Gun Grievances: Things You Just Don't Like

[Bombsaway]

Gun snobs.

 

[27145]

Laser sights on a gun, it is like needing a flash light to procreate.

 

[John Eilertson]

The dastardly IL. The full length underlug on Smith revolvers. High ammo prices. Mandatory steel shot, soon to be followed by mandatory steel projectiles. Those who leave an unbelievable mess wherever they shoot. Those who attempt to use a more powerful gun than they can handle the recoil from. These ultra light handguns that kick far more than the cartridge they fire ought to. Plastic replacing wood. The high cost of reloading gear. Folks who believe that because they are carrying a handgun they cannot be wrong about anything. Those who shoot up road signs, which implicates all outdoorsman. Most of what has already been written...

 

[bgrafsr]

How about a thread about firearms, firearms features, customization, shooting games, or attitudes about firearms/shooting that you just don't like. It would be interesting to know what particularly doesn't "float one's boat" amongst the Forum readership if it can be done in a proper spirit, recognizing that there are no right or wrong responses and everything offered is only a matter of opinion and personal tastes. You can even dislike this topic thread and its original poster if you choose.

Here are a few for starters.

"Fitzed" triggerguards: Completely pointless and a loathsome, ugly mutilation of revolvers and some 1911s, this daft idea should have never been popularized.

Bobbed hammers: I'm no fan of DAO revolvers and sure don't like the notion of bobbing hammers of perfectly good revolver models with a single action feature.

I can do without the "Fitzed" trigger guards, but I see nothing wrong with a "bobbed" hammer. My Model 64 has one so it is single action only and I really like shooting it that way. Once you get used to DAO, you can be very accurate shooting that way.

I was trained and did train the members of my PD to shoot double action only. I did not "bob" the hammers on the duty guns though. Left them as they came from the factory.

 

[230therapy]

The word "tactical" used in a name of a gun, optic, or other accessory.

The fact that some gun manufacturers have to name their gun models. Just give it a number and call it good. It doesn't have to be "The Extra-spiffy Talon". We really don't care!

 

[Alpo]

The word "tactical" used in a name of a gun, optic, or other accessory.

The fact that some gun manufacturers have to name their gun models. Just give it a number and call it good. It doesn't have to be "The Extra-spiffy Talon". We really don't care!

I agree with you about the "tactical", but names are a good thing.

I was on a board the other day, where someone was asking for advice, choosing between a 17 and a 19. Hmmm. Heavy target 22 versus lightweight 357? That's so totally different. It's like, "I'm gonna buy a vehicle. Should I get a Blazer or a Corvette?"

Then I read a little more of the post. Glocks. Choose between two 9mms - one slightly larger than the other, with a slightly higher capacity. Okay, made sense, now.

Some years back, when our local cops first got Glocks, I watched a guy ask a cop, pointing at his gun. "Excuse me. Is that a 22?" Cop looked at him like he was a moron. "We don't use 22s, son. This is a 40 Smith and Wesson."

Is that 92 a Winchester rifle or a Beretta pistol? The 73 a Winchester rifle or a Colt pistol?

I never get confused with Single Action Army, Government Model, Commander, Hi Power, Combat Magnum.