PC taken too far

[mikelange]

It might be a tad off the original topic, but it's my favorite "PC" story and illustrates the mentality of certain people. I got involved in a discussion with a self-proclaimed expert on early American firearms, who stated that "all" pre-1800 Pennsylvania rifle had swamped barrels, brass hardware, and relief-carved curly maple stocks. When I took two different reference books off his shelves and showed him numerous examples of exceptions to his rule, he very pompously declared that, "Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct. Your attitude cheapens and degrades this sport."
His gun shop went out of business shortly thereafter. Good riddance.

 

[mikelange]

Hmm. My computer illiteracy strikes again. I meant this to be a weigh-in on the topic, "How PC were original rifles?" Ah well.

 

[AZ-Robert]

"Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct. Your attitude cheapens and degrades this sport."

Priceless! :grin: Must of been one of those guys who sees things in absolutes. Personally, I'll pick grey over black or white anyday.

 

[Slamfire]

I prefer cyan, myself, a lot easier on the eyes.

 

[vautrain]

"Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct."

Reminds me of another forum on another topic. Someone was trolling, spouting off some notion that we all knew to be completely false. His reply, when we asked him for evidence or proof of his statement? "These are facts which need no proof."

:shake:

 

[Cruzatte]

Personally, I'll pick grey over black or white anyday.

Me too, it sets off my blue eyes quite nicely. :rotf:

Cruzatte

 

[Birdman]

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :blah: maybe this guy ought to be up for one of those Darwin Awards. Ya know, the ones for Stupid Humans. People like that really make ya laugh out loud YMHS Birdman

 

[Al Bateman 1]

I prefer cyan, myself, a lot easier on the eyes.

OK...ya made me look it up :grin:
Al

 

[Gary]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident."

 

[roundball]

"Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct.

Yeah, and who did he think he was stealing my thunder...that's what I say about my TC Hawkens!!
:grin: :rotf:

 

[jim gray]

"Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct. Your attitude cheapens and degrades this sport."

That's classic. I heard a gun shop employee explaining to a customer that rifles were invented in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

When I asked him about the rifles that came from Central Europe in the mid-15th century, he told me that those rifles were copies of the Pennsylvania Longrifle. There are a lot of interesting theories out there. :shake:

 

"Those rifles may be original, but they are not correct. Your attitude cheapens and degrades this sport."

That's classic. I heard a gun shop employee explaining to a customer that rifles were invented in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

When I asked him about the rifles that came from Central Europe in the mid-15th century, he told me that those rifles were copies of the Pennsylvania Longrifle. There are a lot of interesting theories out there. :shake:

And a lot of interesting NUTS too ...

Bill

 

[Slamfire]

I expect he didn't know when the 15th century was, like the Millenium celebrations a year before the 21st Century began. :snore:

 

[mikelange]

Long as I've got you all going on this, I might as well add the rest of what was said. My debate with said gun shop owner originated when I mentioned that I'd built some very plain rifles with welded-and-ground steel hardware and 32"-33" barrels. In all other respects they were "correct" longrifles. Why did I build these guns the way I did? Because I can weld up my own guards and buttplates from scrap metal, paying nothing in the process, and these guns were for a couple of local kids who had nearly no money and also no dads, but who wanted to shoot. Got the moms' permission, in each case, charged fifty or so bucks (used CVA or Jukar barrels gotten in trade or by other low-cost means), and got these kids shooting. The PC freak was referring to the fact that I built, essentially, modern-day trade rifles, instead of forcing these kids to find the money for "proper" rifles or forget shooting muzzleloaders. They -- and I -- cheapened the sport, in his humble opinion. Anyone who wants to shut good kids out of shooting -- for any reason -- needs his head examined.

 

[onefeather]

they are modern trade guns :thumbsup: you did a good thing :hatsoff: