Serious problem here...

[DelFuego]

There may be a serious problem going on here on this forum. At what point do some of the mods on our 15-22s cross over into the zone? Is it really necessary to mount something on every inch of our quad rails? Is there something pushing us into this zone? Could it be some mental deficiency that could be cured by taking the right vitamins? Did we drink too much beer, or not enough? I am deeply worried for all of us here...why is my head throbbing right now?

 

[Snake Plissken]

Nah, It's just a faze people are going through

 

[The Tourist]

I happens in every sport. My 1911s are "single stackers," and that was expensive enough. Yikes, you should see some of the custom Harleys that rattle and clank into the bike parking lot.

Thousands spent on chrome, nothing on the engine. (And you should see the nuts wearing "SOA" colors...)

Hangers-on are part of life. You ever see a 300 pound couch potato wearing a football jersey? He's lucky he can pick up a donut, much less a fumble.

They want to be part of the sport or hobby. They just don't know how. This is where mentoring comes in. It helped me in life, and I think we now have to pay it forward.

 

[Harrison]

Thats why they have quad rails, so that they can be filled with thingies. Same with closets, the bigger the closet, the more clothes wifey can manage to stuff in it. Which is more impressive, a naked quad rail, or one that has neat tactical cool thingies hanging all over it? Mind you this is on a .22 RF.

 

[Airrage]

If you have 2 or more accessories on your quadrail, YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK!!!!!!!!! Jeff Foxworthy

 

[Maddmax]

There may be a serious problem going on here on this forum. At what point do some of the mods on our 15-22s cross over into the "gear queer" zone? Is it really necessary to mount something on every inch of our quad rails? Is their something pushing us into this zone? Could it be some mental deficiency that could be cured by taking the right vitamins? Did we drink too much beer, or not enough? I am deeply worried for all of us here...why is my head throbbing right now?

Breath deep,now take another,one more time and let it out slowly....

This happens once you touch or smell Melinite or Polymer on an M&P of any model or style. Sorry to say,but it IS incurable. It will never go away.
There is always something new to try. Too much "stuff" on your AR just triggers the impulse to buy another AR so you can add more "stuff". The sent from cleaning your AR (or handguns),also triggers the impulse for more and better. In short...you're screwed. Hello,I'm "Max" and I'm an M&P-oholic. It all started.............

 

[Majorlk]

It is a pernicious and insidious disease, principally affecting those with more money than common sense.

I think that the severity of the manifestation is inversely proportional to the amount of actual shooting experience the patient has - newbys will buy anything!

 

[Maddmax]

Same with closets, the bigger the closet, the more clothes wifey can manage to stuff in it.

That's that "thing/place" where "we" only have a few "Sunday go to meeting cloths hiden some where in that place???

Shoe's. You forgot the shoe's. Tons of shoe's,shoe's everywhere of all different colors....BOOT's !!!! Those too !!!! AAHHHHhhhhhh!!!!. Thank God for the Mancave !!!

 

[crazykg85]

This problem is what makes me proud to be American. Where we spend our own money to do whatever we want to our firearms, like we do our hot rods, houses and Harleys.

 

[Shooting Padre]

Nah, It's just a faze people are going through

Come on slacker, there's still room on that smoke stick for more stuff.

 

[Jyezahn]

Some of us, with actual real world experience on the battlefield, just like to have something to remind us of those times. Mine's set up pretty much the way I carried in Iraq.

 

[Majorlk]

Some of us, with actual real world experience on the battlefield, just like to have something to remind us of those times. Mine's set up pretty much the way I carried in Iraq.

My oldest grandson (age 15) is getting one for his birthday, the end of December. I have no doubt David will dress his out just like the M4 his dad carried in Iraq, too.

BTW, my youngest grandson (age 8) is getting one for Christmas, as well.

 

[xxspudxx]

To each their own. Deal with it.

Every purchase, no matter how stupid you think, supports a growing industry in America. The gun sub-culture must remain strong.

 

[Majorlk]

Geez, guys, this was a light hearted discussion. Let's not get too overwrought about it.

 

[yugowego]

Because I Can! My lil 15-22 turned into a $2,000+ plinker quick... My Colt LE6920 is pushing $4,000... why you ask... Im addicted to the buy it now button!...

 

[Majorlk]

Oh, man, you are SO addicted!!!

 

[yugowego]

Did you know Paypal has a spending limit... It is $10,000, after you hit that you have to link your checking account to your paypal account...before that i just had my debit card linked... Wife was extremely mad when she got that email!

 

[Roadtrash]

Me, I'm simple and don't have anything that I don't use. But I'm glad people are into that kind of stuff it keeps the gun world hopping and growing.

