Ugly Hand Gun List

[Sasquatch-1]

This has got to be the UGLIEST handgun I have ever seen. What would you nominate to the list?

[NSP64]

Desert Eagle

[Bret4207]

This has got to be the UGLIEST handgun I have ever seen. What would you nominate to the list?

Pretty hard to surpass that.

[bruce drake]

Mateba auto-revolver

It predates the Chiappa Rhino with the upside down cylinder but it self-cocked and advanced the cylinder on its own...but its still ugly...

Bruce

[lathesmith]

I dunno, those are some hard-to-top candidates guys, but the ol' Japanese Nambu is pretty butt-ugly in its own right:

[ColColt]

Broom Handle Mauser has to take first place.

[429421Cowboy]

Gyrojet pistol was pretty ugly too! Of course somebody will probably be along to mention the Glock lol I personally don't have anything bad to say about them, they aren't supposed to be pretty anyways. The Rhino pretty much takes the cake though!

[Larry Gibson]

Glocks.....just plain butt ugly.......

Larry Gibson

[429421Cowboy]

Brain fart!! Forgot to mention the Hi-Point's, those would make a Glock look like Megan Fox in comparison!

[Frank]

The guns you pay a lot of money for and they don't shoot. Glad I avoided them.

[scb]

Gyrojet pistol was pretty ugly too!

Yup, that Rhino is pretty bad but I think the Gyrojets got it beat.

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739540.jpg

13mm Gyrojet Mark I "pistol"


Pic from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg&imgrefurl=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg172-e.htm&h=335&w=532&sz=18&tbnid=OEUNxvQkCmjKzM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=127&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgyrojet%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=gyrojet&docid=TyxHlc7rlUJSEM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MHOdT_qYAsjd0QH06umnDw&sqi=2&ved=0CD0Q9QEwAg&dur=483

[TCLouis]

Webley and Nagant are tied at "Dead Ugly", French had one way back too that would give them a run for the money

[Rico1950]

I now I'll here it for this nomination, but,__________________Ruger Super Redhawk.

[donaldjr1969]

The Enfield #2 is not something that I can easily view... :P


I now I'll here it for this nomination, but,__________________Ruger Super Redhawk.
I own a Super Redhawk and I too will admit it is not the most aesthetically pleasing handgun out there. But it does shoot very well and is one strong piece.

However, when looked at from this angle, the SRH does not look bad at all! :D

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/donaldjr1969/Misc%20web%20pix/Ruger%20Super%20Redhawk%20Groups/SRH_business_view.jpg

[David LaPell]

Taurus Judge
Rhino
Nagant revolver
lafachaeux pinfire
Nambu
Glock
Sigma
TC Contenders with ribbed barrels
current Smith slab barrel revolvers
Smith Governor
Ruger Single Six hunter barrel
Roth-Steyr pistol
Rossi .44 Special revolvers
Astra 900
Smith 39, 659 and whole series after (all ugly)

[zack]

How about the Dardick. It shot triangular cartridges called 'trounds'.

[buck1]

Ol ugly!

[DeanWinchester]

Dardick, Tround firing revolver.



http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/timor55/dardickpistol.jpg

[Chicken Thief]

Mateba revolver:
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Til%20andre/Matebarevolver2.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Til%20andre/Matebarevolver1.jpg

H&K VP70 Z:
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Til%20andre/HHVP70Z.jpg

[Sasquatch-1]

Dardick, Tround firing revolver.



http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc257/timor55/dardickpistol.jpg

This one definately makes the top 5.

And so does the one in the middle that Chicken Thief posted

[45-120-550 Sharps]

Desert Eagle

Now why would you say something that mean about such a great gun?:confused:

[Walt]

[QUOTE=TCLouis;1692990]Webley and Nagant are tied at "Dead Ugly", French had one way back too that would give them a run for the money[/QUOTE

It is close, but Webley's take the prize. :)

[Sasquatch-1]

Here's another canadate. It may have been cheap and effective but it is still ugly.

M1942 Liberator

[Good Cheer]

Charming.
http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy192/SNARGLEFLERK/Mdl1892.jpg
St. Etienne Model 1892
How did anyone expect to fight a war with a rabbit gun?

