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Title: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: ericire12 on July 09, 2009, 09:20:11 AM
Very interesting read....

http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/2009/07/5-brilliant-innovative-handgun.htm#more
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 09, 2009, 10:10:33 AM
 Cool odd balls  ;D
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: MikeBjerum on July 09, 2009, 10:26:50 AM
I've seen some of those before, but some are new.  I do think that they are a little harsh on some of them.  There are some real good ideas there, and if it weren't for trying some of that in the past where would some of our current ideas come from? 

Whether you like the guns or not you have to admit that it is good porn and interesting reading.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: ericire12 on July 09, 2009, 11:36:46 AM
I would say this one would also be worthy of being on that list:

(http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/133583000/133583480/pix2404941312.jpg)


(http://smileyx.com/smilies/fighting0092.gif)
http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=5692.0
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: PegLeg45 on July 09, 2009, 04:18:17 PM
I would say this one would also be worthy of being on that list:

(http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/133583000/133583480/pix2404941312.jpg)


(http://smileyx.com/smilies/fighting0092.gif)
http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=5692.0


(http://www.smileyx.com/smilies/2erOBh1.gif)
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: twyacht on July 09, 2009, 04:51:48 PM
Except for the Beretta, You can't blame the French for not trying.....

Yes you can, their French....French making firearms,..... :P


There is only 1 Beretta, and 1 Sig mosquito that work properly, and they are locked away.... ;)
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Hazcat on July 09, 2009, 04:57:37 PM
Except for the Beretta, You can't blame the French for not trying.....

Yes you can, their French....French making firearms,..... :P


There is only 1 Beretta, and 1 Sig mosquito that work properly, and they are locked away.... ;)

Sure as HELL ain't mine!

no good POS, told her to get the Masterpiece, but NOOOO.....walks away mumbling to hisself...
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Timothy on July 09, 2009, 04:59:04 PM
(http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/133583000/133583480/pix2404941312.jpg)

(http://smileyx.com/smilies/fighting0092.gif)
http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=5692.0

Isn't "Pink Mist" something like "Purple Rain"?  I wonder if Prince has one of these cute little things?  
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 05:08:28 PM
And yet there are dozens of pages dedicated solely to Kel-tec problems...  DING, DING!  POS winner?  KEL-TEC!!!
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Hazcat on July 09, 2009, 05:15:58 PM
And yet there are dozens of pages dedicated solely to Kel-tec problems...  DING, DING!  POS winner?  KEL-TEC!!!

My P3AT runs fine and I know of half a dozen others as well.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: twyacht on July 09, 2009, 05:40:01 PM
And yet there are dozens of pages dedicated solely to Kel-tec problems...  DING, DING!  POS winner?  KEL-TEC!!!

Have had ZERO issues with my P3AT Kel-Tec.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 05:42:46 PM
Ditto with Berreta's.  I've never even heard of a Bobcat, or Tomcat that FTF.  Were I to ever waste money on a 9mm I think a 92 would be a good place to look.  Sitting side by side I've seen few guns in the world that even came near Berreta's machineing quality.  Cant be argued by anybody who knows what their talking about (has actually seen a real gun).

"Worlds most useless handguns" =  My vote would actually go to the ones in criminal hands.  The ones locked up in a safe that do nothing but collect dust.  The poor innocents that are allowed to sit around and rust away from neglect.  Ones owned by people who dont shoot / train / learn proper use of them...  BUT, you cant so much blame the gun for who took it home.  

Bugatti Veyron's are nice enough cars.  Does this still happen?
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/veyrondam1468.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaEe__CmCZY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fsearch%3B%5Fylt%3DA0geutwKclZKwkEB4i5XNyoA%3Fp%3Dbugatti%2Bveyron%2Bcrash%26fr%3Dyfp%2Dt%2D501%2Ds%26fr2%3Dsb%2Dtop%26sao%3D1&feature=player_embedded

Gives me a belly ache watching the video.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: PegLeg45 on July 09, 2009, 05:58:09 PM
Never owned a Beretta....but think they are well-made guns.











