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The new fad will be available .22 ammo and reloading powder
What is going to be the next big gun fad/fashion?
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Sam1911
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We've had a number of threads which lay out the criticisms of the DA/SA system and suffice it to say, fewer and fewer shooters look at those features you lauded as being positive, useful, or proper things in a sidearm.
However, debating DA/SA again will likely completely derail the thread, so we probably don't want to do that here. I encourage you to do a search if you're curious, or just keep enjoying yours if that's the way you've trained, and that's what you like.
WestKentucky
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I'm looking for a revolver resurgence. Guns like the sp101 and the big boys like the super red hawk and BFR bring about a little hype. The trend with black rifles was to go bigger, these guns allow that thump, but also offer capability to shoot lighter loads as a step down. Revolvers are due for a comeback. Hopefully we get more target grade revolvers, but even a snub thumper would be nice to see "en vogue"
CoalTrain49
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I don't own an AR but I certainly know why they're popular. They should hold the interest of rifle shooters for years to come.
I'm also going to say the 1911 will be around for awhile longer. It's a pretty simple contraption that is easy to shoot and tear down to clean.
If there are any new trends I think it will have to be a PCC (pistol caliber carbine). Reloaders could get excited and 100 yds will have new meaning. Any guesses as to the caliber? I'll say 40.
I'm also going to say the 1911 will be around for awhile longer. It's a pretty simple contraption that is easy to shoot and tear down to clean.
If there are any new trends I think it will have to be a PCC (pistol caliber carbine). Reloaders could get excited and 100 yds will have new meaning. Any guesses as to the caliber? I'll say 40.
benEzra
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Given that muzzleloaders, single-action revolvers, double-action revolvers, break-open shotguns, lever-action rifles, iron sights, etc. etc. are still in production, DA/SA (and any other feature you can name) isn't going to die either. It may have become a niche, but it's not going extinct.
That's the beauty of a free market; companies are free to innovate, but existing designs stay out there for people who prefer them.
wally
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While I like Keymod a lot better than a quadrail (thinner, lighter) it really offers nothing you can't get with a slim forearm drilled and tapped at intervals for rail sections. Until the stuff you want to hang off rails comes in keymod mounts, you are still going to have to buy keymod rail sections.
I have one keymod free-float tube, I like it, but don't hang anything off it -- it was the smallest and lightest I could find that my suppressor would fit inside of for my 5.5" 9mm SBR.
Like was said, with the availability of plenty of current production "obsolete" arms it won't die, but the market has clearly moved on. Even SIG has realized it coming out with an SA only version of the 226 and a new striker fired polymer pistol.
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SOCOM requests....
I read a interesting item a few weeks ago about DARPA/SOCOM(US spec ops) requesting new vendors & designs for special operations small arms.
A few of the gadgets & firearms the tier one units want for future operations include a compact, concealable sniper rifle(that spec ops can use in plain clothes or deploy in urban conditions) & non lethal weapons to detain or capture high value targets. Weapons that deploy green lasers, taser darts and/or chemical agents will be more common in the next decade or so.
The laser dazer is available now but it's only for sworn LE & armed forces units.
Rusty
I read a interesting item a few weeks ago about DARPA/SOCOM(US spec ops) requesting new vendors & designs for special operations small arms.
A few of the gadgets & firearms the tier one units want for future operations include a compact, concealable sniper rifle(that spec ops can use in plain clothes or deploy in urban conditions) & non lethal weapons to detain or capture high value targets. Weapons that deploy green lasers, taser darts and/or chemical agents will be more common in the next decade or so.
The laser dazer is available now but it's only for sworn LE & armed forces units.
Rusty
hariph creek
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Retro...what was old is new...
Think R51...except hopefully guns that actually work.
Para-tactical-ninja-operator stuff on the way out.
Concealment, concealment, concealment.
It's a shame that we're finally seeing lots of .22lr versions of popular handguns...right about the time .22lr becomes "unobtainium."
Think R51...except hopefully guns that actually work.
Para-tactical-ninja-operator stuff on the way out.
Concealment, concealment, concealment.