[2ndAmendmentNut]

The Super Redhawks and GP100s do look a little homely, but in my experience they shoot very well, and are tough as nails. The Hi-point pistols on the other hand are an ugly ***.

[wallenba]

Rohm .22 revolver.

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8987760

[zack]

Rohm .22 revolver.

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8987760

Wow. I can't believe someone would actually pay 69 bux for that. For just a little more you could get a .25 auto belly gun or a Chinese/ Russian Marakov.

[wills]

Yup, that Rhino is pretty bad but I think the Gyrojets got it beat.

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739540.jpg

13mm Gyrojet Mark I "pistol"


Pic from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg&imgrefurl=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg172-e.htm&h=335&w=532&sz=18&tbnid=OEUNxvQkCmjKzM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=127&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgyrojet%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=gyrojet&docid=TyxHlc7rlUJSEM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MHOdT_qYAsjd0QH06umnDw&sqi=2&ved=0CD0Q9QEwAg&dur=483

Can you still find one of those?

[376Steyr]

Nambu Type 94

[9.3X62AL]

HEY--I happen to OWN a number of these ugly handguns you guys are dishing on--Broomhandle, Nagant revo, Roth-Steyr 1908, Glock 23, Webley-Enfield. What izzit yer tryin' t'say, here? :)

[MT Gianni]

They say that you care more about how they shoot, Al.

[scb]

Can you still find one of those?

I saw one listed on one of the gun auction sites not too long ago. Ammo, that's a good question. Kinda a doubt it.

[bearcove]

They are all ugly killing machines.

And I like the ones I'm use to!

[bearcove]

If you want beauty then you need to look at the elegant compound curvature of a womans leg as it makes an *ss of itself.

After that everything else is downhill.

[larryp]

[QUOTE=TCLouis;1692990]Webley and Nagant are tied at "Dead Ugly", French had one way back too that would give them a run for the money[/QUOTE

It is close, but Webley's take the prize. :)

I may be odd but I like the look of a Webley revolver, especially with the rounded "bird's head" grip.
my MK II
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/lwrnc1963/DSC00022.jpg

[Walt]

[QUOTE=Walt;1694635]

I may be odd but I like the look of a Webley revolver, especially with the rounded "bird's head" grip.
my MK II
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/lwrnc1963/DSC00022.jpg

Each to their own :) but I'll take my Smith's for good looking revolvers.

[Haggway]

Binelli B80
http://www.gunsamerica.com/969929114/Guns/Pistols/Benelli-Pistols/Benelli_mod_b80_cat_169_7_65_cal_semi_auto.htm

[john hayslip]

I'm going to add one I don't remember the designation of but it was a Japanese pistol during world was II, It was the oddest shaped thing I ever saw. I think it was a type 94 and had a reputation of being able to be fired without pulling the trigger. It could too as it had an exposed sear bar similar to the Luger. Bought one cheap and played with it for awhile but sold it as I couldn't at the time find any Nambu ammo - as I remember it used the same ammo the larger Nambu used.

[PanaDP]

I think all of the compact 1911s are pretty ugly. They took a beautiful, graceful handgun and then twisted it to make something awful.
http://www.gunshopfinder.com/springfield/PC9801L.jpg

[gofastman]

not sure if ugly is the right word, more of a "WAT?" thing
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f29/nickcrown/f154a.jpg

I think the magnum research BFR is pretty bad too.
http://www.magnumresearch.com/GetDynamicImage.aspx?dir=itemImages&path=SVimg-BFR44MAG5.jpg&w=326&h=278

I also dont like the Coonan .357, its not terrible, but something about it just looks "off"
http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/5/1287747409.jpg

las but not least, those disgusting 1911's::mrgreen:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Melior1911/M191101/1911MeliorRm.jpg

[rintinglen]

I nominate the Charter Arms 22 that they made out of the old Ar-7 22 survival rifle--looked both Ugly AND cheap.

[429421Cowboy]

I will come to the defence of the Broomhandle Mausers and the Webley revolvers, they are both so dang cool they count as beautiful guns in my books!

[9.3X62AL]

I will come to the defence of the Broomhandle Mausers and the Webley revolvers, they are both so dang cool they count as beautiful guns in my books!

A poster with taste and a discerning eye, at last.

