Obviously you have never shot an LCR.
Overrated Pistols??
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Obviously you have never shot an LCR.
For me, it was a Whitney Wolverine. It was way cool but could not get it to be anything other than a single shot handgun.
I have had many of the brands and models listed earlier and can relate to the reasons given to declare them overrated, but I love ‘em all.
I have had many of the brands and models listed earlier and can relate to the reasons given to declare them overrated, but I love ‘em all.
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Any Glock and any S&W revolver made after 1981!
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Colt Pythons tend to go out of timing too after shooting a lot of 357 mags... What would you do than? Send it back to Colt??
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I would have to say the 357 Ruger SP 101s are a way overrated... People praise the gun for being "all that and a bag of chips" but at the end of the day after all the praise it is still just a heavy 5 shot derringer... LOL
Any metal frames smith and wesson auto. They are heavy have a funny grip angle and more butt than barrel. I buy them and they sit in the safe.
I disagree about glocks and aks. They just work and are reliable and can be fixed if they infrequently break.
Smith revolvers are overrated for durability they can break for me at least.
I disagree about glocks and aks. They just work and are reliable and can be fixed if they infrequently break.
Smith revolvers are overrated for durability they can break for me at least.
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Glocks and AKs are a bit "overrated." I think the AK GOD LIKE MENTALITY stems mostly from the history of the firearm and how they thrill people with the mystique of the "evil scary boogie man gun." Alot of it is more hyped up brownie points than factual. I would have to also throw in the SKS too as "overrated" since we are talking about rifles now for some reason. There all good guns but there are OTHER guns out there just as good if not better...
This is exactly what I thought of when the topic came up (right after the Python). I remember 30-40 years ago before compact 9mms became commonplace that the Hi-Power was considered a "compact" handgun and easy to carry.
The only thing compact about the Hi-Power was the last inch of the slide, where it was slimmed down. Everywhere else it's as big or bigger (with the fat 13 round magazine) as any other full size gun.The Python is not so much overrated as it is overpriced, by about double. The current price for one is simply a bubble type mentality, that however much I pay for one I can sell it for more later. It's not like they are rare (half a million or more?), they're just pretty.
Anything with a slide mounted safety like the Beretta 92 or the S&W M39/59 autos. That lever is simply unreachable without changing your grip (at least with my non-double jointed human thumb). And the whole Walther SA/DA system is a horrible kludge as I have explained a few times: http://smith-wessonforum.com/140262442-post7.html
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Probably any version of the AUTOMAG .44. It was big, looked like a Buck Rogers monster killer, extremely cool but after going thru 3 owner / maker transitions & now another maybe restart with back orders & starting prizes that are pretty high....meh.
Complex bolt design with a lotta parts, just not sure what this pistol was ever intended for...but it sure was badazz lookin & probably fun to shoot. Originals for sale make Colt Pythons look cheap...
Complex bolt design with a lotta parts, just not sure what this pistol was ever intended for...but it sure was badazz lookin & probably fun to shoot. Originals for sale make Colt Pythons look cheap...
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1911s, HPs, AKs, etc., are not overrated as originally produced. They were meant to be combat guns, to be used in wartime, and were designed with looser tolerances to withstand all the crud, muck and mire encountered in battle conditions. So what if they can't shoot the eyes out of a gnat at 100 yards? They were purpose built... and I would take any one of them over any "match grade" wonder-gun on any given SHTF day.
I can't say that for most firearms (Sniper rifles excluded!). Comparing combat weapons and range/shooting-game guns is a case of apples and oranges.
I can't say that for most firearms (Sniper rifles excluded!). Comparing combat weapons and range/shooting-game guns is a case of apples and oranges.
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I mentioned the Beretta 92FS in my first post. Apparently we need to explain our choices?
Growing up in the 1980s, movies and the DoD told me the 92 was the epitome of handgun development when in fact it had already been eclipsed by other designs. We learned later that the P226 was indeed better, but more expensive. The DoD took the cheapest handgun that met the requirements. I liked the M9 so much, that after years of shooting it at ranges and in competitions, I bought a SIG
The current versions are improved, sure, but it's merely making a mediocre gun better. Both the CZ and the SIG are superior DA/SA designs and have been from Day One.
