Les Baer, Wilson, Ed Brown, Rock River Arms, STI, Glock, Heckler & Koch, Freedom Arms, or S&W (revolvers only) :D .

PS - I love your slogan, PlayboyPenguin! And though zombies will probably never be a threat, you most probably will have the last laugh.

[doggscube]

I would've said black powder and also single-action revolvers until a little under a year ago I was given a Ruger Old Army. I quickly bought the .45LC conversion cylinder and now I'd never part with it even if it wasn't an heirloom.

My answer: Glocks. I haven't fired one, have no interest in one. But I bought an XD45, so it's not polymer that's the problem.

-Jeff

[denfoote]

HK's and Sigs, with the possible exception of the HK P7 and the Sig P6, but that's only because I already have the Walther P5 and would like to have the entire Deutsch "P" series from the seventies!!

After having had one, I don't think I'll be warming up the the Hi-Point any time soon!!!

I really can't get into anything huge any more. You know, the uber large mega framed hand cannons, revolver or autoloader, don't yank my chain!!!!

Rifle caliber handguns never did anything for me (see above).

I already have one full size 1911, so I don't think I need another.

Same thing with the BHP.

That just about does it!!! :evil:

[denfoote]

HK's and Sigs, with the possible exception of the HK P7 and the Sig P6, but that's only because I already have the Walther P5 and would like to have the entire Deutsch "P" series from the seventies!!

After having had one, I don't think I'll be warming up the the Hi-Point any time soon!!!

I really can't get into anything huge any more. You know, the uber large mega framed hand cannons, revolver or autoloader!!! They don't yank my chain!!!!

Rifle caliber handguns never did anything for me (see above).

I already have one full size 1911, so I don't think I need another.

Same thing with the BHP.

That just about does it!!! :evil:

[MICHAEL T]

Cosmoline has said it best



Glocks (hate the feel, the trigger, and the image)

Pretty much all polymer wonder-nines, along with all the boxy high-cap overstuffed nonsense.

Basically anything designed after the second world war

Hi cap black plastic gun are crap

[usp9]

Glock. Can't say why...just don't like 'em.

[Srigs]

Glocks point like crap for me...

[Monkeybear]

also forgot

.25s and .32s

Im sure these rounds make sense for someone, just not for me.

[wheelgunslinger]

small caliber autos like .32, .380, and the like. seem pointless to me unless I'm attacked by oompa loompas.
flavor of the month guns with ridiculous gold tone trim. Thunder Ranch special comes to mind.

1911's.
Glocks.

[McCall911]

Glocks for me too.

I like them for the sake of their many fans, but they just don't "feel right" in my hands.

[MCgunner]

Be a lot easier to list what I'm into than what I'm NOT into. I can't afford one of everything or I'd probably be into everything.

One I gave up on is anything 1911. I just don't see the need, don't like 'em for SD or carry, don't need one for competition, just ain't into 'em anymore and they're way out of my price range for anything that actually works out of the box, anyway.

Not into Glocks. Don't like "safe action". Wouldn't rule one out for IDPA if I was still shooting it, but really prefer to shoot what I actually carry. I prefer DA or DAO guns, not safe actions or single actions condition one.

I'm not really into anything expensive and I've got enough autos for carry and competition, so I'm really going back to my roots, I'm a revolver guy now. I have two Ruger P series guns and a Kel Tec P11 I like, don't need anything else automatic.

I AM into revolvers, SA, DA, what brands work, old Smiths, Taurus, Rossi, Ruger. Love revolvers. I do carry autos a lot, but I always will be a revolver lover. I guess that's why I prefer DA/DAO autos for carry. One European auto that does interest me is CZ, but like I say, I have enough autos. Don't need no stinkin' CZ.:D

[JLaw]

Glock for me too. I do own one, but I wouldn't loose any sleep over it if I sold it. It's very reliable, I just can't warm up to it.

JLaw

[huntershooter]

Any plastic crap.

[Pork Fat]

Borchardts.
Bergmann-Bayards.
Roth-Steyrs.
Give me a Mannlicher-Schoenhauer any day.:rolleyes:

[bigbore442001]

The Colt Modle 1911 45 ACP. I know that will sound like heresy, but I actually owned one when I first obtained my license to carry. I shot it a lot but I could never really warm up to it. In my heart I am a revolver man.