[Lonegun1894]

How about a Cobray "derringer"? It's a side by side .45/.410 break action pistol. Yes, I used to have one. With the exception of snakes that you almost stepped on, it was THE most useless *** I ever fired. I cant figure out how to post pictures, but I'm sure most if not all of y'all know which ones I mean.

[Aces an Eights]

Ugliest has to be the one in the James Bond "Man with the Golden Gun", it's like the fugly love child of a Webly SLP and a gold Desert Eagle.

[ColColt]

I will come to the defence of the Broomhandle Mausers and the Webley revolvers, they are both so dang cool they count as beautiful guns in my books!

The Webley is like Rachael Welch compared to the Broomhandle which is more like Phyllis Diller...butt ugly.

[429421Cowboy]

Well fine but i repeat, the Hi-Point's make any other ugly gun look like Megan Fox in comparison! (not that i don't know who Rachael Welch is, i just prefer to use the updated standard lol)

[Multigunner]

My vote goes to the Montenegrin Gasser.
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge/artisans%20identifies%20l/a%20lambin%20et%20theate%20gb.htm

Though this example
http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/detail/Austrian_gasser.htm
has a certain charm, and looks well made.

And for one that would make a buzzard puke
http://rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/53/lid/99
The Shatuck Squeeze pistol.
Only saving grace is no one is likely to see it when gripped in your hand.

[bcp477]

I'd like to respectfully profer, as my entry into this contest.....


nearly ALL of the currently popular plastic autos on the market......especially the ones with the various "tacticool" features, such as "accessory rails". YUCK.

Having said that, I will admit that I DO have one of these myself.....and it works well. However, I doubt I'll ever give up the assertion that it is butt-ugly. It has a certain appeal, based on functional usefulness - but it is NOT pretty in any way.

[Chicken Thief]

Heres one from Sundance Industries:

http://thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sundance22.jpg

[Chicken Thief]

Kel Tec PMR-30

http://www.keltecweapons.com/uploaded_files/ourguns/gallery/b_15d179e7dd7ca525dc1c44dda16dcdf9PMR4.jpg

[Chicken Thief]

Steyr Hahn

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Steyr_Hahn_M1912.JPG/800px-Steyr_Hahn_M1912.JPG

[Chicken Thief]

Frommer M-1910

http://www.hungariae.com/fro/From10.jpg

[Chicken Thief]

1893 borchardt

http://www.gunworldburbank.com/merchant/2403/images/site/Borchardt_2.jpg

[Sasquatch-1]

Chicken thief,

I will agree that acouple of these were ugly. The little derringer gets my vote as the worst of the lot, only because the 1893 borchardt was the predecessor to, IMHO, one of the most elegant handguns (P-08) ever made.

The other three, while plain, are by NO means the ugliest person at the dance.

[bowfin]

I'm going to add one I don't remember the designation of but it was a Japanese pistol during world was II, It was the oddest shaped thing I ever saw. I think it was a type 94 and had a reputation of being able to be fired without pulling the trigger.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g184/artsmom/Japanese.jpg

I think this is the gun to which John was referring. It gets my vote as well.

[idahomike]

All valid candidates folks. Myself, I must cast a bid for the Thunder 5 revolvers from awhile back, although I must say that a 45/70 snubbie sounds entertaining.

[FergusonTO35]

As far as guns in current production go, I say the Ruger GP-100 with that hideous Hogue grip that is factory installed nowadays. It looks like they found a piece of chewed up big rig tire on the side of the road and turned it into a pistol grip.

[Coffeecup]

H&k p7.

[Combat Diver]

I disagree on the P7 being ugly. Different manual of arms, slick, graceful and very accurate. Same light love the Coonan and Broomhandle pistlos. Each his own.

CD

[rintinglen]

I disagree on the P7 being ugly. Different manual of arms, slick, graceful and very accurate. Same light love the Coonan and Broomhandle pistlos. Each his own.

CD

I guess somebody has to marry the ugly ones.

[John in WI]

+1 on the Broomhandles--they were cool enough that they modeled Han Solo's "Blaster" after it!

[GL49]

Freedom arms single shot pistol. B-a-a-a-d case of ugly.

[Roosters]

I now I'll here it for this nomination, but,__________________Ruger Super Redhawk.

