Has your gun ever been ridiculed? let's hear it

[Justin Holder]

You may not like my guns, but you had better respect them.

 

[bubbaturbo]

Commando?

As for scaring them through the Internet, apparently I did.

Do you really believe that?

 

[AZ Desertrat]

all the time....I have several Glocks, and they get "put down" as "cheap, plastic guns" by a bunch of my co-workers.....I just laugh of course....

 

[jon86]

My ccw has gotten comments about why it's "only a whimpy 38 and not a 357." Gimme a break.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

took a saiga 410 to the trap field when they first cam out, got dirty looks from the bird bunch, all walked over to run me off for getting ready to shot an AK then saw it was a shotgun and walked back to there nesting place.

didn't do to bad with it either.

auto dbl tap sometimes was not good

 

[CHEVELLE427]

all the time....I have several Glocks, and they get "put down" as "cheap, plastic guns" by a bunch of my co-workers.....I just laugh of course....

wonder what will be said about the new FN 5.7, I HERE IT IS ALMOST ALL PLASTIC

 

[ArmedBear]

No. Who ridicules guns?

 

[SaxonPig]

I told them to shut up or say it to my face. They shut up. What's your conclusion?

 

[braceyourself07]

ok lets re-word this.

1.has someone every trashed the gun you were holding.

2.have you ever had a run in with a "crowd"? aka glock guys, kimber guys ect..



i wont post my story because i and retarted and my village dident raise me.
sorry to ruffle the grammer gods feathers.

Haha. You know I was at the range this afternoon and a guy pulled out a pink handgun. He said it was his wife's. After some obligatory ball busting, the range officer made a comment that it would be really awful to have been a BG shot by a pink gun... you'd hope you'd die because if you survived, you'd have to live it down that you were shot by a pink gun!

 

[hardworker]

I've had a gun ridiculed for being a piece of junk. I'm secure enough to call a spade a spade when it comes to something being a piece of junk. I don't get offended if a friend ridicules one of my guns because it's really not that big of a deal.

 

[sniper5]

At the range once I was shooting my Ruger Mk2 and had just finished and was putting stuff away and had an old guy with a beard (in overalls, no less ) walk up and, laughing, asked if I wanted to shoot something that actually went bang (I don't to this day know what he expected to happen). He handed me his S&W revolver (.44 mag) and I said thanks and shot all 6 into one ragged hole and handed it back.

He looked surprised and the smile was gone and he said "You've shot a bit."

I said: "Here and there."

Then I thanked him again, gathered my stuff, and walked off.

It was almost like a scene out of a movie. You couldn't make stuff like this up.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

At the range once I was shooting my Ruger Mk2 and had just finished and was putting stuff away and had an old guy with a beard (in overalls, no less ) walk up and, laughing, asked if I wanted to shoot something that actually went bang (I don't to this day know what he expected to happen). He handed me his S&W revolver (.44 mag) and I said thanks and shot all 6 into one ragged hole and handed it back.

love it when they do that,

depends on what day, i would had them the DE50 and say shoot a few.

it's not that bad but has more recoil then my 629 or the 44 ultralight.

loud too

was on the rifle side once standing up and the concussion from the 50 made the guy next to me look up , he would fire another round and then i would , he would look up again then got up and put on a better head set,
gave me a dirty look but he didn't mind blasting his big gun when i was shooting the 22 next to him

 

[cavman]

I don't ridicule other's guns, as I shoot in such a specialized field, Bullseye.

I don't get a lot of chances to shoot outside of my hobby very often except when at the local range when I am training, and I jump at the chance to shoot their guns gun when offered. (I am also one who offers my guns to shoot to anyone.) Almost all pistols in my Bullseye competitions tend to be on the high end and supremely customized pieces, so that whenever I get to shoot a "layman's gun" I always jump at it. There is so much variety out there.

I am a fair shot in my circle, and when I make the "range mates", rather run-of-the-mill pistol shoot a bunch of 10's, almost always they feel better about their gun.

I like making people feel good about their guns and showing them what it can be done with it.

