What Is Your Most Unpretentious Handgun? - Page 5

tex45acp · May 13, 2021, 01:48 PM

I forgot all about this one till I found it at the back of my gunsafe. It looks like a 1911 but that's where it ends. Inside it shares nothing with a 1911. Fun to shoot though and decently accurate.

2ndtimer · May 15, 2021, 10:29 PM

Most unpretentious handgun? Probably would be my Taurus PT-1911, although it did come with nice walnut checkered grip panels, but with the parkerized finish and large TAURUS emblazoned on the slide, no one will mistake it for a proud pony or a Nighthawk.

claydoctor · May 26, 2021, 03:14 PM

More than a few folks have mentiond Charter Arms. I have a stainless 38 special Charter snubbie with a factory bobbed hammer. I have had it at least thirty years and it looks like new. Fit and finish are excellent. It currently resides on top of a grandfather's clock in my front hall near the front door.

peacefulgary · May 28, 2021, 11:18 AM

My Ruger LCP.

Drm50 · June 1, 2021, 08:46 AM

Mine would be old 1st edition Ruger Single-6 and a S&W Victory 38sp. They may no be collector items but they are still first rate weapons. Some time ago I decided life was to short to waste time playing with second rate firearms. By same token all those NIB S&Ws are not doing any good. Sending them to market.

OldManMontgomery · June 30, 2021, 09:23 PM

I have a few rather worn, used and otherwise nondescript .38 Hand Ejector revolvers. Not very impressive but I like them. Not sure what is considered 'unpretentious'.

lefteye · June 30, 2021, 09:46 PM

Ruger LCP!

jetinteriorguy · July 1, 2021, 04:59 AM

Pretty much all of my guns are unpretentious, but the most unpretentious would be my Star BM.

lamarw · July 1, 2021, 10:17 AM

This one has a very serious "meaning business look" to it. It is a S&W Pre-Model 27 in .357 Magnum with a 3 & 1/2 " barrel shipped from the factory in May of 1950.

Super-Hawk · July 8, 2021, 04:31 PM

Colt Scout that's about 60 years old. Lot of wear, but still one of the most accurate pistols I have.

Mongo_Bongo · July 9, 2021, 09:23 AM

Rossi 2" .38

Seedy Character · July 11, 2021, 09:30 AM

All and yet, none.

Had a Charter Arms 4" service revolver .38 - sold it
Had a couple of Rossi .38 - sold
Had a couple of Phoenix .22 - sold
Had a couple of Heritage .22 - sold
Had an Auto Ordinance 1911. Possibly the most unpretentious gun ever. Totally reliable, accurate, mil-spec, carry gun for 30+ years -sold it

Simply tools and toys.

**JohnKSa** · July 11, 2021, 02:43 PM

Ruger P95. Inexpensive, sturdy and reliable--and about as unpretentious as it gets.

Sunflowers+Sixguns · July 29, 2021, 08:59 PM

My Taurus 1911...utilitarian workhorse, enough said.

paknheat · July 29, 2021, 10:17 PM

This would be a S&W model 66 that I tote when I’m walking the fence line.

I also have a Rough Rider .22 with a birds head grip that I tote occasionally.

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Drm50 · August 6, 2021, 11:00 AM

I had a Taurus that pretended to be a gun. Didn’t have it for long.

jaysouth · August 10, 2021, 12:48 AM

Smith 908 with most of the finish worn off the slide. At 10 yards I can put the next 50 shots inside a cantaloupe size group. Paid $100 for it to a guy who needed the money in 1992.

CajunBass · August 12, 2021, 10:18 AM

I'm not sure if a Smith & Wesson N-frame can ever really be "unpretentious" or not, but I picked up this refinished Model 28 not too long ago. It's sort of rough looking...or many it just looks like serious business.

It's got a target hammer and trigger, (and a REALLY nice trigger), and I've cleaned it up with Flitz and Ren Wax, and gotten it halfway presentable in polite company. It's S/N puts it in the early "N" series...probably about 1971-72. Tight as the day they made it.

Lima Oscar 7 · August 12, 2021, 11:33 AM

The original Arex Delta.

Jeff #111 · September 1, 2021, 12:43 AM

Smith & Wesson Model 49 Bodyguard .38 Special

Water-Man · September 3, 2021, 12:11 PM

S&W Model 10-7 3" sq.butt

Dobe · December 1, 2021, 06:28 PM

Mod 15 Smith

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claydoctor · December 1, 2021, 07:52 PM

Probably my .22 High Standard Sentinel, my first handgun 65 years and as many handguns ago.

Butzbach · December 2, 2021, 07:58 PM

GB baby, S&W model 13, bobbed, round butt. First time I popped a side plate and did a trigger job. Did a red resin front site insert.The bluing is thin but still some CCH on the trigger. There's a clip draw and Pachmayr's on her now.

She's rough but a shooter for sure and better than I am at 15 yards. Not as nice a balance as a 3" but I like her.

claydoctor · December 3, 2021, 08:34 AM

I like the looks of that.

