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There are some guns that don't need to exist. I'll give my opinion on which ones should go away so that manufacturers can make better use of their time producing guns that are more in demand.
Ruger:
LC380- Same size as the LC9, but with a less powerful round. The LCP is smaller and lighter and shoots the .380 just as well, so what's the point of having the LC380? The only possible reason would be someone with large hands that can't handle the stiffer recoil of 9mm, but that's a very small percent of the population.
.30 Carbine Blackhawk- Let's face what this .30 Blackhawk is: a novelty gun. The .30 Carbine even during WW2 was underpowered from a rifle, but putting it in a revolver with less than half the barrel length of the M1 Carbine? Madness! The .30 Carbine in a single action is not a defensive gun and for plinking, there's much cheaper and more comfortable options available.
.44 Special Blackhawk- Admittedly, I'm not a fan of .44 Special as I prefer .45 Colt, but I can understand why some people might be .44 Special lovers. The snub revolvers on the market today like Charter Arms Bulldog have been popular pocket revolvers for decades, so I see the appeal, but those are small guns meant for defense. The Blackhawk is a large gun and is available in better choices for defense like .357 Magnum and .45 Colt and those options are also cheaper, not to mention easier to find, for recreational shooting. The prospective market for the .44 Blackhawk just isn't big enough to justify continued production of the gun.
.45 Colt only Redhawk- With the introduction of the .45 ACP/.45 Colt Redhawk earlier this year, the .45 Colt model doesn't have much reason to still exist. The entire point of making the combo .45 Redhawk was so owners could shoot the cheaper .45 ACP ammo. If given the choice between the two, people will choose the best bang for their buck and the .45 Colt only Blackhawk is not worth the money in comparison.
Mini 14 with pistol grip and collapsible stock- Seriously? This thing is one ugly duckling. The point of the Mini 14 isn't to be the tacticool gun one would see on the Walking Dead, so what's the point of trying to make it as such? Enough, just drop this abomination and use the labor time on something more worthy.
Target Mini 14's- They are chambered for .223 Remington only. If someone wants a target .223, they may as well just buy an AR that also shoots 5.56 and is probably more accurate of a gun anyway. They probably already do, because I never see these Mini 14's around for sale.
Kel Tec:
P32- Yes, this is a small and very light gun, but it's not so much smaller and lighter than .380's that are available. .32 ACP can kill, but it's an even worse stopper than .380. Unless Kel Tec is shipping these to European and South American countries to cash in on the non-military caliber civilian market, there's little reason to continue producing this gun, especially when there are other guns Kel Tec makes that people want. *cough* Sub 2000 and KSG *cough*
SU-16A- Outclassed by all other SU-16 models. The B is lighter, the C folds and shoots, and the CA is the same as the A, but with a shorter, stiffer barrel. I'm sure if you put all four models on the table, more people would pick the C model than all the others, but I'm also sure the A model would be the least favored model.
PLR 16 and PLR 22- AR pistols are already dumb and loud, but nobody in their right mind would pay for the PLR-16 when they can get an ACTUAL AR style pistol for the same price that's also better. The PLR-22 is not much different except there are pistols chambered in .22 LR that are a lot smaller, lighter, and easier to shoot.
So, those are the guns that I believe need to be discontinued. Which guns do you think manufacturers should stop making?
Ruger:
LC380- Same size as the LC9, but with a less powerful round. The LCP is smaller and lighter and shoots the .380 just as well, so what's the point of having the LC380? The only possible reason would be someone with large hands that can't handle the stiffer recoil of 9mm, but that's a very small percent of the population.
.30 Carbine Blackhawk- Let's face what this .30 Blackhawk is: a novelty gun. The .30 Carbine even during WW2 was underpowered from a rifle, but putting it in a revolver with less than half the barrel length of the M1 Carbine? Madness! The .30 Carbine in a single action is not a defensive gun and for plinking, there's much cheaper and more comfortable options available.
.44 Special Blackhawk- Admittedly, I'm not a fan of .44 Special as I prefer .45 Colt, but I can understand why some people might be .44 Special lovers. The snub revolvers on the market today like Charter Arms Bulldog have been popular pocket revolvers for decades, so I see the appeal, but those are small guns meant for defense. The Blackhawk is a large gun and is available in better choices for defense like .357 Magnum and .45 Colt and those options are also cheaper, not to mention easier to find, for recreational shooting. The prospective market for the .44 Blackhawk just isn't big enough to justify continued production of the gun.
.45 Colt only Redhawk- With the introduction of the .45 ACP/.45 Colt Redhawk earlier this year, the .45 Colt model doesn't have much reason to still exist. The entire point of making the combo .45 Redhawk was so owners could shoot the cheaper .45 ACP ammo. If given the choice between the two, people will choose the best bang for their buck and the .45 Colt only Blackhawk is not worth the money in comparison.
Mini 14 with pistol grip and collapsible stock- Seriously? This thing is one ugly duckling. The point of the Mini 14 isn't to be the tacticool gun one would see on the Walking Dead, so what's the point of trying to make it as such? Enough, just drop this abomination and use the labor time on something more worthy.
Target Mini 14's- They are chambered for .223 Remington only. If someone wants a target .223, they may as well just buy an AR that also shoots 5.56 and is probably more accurate of a gun anyway. They probably already do, because I never see these Mini 14's around for sale.
Kel Tec:
P32- Yes, this is a small and very light gun, but it's not so much smaller and lighter than .380's that are available. .32 ACP can kill, but it's an even worse stopper than .380. Unless Kel Tec is shipping these to European and South American countries to cash in on the non-military caliber civilian market, there's little reason to continue producing this gun, especially when there are other guns Kel Tec makes that people want. *cough* Sub 2000 and KSG *cough*
SU-16A- Outclassed by all other SU-16 models. The B is lighter, the C folds and shoots, and the CA is the same as the A, but with a shorter, stiffer barrel. I'm sure if you put all four models on the table, more people would pick the C model than all the others, but I'm also sure the A model would be the least favored model.
PLR 16 and PLR 22- AR pistols are already dumb and loud, but nobody in their right mind would pay for the PLR-16 when they can get an ACTUAL AR style pistol for the same price that's also better. The PLR-22 is not much different except there are pistols chambered in .22 LR that are a lot smaller, lighter, and easier to shoot.
So, those are the guns that I believe need to be discontinued. Which guns do you think manufacturers should stop making?