What are some firearms/caliber stereotypes?

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Drop leg holster man (to clear his gut)

SERPA Glock open carry man (he wears sunglasses to make sure the bad guys dont see his next move)

See-thru scope mount man (Only needs 1 bullet a year!!)

Guy at range but isnt shooting man (here to scavange brass)

CCW Vest man (carries 2 spare mags “just in case” but more likely to die by McDonalds
 
.455_Hunter said:
Many in our "community" are guilty of this- They have SHTF plans/weapons down to a T, and supplies of food/ammo to last years, but are exhausted after walking 100 yards in the summer sun or climbing a couple flights of stairs.
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Perhaps they'd prefer their death to be from "natural cause"?

AR's can't shoot with bolt rifles.
Bigger is better for shooting creatures with 4 legs but more is better for the ones with 2 legs.
 
38-45 Special said:
One that comes to mind immediately for me is:

.454 Casull, .460 S&W, 500 S&W, .50 AE, etc.: Guy at the range that wants EVERYONE to know that he's there.
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- more like move a couple lanes over, please:rofl:.
I do get a lot of attention when I'm shooting something big, especially when all the hanging targets down range move on each shot (indoors). But I don't like attention (or my wrists I guess).


Stereotype : guys who love cz pistols- a hipsters.
Guys who love h&k- too tacticool for words.
Guys who love mosins- must be broke.
Guys who hate glocks- must live under a rock.
Guy who love leveractions- are wise and know what works.
 
Milsurp rifles bring to mind 3 stereotypes:

1. Old curmudgeons who would rather talk about than shoot them and like lots of rules about targets and rapid fire at the gun range. As a group they really don't like #2 or #3 below for ruining history.
2. Broke neophyte hunters who are bubba-ing together a rig which ends up costing more than a modern gun while cannot hit the broad side of a barn.
3. Videogamer kids who want to own the WWII guns their characters use. They don't really want to shoot either, mostly talk about how the characters use them to great effect.
 
Howland937 said:
So if I admit here to carrying a 1911, cocked and locked, I must be part of that the crowd referenced above? Mine's IWB, concealed under my shirt, and only gonna be hanging out for the world to see if I have a major wardrobe malfunction. In which case, that won't be all that's hanging out.
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You only hit one of the criteria. So you get a pass. ;) That's the problem with stereotypes. They aren't completely accurate.
I was describing one of my nephew's and several of my coworkers.
Sad thing is they are more of a danger to things they aren't trying to hit.
I do like a 1911. But I prefer it as a nice range gun. If I give up that much size. I want a double stack.
 
Bfh_auto said:
If you tell me you carry a 1911 because it's the best handgun made. You probably do these things.
1) carry out of waistband.
2) tuck your shirt behind the pistol
3) be sure to broadcast to everyone you are carrying.
4) carry cocked and locked
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1-Yes
2-No
3- Hell No
4-Hell Yes

And I'm happy to tell you that the 1911 is the best carry handgun ever made. When first manufactured, only two firearms manufacturers built them; now almost everyone makes a version. It served with distinction through two world wars, and two more wars that weren't officially called wars, and every brush fire since has most soldiers wishing they were carrying one instead of what Uncle gave them.

Is that the stereotypical attitude you were looking for? You're Welcome.


Don't know if this is stereotypical of the "old guy" shotgunner, but there's the guy who shows up to shoot skeet, trap, or sporting clays carrying a well worn 50-year old (or older) side by side double that was about $160 back when it was new, when everyone else has the anodized, engraved scrollwork, extended screw-in choke, burled walnut stocked, raised ventilated rib over and under shotgun that you could trade for a new Mercedes and get change back.
 
bangswitch said:
1-Yes
2-No
3- Hell No
4-Hell Yes

And I'm happy to tell you that the 1911 is the best carry handgun ever made. When first manufactured, only two firearms manufacturers built them; now almost everyone makes a version. It served with distinction through two world wars, and two more wars that weren't officially called wars, and every brush fire since has most soldiers wishing they were carrying one instead of what Uncle gave them.

Is that the stereotypical attitude you were looking for? You're Welcome.


Don't know if this is stereotypical of the "old guy" shotgunner, but there's the guy who shows up to shoot skeet, trap, or sporting clays carrying a well worn 50-year old (or older) side by side double that was about $160 back when it was new, when everyone else has the anodized, engraved scrollwork, extended screw-in choke, burled walnut stocked, raised ventilated rib over and under shotgun that you could trade for a new Mercedes and get change back.
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We have that shotgunner at our club; he brings a about 4 different ones a year; I'm buying one from him as soon as the stimulus check is deposited....his 'regular' league gun is one of the other ones....A K80.
I have a 1911, though I carry my PT145 more often.
 
Propane or Coleman fuel?
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It doesn't count as a real Coleman camp stove unless you have to pump it up:D
And the lanterns must have mantles.... (which of course will need to be replaced with the spares you safely stored, ah some place really safe since they can't ever be found without a 1 hour or longer search...)
 
I always equated Sig and HK enthusiasts as guys who drive expensive cars and have more money than ability for some reason. Then I bought a P365 and had to admit it is a great pistol. Still haven't warmed up to the other clunky and overpriced offerings, though.
 
I just bought another 1911... to wear in a holster outside my waistband, with my shirt tucked in. I won't "broadcast" that I'm carrying a gun, but I also don't give much of a crap if anyone sees it either. And obviously, it's cocked and locked. ;)
 
These will be based a lot of social media trends:

-Calls everyone at the range "poors" because he has an HK... But it's a VP9

-Brags about the awesomeness of .40... but shoots once a year out of his Sigma or Taurus and flinches every pull. Drinks Monster

-Carries an XD because Springfield is an American company. Drives '93 Chevy with hockey puck lift, Monster stickers, blasting Kid Rock. Also drinks Monster for the stickers.

-Shoots a Glock... Asks you why you don't shoot a Glock

-Shoots a .357mag... But claims it's just as good as .44mag

-Shoots .44mag... Claims .357mag is a small game cartridge

-Shoots .45 LC... Claims .357 and .44mag are both over rated. References a handloading manual

-Shoots snub nose .454... Misses

-Hunts with a .270... Doesn't understand these youngsters with their love for Creedmoors and hatred for suspenders on pants

-Hunts with 6.5 Creedmoor... Stops at Starbucks on opening day

-Hunts with .375 H&H... But can't do a follow-up shot because his monocle got kicked off his face

-Bought a 45-70... "It's basically an elephant gun"... But ammo has less energy than basic .30-06

-Racks 12 gauge to scare away bad guys... Works at Bass pro shop

-Carries a .22... Afraid of no man because the round bounces around in the body of bad guys

-Carries .380... Let's wife date other men (I'm kidding)
 
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