Most overated Handgun?

[Seven High]

Rohrbaugh R9. Way over priced for what it is.

 

[MCgunner]

And pistol gripped shotguns. Hate 'em. Worthless except as bling.

Yeah, I've often wondered "why". If you're going to use a long gun, use it as intended. It ain't that much longer with a stock on it and a stock will most definitely increase your hit probability. If you want portability, use a handgun and leave your long gun at home in the safe. Ain't like you can pocket or IWB a pistol gripped shotgun, after all.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Most overrated handguns? Close call between Glock, Sig and HK. The criteria I use is price, advertising, and owner willingness to sweep all negative attributes under the rug. Glock folks tend to shrug off all the incidents of KB's and credit them to some factor other than the gun. HK and sig people tout the guns as flawless to justify the high price they paid for an average handgun.

I've never owned a Sig, but had a G22 and a USP .45 stainless. The 22 was plenty reliable and reasonably accurate, but unpleasant to shoot and butt ugly. It got traded. The HK was very accurate and 100% reliable, but was all around chunky and too many rough areas/sharp edges. It became unpleasant to fire after a couple hundred rounds. Sold it to get $$ for a LNIB S&W 1006. I do not regret that move. I have fired plenty of Sigs, and they did not impress me to the point of paying such exorbitant prices. Many pistols $200-$400 less functioned and fired avery bit as well with equally impressive fit and finish. Sorry, but over $900 for a single stack TDA combat .45 is ridiculous. I paid $450 for a Like-new S&W 4506 that is every bit the gun a P220 is.

I see a lot of replies regarding the Desert Eagle as overrated. I can see one side, as hollywood and videogames do use it so extensively. Played out may be a better term, though-it is difficult to call a gun overrated when it is truly in a class all it's own. It is anything but a normal handgun. For it's intended purpose (and not it's Hollyweird portrayal), it is an exemplory firearm. We'll have to wait until more gas-operated semi-automatic .50 caliber handguns that deliver ~2 MOA accuracy emerge before we can fairly use the term "overrated".

In terms of wheelguns, the Python has got to take the cake. It is in no way superior to various S&W .357's that cost half as much. I'd put Rugers in here, but their fit & finish and actions are not nearly as smooth as Colt or S&W. Great guns, but not as refined.

 

[peashooter]

Gotta be Glock.

 

[Texshooter]

Glock (because of volume) by a nose over SIG, also by a nose over HK.

 

[DAVE RICHARDS]

1911's, especially Kimbers.

 

[stevelyn]

Sigs and 1911s.

 

[Lou629]

Browning Buckmark, hands down the worst POS i have ever owned.
I've got a BHP in 9mm for nearly 2 decades now and love the thing, never a problem with it, so i'm not flaming the brand here. With the Buckmark on the other hand, I had more misfeeds, misfires and FTE's in one day with this thing than i had with all my other guns combined over 34 years. Combine that with an incredibly difficult takedown process that would give a gunsmith fits, and an instruction booklet that might as well have been written in chinese, and i just could not believe that Browning put their name on this POS. YMMV.

 

[grizz5675]

people say 1911's have a cult like following but i believe the Glock is the most over rated gun made today with a major cult like following.......I guess come to think of it people still like ugly babies to.

 

[tinner man]

zeke

The Glock 21 is having a problem, firing pin gone bad. I believe it is a double tap problem. I understand reading on tfl that LAPD is having a big problem with them, or did. They have taken them out of service.

I wonder if it is the 230 slug or any of the various weights that is having the problem. Sure would be good to know. When caring the 45 do they restrict the ammo to the 230?

I believe with the 45 you have extra weight and when holding the trigger so it will not release all the way. Trying to get the extra shot off quicker it will mal-function, then you have the problem.
I would bet if they lightened the slide some and built the chamber out of better material it would clear up the problem.

Anyone have any more information on the most overrated and least talked about problem to hit the net? Maybe I will have to go to the Glock board.:banghead: All opinions accepted.

The 1935 Browning 9mm has been built in Belguim, John Browning went there after everyone else said no.
Nice Gun.

1911 A1, very popular on the gunshow tables.

Thanks.

 

[Matt King]

Dang, lots of hits on 1911's and glock's. Personally, I like the glock, but with 1911's I think that it's really hit and miss. I've had some 1911's I wouldn't sell in my life, and some that I would sell in a minute.

 

[stratus]

Overrated: Glock, SIG, some 1911s (not all!)

HK might be a bit overpriced, but overrated? I don't think it's possible to overestimate the quality of their firearms. Plus they keep it very modern. SIG still uses that same awkward decocker and ridiculously high bore axis. Glocks have a low bore axis but they have a 5.5 lb. trigger and no safety.

 

[critrxdoc]

1911's especially Kimber's. Way too much $. Have heard too many horror stories. If you pay that much money for something, it should wash and wax your car much less you having to worry if it will jamomatic when you need it most.

