The ugliest gun I love

[free1954]

i always wanted one of those steyr pistols. as to the astra 400, I like to hand mine to someone to shoot and watch them try to cock it.

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Some times the best things are the ones with the memories and stories tied to them.

amen. I have a couple like that.

[Former Cav]

all my friends would go deer hunting with their nice and shiny Remingtons, Winchesters, Weatherbys, Brownings etc. A couple of them were "civilians" as in one fellows brother in law.
I brought my M1A springfield because it was all I had at that time.
They said "whats that?" I said "it is my UGLY stick but it works very well"
I had them shoot it and they fell in love with it, with the surplus stock (beat up) as I replaced the E-2 pistol grip stock I ordered it with back in 80.
A kid fired it and hit the target and says "wow, what is this?" GRIN
it is still one of my FAVORITE rifles.
And of course, "old slabsides" 1911 is my FAVORITE pistol and is my CCW.