Trust me, I've told my Dad the same thing, but it's his money and his call. He's kinda OCD and is willing to pay through the nose to buy something as long as it's as close to the original as he can get.
Plus, unlike me, he's afraid to buy guns online because he's kinda naive about how it works on the 'Net. He says he won't buy a gun unless he can inspect it up close before he buys it. Then when I pointed out that one of the ARs that Predator20 linked to on GunBroker was held by an FFL located less than 2 hours from us, he said he didn't want to have to drive there. Basically, unless it happens to be sitting on the dealer's shelf within a few miles' driving distance, he won't buy it. Which is kinda ridiculous.
At the end of the day, it doesn't affect me because I'm not paying for it. But I do wish I could reason with him and save us money that could be used to buy the inevitable 1911 that I've also got on my list of "must own" weapons systems.
Last edited by MT2008; 12-02-2009 at 12:36 AM.
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