One sentence reviews of every firearm I've ever had

[dukeofurl]

I will review the firearms in one sentence starting now

Glock 22 (Purchased 11 of them over the course of one year) - Damn fine gun

Sig P226 - Never shot it.

Kahr P40- Cute little pocket gun. Recoil wasnt too bad.

Romanian AK74- Never shot it

Glock 32 - Neat! My very first gun that kicked like a mother in law - love it.

Glock 32C - Never shot it.

Glock 19 - My IDPA weapon of choice for 6 months straight.

Glock 34 - Love it.

Glock 36 - Neat little single stack. I wish they made one a little bigger.

Glock 23 - I like the compactness of it, recoil wasnt bad at all.

Benelli M1 super 90 - Perfect for scaring missionaries! 5 shells in 1.5 seconds.

Remington 1100 - Wonderful skeet gun, I clean it everytime I spill the hoppes #9.

Remington 742 - Never shot it.

S&W post war pre-27 357 magnum N frame - Never shot it.

S&W 19 - Gotta love the magnum.

S&W 64 - K frame perfection from S&W.

S&W 60 - J frame perfection from S&W.

S&W 15 - See Model 64.

Beretta 92FS - WHY did we go to war with this?

HK USP 40 blued - Creepy trigger.

HK USP 9mm stainless - Creepy trigger.

HK USP 45 compact stainless - Creepy trigger.

Para P14 - Doublestack goodness but I have yet to compare it to a good doublestack like an STI 2011 yet.

Para P14 - steel frame with 3 dots

Colt Gold Cup Commander - Masterpiece in commander form.

Springfield TRP - WORST 1911 TRIGGER EVER.

Savage bolt action 30-30 - Perfect beginner deer rifle.

Winchester 94 .44 mag - Semi-perfect hog rifle.

NAA 20 gauge over under - Not a bad choice for a cheap skeet gun.

Kimber TLE - Worst non ejection 1911 I've ever had.

Kimber Pro Carry - Not a bad commander choice nowadays.

Essential Arms AR, preban - EA makes a pretty decent AR and the price is pretty good too!

Thats all for now, more to come later.

 

[Daedalus]

Benelli M1 super 90 - Perfect for scaring missionaries! 5 shells in 1.5 seconds.

Two sentences! -5 points

 

[dukeofurl]

I forgot parenthetical brackets. Sue me.

 

[Daedalus]

I was just making a snide remark while I composed my list heh.

Stoeger Model 2000 - Awesome, versatile shotgun

Norinco SKS - Detacheable magazines on SKS rifles suck

Savage 64F - Never try painting gun stocks yourself

SAR-1 - Ammunition is cheap and loud noises are fun

Romak - 3 - My WECSOG build won't sight in or hold zero

CETME - Best 300 dollars I have ever spent

1919 A4 Homebuild - Work in Progress

 

[Dionysusigma]

Marlin 60: Skinny but surprisingly accurate.

SAR-1: As reliable and as accurate as a shovel.

Russian M44: Beat to high heaven, inaccurate, but loads of fun.

Winchester 1911SL: Might be worth more as scrap steel and matchstick wood, and has never been fired.

Mossberg 590: Seems like it's a good gun, but it too has never been fired.

Carl Gustaf 1919 Swede Mauser, refined (sporterized but done tastefully so): More accurate than I am, but is expensive to keep fed.

 

[Jeff Timm]

S& W Model 39-2, grip too long for good trigger engagement.
Browning HP Adjustable sights, sights too delicate for general carry, round too small.
Charter Bulldog .44, snake loads OK, 246 gr. lead, kicked like mule.
Colt Commander LW, nice to carry, not to shoot.
Remington 1100 12-gauge, despite accessories, always worked.
Ruger Mk. I fixed sights, most fun by a dam sight.
Colt SAA in .22/.22 Magnum, too pretty to shoot.
Ruger Single Six .22/.22M, just never shot it well.
Star DK Starlite .380, just couldn't get a second magazine for it.

