Reasons we find to not buy some firearms, not to include brand

[Stevie-Ray]

Don't particularly like revolvers. Own only one, a Ruger Redhawk in .44 Magnum, and even back in the 80s, when I bought it, only because I thought it the most beautiful revolver made. Guess I'd still like to have the right .32 Mag, which is the only other revo I was ever interested in.

 

[Chief TC]

I personally won't buy any gun that's been painted, powder coated or otherwise decorated with the Flag or with ridiculous art work. I am also not an AR15 fan, even though I have a couple. They sit in the safe. They seem to shoot well, but I don't get along with the ergo's all that well. Too old school, I guess.

Well written - ditto. Some on the rifles "decorated" for commemorative reason are just gaudy as all get out.

 

[Buzznrose]

I avoid most military surplus like old mosins, garande’s, SKS, AK’s, mousers, and the like.

I avoid most DA/SA’s. Not into double barrel shottys or single shot rifles. Not into pistols with barrels longer than 6”.

I’m a Glock/AR/lever action/SA shotgun/DA revolver kinda guy…boring and almost soulless, but it works for me.

 

[The Night Rider]

I'm not interested in revolvers. I won't carry a gun with a manual safety.

 

[Terry G]

I like 'em all. From this to this:

 

[godale]

apnpaPreserving the marriage.

The barrel said made in japan

 

[e3mrk]

Getting it past the Wife.

 

[Terry G]

Getting it past the Wife.

Wife Buy’s me guns. Sometimes buy’s the wrong one!

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

1. No aluminum, polymer, titanium, etc. frame handguns.
2. No lever actions with safeties
3. No Ruger New Model single actions.
4. No handguns with "safe" actions.
5. No revolvers with locks.

 

[Hokkmike]

I have often wondered what causes a beautiful woman to appeal to the eye of one man when others look right through her....

 

[WestKentucky]

Safety levers on revolvers are a hard pass for me.

They are a definite attraction for me, at least for training purposes. When I train my kids I want that safety there so that at any split second the gun can go on safe for instruction and correction purposes. Once properly trained on how to ride a hammer down we might move away from a safety on a revolver, but definitely not before.

 

[WestKentucky]

1. No aluminum, polymer, titanium, etc. frame handguns.
2. No lever actions with safeties
3. No Ruger New Model single actions.
4. No handguns with "safe" actions.
5. No revolvers with locks.

Ah, no technological innovation! Enjoy your Atylatyl and club. Though I do tend to agree with #4

 

[chicharrones]

They are a definite attraction for me, at least for training purposes. When I train my kids I want that safety there so that at any split second the gun can go on safe for instruction and correction purposes. Once properly trained on how to ride a hammer down we might move away from a safety on a revolver, but definitely not before.

I started my kids on airguns, then went straight to autoloading .22s . . . with safety levers.

Soooo . . . my revolvers are mine, all mine.

 

[Ignition Override]

Brands must sometimes be included, because a very well-known company imported a serious fraction (or majority) of kits for old semi-automatic surplus rifles. They also imported vast numbers of older milsurp bolt-action rifles - and stamped their name on them like a billboard.

Many people here know the name of that infamous company--but ok, let's agree to play games (and Not warn other novice, potential shoppers). You obviously can use --other websites-- to read about any gun you want to.....
My "No-name company" L1A1 (FAL) Sporter" , Despite having a quality Imbel upper receiver, had to go to the best FAL gun smith in the US (Mr. Mark Graham of ARS), in order to function. He has repaired and built FALS for over 20 years.
Gun smith Mark Graham was able, in his words and apostrophe... "..to unscrew the barrel By Hand!" because the required barrel washer was missing.

It's basically meaningless, when a single company imported jillions of various milsurp components and outsourced the builds, to mention types of guns without the company's name..
Never mind the assembly of HK parts known as the C-93 (5,56/,223) and some other semi-autos. Sometimes the American company's "lowest-bid" contractor, to save time and labor costs, would literally --grind bolt heads-- in order to try to Cheat on the bolt-gap, which is something like head space, even on some of their builds of the CETME/ the G3 "forerunner".