Rico where I’m from that is grounds for deportation or at least get your name on some kind of watch list. .
:kidding:

[bob208]

well some men like blonds some like redheads and some like others. but one thing a pistol is like a woman should have some courves. so i will say the glock is ugly.

[rromeo]

Hi Point.
Jennings/Bryco/Jimenez.

[The Nerd Who Likes Guns]

The Astra 400 AKA "The Plumber's Nightmare"!:holysheep

[DSL1138]

I'm surprised no one mentioned the "Deer Gun" yet. Heck, that thing doesn't even look like a real gun it's so ugly.

[Sasquatch-1]

I'm surprised no one mentioned the "Deer Gun" yet. Heck, that thing doesn't even look like a real gun it's so ugly.

I had never heard of this one. Looked it up. It looks like Will Smith's "Noisy Cricket" from Men In Black.

[GOPHER SLAYER]

BOWFIN, the pistol you refer to is a 1934 Nambu. I had one and you had to be careful not to press the side of the pistol because some of the parts that triped the sear were located on the outside of the frame without protective rails such as found on the Luger. Browing solved the problem by keeping all the parts on the inside of the frame. I sold that one in the early 1960s for fifteen bucks. You are right, they are UGLY.

[John in WI]

I agree the Deer Gun was ugly, but I saw it's father ther FP-45 at a museum when I was a kid, and fell in love with it! It's has that great WWII OSS look to it.

The Wiki claims that they 1million were made from conception to the end of production in 6 months. The "ejector" was a piece of dowel to push empties out the tube!

Kind of the "Model A" of handguns?

[Chicken Thief]

This one scortched my eyes:

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http://rareantiqueandbeautifulfirearms.tumblr.com/post/34749354069/bergmann-model-1896-no-2
http://rareantiqueandbeautifulfirearms.tumblr.com/post/34749418246/bergmann-model-1896-no-2

[NoZombies]

Dreyse 1907:

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[Gliden07]

Liberator Pistol from WW2. Wanted to link a pic but I can't do it.

[Aje]

I want to know how a company who once made beautiful single actions...
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now makes this monstrosity ?
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Aje

[NoZombies]

Yeah, the USFA zip gun is pretty ugly.

[Roosters]

Liberator Pistol from WW2. Wanted to link a pic but I can't do it.
http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r600/threescrew3/lib.jpg

[Awsar]

54449

homemade ugly.

[bedwards]

Adding a scope seems to help the SRH ugly.

bedwards

[Gliden07]

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r600/threescrew3/lib.jpg

Thanks!! Looks like a Zippo on Steroids!! LOL!!

[Artful]

Shevchenko PSh-4
http://i.imgur.com/bxzHn.jpg

JO.LO.AR
http://i.imgur.com/f6v9R.jpg

Borschardt C-93
http://i.imgur.com/o5m3v.jpg

mannlicher 1894
http://i.imgur.com/FWJht.jpg

Hamilton 1901
http://i.imgur.com/I8YrH.jpg

Grendel P-30
http://i.imgur.com/UOEAw.jpg

Pin fire revolver with cylinder going in different direction to get around colts patent?.
http://www.elisanet.fi/~y612237/strangefirearms/TurretRevolver01.jpg

Bittner 1893, in 7.7mm Bittner caliber
http://i.imgur.com/09otD.jpg

The Apache
http://i.imgur.com/Ykfy7.jpg

This is actually one of those Transformers that turns into a gun, like this Megatron one:
http://i.imgur.com/XJGiF.jpg

Got to be ugliest

[km101]

The S&W BG38. WTH were they thinking?

[NoZombies]

The Apache
http://i.imgur.com/Ykfy7.jpg


I've shot a few of the others you posted, but the Apache is actually a gun that I find to be beautiful. No accounting for taste, huh?

[0verkill]

I think that Transformer is the greatest thing ever.

[PS Paul]

A few mentioned the Coonan .357 auto-loader. I just took a look at one in my hands a moment ago and the rep had a couple of extra grips too. I think the thing with it and why it looks a little "off" is the frame and grips themselves are actually "narrower" at the ma well/bottom than at the top of the grip. Makes it look a bit odd......

[glenkans]

Is this the barbeque gun thread??

