I lost interest in black guns...

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riflemen

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I don't know why, but I am not attracted to the black/fun guns anymore? I don't know what happened to me, I remember years ago with the sub 2000 I couldn't wait to get a couple of them to play with, now I see things like the cz scorpion and I am like "eh, whatever"...

And its not like I don't appreciate a tool like that, I enjoy looking at it, I just have no interest in owning one, and I have by no means lost interest in guns, I am about 2 months away from getting my Custom threaded barreled silencer ready Night Hawk 1911 with Tirant {aac will be ready first but I have another threaded 1911 to try it out on :D }... Also I was excited to get the Wilson Combat Berretta http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Beretta...gadier-Tactical-9mm/productinfo/BER-92BRIG-9/ , I still enjoy looking at the Berretta Shotguns when they are released, I was like a kid on xmass eve the night before I could pick up my first A400.

I think I just lost interest in the black guns, I am going to blame it on my local legislature, they are making it so tough to own anything like that, that its not even worth considering it. Or it could be that I am getting older, I know when I was younger I bought my share of tec 9's, macs, UZI's, Cabrays, ect. Most of which I sold during this last panic, I am sure I got 5-10 times what I paid for them, but to be honest I would have took a loss if I had to I just no longer care for them...

Maybe I am broken...
 
It's fairly normal for your interests to shift over time, at least mine have. I had an active interest in rifles when I was a kid, then became a revolver collector in my twenties. Eventually I sold all my revolvers off, and switched to semiauto pistols, most in basic black. I still love them, but a few revolvers are creeping back into the collection now, and several rifles are holding my interest these days again. Wait long enough, and it will come around again.
 
It's normal... human... to have changing tastes and preferences.

It happens to me with guns, cars, clothes, electronics, appliances, entertainment, friends, etc... it's just normal.
 
Time passes, taste changes. Back in my youth, the HK-91 was the black rifle to have and as college kids it was the gun that went to the range on Saturdays. Nowadays I shoot more black powder than black rifles. It's fun, cheaper and more challenging.
 
I can relate to what the OP is saying. I haven't completely lost my interest in "black guns", but have become a lot more discriminating. I have lost my interest in AR's and AK's. I still have some, but they don't get much use. But, I still drool over guns like the Sig AMT and the and Sig 551. I even sort of like the Sig 556 and the new CZ assault pistol seems pretty neat.

What has happened is that I really enjoy shooting pistols more than rifles. I would also love to get into shooting skeet and sporting clays. But, I still have a little "kid" in my, so I can appreciate a new badass assault pistol like the CZ Scorpion EVO.:D
 
I used to be an Apple Jacks man and now it's Cocoa Puffs all the way. But seriously, I believe our tastes in many things change as we grow and age. Doesn't mean you won't develop an urge for black guns again though. I wouldn't sell 'em!
 
I am sure it has something to do with the laws, and now my black guns are not stored at my residence anymore, I moved them to RI, so whats the sense of owning them?

Also I am sure it has a lot to do with the fact my shooting tastes have "matured" {for lack of a better word}, it was fun to go out and blow 500 rounds of 556 through the my latest ar build, but that seems to get old fast, now I would much rather take a refined shotgun to the range and shoot clay targets all afternoon or take one of my 1911s to the pistol course and shoot plates for a while... Then of course I don't use them for hunting and that is my primary reason for getting into guns, birds, deer, yotes, ect

The more I think about it the more I realise I am done with the black stuff...
 
I can relate to the OP a bit. I never cared for them much in the first place. I bought one 'black gun', a Glock 19. I don't really know why I did, other than got tired of not having one, and it's my main home defense gun. My girlfriend wanted a gun and after looking at and shooting several, she 'settled' on the Sig P250. It's OK, but not my first choice, but hers.

The only other 'black gun' I'm considering is an AR,... 'cause I don't have one.

Also note, I don't consider my parkerized Remington Rand a black gun. ;)
 
I'm starting to feel the same way. For me its because two of the three states I regularly travel to for hunting/shooting have banned or restricted AR-15's in some way and its becoming a major headache figuring out what's legal where.

I'm starting to like bolt actions a lot. They are cheaper, more reliable, often more accurate (for a given price range), easier to reload for, lighter, easier to clean and maintain, and have less protruding parts to get snagged on stuff.

Most importantly (for me, at least) they are legal everywhere so you don't need to stress out when traveling across state lines.

