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Fads. Trends in firearms are like trends in cars and clothes and whatever else: flavor of the month.
Gun companies keep doing the McGun Super-Size thing: bigger, faster, heavier bullet, lighter frame, etc. Uber this, uber that.
Make sure to put a 1913 rail on it and call it "tactical" to boost sales. Make sure the thing is finished in matte black despite the fact that black is one of the worst colors to use for camouflage purposes. Yeah, that's the ticket.
I read about this trend in the '70s with the use-a-safari-rifle-for-a-whitetail and the got-to-have-it .44 Magnum wheelgun for "self defense."
I see it now more and more. Superultracompactshort rifle rounds that are more like tow-behind artillery pieces. Ridiculous handguns chambered in rounds that would only be put in large rifles by sane men. .357 Magnum concealed carry pieces that weigh a dozen ounces that nobody likes to shoot due to the beating. Awkward "trail guns" with 3" barrels that hurl soup-can sized bullets.
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As I gain wisdom in my old age... I've decided that stuff made XX years ago can often do the job better than today's hot rod ultracrap.
S&W [big bore beast slayer]? Hells naw, says Ruger and Taurus as they build an equally gigundo weapon with minimal practical use.
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I'm sorry, Dunedan... but you're dealing with the same shit mechanics deal with: yuppies with Dodge Ram V10 Mega Cabs for commuting.
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People like that are part of the reason I'm often embarrassed to associate with firearm ownership and activities.
I'm afraid of being lumped in with the rising majority of dipshits who own and use firearms and their "philosophy."
Seems like the 40% that are reasonable people are outweighed by the 60% that are absolute douchebags.
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Oh, by the way... I have a Ludlow era Savage 111 in .30'06.
Last edited by Plan9; 11-29-2008 at 05:14 PM..
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