theriflespeaks1863
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Well, the title says it all- in short, I want to hear what you all think about the following:
A lot of modern rifles have no cosmetic appeal. None. Specifically I am thinking of bolt rifles.
I was exploring options for a general-purpose, iron-sighted bolt gun that I am referring to as the Modern Bolt Battle Rifle, which is inspired by the likes of the 03A3, the Gewehr 98/ K98k, and the Mosin Nagant- a full-length, iron-sights rifle firing a full-power cartridge such as the .30-06, that is durable, easy to use and easy to maintain. But, as I perused the gun racks of the various sporting goods stores, I noticed something about the various bolt-action rifles that I encountered:
Irrespective of price, a lot of these guns had chunky, bizzare stock shapes and contours that simply looked awful. Now, this is coming from the guy who thinks that the Mosin and the A-10 Warthog are appealing pieces of equipment, so I think this must mean something when even I can say that some of these rifles are UGLY.
So much extra meat around the magazine well/internal box, fat forends, ridiculous trigger guard contours, and so on. In fact, it appeared that many of these guns were wearing stocks that were simply too large for the barreled actions they were attached to.
Now, for my rifle concept, I would ideally like a rifle with a trim stock that doesn't add any excessive weight or bulk- but this has no bearing on my cosmetic criticisms. In fact, the polymer stock on the Ruger American- despite the slight 'cheap' feel I got from it, rather impressed me in terms of contour. It's just that some of these rifles look just plain terrible.
What say you? Is it just me?
-Chris
A lot of modern rifles have no cosmetic appeal. None. Specifically I am thinking of bolt rifles.
I was exploring options for a general-purpose, iron-sighted bolt gun that I am referring to as the Modern Bolt Battle Rifle, which is inspired by the likes of the 03A3, the Gewehr 98/ K98k, and the Mosin Nagant- a full-length, iron-sights rifle firing a full-power cartridge such as the .30-06, that is durable, easy to use and easy to maintain. But, as I perused the gun racks of the various sporting goods stores, I noticed something about the various bolt-action rifles that I encountered:
Irrespective of price, a lot of these guns had chunky, bizzare stock shapes and contours that simply looked awful. Now, this is coming from the guy who thinks that the Mosin and the A-10 Warthog are appealing pieces of equipment, so I think this must mean something when even I can say that some of these rifles are UGLY.
So much extra meat around the magazine well/internal box, fat forends, ridiculous trigger guard contours, and so on. In fact, it appeared that many of these guns were wearing stocks that were simply too large for the barreled actions they were attached to.
Now, for my rifle concept, I would ideally like a rifle with a trim stock that doesn't add any excessive weight or bulk- but this has no bearing on my cosmetic criticisms. In fact, the polymer stock on the Ruger American- despite the slight 'cheap' feel I got from it, rather impressed me in terms of contour. It's just that some of these rifles look just plain terrible.
What say you? Is it just me?
-Chris