What's your favorite underappreciated or forgotten firearm?

[timbo]

My CZ-82...love that little pistol but don't shoot it that much.

Many years ago, I had a Walther PP Super. Wish I'd never sold it. When I bought it, I didn't realize that ammo was almost non existent for it. It came with a box of 50 rounds of 9mm Ultra. I went to buy more and pretty much no one had ever heard of that round. Years after I sold it, I started reloading and really would've been fairly simple to make my own. It was the first pistol I ever bought and I was pretty naïve. C'est la vie

 

[JJC]

I'll just leave this here.

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+1. My wife knows this is a bucket gun for me. The issue is finding a FFL in MA to accept it.

 

[milktree]

+1. My wife knows this is a bucket gun for me. The issue is finding a FFL in MA to accept it.

It’s a C&R. Get an FFL03 and they can ship it to your house.

 

[G4Y4HK]

Some of the guns you just quoted aren't direct blowback. A G42 is waaaay softer shooting than a PPK and similar 380s. The PPK is annoyingly abusive for a 380.

Yeah those little pistols with the spring around the barrel are stupidly kicky. I'm so much of a wuss so I'm gonna throw a comp on my VP9 lol.

 

[Darksideblues42]

The A5 is legendary even in sporting clays circles.

I brought one of my Model 11's to shoot some trap and folks thought I had three heads.

The Dial-a-choke was awesome!

 

[jamison55]

For me, it’s Ruger centerfire handguns in general. Everybody likes to take a dump on them, but every one I have owned has been boringly reliable, accurate, and inexpensive.

Special shout out to the LC9s/EC9. Been carrying one for years. Conceals easy, good trigger (way better than any factory Glock), good sights, and minute of bowling pin accurate at 25 yards. You can pick one up used for under 2 Benjamins.

 

[whacko]

I brought one of my Model 11's to shoot some trap and folks thought I had three heads.

The Dial-a-choke was awesome!

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I use my old a5 all the time on trap and hit 23 to 25.

Were folks balking at the poly choke or the shotgun in general?

I have a couple of old a5s but they are the deluxe vent rib models no poly choke.

 

[Darksideblues42]

I use my old a5 all the time on trap and hit 23 to 25.

Were folks balking at the poly choke or the shotgun in general?

I have a couple of old a5s but they are the deluxe vent rib models no poly choke.

Both. "too old, that poly choke is garbage, etc"

Then I went 23/25

 

[StR]

I brought one of my Model 11's to shoot some trap and folks thought I had three heads.

The Dial-a-choke was awesome!

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I had no idea these had adjustable chokes - brilliant.

 

[milktree]

For me, it’s Ruger centerfire handguns in general. Everybody likes to take a dump on them, but every one I have owned has been boringly reliable, accurate, and inexpensive.

Special shout out to the LC9s/EC9. Been carrying one for years. Conceals easy, good trigger (way better than any factory Glock), good sights, and minute of bowling pin accurate at 25 yards. You can pick one up used for under 2 Benjamins.

I have a Ruger Security-Six I bought because it was cheap and I wanted something I wouldn't be too upset if I blew it up. I had just starting handloading and didn't want to wreck anything "nice"

I shoot that Security-Six more than any of the guns I wanted to protect.

Ruger: Built like a tank. Handles like a tank.

 

[Marty McFly]

I had no idea these had adjustable chokes - brilliant

It's a shame how many polychokes have been cut off. Ugly but they worked well. I have one on an Ithaca 37.

 

[Stee]

The Flobart Parlor Rifle.

what caliber is it?

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Both. "too old, that poly choke is garbage, etc"

Then I went 23/25

I shoot trap with a Rem 58 (precursor to the 1100). The big complaint was from the guy to my right getting pelted with spent hulls. So i put a shell catcher on.
Works mint.

 

[Drix]

You have another month and change for a frame transfer—don’t let your dreams be dreams!

That bullpup pistol is a weird one, I like weird

Any favorite places? Only place I could get to do one closed during covid.

