Underrated Pistols That You Must Have!!

dandyrandy · Feb 2, 2019

What are some underrated pistols that you think should be a firearm people should reconsider and reevaluate as a good choice to have in there personal collection? For personal defense or collector value? Whatever the case may be??? Two right off the top of my head are the Kahr MK9 for so many reasons and the S&W 640. You know the little revolver that tries to act like a big gun. What are your choices?

Heres are just a few random web pictures of pistols I would consider underrated and worth a good look! Can you guess what they are?

IMG_1936 by Dandy, on Flickr

pix901175218 by D, on Flickr

3216241_04_smith_wesson_model_6904_9mm_640 by d, on Flickr

4563000 by D, on Flickr

tphandseecamp by D, on Flickr

P232andK9005 by D, on Flickr

K40 by D, on Flickr

SIG_P239_1 by D, on Flickr

20180112_192126 by D, on Flickr
Lot of cars in there and Im not talking about your Grandmas bingo ride lol

hkcavalier · Feb 2, 2019

The K-22/Model 17. Not with the members of this forum --- I think we understand. But when I take my old K-22 out to shoot at a range or spot in the woods, I get some weird looks. I mean, it's just an old 6 shot .22 that can't take a suppressor and doesn't have a hair trigger.

Not long ago, a friend was showing me his guns. Mediocre stuff, pointed out he mounted his AR optic wrong...then he pulls out a 17-3. I tell him it's the nicest gun he's got. He tells me he just likes it because it's cheap to shoot. He really had no idea they're valuable...he thought it was a $300 gun based on other .22s he's seen at the store.

Bakebfr480 · Feb 2, 2019

Ruger Security-Six revolvers in general!

petepeterson · Feb 2, 2019

S&W 60-10 or 60-15. You might find out you don't need anything else.
Model 915 comes to mind, especially if you're factoring in price.

weatherby · Feb 2, 2019

High Standard 22's

scoobysnacker · Feb 2, 2019

weatherby said:
High Standard 22's

I have an older one.

Nice and very accurate, and well made... but I bought on reputation. Don't think they're underrated.

I mentioned this before... I like and tend to collect metal-framed 9mm DA/SA duty guns. Mine are shooters, not safe queens, although I do take care of them.

I bought a Daewoo DP 51 for not so much, because the price was right and it fell into a category I like. As a plus I can use my spare 3rd Gen mags at the range.
Taking it to the range was an eye-opener for me. It's an easy gun to shoot well, the ergonomics are great (for me), and the trigger is very nice. It's a great gun, for any price. It easily holds it's own against other guns I have, including Sigs, Berettas and CZ.

BAM-BAM · Feb 2, 2019

petepeterson said:
S&W 60-10 or 60-15. You might find out you don't need anything else.
Model 915 comes to mind, especially if you're factoring in price.

Two out of three..... the 60-10 and 915 (X 3)........ ain't bad !!!

I think of my 60-10 as a micro 686

My 915s may not be as flashy as my Performance Center guns.... and I may have bought my first one as a 'rough duty" gun.... but they are good to go and get the job done....... and priced anib and used between $275- $325 ( w/ 4mags) over a 12 or 15 year span.

THEmodelof1989 · Feb 2, 2019

The 60-10 is the quintessential J frame. I never miss an opportunity to sing its praise.

As far as other "must own" guns...

For rifles, I say the marlin 60 (my personal favorite .22 rifle) and ruger 10/22 (close second) are must owns.

For scatter gats, I say an older Remington 870 is the only shotgun you will ever need. If I was forced to sell every gun I own except one, I'm keeping my 870, because it does everything. I can shoot birds without decimating them, or I can load slugs and defend myself against a brown bear. My personal 870 has also doubled in function as a crutch, and oar, and a club. Built on one of the most reliable actions of all time, it can literally do it all.

Andyd · Feb 2, 2019

The S&W 22A comes to my mind as an underrated gun, it was not very expensive when S&W introduced it to the market and it never became a collectible.

