RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
November 3, 2017 at 11:02 am
(This post was last modified: November 3, 2017 at 11:19 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I own one, it's one of my most credible rifles, lol. Kentucky Long, .49 black powder muzzle loader with a rifled hex barrel, the flashpan switched out for a cap and hammer. I cast sabot for it myself (I like to be able to shoot a deer through the tree it's hiding behind). Got 5 pounds of granex in a firesafe out in the shed. Family heirloom. I also own a modern black powder rifle and they still cost @1k. That's the -bottom- end of the price range for a good rifle.
I wasn't commenting on whether or not they were talking about some other rifle, just that the economy of it all is still roughly the same. I'd even go so far as to say the economy of who owns said rifles is roughly similar. I see a bunch of rednecks with cheap ass gear and I wonder why they even bother. They can't shoot sub-moa past 25m and they've got a cabinet full of trash when they could have bought one decent rifle that would service all their needs without the presence of an unsecured arsenal within reach of their kids. It kind of puts the lie to their objections to gun control. They're not hunters or sport shooters, and they;re sure as shit not defending their homes. They're gun collectors. They don't want anything interfering with their ability to collect shitty guns for whatever godforsaken reason.
Personally, I'm always looking for ways to get rid of the guns I don't use. I've only bought two in my life and the rest are inherited. I couldn't even afford to shoot them all if I wanted to. There's no form of reasonable gun control that would infringe upon my 2nd amendment rights or even inconvenience my hobbies. Their stubborness and the recurring tragedies that occur because of it...otoh, does palpable endanger my right to ownership -and- my hobbies. You'd think they'd realize that too....but, again, gun collectors..not shooters.
LOL, That's one of the beauties of service...somebody else foots the ammo. I think that might be the only thing I legitimately miss about it.
I wasn't commenting on whether or not they were talking about some other rifle, just that the economy of it all is still roughly the same. I'd even go so far as to say the economy of who owns said rifles is roughly similar. I see a bunch of rednecks with cheap ass gear and I wonder why they even bother. They can't shoot sub-moa past 25m and they've got a cabinet full of trash when they could have bought one decent rifle that would service all their needs without the presence of an unsecured arsenal within reach of their kids. It kind of puts the lie to their objections to gun control. They're not hunters or sport shooters, and they;re sure as shit not defending their homes. They're gun collectors. They don't want anything interfering with their ability to collect shitty guns for whatever godforsaken reason.
Personally, I'm always looking for ways to get rid of the guns I don't use. I've only bought two in my life and the rest are inherited. I couldn't even afford to shoot them all if I wanted to. There's no form of reasonable gun control that would infringe upon my 2nd amendment rights or even inconvenience my hobbies. Their stubborness and the recurring tragedies that occur because of it...otoh, does palpable endanger my right to ownership -and- my hobbies. You'd think they'd realize that too....but, again, gun collectors..not shooters.
(November 3, 2017 at 5:24 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Try throwing a box of .50s down range sometime. Only way I get to shoot these days is to get somebody to buy two boxes and give me one.
LOL, That's one of the beauties of service...somebody else foots the ammo. I think that might be the only thing I legitimately miss about it.
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