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#1 - the Kahr CT45 - fit my hand like a glove, slim 45 easy to conceal with one problem, it was the most unreliable and expensive for what it was handgun I have ever owned and could have cost me my life. After repeated issues I thought maybe I had a lemon, paid to have the feed ramp modified by a gunsmith but still had the same issue. Had an issue again when I tried to sell it and most everyone had heard stories about the gun and had to sell it for a fraction of what I paid.
#2 - Love James Bond, hate the Walther PPK - way too heavy and clunky for anything practical. My dad gave it to me as a gift, I kept it for a while then gave it back and asked that he sell it and we bought a Taurus G2 and had a lot of money left over. Best firearm decision I have made in a while.
My least favorite was a good handgun, but not for me. Kahr MK40. Recoil was pretty bad, and I couldn't shoot more than half a box of ammo at a time. I sold it for more than I paid for it to a friend who has more money than sense.
While I can't say I've ever owned any live ammunition discharging handguns that fit this bill , I did use to own a Turkish made semi-automatic gas pistol that was absolute garbage in terms of both quality and performance .
In fact I actually ended up tossing what remained of it in the trash after it literally came apart after a lively round of practice in my backyard .
I have a Browning .22 semi auto that is accurate and nice to shoot, but a pain in the rear to clean. It flies apart into too many little pieces and springs that are difficult to get back together.
Compared to other .22s I have seen that can field strip and be put back together without cuss-words or tools.... It's a gun I wouldn't recommend. It's a finicky gun that needs to be clean to work, and it isn't easy to clean.
not mine, but I remember talking a co-worker into buying a Grendel P10 around 1990 (I thinkj based on a glowing review I had read in one of the gun magazines at the time) - what a piece of (feces)!
the double-action only trigger felt like about 20 pounds, and on the one trip to the range we took, the slide and barrel ended up launching themselves off of the end of the frame - on the plus side, my co-worker had the most hilarious look of shock/surprise on his face when he turned around and I saw that he was holding the tiny frame, with no slide or barrel anywhere to be seen.
R G industries 22 revolver. Saturday night special. Bought it in the 80s from a man with mental health issues because I did not think he should have a gun. Cost $30. The brass sticks in the cylinder. Can't hit anything with it.
AMT (Arcadia Machine & Tool) stainless .22 target.
A poor excuse of a Ruger .22 Target copy. I bought it as the Ruger's were in huge demand, and there just weren't any to be had, at the time. (Around 1982-3 or so.) Shot ok, if it was spotless. Stove piped occasionally.
AMT (Arcadia Machine & Tool) stainless .22 target.
A poor excuse of a Ruger .22 Target copy. I bought it as the Ruger's were in huge demand, and there just weren't any to be had, at the time. (Around 1982-3 or so.) Shot ok, if it was spotless. Stove piped occasionally.
Don't buy junk anymore.
This. Learn to control your short term desires and save up or wait for something good.
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