So a FUDD walks into the store...

[Firefly]

This is also true in other ways, Fly. I wear a lot of 5.11 because it takes whatever punishment I can dish out long-haul and looks professional, but my brand loyalty is only to the results not the brand name--and while I have a second chin where my neck should be, I'm working on it...

Also, don't underestimate the "Legos For Grownups" factor with the geek set.

Lol but why though? 5.11 pants are crotch killers. More patrician tastes lean towards Tru-Spec 24/7s. Soooo comfy after a couple years of washing and they feel almost like the old jungle trousers once properly broken in. Like get coyote and they look almost like Old Navy cargo pants.

Every thuggy knows 5.11 ‘means’ popo. One day I’m gonna burn my 5.11 stuff. A big bonfire. I hate wearing them. The only exception is the TDU pants. I wouldn’t pay my own money but I got some of their old woodlands and old ODs that let you know if you need to lay off the food for a while. They are cut weird. They are C O M F Y. But like I only wear them hunting or shooting. I wouldn’t wear them to the mall. Except the OD green. They fade though but I like faded stuff.

But regular 5.11s are serious nope. But with the right T shirt you can roll outta bed and throw on d cook white woodlands and nobody cares because it’s the South and it kinda screams Gen X.

My goal in my attire is to NOT look like the person to go to if shit goes sideways.

I don’t wear jeans much anymore because nobody makes a jean I like anymore. Except my black ones when I feel like I’m in a Goth/The Birthday Massacre mood.

[sgtrock82]

I've got a few old firearms, they're not for training but just to have some fun once in a while! My 1898 Martini Enfield is a blast. A Zulu rifle converted from 577/450 to 303 Brit. I'd prefer the original cal but the ammo is almost impossible to find. Dragging that out of the safe once every few years for a box of ammo is just something different and fun.

Funny you should mention 577/450.... I finally got some brass for mine this past weekend... the project proceeds!



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[Arik]

Funny you should mention 577/450.... I finally got some brass for mine this past weekend... the project proceeds!



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Nice!
I ran into a beautiful Snider Cavalry carbine a few years ago when picking up this Enfield but the 577 Snyder is even more scarce than the 577/450

I know they're in the 45-70 range but let me know how it shoots!

[The_War_Wagon]

Just another wonderful day in FUDDville.

Stop pussyfootin' around there in Fuddville, and move over here to Pittsburgh, for cryin' out loud!!!

[26 Inf]

Uh, you do know that was a 10 year-old post your referencing, correct?

[SteyrAUG]

Yeah, bolt logo tattoos are pretty gay.

I see what you are saying and they may vote BUT the silent majority is a real thing.

For every super “gun guy” and super gun banner there are 20 people in the middle on the fence.

Most people are like “oh yeah guns, cool” or “oh yeah guns, not my thing but have fun. Don’t shoot your eye out, kid”

But when hamchunks start trying to open carry rifles in Starbucks or pull silly stunts; it turns people off.

It doesn’t make me any less “pro gun” if I don’t tote an AR around all day on my own time and look down on people who do. Going hunting, I may dip in to my favorite filling station for a drink and because I am known; nobody freaks nor bats an eye if I am openly strapped up. Or loading stuff in the truck.

But dudes wearing molle manpurses with their screenname in army tape on them draw attention.

It’s a complete and total turn off. Like lessay America was that oorah about guns where we walked around open carrying ARs just to hit up the Apple store. That’d be lame.

I am not yet to a point in life where going to the mall requires all that extra. And I refuse to get to that point in life.

A lotta Walter Mitty wackoff fantasies about foiling the next spree shooting. Super lame.

Plus a lot of gun guys have never been in a real fight before. A real fight is where you may not go home. Guns make you a target. Better be ready to fight for what you carry. There are FIT 20 year olds who get disarmed by force. A schlubby potbellied 50something DUI lawyer or salaryman just won’t bring it.