Those are the ones I've traded and or sold.

Geoff
Who notes he only regrets the Ruger Mk. I.

 

[mtnbkr]

Ruger GP100: Tough and accurate
S&W 36: Loose, but accurate and reliable
KT P32: disapears in pocket
Winchester 70 Featherweight: lightweight tackdriver
Winchester 94 Trapper 357: fun little popgun
Bubba'd Mauser 30-06: Uglystick
Customized Ruger 10/22: tackdriving plinker
870: Ford truck of shotguns
JC Higgens boltaction 20ga: grandpa's squirrel gun
Remington 700ML: Inline BP rifle aggravates the traditionalists

Chris

 

[Highland Ranger]

What means "never shot it"

 

[Mak Maven]

Makarov - Load it, pull trigger, bang, every time, buy 1 or more.

My old(1980) Charter Arms Undercover 2" 38 - Reliable, compared to new
C.A. which is junky and cheap.

New S and W 317 .22 3" - Heavy pull, but shoots well.

Old Colt OP 6" - Does the job.

Ruger 10/22 - Love it, easy take down.

My g/f - serves me well, never has a headache

 

[jeff-10]

dukeofurl

did you buy 11 glocks or 11 glock 22s in one year?

 

[lee n. field]

What is this "never shot it" stuff?

Makarov, monotonously reliable commie milsurp.

 

[P95Carry]

Hmmm .... no time right now - but may try and assemble a list later - if I have an hour to spare!!

 

[Coronach]

Hmmm. Most of those aren't sentences. Nouns...verbs...modifiers...

Mike

 

[John Ross]

Partial list:

Semi pistols

Smith 41 .22LR: Let your Ruger Mark II-owning friend shoot it and he'll hate life.

Grendel P30: Great idea, horrible POS execution.

FN5.7: Weird grip angle but flat shooting, accurate, and fun with tracers.

Seecamp .32: Serious deep cover carry.

Automag III 30 carbine: Really loud, fair accuracy.

SIG P210: Swiss perfection, accurate as a Smith 29.

.357 Automag (Original): Beautiful, accurate, and flat-shooting but breaks parts constantly.

Desert Eagle: A horrendous butchering of Jon Powers' beautiful and wonderful Magmatic, for which IMI execs should serve hard time.



Revolvers:

S&W 351: Ideal ladies carry J-frame.

S&W 340: (Karl Malden voice) Never leave home without it.

S&W 329: Never leave home without it when you're wearing a jacket.

S&W 29 (pre-1965): The gold standard for build quality and finish.

S&W 29 and 629 (current): The old gold standard for DA revolver accuracy.

Ruger Redhawk: The old gold standard for strength, but with indifferent dimensional tolerances that keep Hamilton Bowen in business.

S&W 500: The new gold standard for DA revolver accuracy, strength, power, and company ability to say "F*ck you, strong letter to follow" to gun-banning politicians.


MGs:

Glock 18: Within 15 feet, better than a 12 gauge with 00 Buck.

Suomi 9mm: Smoothest shooting subgun ever, with compact 50-rd mags to boot.

Thompson: Nothing looks classier with a fedora and pinstripe suit.

Colt Monitor: Sexiest machine rifle ever made; Clyde Barrow's favorite.

FN-D: The Belgian jackhammer and JR's favorite.

RPD: Second deadliest hand-held cartridge weapon in the world.

M249 SAW: World's deadliest handheld cartridge weapon.

1917A1 and variants: Like a laser at long range.

M60: Combination of the worst features from every MG ever designed.

MAG-58: What the M60 would have been if John Browning had designed it.

JR

 

[ChristopherG]

Ruger 22/45 5.5" bull-barrel: Find a challenging target, 'cause it shoots like a friggin lazer.

