Guns You Wanted To Love, but just couldn't...

**SteyrAUG** · 05-23-24, 22:01

For me it was the West Coast Armory SIG SG551.

http://www.sig551.com/index.php/the-sig-sg-551

Basically they took that SIG 556 we all hated, slapped a correct lower on it. But while it looked like the SG551 we all wanted, it still had a scope rail riveted to a stamped receiver, still had a crap barrel, still had bolt on diopter sights that felt like Chinesiusm. And you couldn't even put a sling on the damn thing without creating a folding stock mousetrap.

They also weren't cheap. WCA did a limited run of 250 and if I remember correctly they were about $2,499.00 sometime around 2008. Thankfully for me I sold mine for about what I paid for it before the genuine Swiss 551 handguns started being imported.

Really thought it was gonna be a grail gun, but it was a poor performer with a high price. I was lucky enough to get a real Swiss 551 shortly after.

**hotbiggun42** · 05-23-24, 22:25

The AK 47 variant.

**Heavyweight** · 05-24-24, 06:26

Thompson M1…..the commercial Auto Ordnance version I bought back in the early 2000s was cheaply made hot garbage. Heavy as ****; hard to charge, prone to jamming and rust. Sold it for a loss and never looked back.

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**Averageman** · 05-24-24, 06:46

Any carbine made by Sig USA.

**Diamondback** · 05-24-24, 07:09

Originally Posted by Heavyweight

Thompson M1…..the commercial Auto Ordnance version I bought back in the early 2000s was cheaply made hot garbage. Heavy as ****; hard to charge, prone to jamming and rust. Sold it for a loss and never looked back.

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Pre-Kahr West Hurley semis tend to be hit-and-miss. Kahrs have some issues, not as good as originals but most of the time improved from Numrich-era Westies. At least, that was the word when I was following the Thompson scene back in college... maybe Kahr's improved since the early 2000s, maybe they've gone Full Shitcircus Clownshow.

Frankly, I was surprised to find out that before Hughes closed the select-fire line the FBI ordered one last batch with Da Switch in 10mm...

**mack7.62** · 05-24-24, 07:29

HK91, got one in the late 70's and never warmed up to it, terrible ergonomics, a paddle mag release might have helped but back then I just didn't like it. Another one was the IMI Galil 308 ARM, just never warmed up to it for some reason.

Two I liked were FN FAL and BM-62, all four were sold off back in the 80's-90's though, more of the brilliant financial decisions of my younger days.

Now for today's lesson in economics and monetary policy, I paid $680 for that NIB HK back around 1979, that $680 had the same buying power as $3,121 today.

That CPI inflation calc sucks all the joy out of remembering the good ol' days.

https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

**Alpha-17** · 05-24-24, 08:06

First that comes to mine was a PS90. Really wanted to get my SG-1 on, but for .308 ammo prices, I wasn't getting a gun with .308 usefulness.

Beyond that, I'd say most ARs/5.56 guns I've owned. Too many years with an M4 to see them as anything special, and too many examples of the round not wanting to do what I want it to do. They have their place, but it's a very niche role for me.

**pinzgauer** · 05-24-24, 08:39

I have to say it: Glock... I see the utility, I understand the market penetration. They used to be inexpensive and reliable. Now it's kind of hard to tell about reliability, though hopefully they are past some of those issues.

But just never clicked with the ergos and for similar purchase price there are pistols I shoot better.

Since the Thompson came up I have to mention the kudzu commando favorite: MAC-10 and cousins.

And "tactical" 10/22s. (Really 10/22s in general)

**glocktogo** · 05-24-24, 09:42

S&W M&P pistol for me. I campaigned one for a whole year and rarely placed well. I've done really well with Glocks, 1911's, even revolvers. I really wanted to like it for a lot of reasons, but we just never gelled.