For self defense, you don't lose much. You can't shoot as fast, but that means you make every shot count. If your attacker is close enough that you would be able to make quick on target shots, you are probably better off with a pistol anyway. In the realities of a self defense scenario, you want to use the weakest round that gets the job done with the "least scary" gun. IF you use an AR-15 for self defense you greatly increase the odds that you are going to spray bullets or over penetrate and hurt someone, and if the media gets hold of your case they are going to make you look like a mass murderer if you used an AR. A revolver or wood stock bolt gun is going to make you life a lot easier in the aftermath of a SD scenario, that is the sad truth about society today. And no, you are not sacrificing your well being for the sake of legal benefit, you can defend yourself just as well with a shotgun or revolvers as a tricked out AR or semi auto "cop gun". Remember, if you are shooting at someone more than a few yards away, chances are you were not justified in taking the shot.

Same thing goes for accidents. God forbid you kill someone while hunting with an AR-15. You and I know the fact that it was an AR has nothing to do with the accident, but the media is going to make it look like you had no reason for using an AR to hunt and that the accident would have been avoided if you were using a traditional hunting rifle with a low capacity magazine. Again, its the sad truth of the world today.

Everyone should own a decent AR, get one before they get banned completely because that is a strong possibility. But for me, I'm thinking of packing up my 300 blackout suppressed AR for a rainy day and sticking with bolt actions for most of my shooting.
 
When. I first started out it was handgun or shotgun. I had no use for nor did I care anything about a rifle. Fast forward to today rifles dominate my collection. I even look back and say why did I ever think I wasn't interested in a fine rifle. Taste does change.
 
And no, you are not sacrificing your well being for the sake of legal benefit, you can defend yourself just as well with a shotgun or revolvers as a tricked out AR or semi auto "cop gun". Remember, if you are shooting at someone more than a few yards away, chances are you were not justified in taking the shot.
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I might can, in fact, I know I could.

But my slightly built Ladyfriend ain't gonna use my Mossberg anywhere near as effectively as my AR-.

That being said, my AR-15 and Mossberg are definitely used as tools, in that they are shot to maintain competency, and not much else. They were bought new and off the shelf from a large gun shop.

As far as guns that I derive enjoyment from, they are traditional hunting rifles and shotguns that have been pried away from Dad, scoured for in pawn shops and garage sales, or passed down from inheritance.
 
riflemen, My interests change too. I have been issued black rifles, have been to the Colt armorers school, and have owned a couple of Colt ARs myself. I was never able to develop the interset in them that many others have. If my state made it an onerous task to own black rifles, I admit I would probably not subject myself to the hassle. Of course, we see jurisdictions all over that do that very thing to discourage ownership. Those same jurisdictions are the ones that attempt to "make felons" by catching an otherwise law abiding owner in a technical violation of a labyrinth of regulations. That way, the state or local jurisdiction can say they are not violating the Second Amendment, as they have imposed only "resonable restrictions". I suspect this approach works pretty well in the minds of those want to do their part to destroy the "Gun Culture," especially the black gun culture........ymmv
 
I hear you. I bought a new motorcycle in August after a thirty year hiatus. I haven't been to the range since then and I've even got guns I've never fired.

Interests wax and wane. It's human nature.
 
I have been doing a lot of deer hunting lately and lost interest in my black guns as well. I'm sure it will cycle back around. I wished I had my Ar on Wednesday when the club ran its first pack of hounds. Would've been easier to hit four deer at 20 yards on the run than my bolt action .308.:)
 
Probably what it is. I'm only 66 and was out at the range today shooting 10-inch plates at 600 yards with my AR .308. When I get older, I'll probably lose interest too...
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I have a complete custom 308 AR, Noveske to the moon, it shoots really well, But given the choice of shooting 1" plates at 60yds with that or 2" circles at 1000 with my TRG... Maybe some day I will put the long range stuff away and be shooting balloons at 1000 with a 9mm revolver? like jerry- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3XwizTqDw
 
I got started in guns with a Savage .22 bolt action...then 12 gauge Maverick 88 for duck hunting. Liked the Maverick so much I got a Mossberg 500 in MAX 4. Then I got a Marlin .22 XMT bolt action...S&W AR15 in 5.56...Henry .22 lever action... 30.06 and a .40 S&W. Guess I just like all kinds of guns. Now I reload. Things are always changing...Keep 'em forever or trade 'em. It's your right as an American to do what you want with your firearms!
 
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