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Was reading the "Welcome" forum and there was some discussion regarding fancy "wall flower" guns vs plain "working guns". So what constitutes a "working gun" :: :: ::
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I suppose a working gun might be something like this:
Note, there are almost no inlays etc on this gun.
A "closet queen" could look like this:
It's a tad fancier, you might say.
I could have stolen several pictures posted in the Photo Forum area that make this rifle look plain, but as I built both of these, I figured I could post it.
Yes, a lot of inlays don't make it "hunt" better but I'll be the first to say, for a rifle to shoot accuratly, it doesn't have to be plain.
I shoot all of my guns, both plain and fancy on a regular basis. They all work great.
If a gun is well built out of the best materials available, it will "hunt" very well, whether it is Plain or Fancy.
Note, there are almost no inlays etc on this gun.
A "closet queen" could look like this:
It's a tad fancier, you might say.
I could have stolen several pictures posted in the Photo Forum area that make this rifle look plain, but as I built both of these, I figured I could post it.
Yes, a lot of inlays don't make it "hunt" better but I'll be the first to say, for a rifle to shoot accuratly, it doesn't have to be plain.
I shoot all of my guns, both plain and fancy on a regular basis. They all work great.
If a gun is well built out of the best materials available, it will "hunt" very well, whether it is Plain or Fancy.
So Zonie, where is the REAL lock on the fancy one? ::
DAng Zonie! What have I told you about springing them things on me with no warning. I got spots before my eyes so that I can't see to get my finger on the right keys!
A working gun is one that you take out hunting even when it is raining. Either of Zonie's above could be working guns, though neither is a plain Jane, and the latter is more like a disco ball than a longrifle.
All of my guns are working guns. If they are delicate they are not a viable weapon or hunting tool, they are an ornament. I can't afford that kind of interior decorations.
That's why I generally have one good rifle (or fusil), and that's what I use all the time. You wouldn't leave your best girl home on Saturday night, wouldja?
A working gun is one that you take out hunting even when it is raining. Either of Zonie's above could be working guns, though neither is a plain Jane, and the latter is more like a disco ball than a longrifle.
All of my guns are working guns. If they are delicate they are not a viable weapon or hunting tool, they are an ornament. I can't afford that kind of interior decorations.
That's why I generally have one good rifle (or fusil), and that's what I use all the time. You wouldn't leave your best girl home on Saturday night, wouldja?