[Artful]

Could Be

http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/images/smoking-gun-grill.jpg

[Shiloh]

Yup, that Rhino is pretty bad but I think the Gyrojets got it beat.

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739540.jpg

13mm Gyrojet Mark I "pistol"


Pic from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/images/handguns/usa/1/1287739508.jpg&imgrefurl=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg172-e.htm&h=335&w=532&sz=18&tbnid=OEUNxvQkCmjKzM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=127&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgyrojet%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=gyrojet&docid=TyxHlc7rlUJSEM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MHOdT_qYAsjd0QH06umnDw&sqi=2&ved=0CD0Q9QEwAg&dur=483

Didn't they use one of these in a James Bond movie??

SHiloh

[Roosters]

Arsenal Firearms supposedly will have these for sale in the US in January it would make my list.
Talk about your double feed !!!

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r600/threescrew3/45.jpg

[NoZombies]

Gaulios squeeze pistol in 8mm (french design)

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[ROGER4314]

I must admit, the Mateba made the vomit well up in my throat but we have a possible winner here from the Ukraine. What were they thinking?

I LOVE the BBQ pit!

Flash

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Kinda ugly, and very mean!

[Jtarm]

I got to go with the Mateba and Chiappa (Chia pet??). They're not just ugly but creepy looking, like a mutant pistol from The Island of Dr. Moreau.

[missionary5155]

Good morning
There are some real candidates listed here..
Walked into the local Police supplier here and there on display showing off the color coats is a Glock in nasty bright glo in the dark Pink ! Repulsive and pukifying in one gasp !
Near did not buy the short barreled 870 they had on special.
Mike in ILL

[Chicken Thief]

Good morning
There are some real candidates listed here..
Walked into the local Police supplier here and there on display showing off the color coats is a Glock in nasty bright glo in the dark Pink ! Repulsive and pukifying in one gasp !
Near did not buy the short barreled 870 they had one special.
Mike in ILL

Chick gun!

[Artful]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv98p3ewRJ1r1v60vo1_400.jpg
http://www.customdigitaldesignsonline.com/content/components/com_joomgallery/img_originals/handguns_53/semi-auto_pistols_57/walther_p22_pink_urban_79/walther_p22_20090918_1697564041.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm53apwNTG1qklq2no1_1280.jpg
http://762precision.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pink-digital-ar-15-springfield-1911-a.jpg
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9vc36ueUf1qzwfmb.png
Pink it's the new OD

[Matthew 25]

I can't get past the mudder tires on the BBQ trailer. To me seeing mudders on a trailer is as wrong as most of these pistols.

[ROGER4314]

I volunteered to help the "Friends of The NRA" and sold raffle tickets at booths at various events. We took 7 guns to the events that were to be raffled off. In that group, we had a PINK revolver that came in a pink carry case. That pistol attracted more attention and sold more raffle tickets for us than ANYTHING else! I could have sold that pistol 1000 times on the spot! People simply went nuts over the thing.

Flash

[opos]

Mine's an RG 31 Saturday night special...big brother to the 22 RG that was used by John Hinkley to shoot Ronald Reagan...pot metal special...Still new in the box and never to be fired. Was a "mail order" revolver.

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[Sasquatch-1]

Mine's an RG 31 Saturday night special...big brother to the 22 RG that was used by John Hinkley to shoot Ronald Reagan...pot metal special...Still new in the box and never to be fired. Was a "mail order" revolver.

55910

You don't have to own it. You just need to think it's ugly.:smile:

[RetE8USN]

I've got a couple to add to the list... Maybe not totally ugly to some, but definately weird looking
1908 Bayard-Pieper
1907 Clement
CZ-38
H&R 1916 Self-Loader
1898 Rast-Gasser
1883 Reichsrevolver
1905 Steyr-Mannlicher
1913 Warner "The Infallible"
1910 Frommer (haven't added this one yet, but looking for one)

[str8wal]

Glocks.....just plain butt ugly.......

Larry Gibson

Indeed!

[Idaho45guy]

At least Glock finally beveled the front of the slide.

They haven't felt like a brick for a couple of generations now...

