Current guns just don't interest me.

[Miami_JBT]

If two is one and one is none, then thirty is twenty-nine.

I've settled on 9mm as my primary, but the problem with that (for private citizens, at least) is that, if there is an ammo shortage (what am I saying "if" "WHEN" there is an ammo shortage), if 9mm becomes unobatainium again, then you're out of luck. However, with several different guns in several different calibers, you have some options. Standardized logistics really only works for governments/large entities.

Boring... settling on 9mm is so blah. Variety is the spice of life.

 

[cc-hangfire]

I understand the OP’s sentiment. Modern striker fired, polymer framed handguns are terrific tools. In addition, manufacturers can create new models and/or new generations quickly and economically. I continue to accumulate additional samples occasionally, and my EDC is one of these because it’s a terrific tool.

But I find a collector’s joy in older firearms.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Meh, you gotta play the odds in the wastelands. Kick over a corpse and you probably aint gonna find .32-20 in its pockets- 9 mil, maybe.

I was recently given a box of .32-20 WCF. Now I'm on the hunt for a S&W or Colt too shoot it.

 

[CapnMac]

It's a legitimate observation. We are at the far end of a century and a half of experimentation and refinement on cartridge firearms.

The Browning-style lock of pistols is a number of things: Simple, reliable, and proven. It needs few parts, and is efficient in application.

Blowback operation is also equally well understood, even if in a array of "delayed" forms as well as non-delayed.

Turnbolt locks have been experimented with, fiddled with, and pretty much every refinement is now down to marketing hype.

There's not much to develop in straight-pull bolts, either--other than to create debate about adding the extra parts.

Using gas or recoil to run a rifle is also equally well known, and refined down to just a few potential options.

Even using toggles in the action is pretty well defined, whether in pistols, rifles, or carbines.

So, it's entirely understandable that the perceptable lack of innovation might not catch the imagination. How many variants can there be of the AR-18 action?
Dunno, there seems to be a new one about every two years. Ditto AR, or short-stroke gas.

So, the only real innovation out there is in how the arms are configured. Long, short, wood or synthetic furniture, etc.

 

[Old Dog]

I'm not really on the market for any guns, unless a screaming deal drops in my lap. I have more than I can shoot now.

I'm mostly looking to upgrade optics, both telescopic and dots.

That's about where I'm at these days.

No need for new plastic. When S&W, SIG, HK, Beretta, Canik, Springfield Armory, Mossberg, SCCY, EAA, Glock, Steyr, Walther, CZ, Ruger, Taurus, and FN all make the same size, style, weight, capacity pistols with only minor cosmetic differences, it IS just like what the auto industry has gone to. No offense to those that drive them, but I can't get excited about Kias, Hyundais, Nissans, Toyotas, Hondas or the silly little Ford and Chevy copies either...

I did get a little excited when U.S. Armaments introduced the Colt 1903/1908 repros, and I like the Italian SAAs, so I'm going backwards, not forward in my acquisitions. Blued steel and walnut, baby.

but the problem with that (for private citizens, at least) is that, if there is an ammo shortage (what am I saying "if" "WHEN" there is an ammo shortage), if 9mm becomes unobatainium again, then you're out of luck.

Well, for those of us who've arrived at the 9mm for our primary home and family defense handguns, if you haven't stocked up, you're way behind the curve. Although I do replace range ammo from time to time, my family and I can still go shooting monthly and I can go the rest of my life without having to buy ammo in that caliber ever again. Thanks to the threat of a Hillary presidency, I was buying good JHPs by the case almost weekly in 2016...

Back on topic, I get where the OP is coming from. I'll buy only to fill a niche that I didn't know I had these days; something truly has to strike my fancy.

I feel like the market is totally over-saturated (and over-priced) as far as plastic striker pistols and ARs these days and I can't muster any enthusiasm for shooting plastic pistols now other than basically just keeping the skill level up. Although I still like shooting ARs, I find the lever and bolt rifles more interesting.

 

[Terry G]

If someone asked me today what 9MM semi-automatic they should buy for self defense I would probably just stare at them There are S0000 many out there and more coming all the time. At one time I could say S&W, Ruger, Glock, CZ, take your pick. Now? I guess I could ask what price they could afford but even that would be tricky. I bought a S&W SD9VE and a Taurus G3. Both are reliable, accurate guns in the $300.00 range. From there you could go the $1700.00 CZ TS2 and a ton in between. It's great but also staggering the amount of 9 MM guns out there. You can't even go by brand because the maker probably has a dozen different model to choose from.

 

[LimaCharlie]

I am an accumulator of 1911s and revolvers.

 

[Mosin77]

I like older guns too. The new ones are good -I recently admitted it and bought a couple for “serious” purposes, but my heart likes blued steel and real wood, and obscure single shot black powder actions. I have most of what I want, and certainly everything I “need.”