I had taken my little boys to the range and they were kind of hard on my classic rimfire handguns and so I decided to buy a real cheapie. I got a S&W 22A for $125 plus tax and over the next ten years we shot over 110,000 rounds through it. I finally added some Nill grips so that this gun would stand out so badly in my humble collection. My oldest son does not have a .22 l.r. handgun and wants to teach a co-worker shooting, he is coming to visit and pick up the S&W22A later this month - and he could have chosen a Ruger MkII or one of my Korth .22s. With all the memories attached to it, this gun has a special place in our hearts - even though most parts had to be replaced over the years, including the frame.

dr. mordo · Feb 2, 2019

People tend to gravitate to Berettas or SIGs for DA/SA guns, but the CZ75 is the king IMO. Also, can be carried condition 1, where the ergos are as good as any gun ever made.

LPD256 · Feb 2, 2019

My first semi-auto CCW gun was a Kahr CW9. In doing a little research, it was a single stack which made it thin and easy to conceal. One of the first out there. It has a very long trigger pull that feels a lot like a revolver. It cost under $400. Way ahead of the Shield and modern day single stack 9mm. For all those reasons, it was one of the guns acceptable to NYPD as a backup piece at that time. I found it to shoot extremely well. Then one day I found out Cylinder and Slide in Fremont Nebraska has packages available to make the gun better. I went there about a week later with a little bonus check burning a whole in my pocket. And I now have a $1000 Kahr. Haha.....

THE PILGRIM · Feb 2, 2019

It’s not really one I had to have-
But when I traded for one, I do like it!
If it’s good enough for the Mossad-

BAM-BAM · Feb 2, 2019

Had a .380 Beretta 70s that I wish I still had..... traded it and some $$s away for my first Walther.

Another I've always wanted, and you don't see often, since the 1980s is the Beretta 85 single stack .380

A couple guys have mentioned rifles ...... so I'd like to add the CZ lines 452,453 rimfire and especially the "mid size" 527s in .223/5.56 and 7.62x39..... I've got one in .223 FS/mannlicher

sheepdawg · Feb 2, 2019

The S&W 915 without a doubt and the CZ82.

EdinDenver · Feb 2, 2019

Dan Wesson CCO - not cheap but definitely underrated. I don't always carry a 1911 .45 auto, but this thing is incredible. It's an absolute pleasure to shoot - much more so than any full sized 1911 I have. It's lighter than most guns in its class. It's accurate as all get out. It's small enough to conceal. Night sites, lowered ejection port, etc., etc., etc. It's just a pleasure and is in the normal rotation along with the S&W 340 M&P and the Glock 43.

BAM-BAM · Feb 2, 2019

I would expand EdinDenver's post I think all the 1911CCO's are underrated as carry guns. with Wilson magazines they are still 7+1; with commander length slides for proven reliability and shorter butts for ease of concealment.

While I remember guys building FrankenColt CCOs soon after the introduction of the Officers models in the mid-80s(?).....in my experience..... they have remained fairly uncommon in the wild.

Currently my only 1911 is a custom shop Sig C3 CCO; that I found used in a LGS anib and...... way under priced!

clang444 · Feb 2, 2019

Colt 357:

It's really a Python disguised to look like a regular Colt

growr · Feb 2, 2019

For the most under-rated handguns in MY collection that would have to be my Star Firestars and Astra A-70's.

What a value!!

Randy

gregintenn · Feb 2, 2019

51 Remington. Not the new abomination, but the original. Way ahead of it's time engineering wise. Well built, and points like one's finger.

M29since14 · Feb 2, 2019

dandyrandy said:
...Two right off the top of my head are the Kahr MK9 for so many reasons and the S&W 640. You know the little revolver that tries to act like a big gun. What are your choices?

I’d have to agree with you about the .38 Special 640. It’s about as close to perfection as you can get. When I was much younger, I didn’t understand Centennials and stuck with my Chief’s Specials. I eventually figured it out - in time to save myself.

Talking of that, the 940 is a dandy one, too, and I still think S&W should make a 9mm 340PD.

Maybe the 422 was a bit underrated? Mine had a crummy trigger, but even so it would outshoot my M34 by a bit, each given its preferred ammunition. Unfortunately, I could never warm up to the looks of it. If someone at S&W had spent just a little more time making it look pretty I’d still have mine.

Another couple, the 386PD and the 686 Mountain Gun. I’m surprised more of those two weren’t made and sold.

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