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I worked fo a shop that sold Hi-Points and Lorcins back in the day and HATED them. the Hi-Points was $155.50 with tax and one box of PMC 115 FMJ, The Lorcins were 64.95 and otherwise the same box of ammo. As background checks did not exist in the late 80's, it was common to sell a case of 24 each-type handgun per week, and then get around half to 3/4 back the next week. The Hi-points functioned very well, but the bullets usually keyholed, and sometimes flew up to 30 degrees off target (I tested one and personally witnessed this). The Lorcins, if the spring actually had enough hardening to function, would usually only jam about every other mag. Once we convinced the owner to use a hardened spring material, the function rate jumped up to 90%+, but all those versions in camo, pink, and neon grip colors were like putting lipstick on a Pelosi, errr, um...pig, I meant to say PIG (or perhaps I did)

I don't hate many guns but there are a couple.

Hate;

Browning A-borts, X-borts (hideous to look at)
Benelli - finicky from what I've seen but mostly because of a Benelli carrying prima dona sneering at my classic old doubles in the duck marshes.

Love;

Left handed Winchester model 70's
Classic American and British SxS shotguns
Remington model 8
Remington KS Mountain rifles (left handed of course)
Left handed mini Mausers
Winchester 64's and 71's
Beretta 686's
Sedgley Springfields

I love:
Winchester model 100 and model 88 in 308 or 284.
Marlin 336 with a straight grip in 35 Rem or 44 mag and no safety
Marlin 39 that is short and doesn't have a safety.
Ruger Gold Label
Browning Pump Shotgun
Ruger 10/22, but only those with walnut stocks.
Remington Model 7 (after all the work to get it right has been done)
Savage 99, (except the models with a removable magazine)

Guns I can't stand:
Any firearm with a beach wood stock.
Any AR 15 If it weren't for the up coming Zombie apocalypse, I wouldn't have one.
Any Savage bolt action.

Very nice.


Production guns I like ergo & visual:
Ruger #1,
77RSI,
rem model 7,
Win 70 short action featherweight
Older model 92 or 94
Browning A5
marlin 39
White (ML)
Ruger single 6
Colt woodsman
Savage 99

Accurate guns

In general, wood/metal and hunting guns with character thats been earned in the field.

Any older 22, including single shot, that has been used to introduce a kid to the sport and supplied them with hours of youthful bliss in the field.

Guns That dont appeal to me:

gaudy engravings
almost everything that has been adorned with RamLine
Safe queens
Almost anything "Tacticool"
BAR (gold trigger an crap lines...UGH)
Blazer and similar
Those that have too much drop at comb
Any rifle wearing "See-Through" scope mounts
New guns that wont hold zero and are inaccurate
Any gun pointed at me.
Any gun in the hands of a facist, communist, terrorist, or Liberal

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Something about the Swede 96 / 38 thats just cool to me as well.
Some of Captchee's ML get me goin too

I just ordered his Sportsman's Library.

Didn't know it existed.
I'll have to look into it.

I have and like (not "love":) a few of his books.
Smart guy with an interesting outlook but probably not for allot of guys since he doesn't see the need to kill every living thing that wears fur or feathers.

I don't hate any. There are some I just simply don't hold in high regard at all.

Weatherby Rifles would be on that list. Weatherby anything really. I know, I know, back in the day they were what all the well heeled gliterati hunted with. Just not for me.

I have little love for Glocks, though I own one. It's okay but I don't want another.


Love wise - 1911's in 38 Super, generally dig Rugers and Winchesters.

For the rifles I would have to say it is the Remington 742. Gun worked well if properly maintained, but there were ALOT of these sold at our area K-mart, and either thru not cleaning or generally poor assembly, they would jam.....like alot. As a result, extractor/ejector breakage issues and sticky/corroded gas system issues were very high. I can recall having up to 14 at once sitting and waiting for parts.

I can see issues with the guns having corroded ports, that is the users fault, but quite often, a gun would come in having been newly bought and fired first time out, and with issues. we would take them apart to find very poorly machined parts or properly installed parts. At one point, the local Roses department store chain was paying us to fix the ones returned (customers were unwilling to wait ont he factory). they did that one season, and promptly quit selling those guns after we handed them the bill

At the risk of being branded a heretic, I detest the Ruger 10-22. I'm convinced the 10-22 was designed by and for midgets.

While I'm on the subject, I never really much cared for any Ruger firearm I ever owned or handled: I found them clunky, chunky, and inordinately heavy. Right or wrong, I could never shake the conviction that Rugers are cheaply made. Mind you, Savages are also cheap, but I still find Savages to be superior in terms of value for the dollar.

Anything manufactured by the the old Spanish gunmaker, Llama, was also trash.

Just my two cents.

It's a "collected works" book, so I'm not sure yet how much he actually contributed. The list of stories and authors looked good though.

First I will say I don't really hate any gun, but there are some I will not spend my money on again.

LIKE

Remington 700

Remington 870

Remington 722

CZ 527

Weatherby Mark V

Freedom Arms 83/97

Anschutz 64

Glock Handguns

Older Sakos

Marlin 1894

NO MONEY FOR THEM

Browning A-Bolt

Savage 10/12/16/110/112/116

Ruger 77 Mark II/Hawkeye

Handi Rifles/Shotguns

Ruger 10/22

Thompson Center Encore/Contender

Ruger 77/44/22/17

Remington 597

Savage 25

Cooper Rifles

Benelli Autoloading Shotguns

Me too.

Mathsr,
"I love:
Winchester model 100 and model 88 in 308 or 284"

How is the reliability and accuracy of the Model 100?
I have read several comments of "not so much"

Myron

Roy just want you to know i have already saved $13.00 toward your 38 super! and havnt yet cashed in the pop and Beer cans tho!

Just ordered it along with Querencia.
Haven't read anything of his in quite a while.
The last few books I've read have been a rehash of the white man's treatment of the redman (Navaho and Nez Perce in particular) so I could use a change of pace.

I almost ordered Querencia, but Spring appears to be way ahead of schedule this year and I didn't think I could tackle more than I've already got waiting for me. Please share your opinion of it though........the reviews were good.

Will do.
I've got a couple in front of it so it might be a while.

I well understand that. Amazon is dangerous.