Back in the old days we had this stuff called blue steely-um. It was the bee's knees for ages.
Then we got nickelplatey-um. it was price and fancy and flaked off.
Then we got stainless steely-um.. and all was good and proper in the world.
Then somebody said alumininy-um, but wasn't strong enough.
Then Gaston Glock made a gun out of plasticy-um, but it was ugly and it wasn't a revolver.
The came the all vaunted titaniy-um and it was pretty and light and the end all of end alls and lo..
Wait we have Scandiy-um! Newer better more expensive lighter... more environmentally friendly! And it used to be a russki only deal ye hah we beat them ruushins!
Me? I'm holding out for a carbon fiber 5 shot .480 Ruger with cera-malloy bullets. the whole thing should wigh no more than a pack of smokes loaded and generate 2000ft/lbs at the muzzle. SURE it will dislocate my shoulder if i shoot it.. but hey my shoulder is replaceable.. the gun is disposable.
Really at what point is lighter NOT better? I have friends who swear they hate shooting +p out of a steel j-frame snubby. Isn't reliabilty and durability the thing to look for in a firearm? I' like to see some of those 10k torture tests on these new "wondermetal" guns.
Then we got nickelplatey-um. it was price and fancy and flaked off.
Then we got stainless steely-um.. and all was good and proper in the world.
Then somebody said alumininy-um, but wasn't strong enough.
Then Gaston Glock made a gun out of plasticy-um, but it was ugly and it wasn't a revolver.
The came the all vaunted titaniy-um and it was pretty and light and the end all of end alls and lo..
Wait we have Scandiy-um! Newer better more expensive lighter... more environmentally friendly! And it used to be a russki only deal ye hah we beat them ruushins!
Me? I'm holding out for a carbon fiber 5 shot .480 Ruger with cera-malloy bullets. the whole thing should wigh no more than a pack of smokes loaded and generate 2000ft/lbs at the muzzle. SURE it will dislocate my shoulder if i shoot it.. but hey my shoulder is replaceable.. the gun is disposable.
Really at what point is lighter NOT better? I have friends who swear they hate shooting +p out of a steel j-frame snubby. Isn't reliabilty and durability the thing to look for in a firearm? I' like to see some of those 10k torture tests on these new "wondermetal" guns.