Jihad!

There is the old Sh'ite vs Sunni arguments in the gun world. 1911 vs Glock, 5.56 vs 7.62, 9 vs .45... I'm gonna scratch open one of those.

I have some gunsmithing in my future. When you add my customizations to the base price of the gun, it's a pretty penny. Then I might hear the "Why would you spend $X-bajillion on THAT when you could have bought one of these for only $500 and it works great right out of the box."

ell, I'd love to spend that little. But why would you spend 50 cents on a firearm that doesn't meet your requirements? And I'm talking about serious requirements. It's not like buying a car and wishing the gear shift was cue ball white in color, but wishing the gear shift wasn't mounted on the front bumper. I require my shifters to all be inside the cabin and withing reach of the drive. Important requirements like that. ~ But the "why would you spend 50 cents on a gun that doesn't meet your requirements" evokes memories of the old HK line of "yes, our guns are expensive, but they are the best, and how much is your life worth?" they (or their fans? I dunno, I wasn't around back then...) used to use. While it has a ring of truth, it does sound kinda snobbish.

I apologize if I've sounded snobbish. I don't like that either.

Dunno why I am over particular. It's not like I am trying to gear my way out of a technique problem. It's not like I am asking a gun smith to put jewelled bearings in the sear, or certify that a 5 inch barrel of a pistol can achieve .25 inch MOA at 100 yards, or add micrometer adjust peep sights to the thing, and a half ounce trigger break. The basic function is utilitarian. It's the fitting to my hand, and what particular sized pistol will ride in my holster, and how well it will resist rusting from sweat, and will that slide release fail first because it's cast... that sort of thing.

It would have been really convenient if there was a perfect-for-me $500 out of the box pistol. Heaven knows I looked. A plain Jane .357 revolver almost does it...