Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
I think that Mel Gibson / Danney Glover movie with Mel using the Beretta 92 started the "wonder 9" baloney.
Sure it wasn't Serpico with his BHP?

I think that Mel Gibson / Danney Glover movie with Mel using the Beretta 92 started the "wonder 9" baloney.
The condescension is THICK IN THIS THREAD.
This is the only real condescending comment I've seen. Most of these guys have their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks when talking about "plastic" guns, or really couldn't care any less than they do.
having a BENGAY evening with Turner Classic Movies sounds reasonable too.![]()
That sounds like a pretty good Friday night to me. Better make it the 8 o'clock movie though. I'll probably be asleep before the end of the 10 o'clock one.
Do you think age has an effect on the type gun a person buys?
All I am saying is the older the owner, the more apt they are to appreciate the workmanship and materials of the older guns.
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what makes you all think this way? All ive read on this thread is how younger people dont know about guns, dont appreciate hard work and detail that went to making guns. This thread has really offended me, even though I know that wasnt the intention.
Jswiney9;135856077what makes you all think this way? All ive read on this thread is how younger people dont know about guns said:Why do you feel that way? If I said a younger person was more likely to receive a DUI, would you be offended? It is a fact. An older person will appreciate and care for a finely built car more than a younger person. Guns are no different. Youth see things on tv and in the movies and apply it to their lives. All of us have seen the gangsters on film turning their guns sideways to shoot them. All of us have seen people at firing ranges do such as well but how many of those are older people?
There is nothing to offend in this thread. My youngest daughter is young. She has a good education, does not do drugs or drink, owns her home and a nice new sports car while still single. She has been employed at the same place for seven years and none of that is stereotypical of the youth at large. i would agree that many youth enjoys the looks and quality of an older, quality gun but not the majority of them.
When I was 15, I dreamed of owning a Belgium Auto 5 even though it was over 20 yrs old. I now have one and it is 57 yrs old but outshoots some of the nicer, newer guns of today that I own. It is fact.
I do not see any reason anyone would be offended by this thread and no offense is meant toward any age group. Would you be offended if AARP called and would not allow you membership because of your age? Same thing. I am not offended when someone wants to hire a younger consultant with more electronics.
. I work 50-60 hours a week to send my wife through medical school. I have 84 college credit hours that I cant use until she gets done so I can go back and finish. I know and appreciate hard work/craftsmanship. Do I have plastic guns, yes I do. I own a sig 522 because the price of .223 ammo has gotten ridiculous. No hard feelings here I just want some clarification. Maybe its because I live in the mountains of Virginia that I have a different outlook on things than the young men you are accustomed to. This response wasnt directed toward only you oldman no hard feelings I just hate that you think the way you do about us youngsters.![]()