Unpopular or unconventional opinions thread.

[Antihero]

As a long time fan of ales I am very thankful that your's is an unpopular opinion. It is a good time for us ale drinkers after many years of drought.

There are about 55 million different IPAs nowdays, it's been around since the 18th century and has been very popular for at least 30 years I wouldn't say thats really a drought.

Nowdays you go into a craft beer bar and out of 50 taps , 45 minimum are IPAs. You are lucky if you get 2 stout choices. New IPAs are trying to out hop the others and get worse and worse too.

It's a trend that should burn itself out soon hopefully

 

[Antihero]

To be honest, I drink very little beer, preferring the peasant liquors. I drink gin.

Gin -- there is an unpopular option alright.

Oh, and I like black licorice.

Can't say I'm a huge gin fan but I do love Dirty Martinis a lot.

I'm primarily a Islay Scotch drinker though

 

[Jim Watson]

Ref. other thread about the way one vendor is managing shortages, with a lot of loyalty oaths.
I am what you might call a mercenary shopper; have you got what I want at a competitive price? Nothing else matters much.

 

[CapnMac]

Didn't the germans think they were under fire from machine guns from the highly trained squads of Brits rapidly getting accurate shots off with their enfields?

Two factors there.
One, was extensive live fire training (even in the very lean interwar years, versus any other similar army).
The other was in massed Section (what the Brits call a Squad) and Platoon fires.
You get 8-9 rifles all firing together at a single target (or the 30-40 in a Platoon) all on a specific bit of geography and that's a large number of bullets raining out of the sky.

This got even more spicy when every Section had a Bren attached to it, and every troop in the Section was an ammo bearer for the Bren.

 

[swg1]

Didn't the germans think they were under fire from machine guns from the highly trained squads of Brits rapidly getting accurate shots off with their enfields? Idk but I've always heard this repeated so I wanted to ask if this was true. And I know I would hate to get hit center mass with a 303 British round at any range.

This was reported to have happened during WW1

 

[Legionnaire]

Fun thread.

I moved to TX from PA and fully agree with the comments about PA's Game Commission. I miss hunting there, but the constantly-changing regs are nuts.

To quote a friend, IPAs "taste like freakin' pine cones."
I don't own a 1911 or a .30-06 and don't feel like my modest collection is missing anything; I do own an AR but not because I really like the platform.
I appreciate walnut and blued steel but for most of what I do, synthetic and stainless/cerakote/parkerized make more sense.
I prefer to start a new handgun shooter off with a .357 Magnum revolver shooting low pressure wadcutter loads.
The first firearm you own does not need to be a rifle in .22LR.

 

[John_R]

My unpopular opinion is that if you have an unpopular opinion everyone shouldn't try to correct you.

 

[Mr. Mosin]

Single Action revolvers are acceptable for self defense, if one practices with it.

Nothing better for close quarters self defense than a revolver.

Hi cap wonder nines and AR-15's are overrated and worse than useless in untrained hands.

 

[tark]

Dremels don't wreck guns, people do - a Dremel is just a tool. [

Lol. I can appreciate the play on words, but all too often dremels are demonized when in fact your play on words is quite true. Having worked for Les Baer for 21 years, you would be shocked at the number of things that are done with dremels. You don't flare ejection ports on a 1911 with rat tail files. After a file, I used my dremel more often than any other tool. I once quite literally fit a slide to a frame using a dremel and a sanding drum instead a file. ( both parts were scrap )
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[tark]

The metric system is vastly superior to the imperial system when measuring and building things.

Screw the metric system. The rest of the world needs to convert to ounces and pounds, inches and feet and yards and miles

 

[chicharrones]

Screw the metric system. The rest of the world needs to convert to ounces and pounds, inches and feet and yards and miles

I carry double the tools in my work vehicle thanks to SAE and metric. I probably work on 10 metric machines to each SAE machine. If only those few American manufacturers I deal with would do what American automotive manufacturers have done decades ago, my back would be in better shape and my vehicle would get better gas mileage.

Although, I will credit the American system for teaching me fractions as a wee lad.

 

[Mr. Mosin]

Handguns do not actually suck as man stoppers. You just need to have the right caliber/cartridge, proper bullet selection, and actually be able to shoot- not spray and pray.

 

[Nuclear]

The metric system is just as arbitrary as the English system, it’s only redeeming feature is the base 10 of measurements. Metric lengths were originally defined as a fraction of the distance from pole to pole going through Paris, France. Degrees Celsius (or Centigrade) are defined as the difference between boiling and freezing at sea level, divided by 100, which results in a less precise measurement of temperature than degrees Fahrenheit. The units for magnetic field (Teslas) and capacitance (Farads) are so uselessly large, that microTeslas and microfarads are commonly used.

My unpopular opinions:

Not only is open carry ok, but we should do it as much as possible if we want to retain our rights. Did the LGBT+ get their rights accepted by hiding in closets or by getting in everyone’s face until it became mainstream?

Also, there should be no connection between drug use and losing your gun rights, unless you do something stupid with a gun while intoxicated. Likewise, unless you have been deemed a danger to others by a court where you were represented by a lawyer and a doctor, no one should lose their gun rights for seeking mental health help.

ARs are boring and they aren’t ergonomic.

A lever on your trigger face is not a safety.

1911s are more than reliable enough for self defense.

I could do this all day....

 

[swg1]

I carry double the tools in my work vehicle thanks to SAE and metric. I probably work on 10 metric machines to each SAE machine. If only those few American manufacturers I deal with would do what American automotive manufacturers have done decades ago, my back would be in better shape and my vehicle would get better gas mileage.

