Guns are like cars . . . .

[tyler34]

1911 = 427 AC Cobra. Old design, Must be maintained, Cantankerous, and in the hands of a skilled operator STILL a piece of American steel that is a force to be respected!

yeah I'm liking this one.

 

[Plinker]

A Taurus is like a ... Taurus. You can buy used ones cheap, and they usually run OK until they get older with some mileage on them.

 

[Plinker]

GM and Kel Tec. Cheap, somewhat odd looking, and they run forever (albeit, in a crappy kind of way). With some work, they can be reliable.

 

[aaronsbig16g]

I would have to agree ruger 10/22 are like honda's. They can be cheap and reliable, they are great stock but even better when they are "modded". You can change just about everything on them both.

Also I see other similarities between guns and cars. You can buy completely "stock" cars and/or guns or purchase cars and/or guns that are already "modded." But I think that it's more fun to try to do most of the work yourself and make it your personal car/gun.

 

[kickbacked]

Not really, since when are Hondas cheap? GM cars are cheap, Hondas are $$$$.

are you kidding?, there is a reason they fill the high school parking lots of America!

 

[J man]

You guys with the Glocks are screwed. Another year or two and they are going to recall all of them.

 

[nova512]

so hi point = yugo?

 

[fire259]

I can't think of a car to compare the 1911 to. I mean really. What car company would make the same car that still looks like it did 100 years ago when it first came out?

 

[mammynun]

Glocks are like a Trabant.
http://www.google.com/search?q=trab...e&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAQ&biw=1896&bih=979

 

[fire259]

Glocks are like a Trabant.
http://www.google.com/search?q=trab...e&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAQ&biw=1896&bih=979

you mean like this?

http://webjunk.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/trabant_tuning.jpg

 

[mammynun]

you mean like this?

http://webjunk.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/trabant_tuning.jpg

Take your pick, they can all apply!

 

[MrSmitty]

What car would a 1911 be

That would be the good Old F-150, reliable and can be improved and worked on, and still on the road!

 

[warmachine]

I can't think of a car to compare the 1911 to. I mean really. What car company would make the same car that still looks like it did 100 years ago when it first came out?

If it was still just as sexy as the day it was released I would buy one. The 1911 is what guns should look like. I dont own one...yet but my day will come.

 

[desmodue]

I can't think of a car to compare the 1911 to. I mean really. What car company would make the same car that still looks like it did 100 years ago when it first came out?

Not a car, and 75 years difference not 100 (1936 vs 2010) but they still look basically the same...

 

[sepe]

Not a car, and 75 years difference not 100 (1936 vs 2010) but they still look basically the same...

Thats not really a fair comparison because you've got a sporty there and then you've got a true classic.

 

[cosermann]

Guns, like cars, are highly specialized tools.

There are some tasks for which you really need a 2 ton 4WD truck and some for which you need a Civic. There's some overlap, and you can sometimes press a vehicle to serve in a manner for which it's not optimal (with great difficulty, and whilst sacrificing efficiency), but it's really best to use the right vehicle for the job.

Same with firearms.

 

[squirrelhntr]

a 1911 - a Jeep, always faithful
a Glock - a Mercedes Benz, a technical work of art

 

[desmodue]

Thats not really a fair comparison because you've got a sporty there and then you've got a true classic.

That's exactly why I believe that it is not only a fair comparison, but an extremely accurate comparison. From visual design cues a modern HD Sportster does not look all that different from a classic 1936 EL Knucklehead. I'm pretty sure it would be next to impossible to compare anything made 75 or 100 years ago, to it's contemporary counterpart without one of those items being considered a classic.

 

[Fordtough25]

My 1911 is like my truck, fires every time!

 

[sepe]

That's exactly why I believe that it is not only a fair comparison, but an extremely accurate comparison. From visual design cues a modern HD Sportster does not look all that different from a classic 1936 EL Knucklehead. I'm pretty sure it would be next to impossible to compare anything made 75 or 100 years ago, to it's contemporary counterpart without one of those items being considered a classic.

Kinda meant it as a little bit of a slight on the Sporty. While they aren't bad bikes, it would be like comparing a GSG 1911/.22 with a "correct" Union Switch & Signal (or maybe a Singer if the EL being compared to the Sporty is also "correct).

H-D is actually disgusting with the forty eight. No matter how much they want to sell style from decades ago, it just doesn't compare.