DD357
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I wouldn't carry it it you gave it to me for free.
Would you carry one of these?
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MOONDAWG
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To quote the late great Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper:
"It's a poor execution of a good idea"
"It's a poor execution of a good idea"
TomkinsSP
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Same size, maybe weight, as a pocket knife. I will carry the knife.
I think it will work well.
When you pull it out, the bad guy will be laughing so hard
he won't be able to control himself. You will be able to
run away. (But don't count on it)
When you pull it out, the bad guy will be laughing so hard
he won't be able to control himself. You will be able to
run away. (But don't count on it)
completely agree- this will make people have a false sense of security - a single shot .22lr? you're bound to just piss someone or something off with that. and it doesn't look comfortable or safe to shoot, no sights... junk to me.
Wow, only $399.00 for gun that I doubt I could deploy in under 2 seconds in a stress filled situation. Too many things could go wrong, with such a multi step deployment single shot. I feel this is an accident looking for someone to trip on. The price point is too high as well. I would rather use a jennngs jamomatic .22 than this over priced single shot. I have no doubt we will see this in a law suit soon due to a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Just my thoughts from the smoke filled big sky country.
Some ideas are better left as ideas.
Just because you can make one doesn't mean you should.
When there is a lot of good options, don't take a bad one.
Just because you can make one doesn't mean you should.
When there is a lot of good options, don't take a bad one.
Eddie Southgate
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I would not give $3.99 for that *** !!
Ole Joe Clark
Absent Comrade
But you all have missed the critical part, it is endorsed by the anti-2A crowd, it coincides with their gun control agenda ... visualize the uncontrollable laughter and antics of the typical BG when they ROFLAO as you pull it and start to assemble it in the midst of an armed encounter!
S&WIowegan
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Well I guess this means no centerfold in the Blue Press for this gun!!!
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I accidentally started another thread on this prior to being notified by another member of this thread.
I think that many of you are missing the point. Not every firearm you own HAS to be of practical use. If that were so, half of the collectors on this site would be considered idiots as well.
This gun is useless. It has limited practicality for any realistic reason. It IS however, a fantastic investment. Niche guns like this come and go. One thing is for certain in the firearms world, rarity in many cases breeds demand and $$$.
Cases in point:
COP Derringer - could buy for $400 or less when new. Can't get one now for less than $1000. the ones I had have always sold for over $1000 within days of listing.
Downsizer WSP - cost a few hundred when new - now? They sell for well over $1000 all day long.
Interarms PPKs of all flavors - could barely give them a way back in the day. Now, check what they SELL for on gunbroker. I am sitting on a mint Interarms stainless .32 PPK that I have been offered $1000 cash for. I can wait another few years and double that.
Bravermen Pen Guns - same story.
When I was a young man, you could snatch up as many Model 28s as you could carry for $200 each. I have 696s as well. I also had a Bond Arms derringer gold barrel set in .44 mag. They quit making barrels in that caliber. I sold the barrel set alone for $500. You all know what the old classics are going for now. If we could go back in time we would have backed the truck up and bought as many as we could in anticipation of the future appreciation.
Why? because they don't make them anymore. Collectors want the unique, the odd, the rare, etc. I made a mint selling hi-cap mags during the weapons band back in the 90's. I also made a mint selling 5.56 ammo during the shortage. No scalping, just good old foresight of future conditions.
If nothing else, it is an example of an American entrepreneur trying something new. I GUARANTEE this little gem will be worth multiples of its current list price within a decade.
I also own some crazy fountain pens, watches, etc. that are not necessarily capable of doing anything a cheap Bic or a Timex can't do. I own them because I can. They bring me the pleasure of ownership and I can always turn them all into more cash than I paid for them in the future.
If we are going to assess the value of every gun based on what cheaper firearm could do the job better, or what the capacity is or whatever, this entire site is irrelevant because a Glock 26 does everything better and cheaper than our beloved J-frames using the same logic.
That said, I still love to carry my J frames because SUBJECTIVELY, I like them more. $399 for an example of a niche little bit of machining and engineering for no other reason than the neato factor is a good enough reason for me.
Firearms are a perfect storm of utility, necessity, investment opportunity and physical asset in which to park $$$ off the grid so to speak.