[MassMan]

I have to say Glock. I have tried to talk myself into one, but it doesn't fit my hand right and I hate the trigger.

[Duramaximum]

Glocks and Snub nosed revolvers.

[Surefire]

S&W semi-autos. My experience with them has been poor reliability, and very poor triggers.


BHPs. Terrible triggers IMO. Everything else about them is fine, but I'm NOT shelling out good cash for a pistol with a vile trigger pull.


Anything made by Taurus, or Rossi.

Anything chambered in .25 ACP.

[John Ross]

Centerfire revolvers in calibers smaller than .38 Special.

Centerfire autos in calibers less powerful than 9x18

Rimfire autos smaller than full-size target pistols

SA revolvers of any type (they don't feel right.)

Derringers

Mini revolvers

Desert Eagle (too heavy, wrong grip angle)

Low quality guns

Muzzleloaders

Race guns

JR

[.38special]

Glocks, dont like the feel or look
Heritage, they just feel like junk to me.

[XDKingslayer]

Glocks. Too many problems, too many blow up, not all of them have fully supported barrels.

Anything made out of metal that is of the same or lesser quality metal of a matchbox car.

[SpookyPistolero]

Can't dig single action revolvers. I don't like pocket autos like the p-32 or any cheapo 'saturday night specials'. I don't enjoy shooting desert eagles.

I just can't love the .40 s&w, and don't expect to ever own one.

[P. Plainsman]

Striker-fired polymer autoloading pistols.

HK handguns. (Their rifles and subguns are cool. :cool: )

The .40 S&W.

Derringers.

Autoloaders in really dinky centerfire calibers. I can see myself owning a decent .380 someday, but not a .32 or .25 ACP.

On the other hand, I like .32 revolvers, be they .32 S&W Long or .32 H&R Magnum.

[carnaby]

Hmmm, I like .40's but my first handgun was a .40.

I ain't like no glocks though. :barf:

Why oh why did I resurrect this thread :confused: :banghead:

[MCgunner]

I don't like pocket autos like the p-32 or any cheapo 'saturday night specials'.

Mmmm, your name ain't "Sarah Brady", is it? :rolleyes:

[carnaby]

I LOVE cheap-o 'Saturday Night Specials,' instead of a junk drawer I have a bryco-jennings drawer. :p

[MCgunner]

Yeah, yeah, just that moniker has been used to describe such "saturday night specials" as a S&W M60, Colt Mustang Pocket Light, Seecamp .32, NAA minis, etc, etc. The Bradys didn't make cost distinctions, they lumped 'em all into a "wanna ban" list. Fortunately, it didn't happen.

After all that SNS crud in the 70s and 80s, the mention of the term just kinda turns my stomach. It is the pocket gun that arms most civilian CCW permit holders, after all, be it J frame, .32, .380, or small 9mm. Even the Wather PPK was a "Saturday Night Special" to the Bradys.:rolleyes:

[carnaby]

Let's all just agree that the Brady's and their supporters all need a swift kick in their saturday night specials :p

[krochus]

1911 type handguns, I just cannot see why, Especally regaurding the grip angle to me it's like shooting a mop handle.

[bigmike45]

Glocks, Mak's, Ruger Semis (I love the revolvers) or anything by Jennings

[Justin]

Cowboy guns.

Crunch 'n' tickers. (DA/SA autos)

Anything with a bad trigger.

Inaccurate pistols.

[Steelcore]

Single Action revolvers I could never get a good grip on one and could never really shoot them well
Derringers I always felt that it was going to pop out of my hand.
Mini revolvers Too mall.Same complaints as above.

[Shipwreck]

I think CZ's are Ugly as hell. Not really into Taurus or Ruger, although I do respect Ruger guns, if that's all U can afford. Also don't like KelTec.

[S&WIowegan]

type guns leave me totally uninterested. Ruger centerfire semi-autos are so awful ugly looking I've never even considered buying one. Taurus revolvers are the other and I did buy one of those. The action feels so strange I hate to shoot it and I'm a revolver guy.

Bob.