Yeah, I don't really get the zombie stuff either. I do understand that maybe it markets stuff to the new generation, but it could be detrimental. To me, it kind of blurs the line between video games and reality, and some people might be better off with a little more definition.
See, instead of having a traditional gun culture, one where the kid gets a bb gun and then a .22 and goes shooting with dad, we now have kids that don't come from firearms backgrounds, but they do have a playstation. They go to college and become of age. Without that traditional background, without military training, without competitive training, they get firearms but don't know what to do with them. What are they REALLY used for?
Judging by the threads on here, I'd say we have some confused people. They go from no firearms, no gun culture, straight to tacticool. They have no other justification than tacticool, I have it, and of course, zombies. That is what they are used for on the video games, right?
That is the problem I see with it. That our pastime is growing is good, how it is growing I'm not so enthusiastic about. The disconnect is disconcerting.
The stock? Eh. I guess somebody thought "M4 shotgun stock" needed a cool name.