Any you DON'T want?

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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.
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Me too.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
dizzy. . .knot in my stomach. . .

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
 
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.
 
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...)
 
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.
 
Skunk,

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. ;)
 
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
 
"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?
 
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.
 
"I think that's the first time I've heard a Chuck Daly referred to as a "high-end 1911".
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
'Nother one I'd have no use for:

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.
 
My DON"T wants.........

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.
 
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