Guns you don't like...

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Don't like Glocks for a couple-three reasons but like them for a couple too so, currently, I have a gun I fundamentally dislike but will probably never get rid of. I've had seller's-remorse for letting the previous two go out of dislike for them... My Glock 30.

I should dislike both my AMT back Up .45 and S&W 340SC and in fact, kinda do - and yet......

Got rid of EVERY 10-22 & Mini 14 & Ruger .22 pistol to cross my bow. Keep thinking; "Maybe this one...." and yet.

Can't stand Enfield rifles and yet one of my most prized carbines in my meager collection is a righteous No5 Mk I.

TT33s are some of my least favorite full-sized service pistols and for some damn reason, I can't let my Chinese 213 go.

Colt *vest pockets*..... Hate those!:fire:

Colt percussion revolvers without top straps.... Where in the hell of flying monkeys is the rest of my damn gun?!?:cuss:

OK, so my post is more about paradoxes and ironies in ownership but dammit.... How do you REALLY know how much you don't like a thing until you actually put-up with it?:rofl:

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/that-pistol-which-you-hate-to-love.837186/

Same with dogs for me I guess. I love the look on people's faces when they ask; "Does your dog bite?"

"Well, she bites holy-hell outa me.... roll yer own dice!"

Or - How will I know how good it feels to stop if I don't beat my head against the wall from time to time.o_O

Now.... Do NOT get me started on Remington Nylons!:neener:

Todd.
 
to all these people talking about the safety in the trigger on Glocks, and some others, you know its a Drop Safety right? They don't have a manual safety on Glocks, and some of the others that use that.
 
It's not that I don't like it, but it's a safe queen right now, my Jennings J-22. It's too unreliable, if it was reliable I'd like it. It doesn't feed correctly about 30% of the time and jams.
 
I love the looks and trigger of 1911s but not much else about them.
I like the power and design of desert eagles but think the whole idea of a "magnum" bottom feeder is an answer to a question few ask.
I don't like knock offs of existing guns that aren't better or cheaper than the real thing - springfield xd.
I don't like tacticool revolvers or lever actions - come on, if you find any agency using this stuff, please share.
I don't like 460 rowland, it's actually more the hype surrounding it and the folks who insist it's the answer to the 44 mag in a semiautomatic, it's not.
And finally, I don't like kahr, I've tried and tried again. They're just horrendous .
Sorry if I stepped on any toes :evil:. Just telling the truth.
 
Not a fan of anything made primarily of Zamak. Only own one firearm made from Zamak, a Raven .25 ACP that belonged to my grandmother. I do not shoot it.

I have seen too many first hand examples of Zamak firearms failing, including watching a Lorcin .22 explode in a friend's hand.

Came close to buying a Heritage Rough Rider, but couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. Same with the Hi Point 9mm carbines. I know it's probably irrational, but I won't buy anything that has Zamak as a major structural component.
 
Legionnaire said:
1911s. Everybody should have one, right? So I did. I really wanted to like it. I tried two different models: a Rock Island GI and a Springfield "Loaded." They just didn't point well for me and the bug never really bit. So they are gone, too. I know a lot of people don't like Glocks--but Glocks fit my large hands and point well for me. So I wouldn't say no to a 1911 that someone gifted me, but I'll not go looking for another one.
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The Rock Island GI was probably a 1911a1, not sure about your Springfield.

Have you ever tried the original version....the 1911? Was issued a well worn 1911a1. Didn't shoot well but figured it was due to wear. Traded for a couple more over the years and they didn't shoot worth a hoot, either; just didn't fit my hand so sent them down the road, as well.

Then, I picked up a true 1911 (without arched spring housing) and WOW, there was no comparison. If you haven't tried a 1911 (w/o arched housing), try one before you completely write 'em off. (This could obviously work in reverse, so don't make the mistake I did and sell the 1911 short unless you've tried both the 1911 & the a1.)

Regards.
hps
 
10/22s- Too chubby for how tall the gun is. they always feel like 2x2s in my hand.

Glocks- cause they ugly, and never felt right to me

Single stack 1911s- grips arnt large enough to really feel good. A double stack feels great tho.

Savage Axis- it's a cheap variant, of a cheap design and feels like it (where as the 110 family always felt like they were well made it lower cost to me).

uhhhhh.....well....pretty much all milsurps in as issued condition.
I'll happily look at other folks collection and enjoy learning about them, but I don't enjoy owning or shooting them.
 
Pat Riot said:
1911s
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I honestly believe that if the 1911 had been the 1981 or 1991 nobody would give a crap about them today. They would be the equivalent of the third gen smiths and P series rugers. A handful of us who still buy them but fully admit they are inferior in many ways...and were so even when they were in use. IMHO Same with the M1 carbine and savage 99. I own at least one of all mentioned (and a few more 1911s) . We love the history and all that about them. I love the triggers on most all of the 1911s But I cant say that I like anything other than that about either of them either. No hate from me but I see the viewpoint of those who do.
 
For me? Commemorative guns and guns that are highly engraved with gold or other metal accents (Grade IV-V Brownings, etc.)

Rarely ever will one ever reach a value much above what was paid for it, most are so gaudy they would make a liquored-up Huggy Bear blush and you never want to touch it, much less shoot it, because one scratch and you’ve destroyed any value...and they’re usually too shiny to hunt with. Lose the box or hang tags? That seems almost as bad as shooting it.

My dad gave me a “Golden Spike” win .30-30 that some friend who owed him money gave him years ago. It’s been hunted with so it’s scratched, dinged and tarnished...so other than as a lump in my safe it’s virtually useless. (It’s too ugly to bring out, I’ll shoot one of my other 1894’s)

I’m tempted to send it out to be cut down to 16” and refinished... if it’s worth that $$ and effort I’ll be thrilled.