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[JoeJames]

Hi-Point

[Texas by God]

Colt All American 2000. Enfield .476 revolver. Glocks and everything that was spawned thereof. Ruger Super Redhawk.Colt Bisley-Ruger did it better. Raven .25. CZ52. CZ100. Walther P38. Remington R51 and R9. The new Beretta.

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[GOPHER SLAYER]

1934 Nambu. The pistol that made it easy to shoot yourself in the foot.

[Texas by God]

And never forget the Remington XP100 and the Magnum Research Lone Eagle.

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[fiberoptik]

Gyrojet pistol


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[samari46]

The movie "Ghost In The Shell" has one of the members of the crime unit shooting the Metaba and that was the first one I've seen. While I wouldn't call it ugly as the 1934 Nambu would be my first pick. And glocks have no soul. Frank

[Earlwb]

I think that these gold colored titanium Magnum Research Desert Eagles have to be at the top of the ugly pistol list. But maybe dictators, pimps and drug dealers like them.

https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/prodimages/alt_images/Desert-Eagle-Gold-Tiger_4.jpg

[FergusonTO35]

Quickest way to add some ugly to a handgun is to put a huge corrugated accessory rail on the dust cover. Yeah, I'm talkin' to you Sig Sauer. I can understand putting it on the poly frames since the tacticool nerds have to have it, but for goodness sakes why defile the 220 series?

[9.3X62AL]

Quickest way to add some ugly to a handgun is to put a huge corrugated accessory rail on the dust cover. Yeah, I'm talkin' to you Sig Sauer. I can understand putting it on the poly frames since the tacticool nerds have to have it, but for goodness sakes why defile the 220 series?

Hear, hear. Tool rails on SIG-Sauer classic pistols are as bad as fiber-optic sight sets on any firearm. Walter Mitty/mall ninja horse warp. I have other far less complimentary things to say about both concepts, but we will leave it at this.

[Texas by God]

Ugh. Rails on pistols[emoji34]

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[Earlwb]

I don't know, in my old age with aging eyes, I sorta like the rails. it makes it easy to mount a scope or red dot sight on them.

[9.3X62AL]

I don't know, in my old age with aging eyes, I sorta like the rails. it makes it easy to mount a scope or red dot sight on them.

Yeah, I get that Earl. It is the lights and lasers hung underneath the muzzle that I object to. Trusting your life to any device that is battery-powered is foolish. Rails up top for optics are OK.

[Mr_Sheesh]

On the other hand - For night shooting, you really don't want a 120V power cord powering your weapon light. But you will want a backup light in case that mounted one doesn't work.

I was trained to use a modified Weaver stance, the Maglite I was using back then was a 4D cell model, and would double as a baton / club in a pinch. LED lights nowadays are a lot brighter but not so usable as a club weight wise - Their light output will straight WRECK your, and someone else's, night vision, though. Things change a bit in 40 years LOL

Anyways, Right hand on 1911, left hand holding the light, backs of your hands together, to let you still do the Weaver thing. Works OK and you can pulse the light on just when you have something new to look at, then off so as to not reveal your position constantly. And trained using other light sources (4 way flashers, for example) as well. Low light changes some things, and not others.

Training is a good thing.

My ugly handgun suggestion is the GyroJet as well, but it's one I'd love to own, if you could get ammo for it. Be fun to shoot it a lot. There are propellants that would push the projectile a lot faster, question is, would they do so safely? No one wants their GyroJet to go kaboom, or any other handgun for that matter! Not sure at all that that propellant I know of would be all that safe...

[lefty o]

magnum research lone eagle is my ugliest gun.

[kens]

CZ-52 should be on this list.
It shoots nice, but should still make this list.

[Texas by God]

My Ruger P97.45 pistol is pretty ugly.

[birch]

I think that gold plated tiger striped Desert Eagle is at the top of the list for me. I do not think there is an uglier gun in existence. My eyeballs hurt after looking at that monstrosity. Fugly indeed.

[Shingle]

The Nambu is real ugly and a unsafe *** they should have been sunk in the Pacific.

[Idaho45guy]

I think that gold plated tiger striped Desert Eagle is at the top of the list for me. I do not think there is an uglier gun in existence. My eyeballs hurt after looking at that monstrosity. Fugly indeed.

I found one uglier.