I also mentioned the Desert Eagle...again thinking more about the 1980s buzz than the current thoughts. There were people that thought the Deagle would make all magnum revolvers obsolete.
And 9mm 1911s...seems like they are making their way into every gun rag these days. I don't see why they're so great? I get that 9mm +P has sent .38 Super into the dustbin, but it's still taking a big gun and chambering it with a small bullet. A 1911 sized down to 9mm is even sillier as you introduce a ton of proprietary parts. Even with this said, I think a 1911 form factor (alloy frame) with SIG P365 type magazines would sell pretty well. But it would be overrated
Growing up in the 1980s, movies and the DoD told me the 92 was the epitome of handgun development when in fact it had already been eclipsed by other designs. We learned later that the P226 was indeed better, but more expensive. The DoD took the cheapest handgun that met the requirements. I liked the M9 so much, that after years of shooting it at ranges and in competitions, I bought a SIG
The current versions are improved, sure, but it's merely making a mediocre gun better. Both the CZ and the SIG are superior DA/SA designs and have been from Day One.
I also mentioned the Desert Eagle...again thinking more about the 1980s buzz than the current thoughts. There were people that thought the Deagle would make all magnum revolvers obsolete.
And 9mm 1911s...seems like they are making their way into every gun rag these days. I don't see why they're so great? I get that 9mm +P has sent .38 Super into the dustbin, but it's still taking a big gun and chambering it with a small bullet. A 1911 sized down to 9mm is even sillier as you introduce a ton of proprietary parts. Even with this said, I think a 1911 form factor (alloy frame) with SIG P365 type magazines would sell pretty well. But it would be overrated
Something that gets a lot of hype is the H&K P7. Is it really that good?
I always thought it overrated. It was touted as compact when it wasn't really (and the P13 more so). Maybe compared to a full size 1911.
But the squeeze cocker mechanism really turned me off. It may have seemed like a cool idea and with enough training it might be okay, but I just couldn't warm up to the idea that you could theoretically hold the gun uncocked and so safe, and then squeeze the grip but not the trigger when you wanted to make it ready to fire. Seems far too easy to do both and fire unintentionally.
Colt Snakes, H&K P7s and the "Classic" Sigs with their stamped sheet
metal slides, roll pinned breech blocks, fragile alloy frames and plastic
grips all topped off with a ridiculous price tag. But hey it's a SIG!
metal slides, roll pinned breech blocks, fragile alloy frames and plastic
grips all topped off with a ridiculous price tag. But hey it's a SIG!
As we near post 100; and having read the entire thread....... it appears that just about every pistol known to mankind made and sold in the past 108 years, that's 1911 for the folks in Reo Linda, is overrated.
I guess it is time for some common sense gun control; if only to stop the proliferation of all these 'overrated pistols"
I guess it is time for some common sense gun control; if only to stop the proliferation of all these 'overrated pistols"
There are a lot of underrated guns. But overrated, I'm not so sure. I lot of people trash the Ruger P89. That's good news for me because I have always liked this gun. I picked one up like new two years back for $200. It is my favorite range gun. Overrated for some, the cat's meow for me. My favorite handguns ever would be the S&W model 10 and 15. I know a lot of Ruger fans that would say that those models are overrated. Each to their own.
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I got a chance to handle one at SHOT when they first came out; but by then a few thousand others had already dry-fired the snot out of it so it was smooth. Still didn't care for it much (And I still own several Rugers)
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If the Hi Power doesn't interest you, that doesn't make it overrated. For a 1930s design, it's impressive. Relatively compact, perfectly balanced, ergonomically perfect for me (and many others), a good enough trigger, improved by removing the mag disconnect. I don't think they should be priced as high as they are in the used market, but maybe that's the "overrated" aspect. Why anyone would need to cock the hammer, I don't know. It's already a single-action pistol. To me, that doesn't count as a criticism.
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I thought I wanted one until I actually held one.
Only took me 30 seconds to realize -
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