Ruger 10/22: Fun & fast--and almost as much fun to customize as it is to shoot.

Ruger 77/22: Too much gun for such a little bullet (and too much trigger for the gun).

Ruger Redhawk (.41): Fantastic platform for getting the very most out of a revolver cartridge.

Browning Buckmark: Wish I'd known what I had when I had it.

S&W 340PD: Incomparable pocket power.

S&W 66: The 38/357 K is The ergonomically perfect handgun.

S&W 625: The quintessential fast-load wheel for shooting games.

S&W 657: Mastering a magnum--even the 'mid-range' .41--is a worthwhile challenge.

Marlin 1894c (.357): Fast, fun, and handy beyond compare; and it transforms the .357.

Marlin 1894fg (.41): Just a skosh more heft and power for doing serious work.

Remington 870P: Reliable, instinctive, versatile, sturdy, easy-care, attractive (walnut), and authoritative; the one gun for all purposes.

Oh, yeah--Colt Lightning, mfd 1884: Trigger's gotten a bit stagey on great grandad's police revolver, and it's the only gun I don't shoot; but I spose I still value it most of all.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Gotta get my .02 worth in....

Stoeger B2000 - A Benelli M90 for 1/3 the price.

Ruger 22/45 - Grin inducing rodent control system.

Ruger GP100 - Take one Sherman tank, compress slightly, and chamber for .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum.

Ruger SP101 - One number higher, one less chamber, and a very worthy successor.

Springfield XD9 - So what you're saying is the XD40 mags will fit and hold 15 rounds of 9mm? Well, now....

Springfield Longslide Loaded Match Target - Got any gnats' butts that need shaving?

Taurus PT111 - Not-so-stellar reputation, but it fits in my pocket and goes BANG every time I pull the trigger.

Ruger 10/22 - Do you think someone, somewhere, might be able to dream up just one more aftermarket option?

Winchester M70 .30-06 - Old Faithful.

Brad

 

[priv8ter]

my turn!

Just trying to make sure I stick to complete sentences instead of fragments.

Ruger Mk II: Bought it to teach my wife to shoot, and now she uses it better than me.

Firestorm .380: Just like the Bersa which everyone loves, but it has better ergonomics, AND fits in a Walther holster.

Firestorm Mini .45: Not a bad gun, just bulky for a compact .45, and not quite as nice a value as the .380.

Charles Daly 1911: Hmmmm...looks like a 1911, Feels like a 1911, acts like a Jennings.

Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt: Fun gun to shoot, and a perfect example of why guns don't need to be 'needed' to be worth buying.

CZ-75 9mm: Accurate fun to shoot high capacity 9mm that makes me forget all about the POS Beretta's I used to have to use in the Navy.

Saiga 7.62 X 39: My introduction to EBR's, if I only I could get it to shoot groups better than Minute of Torso.

NEF Handi-Rifle in .270 : Inexpensive rifle with moderatly expensive scope equals great way to get people introduced to 'major' calibers with the flexibility of additional barrels to boot!(oops...run-on sentence.)

Marlin 1894C: More fun than a new kitten, and usefull too, it would be the last gun I get rid of.

Ted Williams 20ga Semi-Auto: Hey, it's a shotgun, and the price was right!

greg

 

[John Ross]

Chinese Dragunov semi: I wasn't actually drunk or smoking dope when I paid $3500 for it in 1989, but I might as well have been.

Gov't Model .45: Charlie Askins says "A dozen dead Mexicans can't be wrong."

Jennings .25 (that was part of an estate collection I bought): The finest name in throw-downs.

S&W 422 .22 lr: What moron designed the grip angle on this thing?

Freedom Arms Mini-Revolver .22 Short: Looks great on a neck chain hanging in my GF's cleavage.

Chipmunk .22 lr bolt action single shot rifle: When you want to tell everyone how safe you are by getting your kid a single shot first rifle but it's really because you're too cheap to buy the ammo that a repeater would consume.

