Rogue Coder said:
Why do some scare people away from Brass Frames?
The lively debate does amplify the reasons about why people want to warn other folks about the potential pitfalls concerning buying brass frame C&B guns.
Some folks have read enough to have learned about some of the problems with buying them while others haven't.
If someone buys a brass frame gun without knowing much about it in advance, then that can turn them off to C&B shooting entirely as being a waste of money, or by not truly meeting their expectations.
Folks here don't want to scare anyone away but I believe that they do want them to be as honestly informed as possible.
If someone asks about whether they should buy a used 20 year old brass frame .44 Colt that's for sale on Gunbroker, then folks here will tend to let him know that it's "buyer beware". Obtaining practical advice would often be the reason for a person to post that question to begin with.
Not everyone realizes before they visit here that a brass frame gun shouldn't always be loaded to 100% capacity if they care about how long that it's going to last.
The new brassers have become more expensive too which relates to the difference in their frame strength, longevity and the safest loads for it.
If a brass gun loses it timing because of frame issues then that's not good for the promotion of the C&B shooting sports.
No one is saying that they're junk or trying to "scare" anyone away from buying them. I think that most folks are trying to let folks know that while new ones may cost 22% less than a steel frame model, they should only be loaded to 62% - 75% capacity or else they may have an even disproportionately shorter lifespan.
I don't think that the reason for mentioning it is primarily to "scare" potential buyers, but to simply let the buyer be made aware.
Alot of folks enjoy the brassers and have fun with them, but they should be aware of their potential limitations before buying one.
Each gun is different and some brassers will last longer than others and will be able to withstand more abuse and heavier loads.
It's mostly an economics issue but IMO, mentioning all of the other legitimate reasons to warn folks isn't the same as trying to "scare" them off. Warn them yes but to "scare" them no.
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Why do some scare people away from Brass Frames? is really a loaded question because it asserts that some folks are scaring other people away from them when I don't think that's the case at all. By and large everyone here takes the high road by simply posting honest reports to the best of their ability, and the threads are usually always quite balanced. Lively debate is how all of the competing and contradictory information can be transmitted so that folks can make up their own mind and form their own opinion based on facts and the informed opinions of others, and not fictions.