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That Which Annoys Me

Posted by EdFriedman2, Nov 4 2008, 03:02 PM

Some of my buddies and I go to the range regularly. It’s great to go shooting with folks, especially when everyone brings a different gun. Yet what I’m slowly realizing is that a lot of folks have the same guns. My friends each have the same polymer pistol (made by a rather well known manufacturer) chambered in .40 S&W. This lowers our “try what your friends shoot” quotient significantly, which is bad.

That said, they have educated me about what I strongly dislike, namely the polymer pistol from a well-known manufacturer chambered in .40 S&W that three of my friends bring to the range when we go shooting. I just plain can’t stand this gun, but three good buddies swear by it, to the point where one of them has two of the same exact gun! Am I crazy? Am I a freak of some kind?

No. They are. Everyone else is wrong.

Of course, if you asked them, I would be wrong, boneheaded and stubborn. A dubious assertion, no doubt, but tens of thousands (at least) of shooters swear by these polymer-framed .40 S&W pistols from a well-known manufacturer. So, what is wrong with you people?

Comment below to confess your obscene fixation with these polymer-framed pistols from a well-known manufacturer chambered in .40 S&W or to join the good folks like me who loathe them (the guns, not the people).

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#1
Lazy Bike Commuter, Nov 4 2008, 06:26 PM

You didn't go into a whole lot of detail about what you don't like about them!

...I don't have one, but I may be in the market for something not to long from now.

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Bman, Nov 5 2008, 06:16 AM

Wow, like five hours after this was posted and I'm first? Anyway, I have the gun which you despise. My first gun, my wife's cousin carries it's slightly smaller sized brother and I strongly desire the baby of the bunch as a BUG. I have many other guns now, sure, but she's my first and is known as LOLA (Lots Of Love and Affection) She shoots straight, easy to carry and conceal and fires every time I pull the trigger. She's the worker in my collection, she accompanies me in the dangerous areas. She may not be the prettiest of the bunch, but at the end of the day, I trust my life to her and that's what she was made to do.

#3
Steve (The Firearm Blog), Nov 7 2008, 06:41 AM

I am sorry to say I am a big fan of "these polymer-framed pistols from a well-known manufacturer" in any caliber, including the model that holds 17 rounds in the magazine and has a barrel 0.2 smaller than the .40 S&W model (IMG:http://www.gunsandhunting.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

#4
EdFriedman2, Nov 14 2008, 05:49 PM

I will use the three-year-old's defense and say: NYAAHHH!!! I'm right and you're wrong!
At least for me. The primary reason I don't like the polymer framed pistol from a well known manufacturer is its grip circumference and angle. It's just not for me.