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Old November 14, 2013, 03:11 PM   #126
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Re: What is the most fun handgun gun you have ever shot?

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Thx, is a beautiful gun... I'm vain, my guns have to look nice or I don't want them.
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Old November 14, 2013, 03:37 PM   #127
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I'm not a revolver guy by any means. But I just recently got the honor to shoot my friends Cimarron Peacemaker, and WOW. That was really fun.

But I'm boring when it comes to what I like to shoot so I won't even say them.
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Old November 14, 2013, 07:24 PM   #128
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My most fun gun I currently own would be my STI 5.0 Tactical Single Stack in 9mm....

9mm 1911 with a rull railed frame, heavy match barrel, STI recoil master guide rod, and a short trigger for my short fingers..... It is like a dream, I point it naturally and the trigger is a clean break followed by almost no recoil.

The FiveseveN is also a FUN gun to shoot, my buddy has one, I will probably pick one up here soon.

However possibly the most fun I ever had with a handgun was probably when I was a kid and running around the families property with a Ruger Single Six shooting critters for days on end.
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Old November 14, 2013, 08:55 PM   #129
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Old November 15, 2013, 07:50 AM   #130
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What is the most fun handgun gun you have ever shot?

I've really enjoyed shooting all of my handguns except for the Airweight S&W snub with 38+P rounds. That one's no fun.

My favorite though is the Ruger 22/45. Puts those little peashooter slugs right where I want them and makes me look like a better shot than I really am.
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Old November 17, 2013, 12:01 AM   #131
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I keep going back to my Beretta PX4 9mm. Most fun rifle - Rossi r92 357.
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Old November 17, 2013, 09:14 AM   #132
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I would have to say it's my GSG 1911-22 with the SWR Spectre II.
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Old November 18, 2013, 01:46 AM   #133
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3-way tie. My AMT Longslide Hardballer. It's pimped out into a race gun, looks soooo cool and attracts a lot of attention. Yeah, I'm an attention whore. Next is my 1917/1920 DWM Luger. Again, the satisfaction of holding so much history and so much mystique, plus the joy of watching it outshoot (tighter groups) so many modern wondernines at the tender age of 96 is lotsa fun. Last but not least, my NAA Mini Revolver in .22 WMR. I amaze my friends with its ability to put 5 rounds into a 5 inch circle at 5 yards in 5 seconds. The flash, the noise, it's all fun and games. BTW, the NAA is my carry gun.
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Old November 18, 2013, 03:18 AM   #134
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I enjoy shooting all of my guns especially the revolvers. For fun and practice I like shooting my Smith & Wesson Model K 22. It has been with me for many years.
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Old November 18, 2013, 06:38 AM   #135
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Either my friends dads 357 S&W revolver or an FN 5.7 that I rented. I'm pretty sure that will quickly switch to the Tavor when I can find one for a good price.
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Old November 18, 2013, 07:50 AM   #136
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FUN

Fun, you ask.
There are two...very different guns.
When I just want to play around at the range, I take an FN FiveSeven or I will take a muzzleloader, usually this one...a .50 cal. Undertaker by Bob Worthington at Greyhaven Arms....
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Old August 6, 2014, 10:54 AM   #137
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Did anyone mention PLR16? Now THATS. A fun pistol!
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Old August 6, 2014, 06:35 PM   #138
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VZ61 Skorpion --that thing is seriously funner than a 22LR pistol!

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Old August 6, 2014, 07:26 PM   #139
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Aside from the cool hardware I was able to shoot in the US Marines this Kel-Tec PMR-30 is close to the top of fun.

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Old August 6, 2014, 07:33 PM   #140
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My 686+ is a blast...hard to beat it for sheer enjoyment....

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Old August 6, 2014, 07:41 PM   #141
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Once went 2 for 5 shooting skeet with a Magnum research BFR in .410/.45. Think that tops my fun book.


darkgael: very, very nice
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Old August 6, 2014, 10:56 PM   #142
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In terms of actual fun, as teenagers in the 60s in Miami, it would have to be my friend's 9 shot Hi-Standard Sentinel revolver. We would go into the mangrove swamps along the Intracoastal Waterway and slaughter blue land crabs by the hundreds. They were wily little bastards, too. They blended into the mud and were extremely hard to see, and you couldn't get any closer than 30 feet or so before they would duck down into their holes. They really honed my "jungle" observation skills. LOL!
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Old August 6, 2014, 11:02 PM   #143
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Right now, I'm having a lot of fun with a Ruger SP101 in .22LR--the new version with the 8 shot cylinder.
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Old August 6, 2014, 11:15 PM   #144
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My favorite to shoot is my Coonan Classic. The most fun rounds are the light 110 grain bullets with a heavy load of H110 behind them. They have a lot of roar and get peoples attention at the range.

I also like to Shoot my BFR in 45-70 Govt. My favorite rounds are 550 grain bullets doing about 850 FPS because they don't kick real hard but make the gongs really ring when they hit.

p.s. I also had a chance to shoot a FN 5.7 a while back and it is fun as well but I doubt ill ever buy one.
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Old August 7, 2014, 12:34 AM   #145
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I picked up my FN 57 this week and took it to the range late in the afternoon. The fireball on every round was impressive
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Old August 7, 2014, 01:17 AM   #146
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This thread is nearly old enough to have a birthday... and I STILL can't convince myself I have a favorite handgun. For me, it depends on who I'm shooting with mostly. My 2nd oldest daughter likes 'old school', so we wring out the replicas and pre-war S&W's. My oldest daughter likes modern Sigs. My 2nd oldest boy digs AR's & other semi-auto rifles. I like working on firearms, so I get a big kick out of buying GS Specials, throwing new parts at them, and making them safe and shootable- so I guess whatever my bench spits out as a success story is my favorite that day. I have current LEO friends and retired LEO friends- so shooting handguns from their era's are always a hoot- .41 Mags, .357 Mags, .38 Specials, etc. I even shoot with a gentleman who carried a .45lc S&W Model 25 (although mine is .45ACP).

And, there's the days when I used to shoot Bullseye Pistol- there were .22's, .38's, and .45's. Recently, the TSRA Match Director for Running Target started a Running Target Pistol Match- so out come the S&W Model 41, Buck Mark, and S&W Model 17.

Man, I hope I never have to be forced to choose a favorite. That would be tough.
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Old August 7, 2014, 10:49 AM   #147
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Stoeger Luger .22, feels good in hand, accurate, and something about that toggle action just makes it a fun gun to shoot.
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Old August 7, 2014, 10:51 AM   #148
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I'd say definitely the Kel Tec PMR-30: Fantastic trigger, good sights, excellent ergos, lightweight, almost no recoil, cheap to shoot, 30 rounds, pleasingly accurate, yet "substantial" in terms of power and range. Shoulda kept that one.

I also like shooting Aguila Super Colibris in my house out of a Heritage Rough Rider.

And of course, the Buckmark .22lr.

For centerfires, probably the funnest was a Taurus Raging Bull .44 mag with 8 and 3/8ths" bbl - I could nail the 200 yard half-sized ram about 8 times out of 10 once I learned the sight picture.

The only centerfire auto-pistol that would make the top 10 is a plain CZ 75 (9x19) - very accurate - fairly easy to hit a 4" steel plate at 25 yards (more than half the time).
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Old August 8, 2014, 11:42 AM   #149
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Open Bolt UZI's make me giggle every time.
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Old August 8, 2014, 11:54 AM   #150
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Sig p226 x-five l1, God I enjoyed that gun. And a smith & wesson 500, probably one of a few in Germany
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