Why?? Why do this? Aka ugliest S&W ever - Page 4

Kev · April 13, 2014, 05:09 PM

I don't think there's much outrage, rather shaking heads of disapproval

Bill DeShivs · April 13, 2014, 07:23 PM

My bet is that the gun isn't in bad shape under the paint. If it were a little cheaper, I would buy it just to see.

**Tom Servo** · April 13, 2014, 07:26 PM

Several years ago, I worked for a shop that went through a change in ownership. The prior owner's gunsmith left behind several guns that customers had never picked up. Some of these went back to the 1990's.

One of them was a Model 10 that had been painted woodland camo. Now, when I say "camo," well...

Imagine feeding fruit cake to an excitable Labrador retriever. Now take the dog for a ride on the Space Mountain roller coaster. Repeat this process several times. The stuff he horks up is the closest approximation I can think of to the color scheme on this gun.

Anyhow, the owner's phone had long since been disconnected, so we destroyed the gun. Guess who showed up a year after that (and 16 years after the gun had been left for service)? Yep. He was irate that we didn't have Bertha.

All I could ask was, "why were you so angry at that gun?"

Kev · April 13, 2014, 07:34 PM

^^^lol, why so angry, love it^^^

Tom Matiska · April 13, 2014, 08:04 PM

Ugly is an effective anti theft measure. I know that a little bit of odd paint prevented ladders and scaffolding from leaving a job site overnight. Being the only other guy in town with a pink ladder would look suspicious.

Sevens · April 13, 2014, 11:40 PM

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All I could ask was, "why were you so angry at that gun?"

I can see why you wanted to ask that question... but I take issue when you say it was the only question you could ask...

I mean -- did it not occur to you to ask the fellow why he waited SIXTEEN YEARS to show up and see about his gun?!

As for the guy being irate...
If it was the same shop with the same ownership, I suppose I could see him with a case. Otherwise, I'd give him the (last known?) address/number of the previous gunsmith, or just his name if that's all ya had and saying, "Pal, this could be a flower shop or a Burger King you walked in to. It simply happens to be another gun shop. But it's not the business you left that ugly gun with, so enjoy your quest somewhere else."

**Tom Servo** · April 14, 2014, 12:57 PM

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did it not occur to you to ask the fellow why he waited SIXTEEN YEARS to show up and see about his gun?

That came up. He sure as tootin' plum forgot all about it. It would be one thing if it had been a year or so, but one can't be expected to hold property in perpetuity without some sort of prior agreement.

Kev · April 14, 2014, 12:59 PM

That came up. He sure as tootin' plum forgot all about it. It would be one thing if it had been a year or so, but one can't be expected to hold property in perpetuity without some sort of prior agreement.

I've forgotten many a things in my life..A firearm? Not so much.

357 Python · April 14, 2014, 05:54 PM

Will that gun fire live ammo? The reason I ask is the police academy I went to used several revolvers for different types of training. They had fully functional guns for live fire range use. They had some for scenario training. These scenario guns had a rod driven down the barrel, used primed resized casings, and had their grips painted red to distinguish them from the live fire guns. The red on that gun looks similar to the red used on these training revolvers.

Kev · April 14, 2014, 05:56 PM

It is in fact being sold as a functional revolver

DT Guy · April 14, 2014, 06:01 PM

Theme music for this gun can be found here.

Larry

shep854 · April 15, 2014, 09:12 AM

No go...Too easily confused with a toy gun...not smart.

CWKahrFan · May 13, 2014, 03:03 PM

Got another contender for champ of this thread... scroll down...

http://www.armslist.com/posts/303879...-one-of-a-kind

bikerbill · May 14, 2014, 09:55 AM

Does it come in purple?

FrankenMauser · May 14, 2014, 12:07 PM

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Got another contender for champ of this thread... scroll down...

It may be ugly, but I can almost understand that one.
And, dare I say.... it was much more 'tastefully' done.

barefoot · May 14, 2014, 05:06 PM

[QUOTE]There person who did this should be hung from the tallest tree that can be found.
[QUOTE]

This kind of comment sets me on edge. There were several of this nature in this thread. These people need to step off.
We're talking about a thing. Private property. Inanimate. It is not some objet d'art. Society will not lose anything by the modification done to this gun They can do anything they want to up to and including literally destroying it.
I'm not the owner of the gun, I don't care for a red gun, but it's just a freeken gun, people.

Guv · May 16, 2014, 11:57 AM

That 1911 looks like it got stuffed in a Zombies gut before doing the dirty deed.

22-rimfire · May 16, 2014, 06:05 PM

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No go...Too easily confused with a toy gun...not smart.

I agree with this. I don't think it's smart either.

Guess you are less likely to loose it if you set it down. Should have used some sort of zombie glow paint.

Super Sneaky Steve · May 16, 2014, 09:26 PM

Ibmikey · May 19, 2014, 10:52 AM

I took a number of Victory M&P's, removed the firing pin, painted them ugly red and used them for in-house unarmed defense classes at the PD. Some others like this J frame were done the same way for concealment and testing the officer's ability to locate one. The photo does not show but I bet the firing pin is gone.