 

[Lank]

Marlin model 60

Ruger security 6 .357

 

[FC Magic]

Marlin model 60

Ruger security 6 .357

I shot two Marlin 60's this summer. One from 2000. One from 1974. Both are sub moa at 50 yards. I was hitting steel at 200 yards easily.

There is something special about the pause before the ping at that range.

 

[MaxStravinsky]

Does the Glock 28 count?
Yes, I bought one and I love it. Shoots even better than the 42, but not as good for CC.

 

[DarkJoker33]

I (and I'm sure many of you) am a big fan of channels like Forgotten Weapons. Sure, the AR and Glock platforms are great - time-tested and proven. But, there's something about the runner-ups, and those that didn't make the podium, that interest me. Maybe it's the 'tism, but I love the quirky engineering in the less-popular guns.

My entry:
Take the Beretta PX4 Storm: everyone who shoots it (myself included!) seems to, universally, praise it as a soft shooter - yet, it hasn't sold terribly well in the states. That gun sent me down a rabbit hole for other rotating-barrel firearms - the Grand Power P 40 L caught my eye: a rotating-barrel pistol out of Slovakia chambered in 10mm--which seems like a great use case for the rotating barrel's recoil-reducing technology. Grand Power is, apparently, quite popular in Europe on the competition scene for guns like the X-Calibur (5", 9mm, rotating barrel, optics ready).

While the Stribog PCC has done well in the states, I am surprised that their handguns haven't done as well as they seem to deserve: while the space is full, imports under the Canik brand have gained a respectable following - why not the Grand Power line?

So, anyway, I ask NES: what's your favorite "runner up", "forgotten weapon", or underappreciated firearm--past and present?

Side note, I hope the links don't come across as spammy - just trying to provide sources for people.

Love my PX4 always thought it looked like a speed boat. I wanted to get the special edition one someday. Love my x-calibur and Beretta 92 & 96
P40L is on my list along with the Arex alpha Gen 1.

Stribog is the UMP at home and I'm tempted to get it.

Arex delta gen 2 is a great Glock clone for an affordable price that is modular like the P320.

 

[DarkJoker33]

I'll just leave this here.

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Want one before I die. It's just the price tag sticker shock. It's gorgeous.

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I have the Italian version. This Beretta Neos has never had a misfire or failure to feed or eject.

Wanted one ever since I saw it. Reminds me of 80's Lazer tag

 

[Rat187]

The much maligned Glock-39 with +2 extender in .45GAP. I've had it for 22 years and much prefer it over My G-26 in 9mm. Very easy to fire fast and on target. My other fav Glock is the G-35 sold that in a moment of,,,,IDK what I was thinking?

 

[G4Y4HK]

DA/SA FNs seem to be underappreciated and few people own them anymore. FNH didn't have the marketing power Glock and M&P line did. I still carry my FNX-9 from time to time and always wanted a DA/SA pistol similar in shape to a Glock 19. Not as refined as my HK P30S but I appreciate it just the same. Something to be said about a company that understands the left handed market.

 

[DarkJoker33]

DA/SA FNs seem to be underappreciated and few people own them anymore. FNH didn't have the marketing power Glock and M&P line did. I still carry my FNX-9 from time to time and always wanted a DA/SA pistol similar in shape to a Glock 19. Not as refined as my HK P30S but I appreciate it just the same. Something to be said about a company that understands the left handed market.

The old fns has been on my list to get
Weren't the fnx's plagued by frame cracking issues at the grip though? Due to the thinness of the polymer?

 

[G4Y4HK]

You mean the squishy FNX-45 YouTube video? Might have been a one off thing. I've never left mine in a hot car under the Texas sun though so I wouldn't know. Maybe mine's squishy too under those conditions.

The old fns has been on my list to get
Weren't the fnx's plagued by frame cracking issues at the grip though? Due to the thinness of the polymer?

 

[FC Magic]

Another reason to offer a shout out to the PX4. The PX4 Compact Carry is almost exactly the size of a Glock 19 and it is DA/SA.