Handguns That Will Stand The Test Of Time?

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chicharrones said:
I was thinking on that, and I too can't remember first time handgun buyers getting a 1911 over the last 25 years or so.

However, it sure seems that the people I know that end up with a small handgun collection tend to add a 1911 to it.
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That's just it. Everyone I know who started shooting handguns didn't start with a 1911 true. But nearly every one of them ended up with one as their second or third gun, and its usually their favorite.

Usually shortly after shooting one of mine.
 
While I like the 1911 and 1911 format carry guns (sig, Kimber, etc), and the 38/357 revolvers my boys are all into M&P, Glock, Canik, etc. and my primary carry these days are polymer. I have to agree as is older folks move on I don’t see a huge market for the older guns except as occasional range guns.
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While polymer will be here until life ceases to exist on the planet models will come and go non of which will stand any “test of time”. Each will fade away as designs change. That prophecy has already come to pass and will continue to eternity. No polymer gun will ever be featured on “Antique’s Roadshow”
 
DDDWho said:
No polymer gun will ever be featured on “Antique’s Roadshow”
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I'm sure nobody thought that a railroad lantern or even a barn lantern would either. A billion were made. Every one had several. But now they are antiques and some pretty valuable.

Same for sewing machines. Anyone could go get one. No shortage. They go pretty high now.

Just look at what a police positive or even a nagant revolver sells for today. And 15 year ago you could barely give one away.

And gen 5 glock has just as much in common with the 80s Glock as the double stack, series 80, 6 inch bull barrel, 1911s do with the 1911 of the 80s. Much less the 1910s.. Designs change but they are still the same gun.

The Glock, The Beretta 9x, The sig 22x, the hi power, Walther PP, the 1911.....all have stood and will stand I believe.

For some truly unknown to me reason the USP may also be on that list.

I feel the same about the 320 just because of its adoption into service.
 
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Armored farmer said:
Revolvers will Rule due to the high cost and scarcity of ammo.
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Wouldn't bother me personally. But I'm an old guy. But I don't see that Happening. A 6 year old can fix a polymer gun. A revolver breaks and you are down for the count. Ive never had a semi auto have to be sent back to the factory. Ive sent back several revolvers.

And few people shoot the ammo. Most just buy it.

As far as scarcity Id bet there are exponentially more 9mm/40 or 45 ammo out there than all the revolver calibers combined. I carry a 329 pd most of the time. But I can shoot a 10/22 just as slowly.
As far as cost, revolvers aren't cheap to feed either. If I had only bought semi autos i likely wouldn't even reload.

I think revolvers will go up in value though. Stand the test. But more because they are a novelty. What pappy used to have to lug around. Rather than what people want to actually use now. Hunting aside... I know of several people with new colts. None will ever shoot them. I'll fix that when I find an anaconda for close to msrp

Most revolvers ever produced in a recent year was just over 3/4 of a million. Now down to 1/2 million.

Glock alone makes over 1 million guns a year.
 
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crestoncowboy said:
Wouldn't bother me personally...If I had only bought semi autos i likely wouldn't even reload.

Yeah, I can't find the brass from my semi autos either... Revolvers make it easier to reload.


Most revolvers ever produced in a recent year was just over 3/4 of a million. Now down to 1/2 million.

Glock alone makes over 1 million guns a year.
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I think price won't dictate what stands the test. For years, Model 10's sold on price. They were all the same, reliable, effective and inexpensive, and their value was generated from utility. Not what sells them today. Know anything today that sells on those attributes? Current ubiquity and appliance-like utility may breed an attitude of contempt as to future esteem, but today's workhorses will likely engender themselves to current users and their future memories.
 
After many years, with many Classic guns... Sigs, HK's, S&W's, Beretta's, Glocks, 1911's, NAA's, Browning, Remingtons... my two pistols that will stand the test of time... two that I still and always will have... Glock 19...and... DW 1911 CCO Lightweight .45ACP. ***Or any perfectly running 1911***. Enjoy what you carry.
 
