The worst gun article ever written.

I was shaking my head, until I got to the specs with a pic of the X frame!! Thats when the laughter came!!

A fake article written by a millenial with no firearms experience beyond gaming and juvenile conjecture.
Which doesn't matter really because it will be read and approved only by paintball gun packing pimple-faced pinheads.

While I did see a few inaccuracies, such as available barrel lengths and warranty, it was definitely not the "worst" gun article I've ever seen written. Like with gun representation in T.V. and movies, I take all gun rags with a grain of salt.

Wow!

I liked the pro about no finger contours on the grip and the picture showing it with finger contours on the grip. I also liked the Bodyguard that is chambered in .38 Special. It shows the .380 ACP auto loader with 380 written the slide.

It is similar to a whole host of valueless "articles" meant to produce clicks for money. Not worth reading except for the curiosity of what might pass for "writing".

Author is simply a bit short on knowledge and experience.

“Since my kid is still a tiny little guy, I can rest easy, knowing that if he gained access to my GP100 he wouldn’t have the strength to pull the trigger. And it’s nice to know that if he dropped it, it wouldn’t go off.”

Finally... a child-proof handgun...!

And I was foolish enough to think that keeping the firearms out of their grubby little reach was safe.

Pretty bad but I see worse on a monthly level... sometimes weekly.

He lost me at the Civil War reference and was unlikely to redeem himself in general and particularly after reading all of it.

He's in desperate need of editing or at least reading it aloud to his own-damn-self, critically.

I'd have red-penned the crap out of it for a Junior High School writer even without addressing the factual liberties taken with the gun.

Todd.

Is this what passes as "acceptable" in journalism schools now ? Because it's horrible. Everything this individual stated could have been summed up in one paragraph, and most of it would be known by reading an introductory article on revolvers. *Not* an article devoted specifically to a S&W 686.

Aha - so he inherited the site and it is in fact more of what I would call a *blog* of sorts than electronic press.

https://gunnewsdaily.com/author/chrisbrowning/

Still, one rises to the occasion... another might hope.

Good he's keeping his Pop's operation going and maybe there'll be some improvement in the future.


Todd.

What killed me was the accidentally pulling the trigger with the pinky bit.

CraigC said:

What killed me was the accidentally pulling the trigger with the pinky bit.

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The ridiculous source of the *Con* aspect of a light SA trigger.

Todd.

All this:
CONS

• Weight–around 3 pounds’ worth (39.7 ounces) Most of us like a heavy revolver for shooting hot rounds ...
• No locking mechanism Sigh. That's a con? What is he talking about, anyway? All recent production 686s sport "The Lock."
• Shiny frame not good for hunting or self-defense carry at night Really? C'mon, now. Clearly not a hunter (we have weather, you know) and if carrying concealed, many of us like stainless.
• Ported barrel adds more flash in the dark Uh, does he not know the ported barrel is not a common option?
• No finger contours on grip Guess he is basing his opinion on a sample of one, hasn't looked at the S&W catalog, and didn't vet the photos for his article.
• Light trigger pull in single-action Wow. Like the man said, you can't fix stupid.

Yeah, like 40oz is so God-awful heavy.

I know it has been a long time since the Colt 2000 was written up as the greatest gun of the new millennium, but have we already forgotten the mountains of praise for the Remington R51? Or have I got the wrong slant an what constitutes a really bad gun article? The one the OP cites does sound amateurish. Some people have much more enthusiasm than knowledge. Is that worse than shilling? Or is that too heavy a topic for a light-hearted thread?

Good Grief! There are dozens of things wrong with the article. It sounds like someone in middle school was given a writing assignment and did 15 minutes of research the night before an assignment was due.

Written like a true basement dweller.
I can get over most of the inaccuracies because I know better. What bothers me about such articles is that ALOT of people take this crap to heart.
I don't like to see BS printed as facts.
OTOH I guess he is about as accurate as anyone else that calls themself media these days.

That article and the comments about the article all read like those fake crappy blogs.

Wow. That was really rather “interesting.”

He should write wedding vows.

The comments below the article are equally stupid.

Pat Riot said:

That article and the comments about the article all read like those fake crappy blogs.

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That was my thought as well.

dodo bird said:

He should write wedding vows.

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I don’t think he should write at all.