Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many think the Webley Mark VI is one of the ugliest revolvers going and yet its one of my favorite. No accounting for tastes...Life is too short to waste on an ugly gun. Or, just homely.
You're certainly correct about the A-10.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many think the Webley Mark VI is one of the ugliest revolvers going and yet its one of my favorite. No accounting for tastes...
The A-10 is a butt ugly aircraft and yet the Marines that call in close air support think its the most beautiful aircraft they have seen.
For what they are the Henry's seem a bit over priced but maybe the street price will be lower than expected. I have a soft spot for fixed sighted revolvers but I am not much of a 357 Magnum users.
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Did somebody say ugly and Webley in the same sentence?Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many think the Webley Mark VI is one of the ugliest revolvers going and yet its one of my favorite.
The Henry isn't really unique though. It's just a DA revolver with fixed sights that looks (and is) very dated while not exactly being very easy on the eyes for most.Gun Community: Why doesn't the Gun Manufactures ever come out with something new and unique? I am bored with the same old designs.
Gun Manufacture release something new and mildly unique...
Gun Community: What is this unproven ugly trash? Give me my (design older than dirt), thanks!
And we wonder why nothing is changing in the industry. "We" won't let it, even mild design changes like Henry gets the hate in heaps let alone anything remotely paradigm shifting. We are never going to get our "Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range." with this completely unadventurous attitude. If this forum was a car forum we would still be arguing for carburetors and bias ply tires...
But it is unique, it a modern double action (it has some moderately unique mechanism internally) with stylings that throw back to an earlier period. I would argue the customer is often wrong and does not really know what they want until told by someone they "respect".The Henry isn't really unique though. It's just a DA revolver with fixed sights that looks (and is) very dated while not exactly being very easy on the eyes for most.
The customer is always right and Henry should have probably done their homework on this.
And, no offense intended here...The Henry revolver is literally the opposite of your sentiment and is the equivalent of going back to carbs and bias ply tires. Henry even calls this a revolver that is styled after the Wild West revolvers.
Chiappa "bottom chamber" revos are an example of really 'thinking outside the box'. Yeah, they are odd looking, (they feel better than they look) and they tend to be pricey, but they make a real difference in recoil mitigation.Gun Community: Why doesn't the Gun Manufactures ever come out with something new and unique? I am bored with the same old designs.
Gun Manufacture release something new and mildly unique...
Gun Community: What is this unproven ugly trash? Give me my (design older than dirt), thanks!
Mine is marked "War Finish", more like a dark grey. I had an old .455 Webley converted to .45ACP which the gun wasn't built for and I stopped shooting it. Sold it to a non shooting collector. This .38 S&W caliber or British .38 ammunition is a solid shooter.Terry G, I'd love a Webley, even if only for grits and shins. The Brit habit of painting their guns black hasn't helped their looks.
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WAY too much money for a damn hideous revolver. They aren't going to sell worth a damn. You can't expect to get Colt money for H&R looks.