 

[jmorris]

I am pretty open, from single shot .410's to machineguns but they must run, unless they are "just for looking at" guns, then it doesn't matter.

If it has to run and the brand/model is a known POS, it is avoided just like a pothole in the road.

 

[LV Gun]

Guns that get over hyped by gun writers bought one once that was hyped to the moon it was by far the worst gun I ever owned.

 

[Deus Machina]

I will own, but not carry, a gun that has a manual safety as its only external safety. If it has one at all, it has to remain firmly off.
It would have to be a heck of a gun for me to accept one with a flag or anything patriotic marked on it, and then I'd opt for a model without if possible. Just not my thing.
I won't own any with anything political on it. I wouldn't want that used against me in a trial under the worst case, and the current trend of anti-/pro-politic marks seems like an immature way to express it. Besides, it will be dated well before the gun's unservicable, and I don't want to talk politics with any rando that might notice it, either direction.

 

[doubleh]

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I don't want to talk politics with any rando that might notice it,

I have become adept at simply ignoring people that bring up a subject I have no interest in.

 

[Highland Lofts]

I liked to of bought the Remington Zombie 1911 when they first came out but didn't like the finish. Happy I passed on buying one, their finish sucked.

 

[Meeks36]

Past experience with certain brands. Yes they could have produced a lemon. But i’m not willing to buy two lemons in a row when I expect a lime.

 

[Old Dog]

Brands must sometimes be included, because a very well-known company imported a serious fraction (or majority) of kits for old semi-automatic surplus rifles.

In my OP, I simply intended that whatever posts the thread spawned should not become a brand bash-fest, which is way too common -- and becomes tiresome, leading to all kinds of silly anecdotal accounts typically based on a sample of exactly one gun, often second or third hand or repetition of internet lore --on the internet forums.

I wanted to get a read on what the esteemed THR membership liked, or didn't like about firearms, see if there were trends or commonalities, i.e., lots of folks that dislike manual safeties, people that won't own revolvers, guys who hate plastic firearms, folks with no use for rimfires or lever-action rifles, whatever -- or even people who won't buy firearms from a particular country of origin.

But if a certain company produces unsafe and/or consistently defective or sub-standard parts, that impacts significant numbers of the consumers/collectors/shooters, I get what you're saying, it'd be proper to provide a warning to prospective buyers.

But that wasn't the intent of my OP. I personally like to see what reasons our body of firearms aficionados have for disliking or never buying certain types of firearms, be it practical, sentimental, dislike of certain features, lawyer-inspired "improvements," whatever, beyond just saying something like, "I'll never buy a __________ (insert favorite brand to bash) because my uncle Dave had one and it was a POS and jammo-matic."

 

[Ignition Override]

Old Dog: I apologize if i seemed to pick on you, wasn’t meant to be personal, and i understood your general intention, which is reasonable. Such topics have appeared on other gun websites.

My criticism is for the company I referred to, which told its contractors to assemble guns for x cost, so that guns could be sold at X retail price.

That company did so for decades, and helped create unlimited work for professional gun smiths.

 

[pharmer]

I'm not a fan of striker fired pistols. I trained on revolvers so my "natural" transition is to Hammer fired/decocker autos ala Sig, CZ etc. They are a dying breed though. Joe

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Reasons I find to not buy some firearms ...
I ask myself, Self, do you really want to complicate your ammo logistics by buying a gun in a different caliber than you already have in stock?

 

[aaaaa]

Reasons I find to not buy some firearms ...
I ask myself, Self, do you really want to complicate your ammo logistics by buying a gun in a different caliber than you already have in stock?

That has kept me away from some interesting old .380 ACP and .25 ACP guns. I don't want more calibers, though I did add to my ammo stockpile to support getting a Bond Arms barrel in .30 Carbine.