Non-Political Gun Talk (On topic)

[UnionStrong]

Gun writers from all the gun magazines are notorious for lying by omission.

Although there is/was one exception called Gun Tests Magazine that didn't play that way. Not one bit.

It was surprising how many times a cheapie was more reliable than an Alpha brand.

I had several issues of gun test mag. I don’t believe any gun rags. Gun tests was the real deal

 

[oldngray]

I had several issues of gun test mag. I don’t believe any gun rags. Gun tests was the real deal

Most gun writers are whores pushing anything new to push sales. Even if it is junk.

 

[Johney]

Most don’t even shoot the guns they buy. Trust me, I sold guns for awhile. You usually get what you pay for. What’s your life worth? That’s what I would ask my customers. Get a mossberg shockwave.

Trust me I have enough guns if that doesn’t work, besides I assure you if I go out into the yard or whatever I will also have a sidearm with me.

 

[UnionStrong]

Trust me I have enough guns if that doesn’t work, besides I assure you if I go out into the yard or whatever I will also have a sidearm with me.

Nuff said

 

[Johney]

The cheap shotgun is if by chance they happen to make it in the house(which I doubt)I have more than enough long guns with every type of optic from night vision to red dot if they show up on my cctv and want to gamble their life on what I have that they want. Also Florida has great self defense laws.

 

[oldngray]

The cheap shotgun is if by chance they happen to make it in the house(which I doubt)I have more than enough long guns with every type of optic from night vision to red dot if they show up on my cctv and want to gamble their life on what I have that they want. Also Florida has great self defense laws.

 

[bbsam]

A grip safety? Lol

I think most 1911s have them now.

Equalizer for the arthritic and infirm

 

[UnionStrong]

I think most 1911s have them now.

Equalizer for the arthritic and infirm

All 1911’s have them. It’s archaic and unnecessary.

 

[bbsam]

All 1911’s have them. It’s archaic and unnecessary.

Do you not like them?

 

[Mutineer]

I gotta disagree on every count here. If it's actually for defending your life, it should work every time no matter what and be thoroughly trained with on a regular basis.

In a professional capacity, I can't disagree. How many bad people or large, dangerous animals have you proposed to shoot in self-defense?

The same way I've known people with bunches of Snap-On tools who don't know a water-pump from a wheel-cylinder.

Cheap or expensive, the gun and ammunition only needs to work on ONE occasion in the capacity of self-defense.

Alpha brands are not a guarantee of a positive outcome.

However, I would agree that if a person is killed because their cheapo gun failed to function, there would be room to heap criticism on that person's decision.

If an expensive, Alpha-brand weapon malfunctioned under the same circumstances all a critic could do is shrug his shoulders and say "he didn't die cuz of a cheapo gun".

 

[UnionStrong]

Do you not like them?

Even John Browning thought it was stupid. The military insisted.

 

[UnionStrong]

Do you not like them?

No, i don’t

 

[bbsam]

No, i don’t

Oh

 

[UnionStrong]

Oh

It’s completely unnecessary

 

[sailfish]

Just one more reason why I like my revolvers. No safeties or any of that nonsense.

 

[UnionStrong]

Just one more reason why I like my revolvers. No safeties or any of that nonsense.

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I always carry a revolver. No brass to pick up either. Lol

 

[bbsam]

It’s completely unnecessary

Maybe. Doesn’t affect how it shoots.

 

[UnionStrong]

Maybe. Doesn’t affect how it shoots.

Why is it necessary? No other gun has it. It’s one more moving part to fail.

 

[bbsam]

Why is it necessary? No other gun has it. It’s one more moving part to fail.

Sure they do. My XD does. Lots of M&Ps do.

Necessary? Maybe they aren’t. Nothing to get uptight about that I can see.

 

[UnionStrong]

Sure they do. My XD does. Lots of M&Ps do.

Necessary? Maybe they aren’t. Nothing to get uptight about that I can see.

Like I said, it is not necessary. The vast majority of handguns don’t have it. It’s a feel good measure.