Which company made the silliest guns?

[CountryGent]

The other day, an old Forgotten Weapons video auto-ran on one of my monitors. In the monologue of said, the host used the expression "Cobray and stupidness". That manufacturer did indeed put out some silly stuff back in the day, so I laughed heartily.

Which brings me to my question: what manufacturer has put out the silliest firearms? Why do you believe they deserve this ignominious award?

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[drstrangelove]

Keltec, HiPoint, and anything made from Zamak

 

[nammac]

Jennings and Davis seem to come to mind…

 

[bionic knees]

Chiappa, that rhino is just silly.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Acme...


On a more serious note...
The Dardick series of firearms and the "trounds" they used.
And...
The Gyrojet series of firearms and the "rocket bullets" they used.
Andy

 

[Nosferatu]

Glock with their 'only 34 parts'. Pure ludicrousness.

 

[bradsteen]

From a strictly aesthetic and ergonomic perspective, Hi Point takes the cake for me. Silliest looking guns I've ever seen.

From a functional perspective I'll throw HK on the list for the MP5 briefcase, because who the heck thought a sub gun in a plastic tactical "briefcase" with no mechanism to aim it or dump brass when firing was a good idea?

 

[41mag]

There was a 10 shot 22 single action Western style revolver about 20 years ago that seemed like a good idea at first, until you had to empty it before reloading a few times

 

[2ndtimer]

Any company that offers a "tactical" lever action rifle..

 

[Sxsnuf]

The Big Green! Remember the EtronX?
What a poor business decision. One of many. I hope those rifles were able to be modified to use standard primers and cartridge cases. If not, some folks now have expensive clubs!

 

[JohnnyMac]

The love gun!

 

[kmk1012]

Any company that offers a "tactical" lever action rifle..

how about a Tactical Cowboy Heritage Rough Ryder? I may or may not have one of those, bought it as a joke, mounted a red dot and a 30 cal rifle cannon it, it looked pretty silly.

 

[RVTECH]

That ersatz 'Thunderstruck' double barrel . 22 revolver. Literally beyond silly - pure stupidity.

Followed by that single shot 9mm 'handgun' that looks like a piece of pipe in the hand.

 

[raftman]

If we're talking unintentionally silly, the Sterling PPL (.380 acp) has to be a contender for one of silliest guns ever. With only a 1" barrel, it isn't even able to stabilize bullets (keyholes at any range). Velocities would be laughable too. What's more, it has only a 5rd magazine capacity and is NOT safe to carry with a loaded chamber; it is a single action pistol with a crossbolt safety with no real detents, so it's very easy to flip accidentally back and forth. And also it's comically unreliable. Yes, I do have one, and I'm not fully sure why:

 

[solv3nt]

Kimber. Discuss....

 

[nammac]

Colt - for the All American Model 2000


Or Colt again - for the Double Eagle


Sometimes it's just better to stick to what you do best. Neither shining examples for Colt…

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Sometimes it's just better to stick to what you do best.

Many firearm companies , as well as many knife companies would do well if they only followed this advice.
Andy

 

[oremike]

The first time I shot a M-16 I thought it was pretty silly because when I shot it with a strong cheek weld it went BOING.

 

[wired]

If we're talking unintentionally silly, the Sterling PPL (.380 acp) has to be a contender for one of silliest guns ever. With only a 1" barrel, it isn't even able to stabilize bullets (keyholes at any range). Velocities would be laughable too. What's more, it has only a 5rd magazine capacity and is NOT safe to carry with a loaded chamber; it is a single action pistol with a crossbolt safety with no real detents, so it's very easy to flip accidentally back and forth. And also it's comically unreliable. Yes, I do have one, and I'm not fully sure why:

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Guns like the sterling aren't meant to be target guns and they dont need to stabilize the round. 500-600 fps out the muzzle and ten feet or less. Its a defensive gun.

 

[wired]

Chiapa Rhino.

Yeah, its $1800