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| Sig Mosquito for me. I bought one with great anticipation, and then couldn't wait to dump it. Another was a Colt Series 80 1911 back years ago. Honestly, probably stuff that could have been fixed easily, but it was a jam-o-matic.
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| Posts: 3654 | Location: Morganton, NC | Registered: December 31, 2005 |
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| quote: Originally posted by SIGWALLY: For me it was the Colt Python. I just could not get used to the stacking double action trigger. I have owned two, before they became crazy expensive. The second one I had worked on by Austin Belhert ( our own Bruce Gray was working there at the time...) Even then the slight stacking drove me to sell it.
I love my Python, but I do agree on the trigger feel. Way too cool to sell for me, but I think I prefer S&W triggers. |
| Posts: 1147 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: January 23, 2005 |
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| Another one I thought was cool was the Beretta Px4. Liked the rotating barrel, and fit well in my hand. Shot a co-worker's full-size, and I couldn't get anything resembling a decent group. Completely turned me off.
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| S&W 6906, always looked cooler than it shot |
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| ensigmatic described my experience with the Glock 22. GT Dist always has PD trade-ins so I bought a 2nd gen for $289. The allure of carrying 30 rds of 0.40 caliber was irresistable. I was going to use it for the Limited and Limited 10 divisions of USPSA. The dang G22 grouped like a smooth bore musket. I traded it and a Ruger 95 for a Beretta 89 Gold Standard.
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| Posts: 6047 | Location: Central Texas | Registered: September 14, 2003 |
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| I thought the Beretta 9000s looked kinda cool, so I made an impulse buy. This thing had some of the worst ergonomics of any pistol I've ever held. The grip felt big enough for a .45 triple stack magazine. The safety/decocker was horribly designed and it probably took less effort to turn a train track switching lever than to operate the safety. I don't know if any Beretta employee bothered to shoot or test one before it was dumped upon the unsuspecting public.
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