 

[Miami_JBT]

Just saying if you hit the lotto make sure to hit the Shilo Sharps, CPA, DZ Arms, web page and buy one of everything....

If I win the lotto, I'm having a 12ga hopper fed Gatling gun built.

 

[Miami_JBT]

That's about where I'm at these days.

No need for new plastic. When S&W, SIG, HK, Beretta, Canik, Springfield Armory, Mossberg, SCCY, EAA, Glock, Steyr, Walther, CZ, Ruger, Taurus, and FN all make the same size, style, weight, capacity pistols with only minor cosmetic differences, it IS just like what the auto industry has gone to. No offense to those that drive them, but I can't get excited about Kias, Hyundais, Nissans, Toyotas, Hondas or the silly little Ford and Chevy copies either...

I did get a little excited when U.S. Armaments introduced the Colt 1903/1908 repros, and I like the Italian SAAs, so I'm going backwards, not forward in my acquisitions. Blued steel and walnut, baby.



Well, for those of us who've arrived at the 9mm for our primary home and family defense handguns, if you haven't stocked up, you're way behind the curve. Although I do replace range ammo from time to time, my family and I can still go shooting monthly and I can go the rest of my life without having to buy ammo in that caliber ever again. Thanks to the threat of a Hillary presidency, I was buying good JHPs by the case almost weekly in 2016...

Back on topic, I get where the OP is coming from. I'll buy only to fill a niche that I didn't know I had these days; something truly has to strike my fancy.

I feel like the market is totally over-saturated (and over-priced) as far as plastic striker pistols and ARs these days and I can't muster any enthusiasm for shooting plastic pistols now other than basically just keeping the skill level up. Although I still like shooting ARs, I find the lever and bolt rifles more interesting.

I have so much 9mm and 5.56mm on hand, I haven't purchased ammo in either cartridge in about a decade's timeframe. I hunt down .38 S&W, .32 S&W, .44-40 WCF, .30-40 Krag, .45 Auto-Rim, .303 British, 7.65 Argie, etc....

 

[.38 Special]

I bought an AR-15 style gun in the late 80s and shot it a good bit. It was surprisingly accurate, very well designed, and an excellent gun all around. Eventually I got bored with it and it went down the road. There isn't a whole lot of history or romance associated with them, they aren't much to look at (in my opinion, of course), and handloading for a semi-auto rifle is somewhat limiting, at least as compared with bolt rifles. So I've never been interested in buying another.

And plastic pistols are more of the same. They're perfectly functional tools. Getting excited about them, though, has always seemed to me like getting excited about pliers. More power to you, but that's kind of a weird hobby.

Thankfully, there is room for all sorts of approaches in this game. As long as you try not to bounce your empties off my head, I won't flick the remains of my percussion caps onto your bench.

Of course, it would be nice if the gun magazines didn't all feature endless articles about what is, as far as I can tell, the exact same gun, but oh well.

 

[herrwalther]

For the most part I agree with you. I cannot stand Glock but my carry firearm is a Glock 19 clone (Dagger). While it is "boring" it is a great firearm for carry. If I want to carry something classic, I have a very custom 1911. The only problem with my 1911 is I only have one that I would carry, so I should buy more. But those are new production 1911s, I doubt many people are going to EDC their CMP 1911 from WWII.

Rifles. Yeah I have ARs. They work and they work well. Social unrest, nothing is going to do better than an AR for a long while. Hunting they do well with too, I believe. I don't hunt with mine yet. I am shopping around for a good upper in a hunting cartridge. Having said that, my favorite hunting rifle is about 40 years old firing a caliber invented 117 years ago. And my newest rifle turned 105 years old this year firing a different 117 year old round.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I was recently given a box of .32-20 WCF. Now I'm on the hunt for a S&W or Colt too shoot it.

If you go down that road, be aware that, for a time, the made "rifle only" 32-20 ammo that was higher pressure. Don't use that in a vintage revolver. Modern ammo (HSM is pretty good) is no problem in either.

 

[drobs]

I'm in the same boat. I keep hoping to find a dusty little gun shop somewhere that is filled with old $500 S&W revolvers & mil-surp rifles. Basically the shop that @Mark_Mark hangs out at.

I had a shop like that in my early 20's.

My most recent gun purchase was a 1960's era Savage 110 left handed bolt action in 30-06. Otherwise, with all that's going on in the world - Israel, Maine, etc., I've been upgrading some of my AR15's with optics and weapon lights. With the goal of having 1 fully outfitted AR15 in each vehicle, plus home.

I carry and practice with plastic fantastic but am not interested in the latest Glock copy.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I'm in the same boat. I keep hoping to find a dusty little gun shop somewhere that is filled with old $500 S&W revolvers & mil-surp rifles. Basically the shop that @Mark_Mark hangs out at.

I had a shop like that in my early 20's.

