Gun trends you dont understand....

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

M4 stocks on everything. Why? The design was intended to accomodate the AR15 buffer tube. There is no reason to put one on a shotgun.

That's a good one. I've never fired a shotgun with an M4 stock, but does it really offer any advantage over the traditional side- or top-folding stocks? Or do people use them just for the sake of looking "tacticool"?

And of course, it goes without saying that anyone who sticks an M4 stock on their Ruger 10/22 is a poser.

[S&Wshooter]

I know for a fact that squared trigger guards on Smith autos are a bit smaller than rounded ones, which may (usually does) cause discomfort

[k9870]

On reasonably sized autos (sig, xd, etc) i like to rest my trigger finger on the front of the trigger guard. A lot more confortable and secure. Some autos, like the beretta, are too big for this. Also, on railed guns, a light looks more flush to a squared guard.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

What about trends that never caught on or haven't caught on fast enough. Why don't all rifles use translucent magazines?

[Jcordell]

Laser sights and flashlights on everything. Sure they serve a purpose, but they're getting carried away.

Cammo patterns on shotguns, rifles, handguns, slingshots, pocketknives. How in the world did my poor old grandfather manage to bring home any game when he was growing up in the 1930's without any tacti-cool cammo shotguns? All he had was a blued-steel Remington Model 10. Poor old grandpa. It's a good thing he didn't starve before he made my dad or I wouldn't be here now.

[k9870]

How about people buying desert camo shotguns when they live in snowy/forest areas? I always see a desert camo benelli m4 at every gunshop. As to translucent magazines, its probably a cost issue or low demand.

[Nyles]

Originally Posted by Checkman

Laser sights and flashlights on everything. Sure they serve a purpose, but they're getting carried away.

Cammo patterns on shotguns, rifles, handguns, slingshots, pocketknives. How in the world did my poor old grandfather manage to bring home any game when he was growing up in the 1930's without any tacti-cool cammo shotguns? All he had was a blued-steel Remington Model 10. Poor old grandpa. It's a good thing he didn't starve before he made my dad or I wouldn't be here now.

Yes. YES. The deer don't know the difference. I can see it on a military weapon, but it's totally unnecessary on a sporting gun. I can't even count the number of times a day I get asked "Well why don't you have it in camo?" Sometimes the finish is peeling off already when I take out the gun in the store.

Oh, and guns with ridiculous muzzle brakes. At my store we have Mossberg .22s, .308s and shotguns with the Barret .50 cal-style muzzle brake, and another with a round pop-can sized brake with a picatinny rail on the bottom. It's absurd. And the Remington's with the breaching attachment. I have no objection to a civilian having one, but why would they need it?

[S&Wshooter]

Why did CZ decide to take a beautiful pistol, the CZ75, and make it so ugly?

[k9870]

The standard cz 75 and 85 look nice. Its all the spin offs that look weird, like the phantom.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by Nyles

And the Remington's with the breaching attachment. I have no objection to a civilian having one, but why would they need it

Sometimes you want to scare the living piss out of your roommate.