Chief AJ 10/22: Must say AJ to be real thing (The Chief's own ad copy in Shotgun News, which I thought was hilarious.)

JR

 

[P95Carry]

Ok .. don't say I didn't warn ya!!
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Handguns -

Auto Ordnance 1911 Commemorative - Pretty wall hanger.
Colt Sistema 1927 - Fine example of genre.
Para-Ordnance P12-45 - NOT impressed.
Bersa Thunder - Excellent small carry.
Ruger P95 - Fugly but rugged and reliable.
Ruger SP101 - Excellent carry snub.
Ruger P97 - Fugly but rugged and reliable.
Ruger SBH - .44 mag muncher.
Ruger SRH - Even better .44 mag muncher.
Ruger SRH - .454 cannon delight.
Ruger 22/45 - Do we say brick of .22 and grin?.
Ruger Single Six - Sweet S/A for .22.
Magnum Research BFR - 45-70 reasons to grin a lot!
FEG PJK-9HP - A great BHP clone.
Browning HP Practical - The enjoyable ''real thing''.
Taurus Mod 66 - Inexpensive way to enjoy .357.
Taurus Mod 85 - Inexpensive reliable carry snub.
Taurus Raging Bull - More .454 cannon delight.
S&W Mod 27-2 - 5" - classic in every sense.
S&W Mod 27-2 - 8 3/8" - also totally classic.
S&W Mod 28-2 - Sweet for carry if large.
S&W Mod 625-6 - Oh I love those moonclips.
S7W Mod 629-6 - Very totable for a .44 mag.
S&W Mod 14/5 early K-22 - More classicness.
CZ-52 - Fireball?
Phoenix HP-22 - Cheap but plinks OK>
T/C Contender .44mag - Single shot grin factor.
T/C Contender .223 - Single shot grin factor.
Makarov - Superb value solid shooter.
KelTec P3AT - Almost OK but .....
Rohrbaugh R9S - Expensive but incredible small auto.
F.LLIPIETTA Cap&Ball - 44 Black Powder fun.
Uberti .45 LC - An adequate inexpensive repro.
Walther GSP .22 - Excellent bullseye pistol.
Webley MkVI - Another classic.
Enfield 38 S&W - Glad I was never needing one for defense!
Colt Trooper in .22 - Nice heavyweight for .22.
Mini Browning .32acp - Small - but almost too small!


SIG? - Glock? ...never owned either!!!


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Rifles/Carbines -

Remington Gamemaster 760 - Primary deer rifle which does all required of it.
Enfield #4 Mk1 - Sporterized and makes a good #2 deer rifle.
Enfield No5 MkI - The ''Jungle'' carbine, with punch!
Enfield Ishapore - Not good but not bad .308.
Marlin 1894 - An enjoyable 44 mag lever.
Marlin Papoose - Superb break-down plinker and hunter for .22.
Marlin Camp Carbine - 9mm fun city!
Marlin 60 - Plinking heaven.
Mossin Naggant 91/30 - So long you can touch the target!
Mossin Naggant 1938/44 - Noise and fireball all together!
Mauser 1916 Spanish carbine - A weak .308 but interesting small ring.
Mauser, Turkish - With an ATI rig not a bad shooter.
Mauser Obendorfe - Best .22 I ever owned
AK, SAR1 - Can we say bump??
SKS, Yugo' - Good for cheap.
SKS, Norinco - A better SKS.
SKS, Romanian - Medium quality SKS.
L1A1 (CAI) - Century Arms but not bad.
FAL (on Imbel) - Now this is a nice rifle!
Winchester 94 - .357 lever entertainment.
Ruger Mini-14 - Quickest way to burn .223!
Ruger 77 - Very sweet .223 bolt rifle.
Savage 99C - Superb lever rifle in .243.
Hi-Point carbine - Fugly as they get but OK for fun.
Hakim - Very enjoyable for cheap shooting 8mm.
Mauser K98 - Almost could have made a deer rifle.
Stirling - 9mm carbine that rocked.

