TruthTellers
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When I was in my teens, I was all about machine guns and fire rates, but over time it morphed into accuracy, how many different cartridges a gun could shoot (i.e. revovlers) or be converted to and price.
I've kind of come off the ammo versatility thing, now instead of having one gun that can shoot 5 cartridges, I'd rather have 5 guns mainly because I won't have to have the hold off the target to hit it with 9mm, when with .357 I'd hold right on target.
Another change is I'm not always looking to go against the grain anymore and go with an uncommon gun for the sake of it being uncommon. Like, for a time, I thought the Kel Tec SU-16 rifles were cool, but the triggers suck, the accuracy isn't gonna match the AR, the folding thing can be cool, but if you're just using it to store it easier, the AR's upper comes off just as easy.
Buying what's most popular and common, like Glocks, AR's, Mossberg/Remington shotguns, 1911's, AK's... it pays off in the end because you get options for lots of parts and customizing and for a low price thanks to mass production.
Along those same lines of going against the grain just to go against the grain, when it comes to 9mm or .223/5.56, I can't be a snob to them anymore. I'm not gonna say that in every different size or style of gun that those are the best choices, I think in most cases every caliber has it's own strength and weakness, for example I love 9mm in single stack pistols and carbines, but think it's lame in doublestacks, while .40 is better in subcompact doublestacks and full size pistols for concealed carry and 10mm is better in open carry outdoors/wilderness roles.
When you play to a certain gun's best strength, you're going to get the best efficiency out of it. Asking a 9mm in a Glock 34 to go up against a 10mm in a Glock 40 is a losing proposition depending on what the intended use is going to be.
Years ago when reloading was not on my mind, I bought guns that used common ammo, but now that I reload, I'm not put off by something in .327 or 10mm or .35 Whelen. If I see a cartridge that has a heck of a lot of potential that is superior in performance to the common ammo like .22, 9mm, .45 ACP, .308, I'll buy it if I really want it.
So, a lot has changed, but that's normal with humans. We evolve, we see more things, we gather more intelligence and we either are open and accept it and improve or get stuck in our ways and deny it and suffer.
I've kind of come off the ammo versatility thing, now instead of having one gun that can shoot 5 cartridges, I'd rather have 5 guns mainly because I won't have to have the hold off the target to hit it with 9mm, when with .357 I'd hold right on target.
Another change is I'm not always looking to go against the grain anymore and go with an uncommon gun for the sake of it being uncommon. Like, for a time, I thought the Kel Tec SU-16 rifles were cool, but the triggers suck, the accuracy isn't gonna match the AR, the folding thing can be cool, but if you're just using it to store it easier, the AR's upper comes off just as easy.
Buying what's most popular and common, like Glocks, AR's, Mossberg/Remington shotguns, 1911's, AK's... it pays off in the end because you get options for lots of parts and customizing and for a low price thanks to mass production.
Along those same lines of going against the grain just to go against the grain, when it comes to 9mm or .223/5.56, I can't be a snob to them anymore. I'm not gonna say that in every different size or style of gun that those are the best choices, I think in most cases every caliber has it's own strength and weakness, for example I love 9mm in single stack pistols and carbines, but think it's lame in doublestacks, while .40 is better in subcompact doublestacks and full size pistols for concealed carry and 10mm is better in open carry outdoors/wilderness roles.
When you play to a certain gun's best strength, you're going to get the best efficiency out of it. Asking a 9mm in a Glock 34 to go up against a 10mm in a Glock 40 is a losing proposition depending on what the intended use is going to be.
Years ago when reloading was not on my mind, I bought guns that used common ammo, but now that I reload, I'm not put off by something in .327 or 10mm or .35 Whelen. If I see a cartridge that has a heck of a lot of potential that is superior in performance to the common ammo like .22, 9mm, .45 ACP, .308, I'll buy it if I really want it.
So, a lot has changed, but that's normal with humans. We evolve, we see more things, we gather more intelligence and we either are open and accept it and improve or get stuck in our ways and deny it and suffer.