Guns that "just feel right"...right out of the box.

[InkEd]

Like most of you on these boards, I have own/used a lot of different firearms. Once learning the basics the same skill set carries allows us to shoot a variety of weapons with at least decently once becoming familiar with said weapon's individual manual of arms.

Anyway... One thing I have noticed over the years is the certain guns EVEN WHEN USING THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME, just feel almost "natural" to me. The ergonomics, sights, recoil, et cetera "just feel right" WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS done to them.

Personally, I find the Henry rifle seems to have been made perfectly fitted for me at the factory.

What are some of the guns that fit this description for you guys?

 

[Eb1]

just about any lever action rifle that doesn't have a huge cresent buttstock.

 

[Old Dog]

Any SIG autoloader in 9mm or better ... Any 1911 4" or 5" with an arched MSH ... Any Marlin, Winchester or Savage lever-action rifle with a barrel 20 - 24" ...

 

[InkEd]

I did fall in love with my ARCHED MSH 1911 the first time I handled it too!

Before I had only shot flat ones and while nice, never really did anything for me.

 

[newfalguy101]

CZ-75, BHP, and oddly enough the first gen Hi-point carbines with the horribly ugly humped stock

 

[Stevie-Ray]

1911s, arched MSH, feel perfect for my hand. Larger grips are in order if MSH is flat, such as with my EDC.

 

[tyeo098]

CZ75B

Stock.

 

[chicharrones]

+1 on the CZ75.

Marlin lever guns and surprisingly the Ruger GSR with the iron sights only.

 

[Impureclient]

Another CZ75b.

 

[wojownik]

The Sig p228 and p229 came right to mind, as well as the CZ-75. Melted right into the palm of my hand, and not a single thing needed to do to them.

Also, my very early Springfield 1911 Mil-spec and an old Argentine Sistema Colt.

You might laugh at this one, but also the Mosin 91/30 ... first time I picked one up, it felt like a comfortable old shoe. Not that my old shoes smell like cosmoline. Well, OK, some of them do ...

 

[john wall]

1. 1948 Husqvarna M640 Sporting Rifle. (better than any of them)

2. Blaser F3 shotgun. (best fitting shotgun I have ever held)

3. Beretta 687 28 ga Sporting Clays shotgun. (a pure delight to shoot)

4. Ruger Gunsite Scout with peeps. (close to the Husky)

5. S&W K frame, Hogues. (an extension of the hands)

6. 1911 Pistol, arched MSH. (courtesy of Uncle Sam on military pistol team 1971-72)

 

[Joshua M. Smith]

1911 pistols, flat MSH and undercut trigger guards with ambi safeties as a plus (I'm a lefty with huge paws.)

Camp Carbines. Marlin needs to bring 'em back.

Ruger 10/22 with walnut stock.

Strangely, full-stocked AR rifles, and I'm not an AR fan. Adjustable stocks never feel right.

Most things T/C, but especially my New Englander.

Several types of break-action shotguns, singles and doubles.

Josh

 

[Inebriated]

For a long gun, my Wingmaster with any barrel configuration is the BEST-feeling gun I've ever handled, no question, no contest. Also, the Express 20 gauge guns with the 20" barrels are some of the quickest-pointing long guns I've used. The light weight makes it so easy to point and move. I might have to get one.

Honorable mention would be most lever guns.

For handguns, it's gotta be the G34. Why I don't own one is beyond me. I imagine a G35 with a 357 SIG barrel would feel like having an actual laser in my hands.

 

[wow6599]

Another CZ 75B vote, followed by the Hi Power and Ruger MK I.

 

[Shimitup]

Ruger MK1, every time I pick it up for the last 30+ years. 1911 is a close 2'nd.

 

[snapshot762]

Another shout out for the CZ75. I ordered a SP-01 never having held one and on picking it up for the first time it felt like it was made for my hand.

 

[jotjackson]

For me, my Glock model 19, just feels right.

 

[savanahsdad]

out of the box ,,,,,, Savage bolt guns , and most 1911's

 

[ourichie]

My Thunder 380 felt great straight out if the box. Any 1911 govt with a flat msh. My CW45 is pretty awesome

 

[Deus Machina]

My CZ PCR. That thing is molded for my hand.
My Henry lever-action just felt right.
And I'm not sure about 'natural,' but my Mosin Nagant felt like we had an understanding.

 

[MichigammeDave]

1968 Ithaca 37D Featherlight. Bought mine new, still using it!

 

[tactikel]

Browning Superposed trap gun. It feels alive in your hands. The balance is perfect.

 

[AFDavis11]

Colt Single Action Army, 1911, Walther PPK (although in steel it feels too heavy), Sig Sauer 938 with ext mag.

With handguns, revolvers mostly, barrel lengths over 4 inches feel weird.

The Colt SAA design feels perfect for aiming of one round, like a target pistol should feel. The others feel more like combat guns. They feel "secure" in my hand. We'll balanced.

Most over/under shotguns and modern rifles feel pretty natural to me.

 

[SC Shooter]

My BHP felt exactly right from the first round fired. Also, my Remington 1911 R1S

 

[bannockburn]

1) Browning Hi-Power
2) Colt Gold Cup
3) SIG P226
4) SIG P229R E2
5) CZ P-01