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<blockquote data-quote="tigerwerkes" data-source="post: 2516822" data-attributes="member: 77967"><p>I still like to browse a show every now and then, but honestly I think forums like this have eroded the discriminating selection that was once only found at gun shows. With a few exceptions, everyone I have dealt with here are the folks I would have seen at the shows 10 -20 years ago. Platforms like this are just a smarter, better way to find what I'm after, and I don't have to wait for the next show. I do think a renaissance is stirring in the market for high quality craftsmanship, but it wont be in the form of 20pt checkering or hi-gloss blueing. As the veteran community from the last 20 years of conflict starts to refine their taste in rifles, the demand for no-BS precision craftsmanship is once again on the rise. (think about it...some of the best quality and ballistic advancement ever was from the 50's and 60's after WW2) For now the niche is being filled by some awesome custom and semi-custom houses and is forcing big names to respond with higher quality and features off the rack. I think resource scarcity will also fuel the next craftsmanship and quality transformation as well. When I was a kid and asked my dad for some ammo to go hunting behind the house for rabbits, deer or quail, he would usually hand me less than 5 rounds. Whether it was 308, 22LR, or 20g, there was an expectation I would come back with some results. Even though I hunted something nearly every season since i was 7 or 8, it wasn't until I was in college that I actually had the opportunity to pull the trigger on a "mag dump". That gave me a keen sense of stuff that was reliable and would shoot straight, vs a pile of crap that looked cool but would let me down at the worst possible time. All that to say I think scarcity drives quality up, but yet there is also very strong demand in the sport from high school shooting teams to Ko2M and everything in between. Belgians, Pre-64's and custom Mausers will always catch my eye, but I am also very happy to have a custom carbon that weighs nothing and stacks .7G1's at 1K.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tigerwerkes, post: 2516822, member: 77967"] I still like to browse a show every now and then, but honestly I think forums like this have eroded the discriminating selection that was once only found at gun shows. With a few exceptions, everyone I have dealt with here are the folks I would have seen at the shows 10 -20 years ago. Platforms like this are just a smarter, better way to find what I'm after, and I don't have to wait for the next show. I do think a renaissance is stirring in the market for high quality craftsmanship, but it wont be in the form of 20pt checkering or hi-gloss blueing. As the veteran community from the last 20 years of conflict starts to refine their taste in rifles, the demand for no-BS precision craftsmanship is once again on the rise. (think about it...some of the best quality and ballistic advancement ever was from the 50's and 60's after WW2) For now the niche is being filled by some awesome custom and semi-custom houses and is forcing big names to respond with higher quality and features off the rack. I think resource scarcity will also fuel the next craftsmanship and quality transformation as well. When I was a kid and asked my dad for some ammo to go hunting behind the house for rabbits, deer or quail, he would usually hand me less than 5 rounds. Whether it was 308, 22LR, or 20g, there was an expectation I would come back with some results. Even though I hunted something nearly every season since i was 7 or 8, it wasn't until I was in college that I actually had the opportunity to pull the trigger on a "mag dump". That gave me a keen sense of stuff that was reliable and would shoot straight, vs a pile of crap that looked cool but would let me down at the worst possible time. All that to say I think scarcity drives quality up, but yet there is also very strong demand in the sport from high school shooting teams to Ko2M and everything in between. Belgians, Pre-64's and custom Mausers will always catch my eye, but I am also very happy to have a custom carbon that weighs nothing and stacks .7G1's at 1K. [/QUOTE]
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