It's a shame that we're finally seeing lots of .22lr versions of popular handguns...right about the time .22lr becomes "unobtainium."
alexander45
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this I really wanted the r51 to be good it would make a great back up to a 1911
hariph creek
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With Dan Wesson and (who knows) hopefully Colt getting back in the wheel gun business? Maybe some widespread interest in revolvers?
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What's hot in video games? They've gone from 'tactical' to more 'survival' in focus over the last decade, it seems, so I suspect that means firearms culture will do the same. I expect SHTF stuff to be popular for long time, and to become watered down and maintstream in the form of "emergency preparedness." So hopefully utility will finally begin to outweigh feature-sets.
I said earlier that 'military pattern' guns would burn out; I didn't mean the AR15 would die off, but that an AR15 in military configuration (the M4gery) would become woefully passé and bland, and would be replaced by versions supposedly more ideally suited for different tasks than commando raids. If we go to war again, the fad will flare right back up, though.
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I said earlier that 'military pattern' guns would burn out; I didn't mean the AR15 would die off, but that an AR15 in military configuration (the M4gery) would become woefully passé and bland, and would be replaced by versions supposedly more ideally suited for different tasks than commando raids. If we go to war again, the fad will flare right back up, though.
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Biometric grip safeties to prevent unauthorized use if taken from you or stolen. Once activated you would have a override option to let someone else shoot it too.
Sam1911
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That's not so much a fad as a hellish, dystopian nightmare. That will go along nicely with eating synthetic food, growing our children in vats, and Rick Deckard chasing Replicants.
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Do androids dream of electric guns?
RustyShackelford
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Steam-punk?....
I think the retro steam-punk concepts are a tad unrealistic.
I think personal weapons will be integrated into smart phone technology like the cool gadget glove R&Ded by actor Kevin Kosiner.
I think the retro steam-punk concepts are a tad unrealistic.
I think personal weapons will be integrated into smart phone technology like the cool gadget glove R&Ded by actor Kevin Kosiner.
hariph creek
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Sol, I think your on the right track with modularity and what not.
I think the industry is going to shrink back down to the size it was in the 90's and early 00's. I Think this toy collector video game max out the credit card me generation will move on to the next thing soon, as i dont think all these tactical guns are being shot all that much. I think a huge part of the allure today is simply owning these guns. That will pass as the economy worsens. Then we'll shrink down to a smaller but dedicated following of hunters, competitors, and shooters like before.
Miniaturization of standard odd ons like lasers and optics.
More ergonomic grip choices out of the box.
"Chassis" construction becoming the norm ie one internal metal 'frame' and a majortity composite grip with varying barrel lengths to create 'families' of pistols with 80%+ parts compatibility
More ergonomic grip choices out of the box.
"Chassis" construction becoming the norm ie one internal metal 'frame' and a majortity composite grip with varying barrel lengths to create 'families' of pistols with 80%+ parts compatibility
wally
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So all the ammo is going to hoarders?
I get easily bored punching holes in paper, but shooting steel or other reactive targets never grows old and you tend to shoot a lot more ammo when doing so.
I'd wager the major limitation to shooting the tactical guns (ignoring the current relative scarcity and resulting high cost of ammo) is lack of suitable places to shoot for most city folk.
Madcap_Magician
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Well, according to Glock the new trend is for small .380 ACP pistols.
They may need to check the time/date settings on their corporate computers, though.
They may need to check the time/date settings on their corporate computers, though.
RPRNY
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multi- barreled everything...
Not just limited to shotguns anymore. There is a double barreled 1911 out there, I think chiapa has a triple barreled shotgun. Now an Israeli company is going g to start making a double barreled AR.
http://www.slickguns.com/product/first-look-gilboa-snake-double-barrel-ar-15-video-and-pics
Not just limited to shotguns anymore. There is a double barreled 1911 out there, I think chiapa has a triple barreled shotgun. Now an Israeli company is going g to start making a double barreled AR.
http://www.slickguns.com/product/first-look-gilboa-snake-double-barrel-ar-15-video-and-pics
Onward Allusion
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BIG freaking hi-cap revolvers. Like 9 rounds of .357 Mag or 10 rounds of .327 Fed Mag. Especially true in California & New York State.
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