Why are so many gunowners ungenerous?

[DHJenkins]

This post really should have been titled "Why spend alot of $$ on your gun, but skimp on optics?"

Generosity is an entirely different animal than what the OP is trying to comment on.

 

[azhunter122]

Well I like nice guns and I run cheap ammo through them (don't see why not because I clean them after every range visit). I also will choose cheaper supplies so I can buy nicer guns I guess. Plus I feel better about buying a bunch of stuff.

 

[rfurtkamp]

In selling hundreds of thousands of rounds of Wolf ammo (and shooting a huge huge amount myself), nobody ever came back to the shop to buy replacement extractors or had any problems.

The opposite usually happened: "I shot some Wolf because it's all a friend had, it didn't break the gun, give me a case"

 

[BADUNAME37]

Hehe, one time at gander mountain I saw a guy trying to have the gunsmith mount a crappy, old .22 scope on a Ruger #1 in .416 ruger(I just had to walk over there and ask the guy what the caliber was) with a pair of $6 .22LR scope rings he had just grabbed from the rack.

He wanted to get it ready for deer season he said, at this point I just kinda giggled and walked away. The thought of the guy using such a big rifle for Michigan whitetail was pretty funny all by itself. When you factor in that whole scope story it was way too much and I couldn't resist laughing.

That is rather comical!

 

[22-rimfire]

That is pretty funny. I like stories. I wouldn't even have done that when I was 16.

 

[Cajun]

Besides anyone price a kales-Zeiss. scope lately



Yea I just bought a Zeiss and it sure as hell was'nt cheap!!

 

[colemanw]

As guys, most of us are programmed to look for the deal... but when it comes to the guns themselves its like looking at sex- once the deal is "consummated" our minds turn back to other things (accessories) why not save a few bucks?
Well,
As with women, firearms work best when given the proper care and accessories...

 

[rbernie]

I used to see this in the motorcycle dealerships all the time; folks would drop $15K+ on a new rocket and then buy a $60 helmet that didn't fit right. I never did grasp why that was.

why do so many people care about how their friends spend their money?

And in the end, this is probably the right question to ask. As long as folk are happy with what they do, it's likely not my place to tell them that they're wrong.

I may not roll the same way, but they can do whatever they want.

 

[rogerjames]

Why are so many gunowners ungenerous?

 

[crazy-mp]

If your friend is in the market for another AR or any gun send him my way PLEASE!!!

 

[moooose102]

well, mostly because most of us can not afford a $3000.00 rifle scope for our $1000.00 rifles.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Ungenerous is not the word I would use, but I can't think of a better one right now. But I do see this phenomenon a lot with holsters for handguns. Someone will buy a $500, $700 or more handgun and then look for the cheapest holster. Or, if they do get a good holster, put it on a cheap flimsy belt. Some very good holsters can be had for just 10% of the cost of a handgun, and a complete carry rig (good holster, belt and ammo carrier) for 25%.

 

[MachIVshooter]

If his rifle will run well with wolf, why spend more to plink/practice?

As far as optics, they just need to perform well enough for the intended use. For most of us working class folks, that means buying in the price range that provides the most bang for the buck; When I put glass on a hunting rifle, I know that a $130 Simmons or Bushnell is going to come up short, but I also know that I am unlikely to realize any advantage in a $1,500 Nightforce over my $600 Leupold.

I used to see this in the motorcycle dealerships all the time; folks would drop $15K+ on a new rocket and then buy a $60 helmet that didn't fit right. I never did grasp why that was.

So how would you classify those of us who refuse to wear helmets at all

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

It's a good question -the answer mostly is *ignorance* of what a good scope or good ammo will do for your shooting.

It's utterly amazing to me how many cheap rifles I've seen over the years with cheap Tasco scopes and similar. That's the local culture around here. Every single gun show, there are DOZENS of good turnbolts with crappy scope and rings. What this is, is a combination of the dealer try to cheaply up the perceived value (hey it's "ready to hunt"), and the generally-ignorant public who thinks "yeah, it sure is", not realizing that that Tasco may not last 3 shots on that .338 win mag.

 

[Sav .250]

" live and learn."