I had the 9mm version and it was my first handgun after my .22 and it shot really well. There wasn't much capacity in it that is the only downside to it. Its heavy so if you run out of bullets in a fight you can still throw and kill at least 2 more zombies with it. I would call it ugly but I'm not really one to talk. I'm glad it was made the way it was. I thought I was going to die the being the ugliest thing on the planet until I met my first highpoint. Now I'm not so worried about it anymore. lol