kozmic
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As a lefty I would probably shoot myself if I tried to use one. But it gave me a good chuckle when I first saw one.
What Ever happened to the Taurus Curve?
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Vulcan Bob
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Well I gotta give em credit for thinking and making out of the box. You never know whats gonna be a good idea till you try! Deadin, you beat me to the punch with the USFA "ZIP", thats what I thought of first.
MOONDAWG
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DWalt
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Don't forget the Dardick gun (anyone else remember it?). Actually, a very sound design from an engineering perspective, but the gun's odd appearance and the strange form of the ammunition didn't attract many customers. I saw a couple of the Curves at the last local gun show. I have no feelings about them one way or the other, and if I found one dirt-cheap, I might even buy it.
Harkrader
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I'm with DWalt on buying one if it shows up cheap. Remember, nothing is so worthless that it cannot serve as a bad example.
Big Stick & Stephanie B:
I purchased a Vektor CP1 and still have it in original, "deadly to the owner," condition. I could have sold it several times for more than I paid for it, and now for a WHOLE lot more than I paid for it, thanks, probably, to Hollywood.
Another "beauty" I have is a Braverman Pen Gun, .22 Mag. It's like lighting off a cherry bomb or M80 in your hand. Goofy to cock it, too. Value? Currently bid on one on Gunbroker is $1,000! For me it's just a novelty to amaze the masses with.
Another I can only politely describe as a Safe Queen is my AMT .45 Backup. Good luck getting three shots in a row, and when you try to clean, well, get some OTHER fool to clean it. I see them on Gunbroker for $425, magazines for $40 apiece! Both nice premiums over what I paid. Maybe I should post . . ..
Short response: didn't have to wait anything like 50 years for the value to go up on these clunkers.
Big Stick & Stephanie B:
I purchased a Vektor CP1 and still have it in original, "deadly to the owner," condition. I could have sold it several times for more than I paid for it, and now for a WHOLE lot more than I paid for it, thanks, probably, to Hollywood.
Another "beauty" I have is a Braverman Pen Gun, .22 Mag. It's like lighting off a cherry bomb or M80 in your hand. Goofy to cock it, too. Value? Currently bid on one on Gunbroker is $1,000! For me it's just a novelty to amaze the masses with.
Another I can only politely describe as a Safe Queen is my AMT .45 Backup. Good luck getting three shots in a row, and when you try to clean, well, get some OTHER fool to clean it. I see them on Gunbroker for $425, magazines for $40 apiece! Both nice premiums over what I paid. Maybe I should post . . ..
Short response: didn't have to wait anything like 50 years for the value to go up on these clunkers.
Harkrader
Member
Oops! Forgot the Taurus 941. Bought as a gift for our then-14-year-old son. First time at the range it pitched the rear sight. Rounds flew wild and it keyholed a lot. After 18 rounds the cylinder could not be turned with the trigger or hammer. After six more it could not be turned at all. Back to Taurus FOUR TIMES, still a morsel of excrement. I can't bring myself to sell, er inflict it on anyone. It has DROPPED in value since I bought it, so maybe I will have to wait 50 years.
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