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Muzzle Loaders -

Parker Hale Enfield 2 band Musketoon - Nice repro that shoots and smeels good together.
Traditions (.50) - Very adequate inexpensive front stuffer.
New Frontier Cascade (.50 in-line) - Nice rifle.


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Shotguns -

Sable S/S (12G) - early non-eject which suits well for in the field.
Laurona O/U - Battered old Spanish hack.
Baikal O/U - Reasonable Russian clay buster.
Mossberg 500C - Bit of a hack but good SD.
Ted Williams pump (12G) - Inexpensive GP pump.
Remington 870 - What do I need to say?!!
Unknown make .410 folder - Miss this convenient lil' shooter.


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[Dave Markowitz]

Partial list

Handguns:

BHP Practical - The original and still the best "wondernine."
Springfield M1911-A1 "Loaded" - A very reliable, accurate pistol with a great trigger, and it shoots .45s.
Browning Buck Micro Buckmark - A very accurate .22.
Ruger Old Model Single Six - A fun plinker that feels as good as a Colt Navy.
Uberti 1851 Colt Navy - The best handling handgun of any kind ever made.
Ruger Old Army - The best cap & ball revolver ever made.
Uberti 2nd Model Dragoon - A huge gun with a ton of history.
Euroarms Remington 1858 New Army - Haven't shot it.
Bulgarian Makarov - My utterly reliable Commie carry gun.
CZ-52 - BOOM!
CZ-85 - I was underwhelmed.
S&W Model 15 (4") - The perfect medium framed service revolver.
S&W Model 15 (2") - A target grade snubbie.
S&W Model 18 (4") - Rimfire Combat Masterpiece.
S&W Model 640 - Snag-free snubbie.
S&W Model 1905, 4th Change Target Model (6") - Guns this nice are why I have credit cards; it allows me to shoot 1" 10-shot groups at 7 yards, one handed.
S&W Model 28 (4")- No nonsense N-Frame.
S&W Model 625 (5") - Yes, Virginia, there IS One True Sword.
Ruger GP-100 - The most comfortable .357 I've ever shot.
Ruger Blackhawk .357/9mm - Failed to live up to my expectations.

Rifles:

Fazakerly No.4 Mk.I - When I need to reach out and touch something, this is my choice.
Fazakerly No.4 Mk.II (unissued) - Possibly too nice to shoot.
No.5 Mk.I Jungle Carbine - Some doofus refinished it so I picked it up cheap.
Lithgow No.I. Mk.III SMLE - It ain't ugly, it's beautiful.
Springfield M1 Garand - Why did I trade this off?
Underwood M1 Carbine - Fun and reliable, and if you think it's so underpowered stand over there.
Century L1A1 - The loudest gun I have ever fired.
Century G3 - Reliable and soft-shooting, although loud.
Norinco SKS - Yes, the bayonet on mine is legal.
SAR-1 - Shoulda kept it.
Hesse-converted Saiga "AK-103" - After some tweaking it's a reliable EBR.
EMF/Rossi M1892 Short Rifle .357 - This much fun may be illegal.
M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant - Die Fascist Pig!
M1891 M-N (Finn) - Die Bolshevik!
M1939 M-N - Ditto.
Yugo Kar98k - I would love to know this rifle's history.
Marlin Camp 45 - I got mine.
Turkish 1938 Mauser - Big, long, and a good value for the money.
Winchester 94/22 XTR Classic - A classy levergun that shoots as well as most bolt guns.
Ruger 10/22 - Ultimate plinker.
Ruger Mini-14 - An AK-reliable semiauto made in the USA.
ArmaLite AR-180B - With some minor tweaking this will be ultimate EBR.

 

[armoredman]

Just the ones I still have...

