I've been reading this thread for almost a month now! Slowly but surely, one page at a time every couple days or so. That's basically how I go about reading many of the 10+ page threads, depending on the content
Alrighty, I finally read this whole thread, very amusing! I haven't exactly had any of my guns
directly ridiculed, though I have a buddy who gives me -bleep- every chance he can get, for carrying a full-size/full-weight 1911. He calls me 'quaint' and the gun 'outdated.' According to him, 1911s are obsolete and inferior compared to more recent designs. Well in my opinion it's different strokes for different folks. I've shot just about every platform out there and after much thought, consideration, and range time, it's what I feel most comfortable carrying! Another funny fact, is this same buddy doesn't carry his pistol.
I carry a Beretta Tomcat .32acp as a B.U.G. and mine has never been ridiculed, but I've seen a lot of bashing towards them on forums. I understand they have a 1000-2000 round 'life-span,' I bought mine from a family member before the lcp and SW bodyguard existed. I plan to upgrade to a body-guard or J-frame soon as I have the dough, but in all honesty, I can hit playing cards consistently at 30 feet with my Tomcat, and due to the lack of recoil I can also empty the mag quite rapidly one-handed, consistently hitting center of mass on a silhouette target at 20 feet. Also never had any failures of any type at all with it, and I'm well over 500 rounds with it. I only practice once a month with it at the most, as I am a bit wary of that '1000-round lifespan,' but it does what I need it to. Once I get that J-frame or bodyguard, I will shoot the heck out of it til it falls apart, then probably share that information here on the glorious high road