TallPine
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Prevention.
Cowboy code is "kill every rattlesnake you see"
Things that "seemed" like a good idea at the time...
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Prevention.
Cowboy code is "kill every rattlesnake you see"
ambidextrous1
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Beavertail grip safeties for the GM.
When is that idea going to wear out?
When is that idea going to wear out?
clubsoda22
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Bersa .380 is great, getting one next week. Much better than the walther (there's no way to mess up a design as simple as a PPK)....Llama on the other hand, you're probably right....
Mike Irwin
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Magsafe
Beehive
Any of the prefragmented ammo.
Beehive
Any of the prefragmented ammo.
Sean Smith
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Stuff I'd classify as just plain silly...
The original hammer (bite), grip safety (uncomfortable) and sights (tiny) on the 1911 and 1911A1 guns. Easily fixed? Yeah. Bad designs? Yes.
Whatever the trendy uber-ammo du jour is (Magsafe, Glaser, Aguila IQ, White Rhino/Hippo/Giraffe/Water Buffalo).
Porting in most guns. Not because it is that horrible (its bad side-effects are generally exaggerated), but because it doesn't actually seem to do that much.
Leaving that big hole in the bottom of the Glock grip. The extra "trigger safety." In fact, the entire Glock trigger system is a bit of a head scratcher... "let's come up with something new and patent it so the trigger pull is WORSE than the competition."
Speaking of which... the HK VP70Z. Everything about it. But ESPECIALLY that 20 pound trigger. Yes, I've experienced it in person, and it is... uh... "special." As in "Special Ed, take the short bus to school." What drugs were they on to think that thing was a good idea?
The original hammer (bite), grip safety (uncomfortable) and sights (tiny) on the 1911 and 1911A1 guns. Easily fixed? Yeah. Bad designs? Yes.
Whatever the trendy uber-ammo du jour is (Magsafe, Glaser, Aguila IQ, White Rhino/Hippo/Giraffe/Water Buffalo).
Porting in most guns. Not because it is that horrible (its bad side-effects are generally exaggerated), but because it doesn't actually seem to do that much.
Leaving that big hole in the bottom of the Glock grip. The extra "trigger safety." In fact, the entire Glock trigger system is a bit of a head scratcher... "let's come up with something new and patent it so the trigger pull is WORSE than the competition."
Speaking of which... the HK VP70Z. Everything about it. But ESPECIALLY that 20 pound trigger. Yes, I've experienced it in person, and it is... uh... "special." As in "Special Ed, take the short bus to school." What drugs were they on to think that thing was a good idea?
dance varmint
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Ooo! Ooo!
Titanium revolvers!
Titanium revolvers!
Mike Irwin
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Ah, forgot...
Those stupid hellfire attachments...
Those stupid hellfire attachments...
Archie
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Oooh, How Quickly They Forget!!!
The GyroJet.
The Dardick "Tround" gun.
The Ken Madsen "fly" holster.
Chick Gaylord.
Two projectile loadings to "randomize" shot placement.
9x19 Nato. (Quickly donning flame suit....)
Using cartridges that burn half a peck of powder to kill a deer or antelope.
The concept of "training is too difficult so we'll give them larger magazines".
Switching from revolvers with "grit" to autopistols with "snit".
Replacing men who lived and worked with guns as a living with guys who don't as "gun writers". (Elmer, Skeeter, Bill; I sure miss you guys!)
The GyroJet.
The Dardick "Tround" gun.
The Ken Madsen "fly" holster.
Chick Gaylord.
Two projectile loadings to "randomize" shot placement.
9x19 Nato. (Quickly donning flame suit....)
Using cartridges that burn half a peck of powder to kill a deer or antelope.
The concept of "training is too difficult so we'll give them larger magazines".
Switching from revolvers with "grit" to autopistols with "snit".
Replacing men who lived and worked with guns as a living with guys who don't as "gun writers". (Elmer, Skeeter, Bill; I sure miss you guys!)
Things that "seemed" like a good idea at the time...
