Ever Want A POS Gun?

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Sometimes I have this urge to go out and get some cheap, nickel plated POS gun. I just want a nickel plated, pearl gripped cheap little pop gun. I don't know why. Anyone else ever feel this way?

Maybe it's like wanting to hire a sleazy hooker, I dunno.
Maybe it's like drinking cheap beer, I dunno.
 
Yes! I confess. I'm a sucker for $50 and $75 handguns, typically ancient H&R lemon squeezers. But sometimes I get surprised. I picked up a "New Orleans Pimp Special"--an old Colt PPS with stained mother-of-pearl grips for $150 or so. Turned out to be a tack driver on par with my Sig P-225. Who knew?
 
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I knew a fellow who bought a dozen or so of those nickel plated revolvers and put them under glass in his sunken type coffee table. They actually looked good and he figured that any break-in artist would grab them, and miss the good stuff in the next room. AFAIK, his home was never burglarized, so his theory has gone untested.

Jim
 
I once thought I was buying a POS but it turned out to be a good gun. I saw a Beretta model 418 in a gun shop for a little over $100. I have heard those old Beretta pocket pistols were good for about 4 shots then they jammed. I figured it would be a decent fun gun so I bought it anyway. I have put hundreds of rounds thru it and it has never jammed.

Well it did jam on one shooting trip but after taking it home and tearing it apart I realized I had forgotten to put a spring in.:uhoh: It is reliable enough that I carry it, and that's REALLY saying something as I'm a revolver person and that's the 1st auto I have ever shot that didn't jam on me. Not bad for a 50 year old 25acp.
 
I traded a buddy a "Foolex" that I picked up in Thailand for $25 for a Tafagilo .25 ACP. It is a single action that has at least a 15 pound trigger pull. I don't know who got the better deal......
 
Depends on personal definition of POS.

Yea, I got an old RG and Jennings .22s around as examples of what not to buy.

But ... in this current Texas heat and humidity, I sometimes have an itch to get the new shiny slide Kel-Tec .380, which some may consider a $300 POS. Time will tell ...
 
I've always wanted to buy a chrome Jennings 9mm, take it to the range, and shoot it with my real guns. I wonder how long a Jennings would hold up before the parts left were too small to shoot at?
 
At one time I wanted a Vektor CP-1. Unusual and kind of cool looking in a ray-gun kinda way. Too bad it ended up being recalled due to design/safety problems.:eek:



nero
 
I have several POS guns and one's a Smith & Wesson and the other is a Colt. Both are victims of abuse and one of these days:rolleyes: , I'll get around to fixing them.:eek:

Now, as to those nickel plated sissy guns, no urge to own one at all.
 
I have bought gee wiz guns before based on bad advise and first impressions
Maybe it's like wanting to hire a sleazy hooker, I dunno.
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you just might find yourself stuck with something that you cant get rid of-like that POS gun.why waste time and money on it?
 
I've already got enough stuff layin' around that falls into the 'POS' category.

So, to answer your question, do I really want a POS gun? No! Sure don't.. :uhoh:
 
Everybody should have a half dozen or so.
I like to use them for paperweights
One of those paperweights is a Iver Johnson 38 S&W that is one of my more accurate handguns. I carry it a lot

Sam
 
Depends on how much a POS the gun is. I wouldn't consider Davis/Jennings and the like. Generally, I'll reserve judgement until I actually handle a respresentative example. I might add that when I got my first Glock, I was told by many of my shooting buddies that they would never tolerate such a plastic POS. Now I have seven Glocks and most of the time, my original 19 is with me.
 
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