newfrontier45
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I didn't add any of that info to impress you or anyone else. You said that concern over looks indicates a novice, I'm letting you know that you are dead wrong and how. I got to where I am honestly and I don't appreciate your comments at all. I'm not impressed with a nurse that thought "tacticool" was cool four years ago telling me that the criteria by which I choose a firearm makes me sound like a novice. I lurked for a long time and read a lot of your comments before I registered. I'm not impressed at all with your knowledge but what does that accomplish? Other than to make an adult discussion about guns personal, which is juvenile. Actually the reverse of what you suggest is true but I don't expect you to understand that.Second, this is an internet message board. Before you brag to us (esp me) about the size of your collection, make sure its impressive, to everyone. I am not impressed by 48 revolvers, nor am I impressed by $60,000 worth of firearms. Ask yourself why might that be?
Everything about a revolver is fair game. I won't buy certain guns because I don't like the style of front sight they come with. Some of these are easily corrected with a little gunsmith help, some are not. When you've REALLY been around the block a few times you obsess about the smallest details. Which is why I'm satisfied with fewer and fewer factory guns but own more and more customs. If utility and function were the only requirements, we'd all be shooting Glocks but for most of us, there are other factors involved. I don't know why we expect good looks out of an $800 S&W but not a Korth that costs several thousand dollars. When you're paying that much for a single gun, you should DEMAND both.
There's always condescension where beauty is involved. If you like your guns "pretty", if you like them to have fancy finishes, engraving or exotic stock materials, you're a sissy or have lace on your drawers. Maybe I should've majored in psychology because this mentality fascinates me. Perhaps it's just insecurity. I'm not ashamed to admit that I expect my guns to function but I also want them to be beautiful, to varying degrees. Which is one reason why I prefer to hunt birds with a Merkel 28ga, instead of an 870 Express.This kind of goes hand in hand with some of the "reverse snob" attitude I was talking about earlier, to the point where it's another forums cliche. Someone always pipes up to add "heh, I don't care how my guns look, they're just tools for getting work done, I'm no sissy."
Why not? I wouldn't buy a Lambo because they don't appeal to me but there are other exotic cars that do.I am simply saying you don't buy a Camaro because it looks better than a Lambo.
No smart guy, function is a given. This should be obvious to anyone but a novice.Oh, and for the record, I find this to be a lie, or maybe your head is on backwards.
Who said it was???...looks are not the chief concern...
So are you saying you'd spend $5000-$10,000 for a revolver that you didn't love everything about??? Tell us another lie.