May 13, 2021, 01:48 PM	#101
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,032	I forgot all about this one till I found it at the back of my gunsafe. It looks like a 1911 but that's where it ends. Inside it shares nothing with a 1911. Fun to shoot though and decently accurate. __________________ “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.“

May 15, 2021, 10:29 PM	#102
2ndtimer Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 293	Most unpretentious handgun? Probably would be my Taurus PT-1911, although it did come with nice walnut checkered grip panels, but with the parkerized finish and large TAURUS emblazoned on the slide, no one will mistake it for a proud pony or a Nighthawk. __________________ NRA Endowment Member

June 30, 2021, 09:46 PM	#107
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	Ruger LCP! __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member

July 11, 2021, 02:43 PM	#113
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,972	Ruger P95. Inexpensive, sturdy and reliable--and about as unpretentious as it gets. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

August 12, 2021, 10:18 AM	#118
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I'm not sure if a Smith & Wesson N-frame can ever really be "unpretentious" or not, but I picked up this refinished Model 28 not too long ago. It's sort of rough looking...or many it just looks like serious business. It's got a target hammer and trigger, (and a REALLY nice trigger), and I've cleaned it up with Flitz and Ren Wax, and gotten it halfway presentable in polite company. It's S/N puts it in the early "N" series...probably about 1971-72. Tight as the day they made it. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV) Last edited by CajunBass; August 12, 2021 at 10:28 AM.

May 26, 2021, 03:14 PM	#103
claydoctor Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 450	More than a few folks have mentiond Charter Arms. I have a stainless 38 special Charter snubbie with a factory bobbed hammer. I have had it at least thirty years and it looks like new. Fit and finish are excellent. It currently resides on top of a grandfather's clock in my front hall near the front door.

May 28, 2021, 11:18 AM	#104
peacefulgary Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 714	My Ruger LCP.

June 1, 2021, 08:46 AM	#105
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,378	Mine would be old 1st edition Ruger Single-6 and a S&W Victory 38sp. They may no be collector items but they are still first rate weapons. Some time ago I decided life was to short to waste time playing with second rate firearms. By same token all those NIB S&Ws are not doing any good. Sending them to market.

June 30, 2021, 09:23 PM	#106
OldManMontgomery Member Join Date: May 31, 2020 Posts: 24	I have a few rather worn, used and otherwise nondescript .38 Hand Ejector revolvers. Not very impressive but I like them. Not sure what is considered 'unpretentious'.

July 1, 2021, 04:59 AM	#108
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,172	Pretty much all of my guns are unpretentious, but the most unpretentious would be my Star BM.

July 8, 2021, 04:31 PM	#110
Super-Hawk Junior Member Join Date: July 2, 2021 Posts: 1	Colt Scout that's about 60 years old. Lot of wear, but still one of the most accurate pistols I have.

July 9, 2021, 09:23 AM	#111
Mongo_Bongo Member Join Date: August 11, 2018 Posts: 41	Rossi 2" .38

July 11, 2021, 09:30 AM	#112
Seedy Character Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2021 Location: SW Okla Posts: 201	All and yet, none. Had a Charter Arms 4" service revolver .38 - sold it Had a couple of Rossi .38 - sold Had a couple of Phoenix .22 - sold Had a couple of Heritage .22 - sold Had an Auto Ordinance 1911. Possibly the most unpretentious gun ever. Totally reliable, accurate, mil-spec, carry gun for 30+ years -sold it Simply tools and toys.

July 29, 2021, 08:59 PM	#114
Sunflowers+Sixguns Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2020 Posts: 12	My Taurus 1911...utilitarian workhorse, enough said.

July 29, 2021, 10:17 PM	#115
paknheat Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2006 Location: East Texas Posts: 334	This would be a S&W model 66 that I tote when I’m walking the fence line. I also have a Rough Rider .22 with a birds head grip that I tote occasionally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

August 6, 2021, 11:00 AM	#116
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,378	I had a Taurus that pretended to be a gun. Didn’t have it for long.

August 10, 2021, 12:48 AM	#117
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 787	Smith 908 with most of the finish worn off the slide. At 10 yards I can put the next 50 shots inside a cantaloupe size group. Paid $100 for it to a guy who needed the money in 1992.

August 12, 2021, 11:33 AM	#119
Lima Oscar 7 Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2021 Posts: 125	The original Arex Delta. __________________ Disclaimer: All comments or opinions regarding firearms will be carefully worded based upon personal ownership with extensive use and are not intended to offend the reader.

September 1, 2021, 12:43 AM	#120
Jeff #111 Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,072	Smith & Wesson Model 49 Bodyguard .38 Special

September 3, 2021, 12:11 PM	#121
Water-Man Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,126	S&W Model 10-7 3" sq.butt

December 1, 2021, 06:28 PM	#122
Dobe Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2004 Posts: 1,348	Mod 15 Smith Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

December 1, 2021, 07:52 PM	#123
claydoctor Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 450	Probably my .22 High Standard Sentinel, my first handgun 65 years and as many handguns ago.

December 2, 2021, 07:58 PM	#124
Butzbach Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2021 Location: Texas Posts: 145	My Roscoe GB baby, S&W model 13, bobbed, round butt. First time I popped a side plate and did a trigger job. Did a red resin front site insert.The bluing is thin but still some CCH on the trigger. There's a clip draw and Pachmayr's on her now. She's rough but a shooter for sure and better than I am at 15 yards. Not as nice a balance as a 3" but I like her.

December 3, 2021, 08:34 AM	#125
claydoctor Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 450	I like the looks of that.