Unpopular Opinion Thread

[Trigger Time]

I full support profiling and land mining the Mexican border.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Military and LEO are NOT more qualified to handle/fire firearms (necessarily). Telling me you're military or LEO doesn't put you behind me walking through the woods.

 

[nakinate]

Here are my actual true, mostly unpopular opinions:

Ruger SR9C is a bad choice, unless you get really lucky.
I dislike anything in .40
CC or semi/CC is better than OC when out in public.
Do not overthink your first gun purchase, you'll probably end up trading or adding more anyway. If you're ready for a gun, just do it.
Calling a gun a "piece."

Why is a Ruger SR9c a bad choice? I've owned 2 and put 1500 rounds through them without issue. Was I lucky twice?

edit: I saw chipbennett also has had 2 SR9Cs with good results. Perhaps you just had bad luck? More often than not, people I have met with an SR9c love them.

 

[chipbennett]

Why is a Ruger SR9c a bad choice? I've owned 2 and put 1500 rounds through them without issue. Was I lucky twice?

edit: I saw chipbennett also has had 2 SR9Cs with good results. Perhaps you just had bad luck? More often than not, people I have met with an SR9c love them.

I would put my throughput at close to 5,000 rounds between the two guns, with no issues whatsoever.

 

[A 7.62 Exodus]

Non-violent felons should get their firearms rights back.

I prefer Milsurp to newer stuff. In fact, I'd take an AK platform over an AR 8/10 times

I'm prepared to get blasted for this, but the NRA is a soft organization. They've had plenty of times to DESTROY a group of people on the gun control argument, but they tucked their tails and ran.

 

[Trigger Time]

Military and LEO are NOT more qualified to handle/fire firearms (necessarily). Telling me you're military or LEO doesn't put you behind me walking through the woods.

That's sound advice!

 

[1775usmarine]

You're compensating for something if you have to pack hundreds to thousands of dollars into a gun platform and brag about it online or person.

 

[Birds Away]

You're compensating for something if you have to pack hundreds to thousands of dollars into a gun platform and brag about it online or person.

It is perfectly alright to admit you are jealous of those folks. It isn't a sign of weakness. However, saying they are compensating is bad form.

 

[JollyMon]

You're compensating for something if you have to pack hundreds to thousands of dollars into a gun platform and brag about it online or person.

Does that mean people have to stop posting in the show and tell threads? or they can only post there if its a hi-point.

 

[SteveM4A1]

I'm prepared to get blasted for this, but the NRA is a soft organization. They've had plenty of times to DESTROY a group of people on the gun control argument, but they tucked their tails and ran.

They have to let the gun control argument live on. It is how they make money. It is an evil doubled-edged sword.

 

[1775usmarine]

Does that mean people have to stop posting in the show and tell threads? or they can only post there if its a hi-point.

They can post all they want. Majority of these people can't shoot worth a dam anyway with the original platform or they put all this money into something and never shoot, then critique someone else s platform as inferior to all they did. Hence the compensating.

 

[nakinate]

They can post all they want. Majority of these people can't shoot worth a dam anyway with the original platform or they put all this money into something and never shoot, then critique someone else s platform as inferior to all they did. Hence the compensating.

How do you know how often they shoot or how skilled they are at shooting?

 

[1775usmarine]

How do you know how often they shoot or how skilled they are at shooting?

By the targets they leave behind along with the rest of the trash.

 

[nakinate]

By the targets they leave behind along with the rest of the trash.

So you know that these are the same people that post the alleged boasting?

 

[1775usmarine]

So you know that these are the same people that post the alleged boasting?

I condensed a lot of people into those sentences.

 

[nakinate]

I condensed a lot of people into those sentences.

Ok, just clarifying. I get what you're saying, but you'd be hard pressed to point those people out unless you shoot with them on a regular basis.

 

[Birds Away]

I condensed a lot of people into those sentences.

If you are proud of your guns and your shooting abilities I think you should post pictures just like everyone else. There are a lot of high quality guns that are relatively inexpensive. I'm afraid I just don't see where all of the anger comes from.

 

[nakinate]

If you are proud of your guns and your shooting abilities I think you should post pictures just like everyone else. There are a lot of high quality guns that are relatively inexpensive. I'm afraid I just don't see where all of the anger comes from.

He's just jealous of all your CZs!

 

[Birds Away]

He's just jealous of all your CZs!

My cheap Eurotrash? Naw.

 

[1775usmarine]

Ok, just clarifying. I get what you're saying, but you'd be hard pressed to point those people out unless you shoot with them on a regular basis.

Some you can pick right out they come to a range like they never been to one before, pull out whatever they want to shoot, disregard safety rules, and usually they have a few friends to make sure they know what they spent. They shoot, they suck, they call it a day, and leave their trash behind for others to deal with. Others are somewhat subtle about it, and some you find while online.