Firearms you are embarrassed to admit owning

[Echo40]

Not that I am embarrassed by it, but it is butt-ugly. My ČZ52, first gun I owned. The fiercely snappy 7.62x25 round is fun to shoot.
On second thought, I am now embarrassed because the photo posted upside-down.

Ugh, now that reminds me of a gun that I am actually ashamed to own...

Romanian MilSurp Cugir TT-33C.

I originally purchased this firearm with the intention of making it a birthday gift for my brother. I ordered it online sight unseen, the seller described it as being; "Meticulously refinished and reconditioned by the factory" but as you can see, it's clearly in no such condition, and this picture was taken AFTER I had cleaned the pistol up!

It was all caked up with carbon inside, there was rust everywhere, the safety fell out the first time I took it down for cleaning, and the magazine was so horribly rusted inside that I could barely get the baseplate off to clean it. Fortunately, another user (Old_Cop) reached out to me and generously offered to send me a spare magazine in the mail, which I happily accepted.

Alas, I never warmed up to it, as it was never my thing in the first place, but I couldn't give it to my brother in this condition. I had originally planned on having it refinished in Gold Nitride as sort of a joke, but couldn't see investing that much money into it.

 

[.38SuperMan]

I had a Raven 25 I got in a trade about 40 years ago. I sold it after running 1 box of ammo through it. Now I wish I’d kept it and started collecting Saturday night specials.

I’m not at all embarrassed but own both a 32acp and 22LR Davis Derringer. They’re actually fun little guns and easy to slip in a pocket.

 

[Llance]

No embarrassment here but no pride either. An Italian 6.5 Carcano that someone tried to make into a sporter and failed. I bought it so I can convert it to 7.62X39. That is the only other cartridge which fits the bolt face. And since I have an unopened case of ammo, I think it's only right to have a soft shooting hunting rifle for the short ranges of the western Washington mountains.
My dad hunted all his life in the mountains of Snohomish and Skagit counties and the longest range he claims to have taken a deer was 75 feet. A .30-06 is a bit much at those ranges.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have unsuccessfully scoured the web to find a single instance where the BG yelled "Stop! You're not gonna shoot me with something gaudy, are you?"

 

[3S16]

Sedgley

Mine is a "Sedgley Baby Hammerless". Circa. 1920 DAO. .22 Short. S/N 547
This was given to me by my wife's uncle about 30 years ago. He was a 40 year LEO. I suspect he may have taken it away from some "Ne'er Do Well" and it never made it to the evidence room.
At any rate, it has resided in the darkest recesses of the gun safe all these years. It's kinda cute. The trigger folds forward, I guess to make it safer for pocket carry. Hardly necessary, as the trigger pull goes beyond the capability of my 12 lbs. trigger gauge. It's actually in pretty good condition for a 100 year old gun. Never shot it - but maybe I will now.

 

[Model19man]

I had a Bauer .25 ACP pistol for a while in the 1980's - it was not too accurate and really cheap. I can't remember what I traded it for but good riddance.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Only firearm I would be embarassed by is one that failed me in a public or self defense situation. I own a Security Industries of America snub, made in NJ (Hey, the Colt Paterson was made here.) Short lived company 1979-1980, quality control is eh !-the rifling practically straight. last range session it keyholed at 15 yards.

 

[AJ]

Only firearm I would be embarassed by is one that failed me in a public or self defense situation. I own a Security Industries of America snub, made in NJ (Hey, the Colt Paterson was made here.) Short lived company 1979-1980, quality control is eh !-the rifling practically straight. last range session it keyholed at 15 yards.

But is hit the target? Sideways through the target is better than a miss!

 

[Drm50]

By the age of 6 was already a gun snob. Old Man was dyed in the wool Winchester, Browning, S&W & Colt customer. Although he would point out the excellent firearms of European manufacture. When I was about 15 is the only time I strayed. I bought a Remington 742c. Didn’t take me long to realize the error of my ways and get back on the straight and narrow. The only pistol that was a complete disaster was the SIG Mosquito. A curveball from a reputable company.