I may be a lot meaner but I’m also older. I’m a big dude. A seriously big dude. Like I could seriously appendix carry an MP5K. People who met me won’t disagree. That said, I stand out enough as is. I don’t want the extra bs on my personal time. I mean unless you are Brock Lesnar; Eat your wheaties if you wanna fight me. But as I say. Getting older. Don’t wanna fight. Don’t care. My 20s are over and not coming back.

But the “gun people” take the meme too far and it resembles Dale Gribbles gun club and it annoys regular people.

That’s all I am saying. Don’t judge me by the people who like the same things I like.

Like I said, probably a minor net gain, but still a gain. And considering how close some votes have come, especially when they tried to run that Sandy Hook bullshit through a second time at the last hour when they thought nobody was paying attention those "fringe votes" made all the difference. NRA A rated Harry Reid sacrificed his cover for nothing, but it could have gone the other way.

And sometimes those kilt wearing tattooed retards actually grow out of it and become mostly normal gun folks. Especially when they find out there are actually real activities devoted to firearms besides selfies.

[SteyrAUG]

Frankly, I think this thread comes across pretty elitist. Christmas is coming up. Maybe he was looking for something special for his dad like a cool Uberti lever gun. Maybe he was looking for an over/under .22/.410 for his son, because that is what he started out with.

He hoped to find it in your store. Didn't work out. Now his Christmas shopping day just got that much longer. All this despite the fact he has a pile of 6920s and Glock19s at home. Maybe he is all stocked up on tactical. It doesn't sound like he was rude or even disapproving, just that he didn't find what he was looking for.

Maybe he was a fudd, maybe not. And if he was looking for a lever gun or an over/ under he can find one of those pretty much everywhere else. Probably 6 stores in the same zip code that have all of that stuff. It's not like fudds are the new minority who can't buy a simple bolt gun anywhere.

So G&R didn't have what he wanted, that's fine, another store will make the sale. If you can't find it at Macy's, try Gimbels. It's just that simple.

[sundance435]

Funny you should mention 577/450.... I finally got some brass for mine this past weekend... the project proceeds!



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That makes my "Zulu"-watching parts tingle.

[sundance435]

Funny you should mention 577/450.... I finally got some brass for mine this past weekend... the project proceeds!



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That makes my "Zulu"-watching parts tingle. What's the "Z A R" marking? My knowledge of Martinis (the gun kind) is limited, but I've always loved them since.

[1168]

One of the strangest things I've seen is the tactical guys who oppose the idea of owning guns for sporting and hunting..

But it is smart for us to purge divisive and stupid ideas from our ranks.

I’ve not met this type of person yet, although I don’t see that many Fudds these days either. But its easy to see how it can become us-vs-them. Back in the peak Fudd days of the AWB, I found it strange that the Elmers acted as if I was doing something objectionable by shooting paper with a 30rnd mag, yet they fully intended to kill things just for fun with their rifles.

We definitely need to cut out the infighting. The anti-2a crowd doesn’t even need to divide and conquer. We do it to ourselves.

using a single action revolver as a pointer to direct friends to items of interest around the room. Never been to a cowboy action shoot, but I never got the vibe from reading about them they would tolerate that crap for a second.

They don’t tolerate that at all at cowboy matches, which are a ton of fun, BTW.

Here's the thing... I'm not anti-hunter even though I don't hunt myself, I'm anti-"You Don't NEED That." The game is, we need to make crystal clear to Elmer Fudd that if we go down he's going down with us.

Needs a like button. Probably the best thing ever said on this topic.

This is why I preferred to take ladies from the college out shooting.

I do a lot of coaching with ladies from work. Its very rewarding. Without the bs macho “I’ve been shooting my whole life” (even if they have), they listen and learn quickly. Plus, ladies make up half the population, so if we can get them to subscribe to 2a causes instead of the latest “THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!” movement, thats a win.

For the ones that are on the fence, don’t own anything, or are simply broke and want practice, I supply ammo and weapons, and they already get onto the range for free. I keep on hand 3 S&W’s specifically for this purpose: 15-22, M&P 22, and a EZ 380.