The fierce, dare I say, nearly psychotic level of loyalty to one particular trigger group or brand is amusing. Or, it would be, were it not kind of disturbing. If a person is fanatically attached to one specific handgun brand or trigger action, he is not really a "gun guy" but a brand guy.
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Well...... in fairness, there is a difference between being committed to what is proven to work well for you and being a brand/action fanatic. Not so easy to see that line on the internet, though.Originally Posted by ShooterM9
Anyway, I'd rather be a shooter than a gun guy ;-)
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"A man's character is his fate."
What are the upsides to being a "gun guy" with a pile of various makers and trigger types vs the person who only owns and shoots a Glock 26, 19, and 17?
I'm neither of the above, BTW, I'm just not following the "you aren't a real gun guy if" logic of thinking.
There are "geardos" and there are serious shooters.
If you have to ask what the difference is.....
I didn't ask what the difference is, I asked what the upside is to being a "gun guy" as you laid it out. You talk about it like you wear it as a badge of honor, and my questioning was a way of calling you out politely, but now that we're in GD, I'll tell you straight up that I think it's typical gunboard asshattery.There are "geardos" and there are serious shooters.
If you have to ask what the difference is.....
If you don't know why...
Yup. Too cool for school and all thatI didn't ask what the difference is, I asked what the upside is to being a "gun guy" as you laid it out. You talk about it like you wear it as a badge of honor, and my questioning was a way of calling you out politely, but now that we're in GD, I'll tell you straight up that I think it's typical gunboard asshattery.
If you don't know why...
Is this where you go on another fundamentals rant?
That being said, as a gun guy and a shooter I will shoot anything......as long as it has a hammer, or a gadget. Please Tom, sell me a gadget!
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I'm pretty sure you know that's not what Godwin said...
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Im a gun guy. But I stick with a particular vein of actions, pistol types or brands. I shoot 1911's and LEM HK's. That's it. Why? Because its what I shoot best. And for some reason the LEM does not interfere with my "software" when I switch to 1911's. Through a DA/SA into my mix on a range day and I may start having some issues. I pretty much do the same thing across the board. My carbines between 5.56 and 308 will have the same triggers and controls and so do my precision rifles. So they tend to be the same brand. "Psychotic loyalty" implies irrational reasoning. But I infer from your post that anyone that sticks in a particular line, it would seem that you may deem a fanatic. Can I shoot others? Of course! And have done so over many rounds and many years leading me to what I shoot today. Someone who has reached a point of refinement and confidence in the systems they are using doesn't make them a fanatic. Nor does it preclude them from being a gun guy. Psychotic and fanatical behaviors in the true sense of the words are just that and probably extend far beyond their firearms selections I suspect.