He also gave me two DU banquet guns, a 20 ga 870 that only has a bit of DU engraving and a Beretta A303 also with some DU engraving. Other than the high polish bluing and fancy glossy stocks, these could be hunted with. They’re still unfired so they might be sold off to buy some other shotgun I’d not feel leery to shoot.

Stay safe.
 
Legionnaire said:
Let me begin by stating that "not liking" is not the same as "strongly disliking." I don't know that there are any guns that I strongly dislike.

That said, I have learned that I don't really like lever actions. The first centerfire rifle I owned was a Marlin 336 in .30-30. I sold it to buy my first bolt rifle. Since then I have owned several other .30-30s, including a very nice 336 Texan, and quite a few 1894s in .357 and .44 magnum. In every case I started out thinking, "Lever actions are just so cool!" Then, after playing with them a bit--slicking them up, trying different optics from peeps to scout scopes, etc.--they lose their luster very quickly and I sell them off to buy something else. I have concluded that I don't care for lever actions. I'm still a sucker, though, and might try a Henry Long Ranger sometime ...

1911s. Everybody should have one, right? So I did. I really wanted to like it. I tried two different models: a Rock Island GI and a Springfield "Loaded." They just didn't point well for me and the bug never really bit. So they are gone, too. I know a lot of people don't like Glocks--but Glocks fit my large hands and point well for me. So I wouldn't say no to a 1911 that someone gifted me, but I'll not go looking for another one.

And honestly, I don't really care for the AR15 platform. I have one that I shoot occasionally, but I much prefer my bolt action rifles.
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I would reply to this thread, but somebody might accused me of copying your response nearly word for word!
 
I hated the trigger on a Taurus G2 and because of that I never liked the gun. Then when the trigger failed to reset a couple of times I stuck it in the back of the safe. I made my mind up some years ago to never sell or otherwise get rid of a gun no matter how much I disliked. The Taurus is buried so deep I hope I never see it again.
 
Plow handle SAA 44 mag. The grip is made to move in the hand, and the 44 really makes it move. I don’t like that. I want the gun to stay locked down. Long barreled ruger SBH was probably the worst recoil impulse of any gun I have ever fired. I like Bisley, and I like birdshead, but plow handles just don’t do it for me.
 
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Don’t care for synthetic stocks. Don’t care for matte finished metal. I don’t like that the 327 Fed Mag round isn’t more popular. Don’t care for the AR “LEGO” firearm. I don’t like how much of a premium on richly blued and nicely stocked firearms has become. I don’t like Winchester being owned and manufactured elsewhere than the USA. I don’t like politicians that want stricter gun laws, and/or seek to remove Confederate statue’s. Politicians that are for either almost always do both.
 
My least favorite gun of all tine is the Italian Cacarno Carbine. But it does function and is better than nothing at all. The bolt is held together by what amounts to a 8 # nail. Not impressed with there original 6.5 Ammo either, hang fire after hang fire. Lee Harvey chose a piece of S .... Original sights are great if you like a hole in a vertical lump of steel
 
I'm a little odd. I really like most guns. I have a Carcano Carbine, it was my first gun. The surplus ammunition was bad, but when it shot it was accurate. I like the Glock 21, but the rest of them are kind of blah. The new G44 has had some problems, but even if it didn't it's hard to get excited about a 10 shot plinker. They have been around forever and I have a bunch already. I like almost all Military Surplus guns, pistols and rifles. The Nagant revolver I could do without, but it's weird enough to be interesting. I bought a lot of Taurus guns and shot them for years before someone told me they were junk. My wait a year rule went to hell in a hand basket with a Ruger Carbine, two TX 22's, and a Springfield Hellcat.bought on the spot. No waiting period here, It's a curse. I've had my problem's with Colt, Ruger, and Browning, not enough to not buy from them though. So far no problems at all with CZ.
 
I think overall I am pretty open minded on gun designs, but certainly have a lean toward blued steel and walnut....that said....
The more polymer, the less I am interested. I like seeing the workmanship in an arm.The .410 revolvers "The Judge?" I think are the most...useless bulky ugly thing ever designed, without a purpose. sure, people "make a reason" to buy one, but it is all just...fluff. Self defence, snakes, etc. there are a zillion choices that do it all better. action on the top. A number of years ago Mossberg came out with what they called The Chainsaw, if I remember correctly. It was a short barreled pistol grip 12 gauge pump with the pump over the barrel. Ludicrous....wouold have looked great in the movies.
All the commemorative guns that get issued with the same frequency that Hamilton Collector plates get issued...
 
Not a hater, but, do not like AR or AK platform rifles. In rifles really not a fan of any semi auto centerfire. I like bolt, single shot , lever, pump, and in dead last semi auto. However the tinker potential with the AR rifles is certainly there and I know several people who really enjoy them. Just not for me. Had no qualms about using one for a hunting opportunity that came up when I had nothing with me! Pig was just as dead as if I had used a bolt.
 
Mares Leg short rifles and .410/45 Colt revolvers are two firearms that I can't find any reason to own. Stupid solutions to a problem that doesn't exist. I guess that the .410/45 revolvers could make a decent club to bludgeon someone with.
 
There are a few guns I wouldn’t spend money on because I see no practical use. But there is only one type of firearm I actually hate. Hate to the point that I wouldn’t have one if it was offered to me free and even seeing one makes my blood boil a little.
Inline bolt-action “muzzleloaders”. If someone wants all the advantages of a modern firearm buy a cartridge rifle. They still make ‘em.
 
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