 

[bananaman]

I am not embarrassed to own my LOWLY Bersa Thunder Pro 9. Nobody wants 1 so thought I'd post it. Practiced shooting plates with it. Went quite well. Never had any function issues either. Bob

 

[45Smashemflat]

Embarrassing? Well sorta. But there is some sentimental value in this one. Does anyone recognize it? All I can tell is that it was made in Germany. Chambered in 22 “Manstopping” Short. The front sight is adjustable for windage, without tools, and sometimes without assistance. It is a numbers matching example, should there be a collector out there…. Don’t overlook the customized grips!

 

[desi2358]

Embarrassing? Well sorta. But there is some sentimental value in this one. Does anyone recognize it? All I can tell is that it was made in Germany. Chambered in 22 “Manstopping” Short. The front sight is adjustable for windage, without tools, and sometimes without assistance. It is a numbers matching example, should there be a collector out there…. Don’t overlook the customized grips!

Looks like one of the many spin offs RG made and sold back in the 60's........... I've seen a bunch of these, mechanically identical but with different names. Probably they just put whatever name the importer wanted on them, kind of a throwback to the "suicide specials" of the late 1800's. I can remember seeing these in mail order ads when I was a kid, very cheap little things!!

 

[C3Ranger]

I was embarrassed to have been present when my brother-in-law purchased a chrome plated Jimenez Arms JA22 for his wife. She was downright upset about it!

For those who aren't familiar with Jimenez Arms, they are the direct descendant of Jennings Firearms and Bryco Arms.

 

[Valmet]

Honestly, none. I did own a Kel-Tec P32 once, which wasn’t such a bad little pistol so long as you fed FMJs thru it- and honestly if I’m ccw’ing a .32 I’d prefer penetration rather than expansion. I don’t go for anything .380 or less in a handgun (save a .22) so I sold it off.

 

[CajunBass]

I've owned probably more than a dozen Taurus guns over the years, including one little 25 ACP with pink plastic grips. I've got three Taurus' now, two 327 magnum revolvers and a G3 9mm. I've been told I should be ashamed of them, but it hasn't happened yet.

I've owned several other guns that were pink or purple. One was pink and chrome. They all worked just fine.

Heck, I've owned Charter Arms, Taurus, Kel-Tek, High Point, Unique, Galasi, Harrington and Richardson, and probably some others I can't think of off the top of my head...Oh, a Nagant Revolver too.

Never been ashamed of any of them. They were all fun.

 

[Andyd]

I am everything but embarred to admit that I have owned a shoebox full of Roehms, ranging from marginal to good shooters, Brycos, Jennings, Galesis, EAA .32 & .380 ACP, H&R top break revolvers and all kind of oddballs and I shot them all.

Nothing is better than personal experience to come to a conclusion; it separates opinion from facts.

My son went to pick up a pistol he had bought from Bud's at his FFL and when he saw a High Point 9mm for $160, he decided to just buy it and see if it worked. I was there when he shot the gun the first time at 10 yards and it worked without a glitch.

 

[RMFnLA]

Funny thread!

I’ve had many non-gun friends give me guns they somehow acquired but did not want, and for some reason I ended up getting three Spanish S&W copies in a row.

The hammer spur on one of them broke off while I was dry-firing it; that was pretty embarrassing.

 

[SteveA]

Jennings .22. Its in a box in my garage somewhere too. I had a Commando Arms .45 just out of high school. Looked like a Thompson SMG but used grease gun mags. You could hit a 50 gallon drum with it, provided you were in the drum when firing.

 

[Model52guy]

I bought a llama Comanche III for $40 A FEW years ago …. Not really embarrassed, bought it to shoot reloaded ammo I bought to get the brass. Won’t shoot unknown reloaded ammo in my smiths.

 

[Shrek Of The Arctic]

Easy. It's one I bought just this week.

Rossi Brawler single shot .45 Colt/.410. If there were snakes in Alaska, it would be more legit, but...nope. if I were one of the fellas that shoots halibut before bringing them onboard, but...nope. not a practice I utilize. Maybe for small game? Nope. The donut pattern from the rifling renders it useless at anything past 10 yards. It does shoot .45 Colt accurately, but...standard pressure and single shot. Anything I wanna shoot with a .45 Colt besides paper and old soda cans should probly be getting shot at with a repeater. For the person I am, and the place I live, it is the single most useless firearm I own.

I got it because it was inexpensive and novel. I like the picatinny rail on top of it, and I like the fully rifled barrel, as well as the ejector. It's fun to plink around with, but if it's to ever serve a higher purpose, I dunno what that would be.