 

[stratus]

I agree, I think if you're gonna drop lots of cash on the 1911 platform it oughta be an Ed Brown or similar. Or just get an old Colt or a Springfield and take it RIGHT to the smith for some nice mods.

 

[Socrates]

I'll second that, but I suggest you do that with your new Kimber, first. Have the smith throw out the mim parts, and replace them with Ed Brown forged parts, and wilson mags.
Then go shooting.
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[Srigs]

Glock

 

[hub]

wow,i guess i should have thought on here everyone would be a critic. its not thats its a bad thing at all.ive owned all productes talked about. i bought a glock .23 when i left the marines, i loved it but couldnt hit nothing with it. no im not a newbie, just couldnt seem to get a good shot with it. now i got a kimber .45 and i love that thing, it the best ive ever owned, right on every shot in my eyes the best money can buy. ok i i love how my kimber shoots, ok, do i carry it, no, do i want to, no, do they make excellent products in my opinion yes.(in my opinion) how about springfield, well thats my next experience xd .45 after that probably a keltec will be in the mix. i loved the glock and i bought one i just couldnt shoot it good. thats ok that is what my dad carries now and he loves it. seems how strange it is that a 1911 vietnam vet pr3efers a glock to a a iraq era son that prefers a 1911. i know we are talking about two completely different animals but ****, ive know recon guys that swears that the enemy was scared off just by the sound of a thompson!

 

[larry starling]

Glocks and any handgun made by H&K not worth the money! overpriced! and at least in my experience a usp 40 compact not reliable........

 

[Matt G]

Thinking on a different track-- how about the Colt SAA? Better options were available at the time.

The .44 AutoMag Wildey was one of the most overrated pistols, that no one had ever fired, to speak of.

Ooh! Ooh! Gyro Jet! See above, but worse!

 

[Manedwolf]

I've never even touched a Mateba autorevolver, but they've attained near-mythical status due to their rarity and the same sort of company-went-away gun-that-could have-been drama as the Bren Ten.

Nobody's copied the design, but from all I've heard, they DID work well...but wow, the prices they command, now.

I think it's just human nature that every weapon, airplane, car, etc...that "could have been" but that was taken away before it got anywhere...will always be flawless in the shining eternity of nostalgia.

(To see what I mean, ask a Canadian about the Avro Arrow.)

 

[kbheiner7]

As many have said - Glock, Sig & H&K. All good guns, but not worth the extra money - especially the Sig and H&K.

 

[TomN]

Glock are overrated. I saw one jam once so they're all junk.

I'd have to say HK USP though. I hear everyone talking about how well made they are and it seems they forget that the frames are plastic, er, polymer.

 

[Valkman]

Newer Colt 1911's - I love 1911's but the NRM I got was a POS. And definitely Glock.

 

[jonsidneyb]

Is being overrated a funtion of price? I am inclined to think they these are independent. You first rate all of the guns not including price. Then come back and apply the price to determine value.

Just my opinion, I am guessing that some of the finest guns out there are overrated. I that having an overrated gun does not always mean a bad thing. Lets say your gun truely is in the top three guns for its intended purpose but may only be 1 percent better than the one below it yet the preception is that it is twice as good. Your gun is overrated but it does not mean you have a bad gun. Now lets say there is a gun exactly equal to your gun but the other gun is not yet highly prized. Well, I think then both guns have merit and are equally desirable but one is overated or the other one is under rated.

If a gun has a large following by a group, I am betting it is overrated within that group even if it is the best there is.

Also wonder if an overrated gun has to be top drawer in peoples opinions. What if everyone seems to think a particular gun is average but in truth it is in the lower 25percent of guns. Isn't this gun overrated as well. Just my thoughts.

 

[wanderinwalker]

Might as well pile on. I'll only pick on ones I know.

1) Glock. Well, okay, definitely overrated or hyped, IMO. I have one and I would NOT part with it, but it is not the be-all-end-all of handguns. My preference is for the 9mm models, as that is how Gaston originally designed it. Be careful around Glock diehards though. They don't realize the trigger sucks (relatively; it can be managed), the grip angle is funky (ditto the trigger though) and the stock sights are horrendous.

2) 1911. I don't have one, but have fired a few and again think they are a good, solid pistol when tuned and running. Nothing makes hitting at handgun ranges easier except a good S&W K,L or N frame, IMO. Again though, I think the 1911 diehards are as bad as the Glock diehards. And frankly, not to pick on them too much, but I have seen far more malfunctions with various pistols of this design than any other. Typically though it is guns the owner "tuned" himself, or in calibers other than .45 ACP.

3) H&K. Fired a USP Compact .40, once. Didn't blow my skirt up. Wasn't any easier to hit with than my Glock, kicked harder than a 1911, trigger felt awful with a forever reset and didn't feel "natural" in my hands. Also big and top heavy, more-so than a Glock IMO. H&K is NOT a no-compromise gun to me, just as my Glock is not perfection.