My point, I think, is that having an unreasoned aversion to all things new and nifty because they are new and nifty is silly. It's one thing to avoid the hype, and another to be reactionary.
A persons taste tells a lot about them.
I agree with Mike Savage and what he said the other day - when you see guys who grew up in a poor area or a rough area and they come into money, they dress up - Gucci, Armani, etc. Thats fine, they are making a statement and they are differentiating themselves.
I don't care how wealthy I get, I will probably always wear what I find comfortable.
So look at firearms. The neato new stuff often does have its uses. However, there is a certain type of person who seemes overly drawn to new gadgetry for it's own sake. This is fine and is their right - but I think many of us are suspicious of such a mind and we abhor the mind that thinks gadgetry and technology win gun battles.
Do not forget that the people who make and market newer designs have a vested interest in creating demand for products that people did not previously know they needed. Sometimes a product will come along that needs very little marketing because it is, in fact, the better mouse trap. I do not have an aversion to such things.
I generally dislike plastic guns almost all DA/SA guns and most DAO guns because I adhere to the old school notion that DA autos are "a solution in search of a problem". Police tend to carry Sigs, Glocks or Berettas or similar. I know that Police guns are not selected because they are the most suited weapon to personal combat. They are selected for political reasons and financial reasons. In my eyes, this is like affirmative action for hand guns. I think that people who carry a gun should carry a gun that works best for them. If one of these guns works best for you then I am glad for you, but I still do not understand what is appealing about a Glock or a Beretta and I probably never will.
I do not see the need to own multiple types of weapons. My auto pistols will always be of the 1911 variety and my other handguns will be revolvers - and mostly S&W at that. Calibers will be kept to the absolute minimum - currently .38sp and .45ACP - no doubt rounded out by .22LR and a big bore boomer caliber later on.
The supposedly low capacity of such guns does not bother me, and the history of the designs gives me greater confidence and a sense of awe that the basic designs have worked so well for so long.
When I get into long guns, I will likewise own very few because I think that the .308 and .45-70 are suficient to take any game on this continent. A .22 for training up the youngins and maybe a socially oriented rifle in .223 just because Chuckie hates them so.
I am baffled by people who own a dozen different rifles in different calibers.
That is my point of view and my world view and it works well for me and makes me happy.
Thanks for reading.
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