Guns That Have Changed Our Thinking & Why??

[billt]

For me it's three.

1.) The Glock.

When they came out, I HATED them, pure and simple. Now, I love them, and own a total of 6. Three in 9 MM, and three in .45 ACP. I couldn't be happier with all of them! They are extremely reliable, built like tanks, are very simple to operate, field strip, and clean. I simply couldn't ask for more out of a defensive pistol.

2.) The AK-47.

Same deal here as well. Couldn't stand the "Cheap Russian things made from equally cheap, inferior parts, by peasants." Now I have a total of 7. All of which run like tops, are fun as hell to shoot, easy to clean, operate, and cheap to feed in spite of todays unusually high ammunition prices.

3.) The AR-15.

I was intrigued by them, but nowhere near enough to buy one. Then the curiosity grew and grew. Finally I took the plunge and bought a Bushmaster A-2. The rest is history. I now own 7 of them. 5 Bushmasters and 2 LWRC piston guns. It really took a lot for me to "crossover" into the military type of weaponry. But now I'm a much happier person for it. It offers up far more shooting possibilities, and with it a lot more fun. And that is why we are all in this gun game to begin with!  Bill T.

[tombogan03884]

 Have to agree on the AK, it taught me that "effective hits" are more important than one hole groups.

[fightingquaker13]

You must break stuff a lot Bill. 6 backups? Are you sure there's only one Mrs. T?
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[bulldog75]

I agree with you. I hated plastic glocks and now I own one. AKs are great.

[fightingquaker13]

Never hated the Glock. I was rooming with a DC cop when they were new.He was a serious gun nut even by our standards, and he would would not shut up about them. One trip to the range to play with his and I was sold. I'm the same as Bill with the AK. I tuned my nose up at the "commie POS" in the eighties when they were practically giving them away and a case of norinco was 10% a round. Now I have learned better. I will also add double barelled shotguns to my list. I used to like pumps. Why carry 2 rounds when you could have 5? It took me ten minutes with a Parker to change my tune. I traded in my Browning on a Bernadelli O/U and haven't looked back since.
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[JC5123]

I still say that the only REAL reason to love glocks are because REAL guns are too complicated....

[Texas_Bryan]

My Mini 14.  Kind of took guns from a sporting role in my life and showed me what they were really supposed to be used for.

[fightingquaker13]

I still say that the only REAL reason to love glocks are because REAL guns are too complicated....

And that my friend is why I own one, and a whole butt load of PDs issue them. Monkey simple is what I want when SHTF, point and click.
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[JC5123]

And that my friend is why I own one, and a whole butt load of PDs issue them. Monkey simple is what I want when SHTF, point and click.
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Ummm, "click" would be a bad sound in that situation. It would immediately single you out as the dumbass who forgot to chamber a round.....

[fightingquaker13]

Ummm, "click" would be a bad sound in that situation. It would immediately single you out as the dumbass who forgot to chamber a round.....

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thing is its figure of speech for a glock. On a  rustbucket, you will hear a click long before I'm firing round 15.
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