And that wasn't a crash.......this is a crash...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo64mlNExU

Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 06:37:53 PM
And that wasn't a crash.......this is a crash...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo64mlNExU[/quote]

HOLLY COW!  Guy on the bike had the green light too.  He's gonna feel that tommarow morning. ;D
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 06:40:55 PM
"Wolds most useless handgun" - somewhere burried in that car.  Dont think it works to smooth anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNqYbMJV9zM&feature=fvw
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 06:46:02 PM
Worlds most useless carnivour = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exzbRfVcdKQ&feature=channel
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on July 09, 2009, 06:47:06 PM
OK maybe this one wins.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IG4kceZBWA&feature=related
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Rob10ring on July 09, 2009, 08:06:18 PM
How about this one?
(http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/fuzdaddy/gunKnife.jpg?t=1247187784)

http://www.pictureorama.com/2008/09/weapons-that-make-you-wonder.html (http://www.pictureorama.com/2008/09/weapons-that-make-you-wonder.html)


Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: ericire12 on July 09, 2009, 09:33:42 PM
http://www.pictureorama.com/2008/09/weapons-that-make-you-wonder.html (http://www.pictureorama.com/2008/09/weapons-that-make-you-wonder.html)




Great link. Those were interesting
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Ping on July 09, 2009, 09:42:19 PM
Sold my Beretta 950 .25 for $75. I wish I never got rid of it. It was more accurate than my Smith and Wesson 6906 9mm.

While in the Air Force as an armorer I had the opportunity to visit the Beretta Firearms Factory in Brescia, Italy with my Operations Officer and NCOIC of the Armory of Aviano Air Base. Beretta makes a excellent firearm but I would rather have one of their shotguns than anything else mass produced. Their skill and craftsmanship on detailing a weapon is magnificent and hand done. Masters of the craft.

As for the useless guns, I really liked The Apache. Midevil and liked it alot. Just needed a longer barrel and a higher caliber.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: fightingquaker13 on July 09, 2009, 11:19:21 PM
Have had ZERO issues with my P3AT Kel-Tec.
Kel-tecs are light, inexpensive, concealable and go bang.  If there were no alternative I'd still own own one. But man that triger sucked! Thank God for Glock. I'd carry a kel-tec if I had too, but I'm glad I don't. Mean while, back at the thread, that is a very cool find Eric. I wonder what modern counterparts are out there? We've seen cell phone guns, but someone out there has to be trying this sort of stuff today you'd think.
FQ13 
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: MikeBjerum on July 10, 2009, 08:30:47 AM
Kel-tecs are light, inexpensive, concealable and go bang.  If there were no alternative I'd still own own one.

FQ13 

Based on those qualifications that gun is going to be banned soon.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Kid Shelleen on July 10, 2009, 02:06:33 PM
Very cool post. Fascinating historical pieces.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: DeltaM on July 10, 2009, 08:49:22 PM
I was scrolling down the page and was sent to this site.  This has to be the mother of all handguns. http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/01/the_maadi_griff.html
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Kid Shelleen on July 10, 2009, 09:26:24 PM
I was scrolling down the page and was sent to this site.  This has to be the mother of all handguns. http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/01/the_maadi_griff.html
A true hand cannon in every sense.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: fightingquaker13 on July 11, 2009, 04:50:37 AM
A true hand cannon in every sense.
And it will kill or wound two fools at once. ::)
FQ13 who will stick to .357 or .44 mag thank you very much
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Kid Shelleen on July 11, 2009, 01:24:16 PM
And it will kill or wound two fools at once. ::)
FQ13 who will stick to .357 or .44 mag thank you very much
I hear ya buddy. I don't even want to be at the same range where it's being shot. ;D
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: DeltaM on July 11, 2009, 07:22:35 PM
Speaking of being at the same range, here is one weapon to give to the enemy.  I just love youtube ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzri8dn7p0&NR=1 
Title: Comment of the Day Award
Post by: ericire12 on July 11, 2009, 07:26:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzri8dn7p0&NR=1 

Give that man the $10,000!

Comment of the day award!

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Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: 1911 Junkie on July 11, 2009, 07:40:04 PM
"I can shoot it. I can shoot anything"

Maybe if he wasn't so friggin fat and could actually reach his wang, he might have better grip strength.  :o




It's corner time, isn't it.  ;D
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 11, 2009, 08:11:38 PM
 It was a T/C Encore, since I worked there for years I could tell you what happened if they showed pictures of the gun after but I am betting that either the Tang failed, (extension off the receiver that the grip screws into ) or he let it slip out of his hand.
Title: Re: The world's most useless handguns
Post by: Big Frank on July 11, 2009, 08:40:55 PM
That pistol was supposedly rechambered in .600 Nitro Express.