My most recent gun purchase was a 1960's era Savage 110 left handed bolt action in 30-06. Otherwise, with all that's going on in the world - Israel, Maine, etc., I've been upgrading some of my AR15's with optics and weapon lights. With the goal of having 1 fully outfitted AR15 in each vehicle, plus home.

I carry and practice with plastic fantastic but am not interested in the latest Glock copy.

With Great Power (dusty old gunshop) comes Great Responsibility (a bag of cash)

I’m on a Gun Diet until 2th Quarter!

 

[Miami_JBT]

If you go down that road, be aware that, for a time, the made "rifle only" 32-20 ammo that was higher pressure. Don't use that in a vintage revolver. Modern ammo (HSM is pretty good) is no problem in either.

Oh, I'm well aware. Buying a .32-20 revolver is LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG on my list of things to do.

 

[Miami_JBT]

I'm in the same boat. I keep hoping to find a dusty little gun shop somewhere that is filled with old $500 S&W revolvers & mil-surp rifles. Basically the shop that @Mark_Mark hangs out at.

I had a shop like that in my early 20's.

My most recent gun purchase was a 1960's era Savage 110 left handed bolt action in 30-06. Otherwise, with all that's going on in the world - Israel, Maine, etc., I've been upgrading some of my AR15's with optics and weapon lights. With the goal of having 1 fully outfitted AR15 in each vehicle, plus home.

I carry and practice with plastic fantastic but am not interested in the latest Glock copy.

I just recently purchased a mint S&W Model 28-8 for $600.

 

[jar]

 

[Ignition Override]

Roger some of that. ARs have little appeal for me, other than their red dot scopes.

None of my rifles-- past and present -- have had a scope.

Life, or simply decent health is so Short that character is the main reward.

 

[bannockburn]

The last few guns I got (well 6 actually), were 4 micro 9mm.s, 1 Compact 9mm., and 1 micro .380. They are a SIG P365X, an M18, a Glock G48, a Glock G43X, a S&W M&P Shield Plus, and a Ruger LCP MAX. Guess I went on a bit of a tear but I have been wanting to do this for some time now. There's just something about these mini high capacity guns that continue to fascinate
me.

And please don't get me wrong I still like blued steel and wood stocks; just don't have any immediate need or use for a bolt action rifle or a pump action shotgun as I haven't hunted or shot trap for many years now. Have a couple of ARs and a couple of Mossberg shotguns, and an AK, so I have those spots filled quite nicely. Would love to find a vintage S&W or Colt revolver but I don't want to pay the price for admission.

 

[bangswitch]

I have everything in my collection ranging from Black Powder to NFA items, but the current modern production stuff just doesn't call my interest.
So, I'm circling back and buying guns of yesteryear. More revolvers. more old-school automatics, more "fudd" guns, etc.... Anyone else doing the same?

All but three of my handguns were designed earlier than 1940. I consider the double action S&W design much earlier than that, so really, my newest designed gun is a BHP. Nothing I own is polymer framed. I see no significant improvements in firearms design in general since the advent of the AR. Everything "new" is marketing hype, and they aren't made because that's what everyone was screaming for, they're made because they are cheap to produce, and the firearms industry spends much of the money they save in convincing everyone that they need these guns and older ones aren't as good.

 

[Show Me]

If it looks like Judge Dread used it. Or robo cop had a pair I'm out. You know most anything with groves in groves.

 

[Miami_JBT]

All but three of my handguns were designed earlier than 1940. I consider the double action S&W design much earlier than that, so really, my newest designed gun is a BHP. Nothing I own is polymer framed. I see no significant improvements in firearms design in general since the advent of the AR. Everything "new" is marketing hype, and they aren't made because that's what everyone was screaming for, they're made because they are cheap to produce, and the firearms industry spends much of the money they save in convincing everyone that they need these guns and older ones aren't as good.

I have a S&W Model 1902 Second Model chambered in .38 S&W Special. It is so early, the barrel says .38 Government & .38 S&W Special. Yeah, that was still when .38 Long Colt was the service load and .38 S&W Special was brand spanking new.

 

[Targa]

I was recently given a box of .32-20 WCF. Now I'm on the hunt for a S&W or Colt too shoot it.

I just passed on a beautiful, it did have wear, but still a beautiful Colt Army Special in .32-20 simply because of the lack of brass for the thing and I refuse to pay the ridiculous price on Gunbroker for brass. I am kind of kicking myself now and might have to run back and see if it is still available.

As for your question, I am beginning to feel the same way and find myself looking for the old stuff as well. I am currently on the hunt for a 10-5 S&W thats price isn’t overinflated for a pitted beat to heck gun.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

As a Life Member of SNM-Sons of Neanderthal Man-I am a strict steel and walnut shooter. OK, some of my handguns have Pachmayr grips, a couple of my 22 rifles have aluminum receivers. But nothing beats the Feel of Steel.