Do you enjoy the process of getting a new rifle?

[artoter]

It's rare a gun is "just fine" as new.

I must have a lot of rare guns then.

[Ron3]

I must have a lot of rare guns then.

Like what?

[nick84]

Gonna take the unpopular/atypical answer, but not really. I own rifles that cover the use cases that I can imagine for myself; so anytime I get something new it's basically a minor improvement or variation of what I'm using now. In fact, I think it's been a multiple years now since I invested in any entirely new platform. If I was to decide that I wanted something new, I'd probably have to get rid of something I currently have because I've gotten to a point where I don't care so much for clutter. While there's a couple collectible items out there I might be interested in, for the most part I've found that I like shooting the stuff I have more than I like tinkering with it or spending more money on accessories just to see if they're going to work for me or not.

So, to answer OP question...I like new toys, but going through the process of getting them where I want feels a lot more like a chore, when I'd rather just get better with the stuff I have.

[Ron3]

Gonna take the unpopular/atypical answer, but not really. I own rifles that cover the use cases that I can imagine for myself; so anytime I get something new it's basically a minor improvement or variation of what I'm using now. In fact, I think it's been a multiple years now since I invested in any entirely new platform. If I was to decide that I wanted something new, I'd probably have to get rid of something I currently have because I've gotten to a point where I don't care so much for clutter. While there's a couple collectible items out there I might be interested in, for the most part I've found that I like shooting the stuff I have more than I like tinkering with it or spending more money on accessories just to see if they're going to work for me or not.

So, to answer OP question...I like new toys, but going through the process of getting them where I want feels a lot more like a chore, when I'd rather just get better with the stuff I have.

I get that.

I've been trying to standardize many of my guns to help maintain familiarity. That's still several different types of guns. But I shoot them pretty often. Except the rifles, I'm working on that. Suppressors help.

I spend most time shooting the carry guns, then the oddball "fun" guns, then the rifles. It's a constant struggle not to buy "fun" guns that take away from my training / familiarization with the carry guns.

[SteyrAUG]

Like what?

I think you could hand most people on this forum a stock AK, AR, HK, FAL, etc. and they could manage just fine with it. We'd might prefer RDS, weapon lights, slick slings and such but we could fight without them if we had to.

If they learned the basics in the beginning, I could probably give most people here a S&W combat magnum and they'd still rip ass on 99% of home invaders.

The only one that would give me concern is trying to do a long double barrel shotgun. Really hard to bet the farm on two rounds, break...reload...close and shoot.

[Ron3]

I think you could hand most people on this forum a stock AK, AR, HK, FAL, etc. and they could manage just fine with it. We'd might prefer RDS, weapon lights, slick slings and such but we could fight without them if we had to.

If they learned the basics in the beginning, I could probably give most people here a S&W combat magnum and they'd still rip ass on 99% of home invaders.

The only one that would give me concern is trying to do a long double barrel shotgun. Really hard to bet the farm on two rounds, break...reload...close and shoot.

I agree with you about not really needing to heavily mod guns. But it sure is nice to be able to do so.

As for the double, 18-22 inch barrels are handier. The two shots backed up by a handgun are going to be enough in typical scenarios. 4 extra shells on the gun wouldn't hurt. A mounted light certainly desirable, and a sling..see?..already modding.

I carry a PX4 .40. It needed the following mods:

1. Change selector to de-cock only
2. Talon grips
3. 11 lb hammer spring
4. Color front sight