EAA Witness 40 - I have had this gun for 14 years, and trust it with my life.
CZ75 PO1 This is the most accurate, dependable pistol I have yet to get to fully know, and will probably replace the aging and retiring Witness.
Winchester 1200 A well made, reliable pump gun, with an ugly spray on finish, Side Saddle, and buttstock shell holder, making a decent riot gun for cheap.
Mosin Nagant M38 - An incredibly underrated ridfe, my little reliable ThunderBoomer holds 3 1/2 inches at 100 yards at POA with Wolf, and is my current MBR - lack o' bucks.

There, actual one sentance reviews.

I must add one -
CETME - This was the most unreliably, inaccurate pile of used Yugo parts welded in haphazard fashion by hung over monkeys on a Monday morning, and was better suited to being smashed flat to make beer cans.

 

[mcneill]

Colt 1851 Navy - Most handsome pistol ever made.

Colt 1861 Navy - Streamlined version of most handsome pistol ever made.

TC Hawken Classic - Most handsome rifle ever made.


Just my humble opinion.


Jim

 

[Ric]

I gotta tell ya

If I got it, I'm shooting it. Junk or high speed it's getting shot until I either love it or can't stand it any more.



(BTW the only one that I sold because I couldn't stand it was a Taurus pt145 (not pro) terrible trigger and nothing you can do about it.

 

[smokemaker]

Not a very long list, but here goes:

Dan Wesson 709- shoots everything you stuff in it into a ragged hole, and great trigger!

S&W Sigma 9mm- shoots nothing you stuff into it into a ragged hole, but never had a malf. in 2000+ rounds.

S&W K-22 masterpeice: best 22 revolver ever made.

Interarms Mk X .458 Winmag- Oh, man is that thing cool, just not to shoot. (Owww!!)

T/C Omega .50- took 1 1/2 years to make it shoot good, but it is my favorite gun right now.

Remington 572 BDL- the neatest .22 rifle I own.

Ithaca 87 12 gauge- My 16th birthday present from my dad, and the best shotgun for walking all day long.

Lyman GPR .54- Shot my first muzzleloading deer with it, and my first coyote.

T/C Firehawk .58- Jury still out on this awful kicking mule.

Rem 700 VS .243- got a steel buttplate, oldy but goody

Ted Williams copy of a Rem 1863 "Zouave" rifle musket- alot of fun to make smoke with.

Marlin 15Y .22- my first 22, the one I'll teach my kids with.

 

[Valkman]

Smith 41 .22LR: Let your Ruger Mark II-owning friend shoot it and he'll hate life.

So true - I was using a Mark II in Bullseye, as I was new but getting better. One night a guy let me shoot his 41, and I shot 10 points better! Next gun show I found a used one for $525. .22 perfection!

S&W M41 - Best in USA
S&W M66 - Most accurate wheelie I own
S&W M629 - haven't shot it yet
S&W M640 - little thunder in my truck gun!
Makarov (Russian) - utterly reliable
40's American Bulldog .38 - broke
1860's Sharps 4 barrel derringer - relic
Kimber Compact Custom I - sweet gun
Kimber Compact CDP I - my carry gun
Kimber Stainless 10mm - haven't shot it yet
Springfield Mil-Spec - great gun for the money!
Ruger Mark II Bull Barrel - great accurate shooter
Ruger Mark II standard barrel - classic .22 auto!
Ruger SRH .454 Casull - self defense against elephants!
Colt NRM - haven't got it yet! Argh!
Star Firestar - my first .45 and first carry gun

Rifles:
Sears .22 bought in '68 - got it from my Dad
Marlin M60 - great shooter
Chinese SKS - another great shooter!
Colt AR-15 HBAR - here's an accurate rifle
Mosin Nagant M44 - piece 'o history
Mosin Nagant M91/30 (2) - more great history
Ruger .17HMR - fun gun and whowee accurate