Kev · May 20, 2014, 04:12 PM

^^^ No, It is being advertised as a fully functional firing revolver^^^

http://www.gunsamerica.com/953998494...nished_Red.htm

PatrickBateman · May 22, 2014, 03:48 AM

oh my.....

April 13, 2014, 05:09 PM	#76
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April 13, 2014, 07:23 PM	#77
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,981	My bet is that the gun isn't in bad shape under the paint. If it were a little cheaper, I would buy it just to see. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

April 13, 2014, 07:26 PM	#78
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Several years ago, I worked for a shop that went through a change in ownership. The prior owner's gunsmith left behind several guns that customers had never picked up. Some of these went back to the 1990's. One of them was a Model 10 that had been painted woodland camo. Now, when I say "camo," well... Imagine feeding fruit cake to an excitable Labrador retriever. Now take the dog for a ride on the Space Mountain roller coaster. Repeat this process several times. The stuff he horks up is the closest approximation I can think of to the color scheme on this gun. Anyhow, the owner's phone had long since been disconnected, so we destroyed the gun. Guess who showed up a year after that (and 16 years after the gun had been left for service)? Yep. He was irate that we didn't have Bertha. All I could ask was, "why were you so angry at that gun?" __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

April 13, 2014, 07:34 PM	#79
Kev Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2013 Posts: 661	^^^lol, why so angry, love it^^^ __________________ "Classic over Plastic"

April 13, 2014, 08:04 PM	#80
Tom Matiska Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2000 Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa Posts: 1,029	Ugly is an effective anti theft measure. I know that a little bit of odd paint prevented ladders and scaffolding from leaving a job site overnight. Being the only other guy in town with a pink ladder would look suspicious. __________________ A gun is like a parachute... when you need one you usually need it pretty bad...

April 14, 2014, 12:59 PM	#83
Kev Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2013 Posts: 661	That came up. He sure as tootin' plum forgot all about it. It would be one thing if it had been a year or so, but one can't be expected to hold property in perpetuity without some sort of prior agreement. I've forgotten many a things in my life..A firearm? Not so much. __________________ "Classic over Plastic"

April 14, 2014, 05:54 PM	#84
357 Python Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2007 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 941	Will that gun fire live ammo? The reason I ask is the police academy I went to used several revolvers for different types of training. They had fully functional guns for live fire range use. They had some for scenario training. These scenario guns had a rod driven down the barrel, used primed resized casings, and had their grips painted red to distinguish them from the live fire guns. The red on that gun looks similar to the red used on these training revolvers.

April 14, 2014, 05:56 PM	#85
Kev Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2013 Posts: 661	It is in fact being sold as a functional revolver __________________ "Classic over Plastic"

April 14, 2014, 06:01 PM	#86
DT Guy Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2001 Posts: 959	Theme music for this gun can be found here. Larry __________________ He who fights and runs away had better run pretty damn fast. Government, Anarchy and Chaos

April 15, 2014, 09:12 AM	#87
shep854 Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2004 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 632	No go...Too easily confused with a toy gun...not smart. __________________ Powder smoke- The Smell of FREEDOM! I don't shoot to kill; I shoot to live. Registration? NEVER!!

May 13, 2014, 03:03 PM	#88
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	Got another contender for champ of this thread... scroll down... http://www.armslist.com/posts/303879...-one-of-a-kind __________________ What did Mrs. Bullet say to Mr. Bullet? ... "We're having a BeeBee!"... IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT!... IF THE GUN FITS, SHOOT IT! "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

May 14, 2014, 09:55 AM	#89
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,425	Does it come in purple? __________________ "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus

May 14, 2014, 05:06 PM	#91
barefoot Member Join Date: January 4, 2011 Posts: 63	[QUOTE]There person who did this should be hung from the tallest tree that can be found. [QUOTE] This kind of comment sets me on edge. There were several of this nature in this thread. These people need to step off. We're talking about a thing. Private property. Inanimate. It is not some objet d'art. Society will not lose anything by the modification done to this gun They can do anything they want to up to and including literally destroying it. I'm not the owner of the gun, I don't care for a red gun, but it's just a freeken gun, people.

May 16, 2014, 11:57 AM	#92
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	That 1911 looks like it got stuffed in a Zombies gut before doing the dirty deed.

May 16, 2014, 09:26 PM	#94
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,250

May 19, 2014, 10:52 AM	#95
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	I took a number of Victory M&P's, removed the firing pin, painted them ugly red and used them for in-house unarmed defense classes at the PD. Some others like this J frame were done the same way for concealment and testing the officer's ability to locate one. The photo does not show but I bet the firing pin is gone.

May 20, 2014, 04:12 PM	#96
Kev Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2013 Posts: 661	^^^ No, It is being advertised as a fully functional firing revolver^^^ http://www.gunsamerica.com/953998494...nished_Red.htm __________________ "Classic over Plastic"

May 22, 2014, 03:48 AM	#97
PatrickBateman Member Join Date: March 30, 2014 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 27	oh my.....