Although, I will credit the American system for teaching me fractions as a wee lad.

I have a 99 TJ, a fine mix of SAE, metric and let us not forget torx. My rule for tools is if it touches the rig (or motorcycle) it gets carried for trailside repair. I have a stupid amount of tools in my Jeep.

 

[swg1]

The metric system is just as arbitrary as the English system, it’s only redeeming feature is the base 10 of measurements. Metric lengths were originally defined as a fraction of the distance from pole to pole going through Paris, France. Degrees Celsius (or Centigrade) are defined as the difference between boiling and freezing at sea level, divided by 100, which results in a less precise measurement of temperature than degrees Fahrenheit. The units for magnetic field (Teslas) and capacitance (Farads) are so uselessly large, that microTeslas and microfarads are commonly used.

Tend to agree about the temp part, too coarse. "It's 21-26 out." doesn't roll off the tongue as well as "It's going to be in the 70's today." Microfarad is STILL HUGE in my world.

 

[Howland937]

You know, I don't think any of my opinions are unpopular. Just seems a lot of people need to catch up.

Screw the metric system. The rest of the world needs to convert to ounces and pounds, inches and feet and yards and miles

Amen.
How many more 6mm names can they possibly come up with?

Fractions are pretty important. How would we ever know if we're pessimistic or optimistic if all we ever know is " the glass has .5 litres and is neither empty nor full"?

 

[Howland937]

have a stupid amount of tools in my Jeep.

But do you have a 2nd toolbox just for spare parts? Ujoints, tie rod ends, serp belt? I realized I had a problem when I decided I needed room for a DC welder and a small oxy/acet torch set.

 

[Bill Raby]

The problem with having a laser sight on your gun is that you have the gun pointed towards the kitty cat the whole time he is chasing that dot around. Just seems like a bad idea to have a gun pointed at the kitty cat while you are playing with him. If you go to the pet store you can get a laser that does not have a gun attached to it. I never could understand why anyone would want to attach a gun to a kitty toy.

 

[Phaedrus/69]

ARs are boring and they aren’t ergonomic.

I suppose the point of this thread is to state unpopular opinions, not to have to refute them. So without meaning to be argumentative, what makes you say than ARs aren't ergonomic? Just as an FYI, I'm not really an AR fanboy by any means, never owned one til I was 40 years old or so. The one thing I really don't find intuitive or ergonomic is the charging handle. Nothing wrong with it but I've got four decades of using firearms with side charging handles and reciprocating bolts (HK style, CZ Bren, 1100 Remington, etc). As for the rest of the design I was amazed by how easily one can do everything and how every control is easily at hand. I think the 6 position stock is pretty brilliant and it's amazing having all the moving mass of the carbine in a direct line with the shoulder. A modern AR with M-Lok or Keymod and a full top rail is incredibly versatile and easy to use. Anything you might add to the gun like lights and optics attaches simply and without fuss. I really love that mags pop in and out like a pistol, no hooking and rocking like you have to do with an AK or Mini-14. I love the safety right in easy reach of the thumb vs inside the trigger guard (which seems like a horribly unsafe place for a safety). And picatinny is 1000x better than Weaver for optics!

Again, not saying you're wrong just kind of curious what you find to dislike in the ergos.

 

[rabid wombat]

I have a 99 TJ, a fine mix of SAE, metric and let us not forget torx. My rule for tools is if it touches the rig (or motorcycle) it gets carried for trailside repair. I have a stupid amount of tools in my Jeep.

nothing compares to Whitworth, and Lucas is an electric marvel!....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Whitworth

 

[swg1]

But do you have a 2nd toolbox just for spare parts? Ujoints, tie rod ends, serp belt? I realized I had a problem when I decided I needed room for a DC welder and a small oxy/acet torch set.

All in the mix (not welders tho'). I no longer carry spare axles since I upgraded from D35c/D30 to D44 front and back with aftermarket axles.

 

[Lineman65]

Screw the metric system. The rest of the world needs to convert to ounces and pounds, inches and feet and yards and miles

That’s right- there are two kinds of countries; those that use the metric system, and those that have put men on the moon.

 

[Phaedrus/69]

That’s right- there are two kinds of countries; those that use the metric system, and those that have put men on the moon.

Of course, the reality is that all the moon landing stuff was done in metric and only converted to Imperial at the display for the cargo...er, astronauts benefit.

 

[Deanimator]

I remember reading a thread about an older gentleman on a forum that was worried about break ins and had very very limited money.

He had an Enfield and 2 boxes of ammo and was asking if it could effectively protect his house and his family. He lived in the middle of nowhere, miles from anyone and it was just him and his wife, both were in their 70s and on a fixed income low enough that buying a box of ammo to practice with was something he could do once a month and only the one box at a time.

The popular consensus was to sell the Enfield and get himself a cheap pistol. Hi points were thrown around a lot as his best possible option. One person said this gem :

" That rifle wasn't really made to take on human targets, not really at least"

A battle rifle, from ww2 .........not made for human targets. Suuuuurrrreeee

A friend once said of my Garand, "It has kind of a lot of recoil for a combat weapon.", to which I think I replied, "Yeah, that's why the Marines issued .25acp Baby Brownings in WWII."

 

[Lineman65]

Of course, the reality is that all the moon landing stuff was done in metric and only converted to Imperial at the display for the cargo...er, astronauts benefit.

You may be correct. A good friend worked on the MIRV program at GE in the late 60s. That work was all done in Imperial units. Pounds, slugs, etc. That much I know for sure.