 

[Majorlk]

Did you know Paypal has a spending limit... It is $10,000, after you hit that you have to link your checking account to your paypal account...before that i just had my debit card linked... Wife was extremely mad when she got that email!

You just made my day!!!!

 

[BillyJack2012]

The only things on my rails are a BUIS and rail covers. Light weight, simple and sleek. However, I'll admit that I have a drawer full of junk that was once mounted. After a while, the tacticool wears off and you realize that this platform can stand on its own.

 

[yugowego]

I dont have alot of tacticool stuff on my weapons... The stuff i do have is top tier thus priced as such... Just look at the prices of Daniel Defense, LaRue, Troy, Aimpoint, Surefire, Battlecomp, etc.... I will admit that i have more than one box of junk but have since learned my lesson... Buy Once Cry Once.

 

[PainterlyShotgroup]

There may be a serious problem going on here on this forum. At what point do some of the mods on our 15-22s cross over into the zone? Is it really necessary to mount something on every inch of our quad rails? Is there something pushing us into this zone? Could it be some mental deficiency that could be cured by taking the right vitamins? Did we drink too much beer, or not enough? I am deeply worried for all of us here...why is my head throbbing right now?

I really don't understand this problem you speak of. I know for sure that I don't have a problem. Nope, not me. It's all of you that have the problem. I'm fine......

And there is no such thing as too much beer....it just leads to buying more accessories.....Ooops did I say that?

 

[gdauth]

It's another case of "Mine is bigger than yours."

 

[Majorlk]

It's another case of "Mine is bigger than yours."

Quality over quantity ...

 

[shawnr5]

I think that the only cure for this disorder is to forge ahead and get all of the bad mall ninja configurations out of the system so you can settle on a configuration you are happy with. After all the **** I've bought, my 15-22 now only wears a Magpul MVG grip on the forend.

 

[johnr43]

Geez, guys, this was a light hearted discussion. Let's not get too overwrought about it.

Oh, I thought all this was just additional Camouflage!

 

[lonejacklarry]

You are correct!

Some of us, with actual real world experience on the battlefield, just like to have something to remind us of those times. Mine's set up pretty much the way I carried in Iraq.

That's the very same logic I used when I wanted to buy a D model M60. When I saw the prices I decided that the little round hole in my thigh was enough of a reminder and a lot cheaper, too.

I am, however, well armed for the zombie apocalypse! And thanks for your service!

 

[Maddmax]

Some of us, with actual real world experience on the battlefield, just like to have something to remind us of those times. Mine's set up pretty much the way I carried in Iraq.

I do agree with you for the most part and understand. I DO love my AR's. BUT,there will be NO Colt M-16 or Colt AR's (I do love their handguns) on my rack or gun case in this house. I had the first run M-16 and M-16A1's in Viet-Nam. To remind me of those days,It would be a SMASH/TRASHED/RUSTED/BUSTED made by "Mattel they're swell" Jam-o-matic piece of **** in pieces in a glass case with a brass name plate with all the names of all my "comrades" in arms that died because of that un-reliable (at the time "early model") piece of JUNK !

 

[DelFuego]

...I am, however, well armed for the zombie apocalypse! And thanks for your service!

+1 on this one!

 

[The Tourist]

This thread brings up a far larger issue. That is, why do we care about some possessions? It's not even keeping up with the Joneses.

Many literary folks make lists like, "The ten books a man should read in his life." I think we have a list of guns a man should own or he doesn't get his 'man card' punched.

For example, I was about forty years old when Bangor Punta owned SW. I bought a 629 in that era, it came out of time and poorly polished. It left my home very quickly.

But shortly thereafter, the 624 came out, and I bought the four-inch model. What a great revolver! It was polished, it's action was almost old-world, and it punched paper like a target pistol. My best friend came into my gunroom one afternoon, and examined the gun.

He asked me how it shot when compared with the 629. When I informed him that revolver had been sold, he asked me what magnum had replaced it. I told him it had not been replaced. Since he knew that my Python had been sold years ago he looked at me in surprise and stated, "You mean you don't own any magnums--at all!"

The fact that I was happier didn't seem to occur to him.

I don't deer hunt anymore, the compact Ruger .243 is gone. The varmint rifles have left. I had planned a trip that never materialized and the .45-70 Marlin Guide Gun went. I still produce testosterone.

Now my friends are pushing around over-priced, bloated garbage wagons. They polish more than they ride. I ride so that I have something to really polish, but it's a smaller "48."

Shouldn't we buy and shoot what we like? My .22LR is an early stainless Ruger 10/22. I out-shoot ARs, and no black plastic rifles haunt my dreams. I don't need or want them. It seems so simple to me, yet I know people still collect things as society dictates.