Interesting turn of phrase, "Cult gun."
Much depends on how you define certain terms. I'm not ready to articulate a good, short, definition. I'm kinda like the unschooled person wandering through a gallery:
"I don't know anything about art, but I know what I like." Well, I dunno much about cults, but I'll hang the label where ever I think it belongs.
wally wrote:
I've a hard time accepting 1911, Glock or Browning HiPower or SIG as any kind of "cult" gun as they are very mainstream. Same for Maks too many of them made by too many different countries for them to be a "cult" item.
Sir, I understand what you're saying, but respectfully disagree. Perhaps it is my historical perspective, as shooting enthusiast and cop, and especially as pertains to the 1911 and High Power.
I was the first officer in my county to regularly carry an autoloader as my duty sidearm - - A 1911 type. Soon thereafter, the police department in the county seat formed a drug squad and got special permission to carry autos. A new Ranger assigned here carried a 1911. First thing you knew, auto pistols in general were almost a cult thing, and the 1911 in particular.
Then came practical pistol competition, IPSC and the like. As soon as the local police got the okay to pack autos, there were strong factions that favored the Browning High Power as well as the 1911.
Going back a bit further - - When I got my first badge, the old timers were split between the standard revolvers, S&W K-frame or Colt, four-inch .38 Special, or else the large frame .357. But there was already a move afoot toward the K-frame .357. For a time, if you didn't have a Model 19, you just weren't "with it." Was this a cult thing, or just progressive officers recognizing a superior concept? One might also wonder the same about the later Glock phenomenum.
I wouldn't argue the concept regarding SiGs, Maks, or Glocks. The Kel Tecs certainly atttained cult status in very short order. I dunno about the Seecamps - -Were they a cult thing, or simply a status item due to scarcity?
Interesting topic,
valor1.
Best,
Johnny