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View Poll Results: Will you buy an ugly pistol?

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  • I have mixed feelings.

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  1. #21
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    Beauty is in the mind of the beholder. I don't mind honest wear on a quality gun.

    I have an older CZ75 with some "ugly" finish blemishes. It was a European police trade-in import, and came that way. It shoots well and the looks don't bother me at all.
    I have a couple older S&W model 10s that were also foreign police trade-in re-imports. They are functionally excellent but far from pretty- well-worn grips and bluing (I cleaned off the rust). They don't bother me either; it's honest wear and the price was right.

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    I thought it was "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder".
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    Now that I think about it, my favorite guns in the safe are the ugliest ones:
    FN 1900, Glock 30, last ditch Arisaka (from the very last ditch), Desert Eagle, Nambu
    One day I’ll add a Yeet Cannon to the mix so my Glock won’t feel so bad…

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    I wouldn’t buy a Nambu type 94 unless it was Yamamoto’s personal sidearm.
    Ditto for a Glisenti 1910 that hadn’t belonged to Mussolini.
    To some a COP Derringer is ugly but I like the look.
    A Dardick is pretty homely too but I’d buy one.
    Same for a GyroJet.

    A HighPoint is pretty ugly but if I were involve in a SD shooting I wouldn’t be upset about it being held in an evidence locker.
    Glocks are proven good pistols, that I never could get enthused about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justindad View Post
    All my pistols have to be gorgeous… unless they are given to me. Am I a rare pistol snob, or do normal people stick with purdy pistols?
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    No, I won’t buy an ugly gun, but looks are in the eye of the beholder. That revolver in your picture doesn’t do for me what it obviously does for you.
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    I bought an 8mm Lebel revolver with what looked like plexi-glass grips. Even the store salesman said it was an ugly gun (its looks brought the price way down). I posted a pic on this forum and learned that those grips were "sweetheart grips," and suddenly it wasn't so ugly. The grips were made from the windshield of a downed German plane, and a photo of the owner's sweetheart was placed inside the grips.
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    Ugly if it’s in good condition. Not ugly if it’s because it’s in poor condition. I went through a period trying to refurbish guns that were cheap and in poor condition. It’s not worth it, unless it is a rare and unique gun.

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    Own two ugly revolvers. Ruger 357 LCR and a Charter Fit for Duty Bulldog.

    Both fill the rolls that the were intended for. Light weight, pocketable and a potent caliber.


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    That is why I don't have a Glock.
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    We can make it handsome again and the "collectors" will not run the price up.
    Plus I will never worry about hurting the finish.
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    If you like it no pistol is ugly, not even a High Point. That was the appeal of the VW Beatle. It was so ugly it was cute.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rbuck351 View Post
    I thought you were talking ugly like a Russian Nagant. I'm thinking on getting one of those.
    I have a Nagant revolver and it is ugly but that's not the worst thing about it.
    Last edited by JSnover; 09-16-2022 at 11:31 AM.
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    Well, any pistol is ugly compared to the Browning Hi-Power so I would have to vote yes!
    Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.

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    I've bought a bunch of beat-up shooters. Pretty is as pretty does.
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    Never judge a book by its cover.

    Some ugly old guns have a great history, if documented, they make a great piece. I have my great grandfather's #1 Smith & Wesson 32 revolver. He carried the 32 in his robes while a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. Also while a judge in Jefferson County.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostHawk View Post
    I own a Hipoint C9 9mm pistol. Surely in the top 10 of the worlds ugliest guns.

    Yet it is reliable, dependable, reasonably accurate, and reasonably priced.
    So it works.

    I also own a NAA Ranger II in .22mag that has been my EDC for a couple of months now.
    It is drop dead gorgeous. It is also all Stainless Steel and pretty wood, incredibly small, and lightweight.
    So it also works.

    But I could buy 3 of the Hipoint's for what the little mini NAA revolver costs.





    In the long run, image is nothing, function is all.
    I have several hi points both carbines and pistols. They are not pretty but are the definition of reliable. I have to say i really like that flat, pebbly finish. If the Zombie Apocalypse happened and all i had was a hi point 9mm pistol and carbine i wouldnt cry.

    Had a kid at work sell me a hi point 9mm that wouldnt work for $25. Took it apart, saw the Bubba work done, looked up the exploaded diagram online and made a call. Free parts in my hands the next week. They are serious about customer service and id rank them near the top if not #1. Inexpensive guns, not cheap guns.
    Yeah...kinda a HiPoint fan i guess
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    Almost forgot, I will buy ugly if the price is right most times to just tinker and see if it eorks or if i can fix it. Hobby to track down obscure parts online for an obscure or antique firearm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasquatch-1 View Post
    If you like it no pistol is ugly, not even a High Point….
    No doubt about it, High Points are at the top for reliable service, plus a warranty that is as good or better than pistols twenty times as expensive. But they aren’t easy on the eyes.
    When I see one it reminds me of that Jimmy Soul song from 1963.
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    A few of my FAVORITES, are the ugly ducklings of my batch. Nobody would want to buy them, and I would never sell them.

    Two of them are about or over a hundred years old, S&W 38 top-break, and Colt Woodsman. The Ruger Single Six was my first cartridge handgun. They are all real shooters and have done lots of plinking, killing, and been with me for many years of great times.

    That smith cost me a hundred bucks, the Woodsman was also a hundred. The Ruger was $65. For that piddling amount of money, those three have been the best investments I've ever made. I would hate to be the varmint that needed killing when I was packing any of those fine weapons. jd

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    JonP I agree with you sir.

    My Hipoint C9 pistol came from the pawn shop used (100$) with a broken mag release.
    A phone call and 3 days later I had the new part, detailed instructions, a spare mag, and a magazine loader. Total cost to me, zero.

    Since the broken part was swapped out it has been absolutely flawless in operation.
    Perhaps not my favorite, but I keep it mighty close.

    And yes I own 3 carbines as well. 2 bought used, only the .45acp bought new @ full price. They rock too.
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