Just saying... it is good to look outside of the box every now and then.
I think that many of you are missing the point. Not every firearm you own HAS to be of practical use. If that were so, half of the collectors on this site would be considered idiots as well.
This gun is useless. It has limited practicality for any realistic reason. It IS however, a fantastic investment. Niche guns like this come and go. One thing is for certain in the firearms world, rarity in many cases breeds demand and $$$.
Cases in point:
COP Derringer - could buy for $400 or less when new. Can't get one now for less than $1000. the ones I had have always sold for over $1000 within days of listing.
Downsizer WSP - cost a few hundred when new - now? They sell for well over $1000 all day long.
Interarms PPKs of all flavors - could barely give them a way back in the day. Now, check what they SELL for on gunbroker. I am sitting on a mint Interarms stainless .32 PPK that I have been offered $1000 cash for. I can wait another few years and double that.
Bravermen Pen Guns - same story.
When I was a young man, you could snatch up as many Model 28s as you could carry for $200 each. I have 696s as well. I also had a Bond Arms derringer gold barrel set in .44 mag. They quit making barrels in that caliber. I sold the barrel set alone for $500. You all know what the old classics are going for now. If we could go back in time we would have backed the truck up and bought as many as we could in anticipation of the future appreciation.
Why? because they don't make them anymore. Collectors want the unique, the odd, the rare, etc. I made a mint selling hi-cap mags during the weapons band back in the 90's. I also made a mint selling 5.56 ammo during the shortage. No scalping, just good old foresight of future conditions.
If nothing else, it is an example of an American entrepreneur trying something new. I GUARANTEE this little gem will be worth multiples of its current list price within a decade.
I also own some crazy fountain pens, watches, etc. that are not necessarily capable of doing anything a cheap Bic or a Timex can't do. I own them because I can. They bring me the pleasure of ownership and I can always turn them all into more cash than I paid for them in the future.
If we are going to assess the value of every gun based on what cheaper firearm could do the job better, or what the capacity is or whatever, this entire site is irrelevant because a Glock 26 does everything better and cheaper than our beloved J-frames using the same logic.
That said, I still love to carry my J frames because SUBJECTIVELY, I like them more. $399 for an example of a niche little bit of machining and engineering for no other reason than the neato factor is a good enough reason for me.
Firearms are a perfect storm of utility, necessity, investment opportunity and physical asset in which to park $$$ off the grid so to speak.
Just saying... it is good to look outside of the box every now and then.
Dvan34
Member
By the time you realize that you need it, reach for it, draw it and unfold it? Someone with a knife 21 feet or less away would have you. Your best response it to turn and run like hell. or leave directions as to which mortuary you want.
TomkinsSP
Member
Quoted in part from NOQUARTER post #95
"This entire site is irrelevant because a Glock 26 does everything better and cheaper than our beloved J-frames using the same logic.
I understand your point regardimg collectability and don't disagree with your proposition, although if I were investing in a gun to appriciate I would choose one that at least functioned. (I mean the Edsel was not really a bad car, it was a marketing disaster, unlike, say, the Yugo.
Never seen a G26 that can do what an M640 or M60 or even M340 can do, put out five one hit stoppers. Maybe if you WANT FTF, FTE, FOOB, the semi is a better bet. Maybe a Taurus 605 can do what a M60 can do only cheaper.
"This entire site is irrelevant because a Glock 26 does everything better and cheaper than our beloved J-frames using the same logic.
I understand your point regardimg collectability and don't disagree with your proposition, although if I were investing in a gun to appriciate I would choose one that at least functioned. (I mean the Edsel was not really a bad car, it was a marketing disaster, unlike, say, the Yugo.
Never seen a G26 that can do what an M640 or M60 or even M340 can do, put out five one hit stoppers. Maybe if you WANT FTF, FTE, FOOB, the semi is a better bet. Maybe a Taurus 605 can do what a M60 can do only cheaper.
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bigggbbruce
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I carry a NAA Sidewinder. 22WMR with the 22LR conversion.. a useful little gun for less money.
Rosco Shooter
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You might make someone angry if you shot them with that.
Manolito
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If I get in a gun fight I hope my opponent uses this single shot.
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