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O.K. People Let Us Enshrine A Few Handguns Into "The Handgun Hall Of Fame"
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Colt New Service
have to nominate the Ruger New Model Single Actions because of utility and the sheer numbers of them out there growing the shooting public.
More specifiec? Single six; blackhawk
www.milesfortis.com/mcump/mc20.htm
More specifiec? Single six; blackhawk
www.milesfortis.com/mcump/mc20.htm
All of these nominees should be elected;
Early Colt National Match
Colt Delta Elite
Pre-1980 (polished blue, of course!) Colt Python
Current Production handguns would be the Sig P210-6, HK P7M13, Beretta Billenium, and the Smith & Wesson Performance Center 627, 952 and 945 Models
Early Colt National Match
Colt Delta Elite
Pre-1980 (polished blue, of course!) Colt Python
Current Production handguns would be the Sig P210-6, HK P7M13, Beretta Billenium, and the Smith & Wesson Performance Center 627, 952 and 945 Models
Andrew Wyatt
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semmerling.
gulogulo1970
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Glock 17, most profound gun design of the last quarter of the 20th century.
Zeke Menuar
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I'll take a different route. I'll nominate the original Smith & Wesson Volcanic Pistol. The gun itself was a commercial failure. However it was one of the first(maybe the first?) factory guns that fired a metallic cartridge, a .22 rimfire round. The action of this pistol was later used as the basis of the Henry rifle which evolved into the Winchester lever-action rifles.
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usnavymasterchief
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The One And Only, Colt Python with 6"bbl.
cool45auto
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Beretta 92FS
denfoote
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My Vote
Walther P38.
9mm
The gun that spawned the Beretta M92!!!!!
Walther P38.
9mm
The gun that spawned the Beretta M92!!!!!
New_comer
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I guess you knew this was coming...
Heckler $ Koch USP 9
(emphasis on $)
Heckler $ Koch USP 9
(emphasis on $)
MessedUpMike
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CZ-75
Jim March
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Freedom Arms model 83 in 454. That was the gun that opened people's eyes to the possibilities in handcannons AND the quality is just...well, a whole 'nuther scale.
Pumpkinheaver
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Can't pick just one must pick at least two:
Colt 1911 in .45acp
S&W mdl 29 .44 mag
Colt 1911 in .45acp
S&W mdl 29 .44 mag
Johnny Guest
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Now that we're into the watershed handguns - -
First of the really heavy duty DA revolvers, the Smith & Wesson New Century Triple Lock - - - Grand daddy of all the large frame S&W swingout revolvers - - The .45 Hand Ejectors, the N-Frames in all the itterations.
Zeke Menuar. you're on the right track with the Volcanic being the direct ancestor of the Henry and all the Winchester lever guns. But the Volcanic was perhaps the first of the CENTERFIRE repeaters, and used a metallic cartridge to the extent that the bullet itself held the powder and priming, with no "cartridge case," in the modern sense. Really don't recall the bore size, but it was far larger than .22. .40? .44? Dunno.
However, S&W did indeed own the Rollin White patents for the bored-through cylinder, and in their humble No. 1 spur trigger revolver marketed the first successful repeating cartridge gun using a metallic case. That one WAS a .22 rimfire. This was indeed another milestone worthy of a place in the Handgun Hall of Fame.
Best,
Johnny
First of the really heavy duty DA revolvers, the Smith & Wesson New Century Triple Lock - - - Grand daddy of all the large frame S&W swingout revolvers - - The .45 Hand Ejectors, the N-Frames in all the itterations.
Zeke Menuar. you're on the right track with the Volcanic being the direct ancestor of the Henry and all the Winchester lever guns. But the Volcanic was perhaps the first of the CENTERFIRE repeaters, and used a metallic cartridge to the extent that the bullet itself held the powder and priming, with no "cartridge case," in the modern sense. Really don't recall the bore size, but it was far larger than .22. .40? .44? Dunno.
However, S&W did indeed own the Rollin White patents for the bored-through cylinder, and in their humble No. 1 spur trigger revolver marketed the first successful repeating cartridge gun using a metallic case. That one WAS a .22 rimfire. This was indeed another milestone worthy of a place in the Handgun Hall of Fame.
Best,
Johnny
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A few nominated the 1911. Good to see it here since it's the watermark by which all others are judged. I noticed that the Ruger is nominated and that should be b/c of its investment casted construction. The Glock is in there but it isn't the first tupperware gun (HK VP70 is) but it was Glock and the timing that made it the player it is today. The Broomhandle (C96) Mauser has been nominated. That is good as it is the first successful semi-automatic pistol and secondly, the first handgun with a staggered magazine.
OK, since a lot of the good ones are taken, here's mine: Liberator. Yep, that cheap crudely stamped out POS that none of us would shuck out big bucks for. But it goes to prove a point. It doesn't take much to make a gun cheaply and if all our guns are taken from us, we have a pattern.
OK, since a lot of the good ones are taken, here's mine: Liberator. Yep, that cheap crudely stamped out POS that none of us would shuck out big bucks for. But it goes to prove a point. It doesn't take much to make a gun cheaply and if all our guns are taken from us, we have a pattern.
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