1. Most holsters
2. Fancy rifle glass display cases (with that key lock right between the glass doors!)
3. The 1968 Gun law.
4. California
5. Vietnam
6. Clinton
7. Bell Bottoms
8. .44 Magnums
9. Colt Series 80
10. Hollywood movies showing gangstas shooting sideways.
1. Most holsters
2. Fancy rifle glass display cases (with that key lock right between the glass doors!)
3. The 1968 Gun law.
4. California
5. Vietnam
6. Clinton
7. Bell Bottoms
8. .44 Magnums
9. Colt Series 80
10. Hollywood movies showing gangstas shooting sideways.
lycanthrope
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1. Trying to see if a Glock really can shoot underwater...........
2. See above.
3. Pistol calibers under 9x19.
4. "Mandatory Reloads with Retention"
If you guys don't like porting then you must be using too fast a powder. Try a .38 Super Open IPSC gun sometime and think about a 4" beast for carry......wow.
2. See above.
3. Pistol calibers under 9x19.
4. "Mandatory Reloads with Retention"
If you guys don't like porting then you must be using too fast a powder. Try a .38 Super Open IPSC gun sometime and think about a 4" beast for carry......wow.
ambidextrous1
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Originally posted by Sean Smith:
Sean, you're a brave man; while I may agree with you on some of those items, I would never post such comments, for fear of being struck dead, or receiving a 'courtesy call' from the 'Followers of Browning'.
edited for crummy typing.
Sean, you're a brave man; while I may agree with you on some of those items, I would never post such comments, for fear of being struck dead, or receiving a 'courtesy call' from the 'Followers of Browning'.
edited for crummy typing.
Strings
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I've also played with the VP70...
and I have to agree with the whole thing about the trigger. Only trigger I ever saw that was comparable was on a $80 .380 a friend has...
And how come nobody mentioned the BATFE yet?!?
and I have to agree with the whole thing about the trigger. Only trigger I ever saw that was comparable was on a $80 .380 a friend has...
And how come nobody mentioned the BATFE yet?!?
Hey, what's to fear when you're telling the truth. 1911's do have a bad grip, too big a hammer that induces blood, and teeny sights. Glocks are made out of the same material as the toy gun your kid has. 9mm may be too small for self defense.
*runs under cover of smoke*
BATF, Large Government, AWB
Chris Pinkleton
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Another vote for the Dardick --- but what advantage was this thing supposed to have in the first place? Aside from the fact that "tround" is a funny word to say.
.30 Carbine Autos -- the Automag III and the Kimball(sp?)
.38 "Thunderzap" & "duplex" rounds
I think the .32 & .25 NAA cartridges will be on this list soon...did they ever really emerge into the market at all?
P.S. -- another vote for removing trigger guards (particularly on 1911s). Looks bad, and makes the gun less safe. Yay! Probably the dumbest mod ever....
.30 Carbine Autos -- the Automag III and the Kimball(sp?)
.38 "Thunderzap" & "duplex" rounds
I think the .32 & .25 NAA cartridges will be on this list soon...did they ever really emerge into the market at all?
P.S. -- another vote for removing trigger guards (particularly on 1911s). Looks bad, and makes the gun less safe. Yay! Probably the dumbest mod ever....
QuarterBoreGunner
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Hey! I kind of like the Gyrojet! What boy doesn't want a rocket launcher!
The tround is/was a head scratcher.
Even though I have one I'll add the COP .357 four barrel derringer with a trigger three man and an boy couldn't pull.
Oohooh I just thought of a great one!
The Colt All-American 2000; good lord what a dog.
The tround is/was a head scratcher.
Even though I have one I'll add the COP .357 four barrel derringer with a trigger three man and an boy couldn't pull.
Oohooh I just thought of a great one!
The Colt All-American 2000; good lord what a dog.
Kaylee
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that silly fad some time back of cutting away the front of the trigger guard for a faster first shot...
.. whether you wanted to shoot yet or not.
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.. whether you wanted to shoot yet or not.
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