Intratec Winner of the foobar prize

[steif]

Hi,
I bought this pistol today, just because i liked the history. Attempt to keep intratec going by producing some carry guns, even though they aren't nearly conventional.
This is a cat45, 45acp double action only pistol. Other than the 30 pound trigger pull, i ran 3 mags thru it without a problem. Neat gun, fits the hand well, and so homely it's cool.
Enjoy, or decide this is a picture you can't unsee.. lol..

 

[M67]

It's spelled FUBAR

and holy hell that is fubar, never seen one before

 

[churchmouse]

That is one ugly handgun but if you like it, have a ball.

 

[VUPDblue]

That looks like Glock and HiPoint had a kid that didn’t develop all the way....

 

[mcapo]

Umm...well...it's...umm..unique...

First thing I thought was that Hudson stole the idea of a striker fired 1911 trigger from THAT gun!

EDIT: Went off into Google land and found this. Since the Clinton's fought against it - I have a new found affinity for the CAT45. L

The Intratec CAT series of pistols was a line of small lightweight handguns developed by Intratec in the early 1990s. Due to increasing pressure from gun control advocates and commonly the target of a hostile media and politicians due to its' aggressive looking TEC-9 Series of pistols, the company attempted to branch out into the compact carry market. Unfortunately for Intratec, due solely to the fact that the gun was made by them and that it utilized a steel barrel & Slide and black polymer frame (and had cosmetically 'aggressive' looks) it too was excoriated by the press and gun control groups. Released in 1994, the pistol was roundly attacked by the media, dubbed "A cross between an assault weapon and a Saturday Night Special", though the ludicrousness of that statement was lost on those making it. As with all Intratec weapons, they ceased manufacture when the company went out of business in 2001 (as a result of years of harassment, bad publicity, local legislation and lawsuits by the Clinton Administration). The CAT Series of pistols was offered in four calibers - the CAT-380, the CAT-9, the CAT-40 and the CAT-45.

 

[MindfulMan]

I'm thinking that it'll hold sweet .... sideways .... gang'sta style !

 

[gglass]

As my momma would've said, "Well bless its heart".

 

[Route 45]

I'm not seeing how this is any uglier than a Glock. Probably has better ergonomics as well. Certainly looks better than a Hi-Point.

 

[Shoots4Fun]

I like that they went to the effort to make it "lighter" by putting the holes in the trigger. Seems like that might've been like 50th on their list of needed features or improvements.

With that said, I like collecting rarities and unique ugliness. Congrats and thanks for sharing...

 

[Good on paper]

I had a CAT9 way back in the day, man that was an awful pistol!!
It probably didn’t help that my next carry gun was a USP compact

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Can you imagine the design team meetings... 'Today, we will design a ???'

 

[brentlacy]

Wow. If their goal was to design a pistol that people would look at later and say "OK, maybe that HiPoint pistol design isn't that bad", They succeeded.

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

I love it! Not because of the looks but because of everything Intratec stood for during the Bubba days. Don't even bother with the classified section if you decide to sell it. Your money is just pm away.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Glock + HiPoint + Steyr = grody

 

[Mgderf]

Years ago I had an Intrartec (pretty sure that's what it was) double-barreled derringer in .38spl.
It was an o/u and the barrel swiveled sideways to load/unload and had about a 2" barrel.
Even though it was only a .38spl, that damned thing felt just like someone smacked you in the palm with a hammer every time you pulled the trigger.

The grip only allowed two fingers, the frame was plastic, and it was too light weight.
I bought it used because a friend needed cash, and because it looked like a decent sized carry piece.

After firing less than 10 rounds I sold that monstrosity and never looked back.

 

[88E30M50]

It's not the best looking pistol out there and far from the worst, but I'm also the kind of guy that thinks Glocks look good, so maybe my ugly indicator is off a bit. The history behind it does add a bit of appeal. If the Clinton's hated it, it's worth adding to a collection. Mind you, that logic is not universal. I'm sure that Bill hated the Hildabeast through most of their time together and it gives me zero feelings for the hag. But, the gun does have an ugly/cool factor. Kind of like a Nagant revolver.