If you bought your first gun within the last 18 months, how easy would it be to find ammo to run through that gun, even if you wanted to.You also should put a bit of time and effort into anything you try, just to really know too. Just shooting a couple of mags or cylinders full, or even a couple of boxes, really isnt anywhere close to being enough either. It takes time to actually learn the gun.
Something I kind of doubt a lot of the people who bought guns this time around are really willing to do, or would even consider it.
And yet ......
Millennials are they "I want it NOW", instant gratification, but never satisfied, forever triggered, a don't have time for that nonsense.
And it's fast spreading to include EVERYBODY.
I have always spent time researching and searching for exactly what I want. A such, when it purchase a firearm, I very rarely sell it. Same with my vehicle, in drive them 15+ years.
Impulse nor panic buys are in my wheelhouse.
Everybody has their own way. Some don't make sense to those who do it right
That just aggravates the whole point.If you bought your first gun within the last 18 months, how easy would it be to find ammo to run through that gun, even if you wanted to.
I agree with this. I always advocate that people shoot a gun if they can before buying one. With the number of rental ranges these days, that's usually possible if there's a large city nearby.I think the reality is actually harder than just doing a little internet research. You really do need to actually shoot things to know what they are like, and whether or not its something that will work for you.
Ok Boomer.And yet ......
Millennials are they "I want it NOW", instant gratification, but never satisfied, forever triggered, a don't have time for that nonsense.
And it's fast spreading to include EVERYBODY.
I have always spent time researching and searching for exactly what I want. A such, when it purchase a firearm, I very rarely sell it. Same with my vehicle, in drive them 15+ years.
Impulse nor panic buys are in my wheelhouse.
Everybody has their own way. Some don't make sense to those who do it right
A newbie can known a lot about a gun and still discover it doesn't have a manual safety.
A former co-worker asked me to take his son, who had just turned 21, to the range and help him learn to shoot his new pistol. The guy had purchased a Glock 23 (yes, used by the local PD) and he regaled me with non-stop info about the virtues of the gun during our drive to the range. At the range, I suggested he start by firing a few rounds and checking how the gun (and shooter) grouped. He fired five rounds, put the pistol on the shooting table and started to walk downrange. After only a couple of steps, he stopped, turned to me and asked "But what about my gun ... it's still loaded?!?"
You realize - that's on you. Him doing something unsafe at the range is directly the result of you not
going over gun safety and range rules with him before you stepped on the range.
I wonder what would prompt these folks to suddenly be struck by the lack of a manual safety on their new Glock? They got the Glock recommendation from their friends, and I assume when they got their gun and brought it home, they would talk it over with their friends that recommended the Glock, and I don't think it would be an issue with their friends. Another common recommendation for those new to guns would be a revolver that wouldn't have a manual safety either.
I get "old guy" (raises hand), that grew up with guns, and had semi-autos before Glock's were introduced, who may have been out of guns, for a few decades, and was now getting back into them, to be surprised a semi-auto came without a manual safety, but folks just starting out in guns, it seems like a lack of manual safety wouldn't register even after bringing it home. I think times have changed.
For instance, I completely understand why the US Military would choose the Beretta M9 over the SIG P226. The Beretta M9 came with a manual safety, and the P226 didn't. The 1911 had a manual safety, the M16 has a manual safety. Picking a replacement without one, seems like a step they weren't ready to take, back in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Conversely, I'm surprised the M17 has a manual safety. By now, all the users have grown up with Glock-type guns without a manual safety, and even the decision makers are probably young enough to have lived their entire shooting lives in the "Glock-era" where semi-auto pistols without a manual safety are the norm rather than the exception.
II'm seriously thinking about going to work part time behind a gun counter - because I think many people are being mislead by sales staff who "just work there"...
I like the God, Family & Guns videos, and although the lady in the shop is very well versed in the area of firearms, she is too over- the- top, kind of goofy for me to watch.
If you are in a leadership position in the military, the last thing you want to have happen on your watch is a negligent discharge. Especially if someone is shot or property is damaged. A lot of the people entering the military have never fired a firearm in their life so the "norm" of pistols not having a safety is unknown to them. Not everyone that is authorized a handgun in the military does that much shooting with one so their experience level with one is low. One thing the military is quite adamant on is safety and the safety on a firearm is one of those safe guards that helps reduce negligent discharges.