The 'cool' factor winner is......

[el Godfather]

Dear THR:
Just for fun, which handgun do you believe is the coolest and wins the cool factor trophy?

I am torn between the three:

Glock 18C (for rareity, firepower and looks with accessories attached)

Desert Eagle 50AE gold plated

H&K Mark 23 with laser device and suppresso


Thank you

 

[oneounceload]

HK P7 - completely ambidextrous, no gizmos latches, etc.

 

[clang]

Walther P88 - Teutonic Cool

Browning Hi-Power - Old School cool

Nickle plated Colt 1911 with Ivory Grips - Old School Pimpolicious Cool

 

[ku4hx]

Broomhandle Mauser

Pistole Parabellum 1908 (Luger)

Browning Hi-Power "T" series.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

I keep nominating this one, but I guess my tastes are different.

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[jmorris]

A gold plated DE is only cool if it matches your teeth.

 

[Fishslayer]

Dear THR:
Just for fun, which handgun do you believe is the coolest and wins the cool factor trophy?

I am torn between the three:

Glock 18C (for rareity, firepower and looks with accessories attached)

Desert Eagle 50AE gold plated

H&K Mark 23 with laser device and suppresso


Thank you

HK by default since

A. There is no way a gold plated deagle or glock could ever be considered "cool" and

B. You have no 1911 listed

 

[Rembrandt]

"Cool" is a package thing, not a single item. For instance James Bond dressed in a tux makes a gun look "cooler" than a 350lb tow truck driver wearing shorts and sandals.

 

[jimbo555]

Peacemaker 45

 

[Bobson]

"Cool" is a package thing, not a single item. For instance James Bond dressed in a tux makes a gun look "cooler" than a 350lb tow truck driver wearing shorts and sandals.

Too true. I can think of a ton of exceptionally cool guns, depending who's holding it. Bond with a PPK is a great example. Wyatt Earp with a Colt Peacemaker is another. But I can't think of one specific gun that stands out as being cool all by itself.

 

[Gato Montés]

A suppressor attached makes anything and everything look "cool". IMO

That being said, 1911/Hi Powers reign supreme in Gato's super badass land of badassery.

 

[tomrkba]

 

[Gato Montés]

THAT'S THE WRONG SUBFORUM BRA!

 

[Fishslayer]

But I can't think of one specific gun that stands out as being cool all by itself.

There's a mint condition 4" pre-29 sitting in my LGS that comes to mind. Even I would be cool if I had that...

 

[wlewisiii]

I'd have to say it's the two I own:

The Mauser HSc & S&W 625 Mountain Gun.

Either will do.

 

[Fremmer]

Sig P220 .45

 

[rondog]

Hard to say, there's a lotta cool handguns. But my Uberti Walker is pretty awesome in it's own right. Just something cool about a handgun that feels like it should be on wheels.

 

[Mooseman]

I always thought the artillery lugers were way cool looking

 

[bannockburn]

A full auto Glock is way cooler than an H&K Mark 23 (though the silencer does earn it some extra points), and some garish looking gold plated Desert Eagle in .50AE.

And a Beretta Model 93R is way cooler than a Glock 18.

 

[tarosean]

Cool and production don't go hand in hand.

 

[JRWhit]

Coonan 357 magnum 1911.
Now thats cool
http://www.coonaninc.com/userfiles/image/splash.jpg

 

[MachIVshooter]

Glock 18C (for rareity, firepower and looks with accessories attached)

Desert Eagle 50AE gold plated

H&K Mark 23 with laser device and suppresso

The only one I'd own would be the Desert Eagle, but I'd have the gold removed and refinish in satin nickel or BHC. I do miss my BHC .50, impractical as it was.

G18 and Mk 23 are gamer fantasy guns. G18 is just a bullet hose, the Mk 23 is the most ridiculously over-sized and over-priced polymer .45 EVER. Having played with them, I'll take pretty much any other ~$600 polymer pistol over the Mk 23.

 

[Fremmer]

The P38 is a cool gun, too!

 

[berettaprofessor]

Glock? Desert Eagle? Seriously? Cool is an open-slide Beretta, like a 70 series or even a 92. NOT the blocky PX4, however!

 

[earlthegoat2]

I think some of the more obscure S&W revolvers are pretty cool. Like the "Blood Work" gun and the lightweight version as well. The Smith 296 is so darn cool I dont know why everyone is not wanting one. The Taurus 450 titanium snubby is way cool even if it is made by a second tier company.

The list goes on but cool means a variety of things. For instance, I dont agree with any of the OPs picks. They are just kind of "blah" to me. I do agree with the HK P7 though.