Most Underrated Pistol
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larryh1108
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I've thought, for many years, that the CZ PCR was the most under-rated 9mm pistol out there. Wonderful gun. Accurate. Light enough for carry. Good capacity and reliable as it gets. It was and has been a generally unknown pistol.
I've discovered the newest issue Sig P365. I love it. I can't say if it moves to the top of my personal list but it has promise to get there. However, it does not seem to be as under-the-radar as the PCR has been for a decade or more.
I've discovered the newest issue Sig P365. I love it. I can't say if it moves to the top of my personal list but it has promise to get there. However, it does not seem to be as under-the-radar as the PCR has been for a decade or more.
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I have an older Takrov 213B 9mm that has been very accurate and dependable. Don't shoot it much due to parts availability but still trustworthy.
I really liked the RM380 but discovered the trigger break was to far rearward for me. I couldn't fire it without shifting my grip.
If the trigger break works with your hand it could be a good choice and a very underrated pistol. After all it started out as a $1100 Rohrbaugh.
Ya, and the trigger on the original Ruger LCP did cause me problems, If I want to pull straight back with my trigger finger there is only so much distance my finger can traverse and with the LCP I had to curl my finger to get the trigger alll the way back to where it would break.
I don't have that problem with the Rohrbaugh R9 or the Remington RM380.
I don't have that problem with the Rohrbaugh R9 or the Remington RM380.
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Steyr A1's
Riomouse911
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FEG Hi Power 9mm or FEG PMK .380.
Both of these “Knock-offs” have seemed to me to look, feel, shoot and be as well built as their originals.
Now there is no denying the panache’ of a genuine Belgian Hi Power or a German Walther PPK, but you could be pretty darn close for a lot less money with these Hungarian copies.
Stay safe.
Both of these “Knock-offs” have seemed to me to look, feel, shoot and be as well built as their originals.
Now there is no denying the panache’ of a genuine Belgian Hi Power or a German Walther PPK, but you could be pretty darn close for a lot less money with these Hungarian copies.
Stay safe.
as Riomouse911 said, FEG. Before they stopped coming in, they were amoung the best values possible. I had an APK in 380acp, an aluminum framed Walther PPK copy that was tighter, as nicely finished, and accurate as the PPK, but was $180. They take PA-63 mags.
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SIG SP2022.
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1) MAB PA15-Built like a proverbial tank this all steel (I think even the magazine follower and baseplate were made out of steel), 15 round, semi-auto pistol with it's rotating barrel locking system was one of the most sweet shooting 9mm.s I ever shot. It was also overlooked and underrated by many shooters looking for a high capacity 9mm.
2) Star Models B, BM, and BKS-Three well built, slightly scaled down versions of the 1911. Very good, service grade semi-autos that few ever paid notice of when looking for a 9mm. Later the Star Models 28, 30, and 30 PK also had some interesting design features but were mostly non-existent in dealer's showcases.
3) HK 4-This innovative pistol could actually be converted into 4 different chamberings (.380, .32, .25, and .22), with just a barrel swap, recoil spring, and magazine (the breech plate was switched around to allow for converting the firing pin from centerfire to rimfire). Saw a few for sale at various gun shows over the years (usually the .380 with a .22 conversion kit; the 4 caliber set-up was priced up in the Stratosphere), this was a neat, pocket auto size, multi-purpose/multi-caliber gun that seemed to generate very little interest.
2) Star Models B, BM, and BKS-Three well built, slightly scaled down versions of the 1911. Very good, service grade semi-autos that few ever paid notice of when looking for a 9mm. Later the Star Models 28, 30, and 30 PK also had some interesting design features but were mostly non-existent in dealer's showcases.
3) HK 4-This innovative pistol could actually be converted into 4 different chamberings (.380, .32, .25, and .22), with just a barrel swap, recoil spring, and magazine (the breech plate was switched around to allow for converting the firing pin from centerfire to rimfire). Saw a few for sale at various gun shows over the years (usually the .380 with a .22 conversion kit; the 4 caliber set-up was priced up in the Stratosphere), this was a neat, pocket auto size, multi-purpose/multi-caliber gun that seemed to generate very little interest.
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I agree with the earlier posters that FEG and Star made some very nice pistols. I have several of each and like them very much.
Some people have heard of the Tanfoglio CZ "clones" and some haven't. I own five and they are all excellent shooters. I bought them all used. The more expensive ones were $330 plus whatever.
Some people have heard of the Tanfoglio CZ "clones" and some haven't. I own five and they are all excellent shooters. I bought them all used. The more expensive ones were $330 plus whatever.
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Another vote for CZ PCR.
Riomouse911
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Tanfoglio, I forgot about those guns. They are-were also really good shooters for the money!I agree with the earlier posters that FEG and Star made some very nice pistols. I have several of each and like them very much.
Some people have heard of the Tanfoglio CZ "clones" and some haven't. I own five and they are all excellent shooters. I bought them all used. The more expensive ones were $330 plus whatever.
Stay safe.
IMHO, the fact that the price for the PPS-M2 dropped makes it underrated. I bought mine three years ago for around $400.00 and now it’s as you say, around $250.00, this gun is a screaming deal at that reduced price.
I place more credence in getting to the range & shooting different guns so that I can draw my own conclusions about how a particular gun shoots & whether it works for an intended purpose. I think many of the folks who do YouTube gun reviews should find more productive uses for their time. And when is the last time a gun rag outright panned a particular firearm? When they accept advertising for guns from certain manufacturers and then do gun reviews on the same manufacturers products, one can argue that they’re possibly not being entirely objective in their evaluations, eh?
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TISAS 1911 models, though I don't think they're still being imported.
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Ill go slightly old school and say the entire line up of Ruger P90 series.
They were rock solid and cheap, but rarely ever mentioned then or now.
You hear them mentioned as beater guns, or maybe truck guns, but you almost never find an owner of one with a complaint about them.
They were rock solid and cheap, but rarely ever mentioned then or now.
You hear them mentioned as beater guns, or maybe truck guns, but you almost never find an owner of one with a complaint about them.
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The Jerichos / Baby Eagles are way underrated.
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Had never heard of the CZ PCR before, though to an admitted CZ noob, it looks just like any other 75......
I would definitely agree about the Ruger P-series (there WAS some sort-lived fanfare about them when they first came out) and Tanfoglio pistols!
I would add the S&W VE pistols. Yes, they evolved from the dreadful Sigma, but wound up as very reliable, cheap, and utterly boring guns which do sterling glove box/ nightstand/ tackle box duty.
I would definitely agree about the Ruger P-series (there WAS some sort-lived fanfare about them when they first came out) and Tanfoglio pistols!
I would add the S&W VE pistols. Yes, they evolved from the dreadful Sigma, but wound up as very reliable, cheap, and utterly boring guns which do sterling glove box/ nightstand/ tackle box duty.
That's what makes this so individual.
I have trouble with the RM380 but not the LCP. Evidently different hand shape vs gun shape.
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