I think just about ANY gun in gold is ridiculous (except for brass-framed lever actions...) so when you take the world's ugliest revolver and make it in gold, then you have raised the bar for ugliness...

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[Tatume]

For the most part I enjoyed this thread because you guys have put together a collection of really desirable handguns. Most of the really nice ones are financially out of my reach. I would really love to have that Borchardt C-93.

[Traffer]

I volunteered to help the "Friends of The NRA" and sold raffle tickets at booths at various events. We took 7 guns to the events that were to be raffled off. In that group, we had a PINK revolver that came in a pink carry case. That pistol attracted more attention and sold more raffle tickets for us than ANYTHING else! I could have sold that pistol 1000 times on the spot! People simply went nuts over the thing.

Flash

My wife wants a pink hello kitty glock.

[roysha]

Glocks.....just plain butt ugly.......

Larry Gibson

YUP!! what he said!

[Tatume]

Ugly is as ugly does. I keep getting reports of people shooting themselves in the leg while re-holstering Glocks and other pistols that have the semi-cocked action and the finger-lever safety. One was a service member I served with, who was crippled for life.

[JeffG]

Glocks

[Idaho45guy]

Ugly is as ugly does. I keep getting reports of people shooting themselves in the leg while re-holstering Glocks and other pistols that have the semi-cocked action and the finger-lever safety. One was a service member I served with, who was crippled for life.

I fail to see how it is the gun's fault that the trigger was pulled when it shouldn't have been.

But blaming guns for people's negligence is nothing new.

[Tatume]

I didn't actually blame anybody for anything. But the way the incident occurs is this: a bit of shirt tail gets in the trigger guard while the gun is being inserted into the holster. As the gun is pushed home, the cloth offers enough resistance to operate the trigger.

Could it happen with an ordinary double action pistol or revolver? Maybe, but I've never heard a report that it has.

Could it be prevented by the operator? Obviously, yes. And yes, it is the responsibility of the operator to see that it doesn't.

Would I own one? No.

[Idaho45guy]

I didn't actually blame anybody for anything. But the way the incident occurs is this: a bit of shirt tail gets in the trigger guard while the gun is being inserted into the holster. As the gun is pushed home, the cloth offers enough resistance to operate the trigger.

Could it happen with an ordinary double action pistol or revolver? Maybe, but I've never heard a report that it has.

Could it be prevented by the operator? Obviously, yes. And yes, it is the responsibility of the operator to see that it doesn't.

Would I own one? No.

So you would never own any striker-fired pistol? Because that is all the Glock is and it's design has been copied numerous times by most manufacturers.

A reasonable statement would be that you wouldn't own any pistol that didn't have a manual safety or a hammer.

Not sure why you are zeroing in on Glocks.

[Tatume]

I didn't say that either. Some striker-fired pistols are partially cocked to make the double-action trigger pull easier. They have a safety lever in the trigger that must be depressed to move the trigger and fire the gun. The system originated with Glock, I think. I avoid them.

Some striker-fired pistols have a conventional safety, and some are double action/single action or double action only. Not all striker fired pistols are copies of the Glock. I happen to like my H&K P7 very much. It is a striker fired pistol.

I'm sorry that I offended you. Glocks can be handled and used safely, as evidenced by the many thousands in service. You are correct, as I agreed to earlier, that it is the operator's responsibility to handle any gun safely. But I don't like this type of action. My opinion, and nothing more.

[Idaho45guy]

I didn't say that either. Some striker-fired pistols are partially cocked to make the double-action trigger pull easier. They have a safety lever in the trigger that must be depressed to move the trigger and fire the gun. The system originated with Glock, I think. I avoid them.

Some striker-fired pistols have a conventional safety, and some are double action/single action or double action only. Not all striker fired pistols are copies of the Glock. I happen to like my H&K P7 very much. It is a striker fired pistol.

I'm sorry that I offended you. Glocks can be handled and used safely, as evidenced by the many thousands in service. You are correct, as I agreed to earlier, that it is the operator's responsibility to handle any gun safely. But I don't like this type of action. My opinion, and nothing more.

I understand. I mistakenly took your original post as to mean that Glocks were the only striker-fired pistol that people have negligent discharges with and that you avoid only Glocks.

Your clarification makes more sense. Sorry if I came off as offended.