 

[bubbaturbo]

Believe me, I drew my conclusion after post 17. And it's still the same.

 

[Joe Demko]

Not to my face, as such. I do, however, own a couple Bushmaster AR's and I rarely see anything but derision for the brand on the web anymore, especially since the debut of The Chart. I put the carbine together in the mid-90's and the 24" rifle a few years later using nothing but Bushmaster components. I've shot the hell out of both of them in the ensuing years with nary a bobble. Sights aren't canted. Finish isn't purplish. Gas keys haven't worked themselves loose.
I also remember back in the 90's when I owned a S&W 3rd generation auto (a 4566) with which I was very happy that teh intertoobz regarded them with scorn. Glocks were all the rage at the time and the 3rd gen S&W autos just weren't kewel enough. I guess it was because Tommy Lee Jones didn't carry one in a movie. Anyway, a friend of mine had alway coveted my 4566. He went Above and Beyond the Call of Friendship during a very ugly divorce I endured and, as a gesture of thanks, I traded him my 4566 for a Glock 19. I sold or traded the Glock off pretty shortly thereafter; they don't fit me and never have. I missed that 4566 so much that I bought one on Gunbroker the other night. 3rd generation autos have apparently been rehabilitated since the 90's. Prices, while not crazy high, indicate they've held their value much better than Glocks of the same vintage.

 

[ChCx2744]

The people who have held, handled, shot and/or cleaned my guns have never trashed my guns, they mostly praise them. There were a few instances, however, the ladies would pout at the weight of my long guns.

 

[FROGO207]

I excel in buying an old crow bar and making it into what is known as a sleeper. Mostly they ask "Is it safe to shoot?". I then show them that it is indeed and really accurate also. Gotta love those old Savages.

 

[DasFriek]

I just had it happen tonight, All i asked for was to have the gun refinished after im done rebuilding and modding it.

Hi Don, thank you for the inquiry into my company. However I am sorry I do not work on the Taurus 1911 line.
Best,
W. Kevin XXXXX

 

[bushmaster1313]

I got a good natured ribbing when I brought my Model 12 factory riot gun to the trap range for the first time. No ridicule, just fun.

Felt real good to break more targets than the guy who gave me the ribbing.

 

[bobbo]

I rip on my shooting buddy for having a plastic .22... er, an AR, and his target Kimber when he can't hit the target at 10 yards. Also for his reloads when he forgets to put powder in them.

He rips on me for my almost-stock 10/22 which jams like the band Phish.

My sister rips on both of us when she out-shoots us both with a 1930's Winchester 68 .22 single-shot.

We laugh at her when my mom picks up her gun and shoots even better

It's all circular

 

[Zotter]

My daily carry is a Bersa UC Pro in .45ACP.

I get a lot of 'grins', 'comments' and even had one friend try to take it away and force me to buy 1911 copy. I still have my Bersa.

Of all the pistols (dozens) I've shot, cleaned and shot again - this is by far the most reliable and accurate I've experienced. Yea, it's made me a tad defensive. But it works for me and I trust it. I also use it for USPSA runs - never had a hiccup.

 

[ms6852]

Had an old cheap winchester pump shot gun my brother had loaned me that I took to the skeet range, never new so many snobs gathered in such a place. Any way once I scored 23 with the pump in my first round it seemed they were more embarrassed to go afterwards with their high $$$ O/U's.

 

[pockets]

I honestly do not care what anyone thinks about items I buy for my own enjoyment.

 

[clance]

Several years ago, a couple co-workers and I were at the range running through some drills after training. The ridicule wasn't directed toward the pistol that I was using (Browning High Power) but the caliber which I was using (9mm). One of the co-workers was using a Colt 1911 in 45acp the other a Glock 23 in 40 S&W and of course it was a issue of bigger was better.

Needless to say after a friendly little competition, humble pie was the desert of the day for those two!

 

[TraditionalCatholic]

Sure, I have had a few Buckmark owners ridicule my Ruger Mark III. I really don't pay attention to them very much. I like my Ruger, and it does what I want it to do. They like their Buckmark, good for them, it just didn't suit me.