WisBorn said:
What new and current models do you feel will be still offered in the future?
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Current? All of them. You can still buy Remington, Iver-Johnson, and the like. Firearms are very durable. They will continue to sell on the secondary market long after their manufactures are shuttered and the factories razed.

New? That will be in the definition of "new." Bond Arms perhaps? Randall? AMT? If they make one, and some one buys it that assumes a permanence that's complicated to predict let alone measure.

There are still Dardick and GyroJet pistols out there. Did those companies "last"? The firearms did.
 
George P said:
My K-22 Masterpieces will be there long after I am not.
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Already have. And they are my favorite 22 id say. Even the newer ones with a few extra holes in the cylinder.

But the op said NEW and current designs. Revolvers will stand the test no doubt. They already have.

But new and current revolvers? The rhino? The kimber? The new colts (and im not entirely sure they even count as new and current? Idk. The X frames are somewhat new. But really just enlarged versions of old. The rhino is for sure newer though.

I took the OP post to mean which new designs will still be around and still made after a long time in something resembling their original forum. Like the N,K,J,L frames. Redhawks, 1911, 22x, Beretta 9x etc etc. Have all done
 
Compact revolvers like the LCR and the like. With the advent of bullet technology giving higher velocity and less recoil it makes carrying a small concealable snubby reasonable.
 
CapnMac said:
Current? All of them. You can still buy Remington, Iver-Johnson, and the like. Firearms are very durable. They will continue to sell on the secondary market long after their manufactures are shuttered and the factories razed.

New? That will be in the definition of "new." Bond Arms perhaps? Randall? AMT? If they make one, and some one buys it that assumes a permanence that's complicated to predict let alone measure.

There are still Dardick and GyroJet pistols out there. Did those companies "last"? The firearms did.
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I'm thinking more along the lines of an old movie or song that is said to "stand the test of time". Some old movies and songs certainly are just as good today as they were when they were made. Even some movies that were dogs when they came out are now better.

However, there are some movies and songs that are simply historical footnotes and can't be said to "stand the test of time" for one reason or another. I feel like there are many firearms like that and most of them seem to be represented on Forgotten Weapons by Ian McCollum.
 
chicharrones said:
I feel like there are many firearms like that and most of them seem to be represented on Forgotten Weapons by Ian McCollum.
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This is very true.
And good for us as fans of FW, too.

There's a point in here--Hudson leaps to mind. Companies with a New Hotness that faded away. Yet, physically, examples remain. It's part of the Riddle of Durable Goods.
 
The calibers may vary, but I feel the Ruger SP101 will still be available for purchase as new guns long after I am gone.

Polymer striker fired pistols will always be with us though the names may well change over time.

and here's a left-field idea. Charter Arms Bulldogs in .44spl. Because enough people will always *want* a carryable, concealable 44 revolver and there's no one in the industry committed to making them as Charter is. Now, just exactly who will own the company in the decades hence is another matter entirely.
 
The Model P "Peacemaker" has already stood the test of time. I don't see it going away anytime soon.
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In the future, there won't be any gun manufacturers. Everyone will print their own gun and ammo will just be part of the printing process.
 
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unclenunzie said:
Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range ;) Sorry, someone had to do it.
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I don't think so. With the advances in the 9 watt rifles you have comparable stopping power with much less recoil, allowing you to get back on target quicker. The only benefit to the 40 watt rifle is that during shortages you can find the plasma packs more easily.
 
I don't think today's typical carry pistols will age well. To be fair, most have a face only a mother could love. There is little craftsmanship to them. Just functional. And as plastic guns age, frames will crack. Fine while you can get replacements... or print them, but they don't stand the test of time. From a pure longevity standpoint, I expect wheel guns will still be desirable long after some new mechanism comes along. Even if railguns or caseless pistols dominate the segment, revolvers have the mystique to keep their novelty. Kind of like a lever action. I can see any war tested handguns hanging around... maybe even some of the plastic guns that have had a service life. But in the end, I think the revolver will probably outlast the rest due to the legends that have built up around them, even when outperformed in many ways.
 
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