Many of us shooters, collectors, enthusiasts, and "fanboys" can become overzealous because of our true passion. No gun is perfect out of the box. Some need some gunsmith TLC. Some need aftermarket parts. Some have a wide selection of aftermarket pasts. Some do not. Each us of are different. Different levels of experience, skill, limitations, and sizes. I have a good amount of experience. I have average to long fingers. My hand strength and finger strength are high. I don't have tremors. I'm correctable to 20/20. I'm in good health. Others have short fingers. Blocks probably aren't for them. Some people have limited budgets. Maybe a Wilson is never in their future. Some people may not have the time or resources to try different ammo in a gun
, or even reload. I do. I shoot two times a week. I try different ammo until I find one that the gun likes. So I also reload and find a load that works best for my 1911s, my Coonan 357 Magnum, and my Smith and Wesson revolvers. They're dialed in. Some people aren't that fortunate. So just research it and find out what works best for someone else and try it. That works to some degree, though temperature, humidity, elevation and wind are big variables.
I belong to a private gun club. I can rapid fire, slow fire, whatever. We can even practice drawing. But one has to be safety minded. No one has ever been shot or had a negligent discharge. We like to keep it that way. I learn a lot from just talking to fellow shooters, and even trying their guns. Unfortunately for me, I end up buying something that I see. That is what introduced Smith and Wessons to me. Same with a Ruger.
Everyone will however have an opinion. But it's just that. An opinion. I don't take that stuff personally. They're just words. We are all passionate about our lifestyle, livelihood, hobbies, careers.
You can ignore the following if you wish...if you haven't ignored it by now.
I have many firearms from different makers and no allegiance to one. If there were a perfect gun for everyone, we wouldn't have the variations that we do. I was in the Navy and the Beretta was the service pistol. I tried to like it but I hated it. Yet, I still acquired a PX4 and 92 FS. I hate the opposite action of the safety from a 1911. I got rid of them, finally.
There is a lot of love of HK. I had the 45C, 45 USP and Mark 23. The magazine release is not conventional. I kept my Mark 23 because I love everything about it. But I got rid of the USP and 45C. I don't care for the triggers on them.
I have owned a lot of Sig Sauers. P220, P238, P938, P522, P229, and now the P229 Legion. The triggers out of the box, are a tad gritty for the P238 and P938. But with more shooting, the turned out fine. The capacity and thickness of the P220 was something I didn't care for compared to my 1911s so I got rid of it, though it shot well. My P229 Legion has an amazing trigger and feels like a Performance Center trigger on a revolver.
I have owned Colt pythons. Quirky reverse rotation of the cylinder compared to S&W. initially loving the triggers for the smoothness, after acclimating to my S&W Performance Centers, I felt they were too spongy. I had a 4", 6" and 8" python. Sold the 8" because it was too barrel heavy (though my 7.5" PC S&W 44 Magnum doesn't feel that way). Gave my 4" Colt python to my brother in law since it was a grail gun to him, and I was going to give it to him in my will. I said, F it, enjoy it while I'm still alive. So I sent it to him. I'm going to get rid of the 6" barrel python. It's a beautiful piece and shoots well. But it is highly overrated.
I have had the Glock 23,27,26,30,36,42. Love the simplicity and the trigger. Reliable. Ugly and boxy. I got rid of the 36 because of capacity. It had limited utility in the comparison to my 1911s. Got rid of my 27, 26 also. I loved them but I needed some work done on my house so I gave them to my contractor as partial payment.
Springfield XD and XDM. I love the grip safety feature, the cocked indicator, and the chamber status. I love the triggers. I love the accuracy. It's reliable. They're also ugly as hell to me. I shot the heck out of them. I didn't have a need for them so I sold them. I favor my 357 and 1911s more.
1911s: I had acquired two Kimbers. The beautiful Raptor II (Ultra and Pro). Loved the look. Accurate. Reliability was not there. Traded them off. Overrated to me. Reliability out of the box was a necessity to me.
1911s: Ended up getting a Guncrafter, Wilson CQB, Ed Brown Kobra, Ed brown special forces, Mars Armament THUG, Coonan 357 Magnum 191. Love all of them. Super accurate. Reliable. The Guncrafter I acquired from someone else. It was the No Name. I shot it, and it consistently shot low. I asked the guy I acquired it from and he said it had no issues from him. I kept on shooting it, and it was set up more for POI as opposed to POA. I wanted to stay consistent from one 1911 to another. It had to go.
Diamondback DB. Worst gun I ever had. Not reliable from the start. Didn't even use 9mm +P and the frame cracked at #535. They graciously replaced it for me. I graciously sold it. Great trigger. Quite accurate but not reliable. Never had an issue with a G42 or a G43. Definitely was the gun. I don't limp wrist.
Ruger GP100 (4, 6"), Mark II Target Comp. good triggers. Accurate out of the box. The Mark II, though needed a trigger job so I went with a Volquartsen. World of difference. Out of the box the Mark II was, Meh. With the Volquartsen, it's a different breed. Tough as a tank bodies. Reliable. I would never trade these for the world. Inexpensive. Great guns for the money. Underrated in my opinion to other brands. I won't argue. I don't care.
Smith and Wesson Performance Center Hunter 7.5" 44 Mag. Love it. Love the trigger. Great accuracy. Nothing to complain. Other than it is huge and I need a Bandolier holster when carrying it in the woods. I have an Aimpoint H1 on it, and I reload for her. Perfection. No Complaints. S&W 586 L-Comp and 627 PC 357. same story. love it. I love my S&W Snubby 442 and 640. No issues. Big fan of S&W triggers. Smoothest triggers in my hands. Super accurate. Big fan. If people don't care for it, I'm ok with that. Maybe they're overrated but I don't care. They make me happy. They're superior to a Colt for action, accuracy and capacity.
Bottom line. Enjoy what you have. Learn it's limitations and quirks or just move on to something else. No one's opinions matter. Their experiences, though, are something to learn from.
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