Now, I know some folks on here have their opinions on the Discovery Channel's gun shows, which is understandable. I've always thought of Gunsmoke as a bit more professional than Red Jacket given the type of firearms they tend to deal with and from the quality of the work I've seen on the show.
So tonight, they made a .338 Lapua Mag "Sniper rifle" for a SWAT team. Cool. They seem to have the skills (which are far beyond me BTW) to make an MOA or better .338 LM rifle.
What tickled my nuts is the fucking $2000 paint job on the stock. Like, fucking WHY? The thing had three logos on it (shield, SWAT logo, and Gunsmoke logo) plus a motto on the side.
I'll admit, I'm asking for help on making a decision to what camo pattern I want my next McMillan stock in another thread, but fuck if I'd ever try to charge a SWAT team for what amounts to an Orange County Choppers paint job on a rifle that may or may not be used to one day take a life of a perp.
I've been around the Hide long enough to know that we all live in excess, which is great. I'm putting a McMillan stock on a Savage 17 HMR. People put Schmidt's on a 22LR. Shankster still isn't locked up.
But a $2000 paint job on a fuckin STOCK. For a SWAT team SNIPER. That has more logos than a NASCAR jacket for fucks sakes.
Then the kicker was at the end. So the owner hands the rifle to a SWAT marksman and has him shoot at like an 8" Frisbee at 100 yards. LOL. The next shot is at a refrigerator stuffed with explosives at 1000 yards.
Now, I'm no marksman, but I think a fridge at 1000 yards isn't really a testimony to the rifle's capability, since well there's no telling where the round hit.
But still, on a $5000 budget, for a police department, to spend $2k on a stock finish.... like... what the FUCK... ya know?
/end rant.
So tonight, they made a .338 Lapua Mag "Sniper rifle" for a SWAT team. Cool. They seem to have the skills (which are far beyond me BTW) to make an MOA or better .338 LM rifle.
What tickled my nuts is the fucking $2000 paint job on the stock. Like, fucking WHY? The thing had three logos on it (shield, SWAT logo, and Gunsmoke logo) plus a motto on the side.
I'll admit, I'm asking for help on making a decision to what camo pattern I want my next McMillan stock in another thread, but fuck if I'd ever try to charge a SWAT team for what amounts to an Orange County Choppers paint job on a rifle that may or may not be used to one day take a life of a perp.
I've been around the Hide long enough to know that we all live in excess, which is great. I'm putting a McMillan stock on a Savage 17 HMR. People put Schmidt's on a 22LR. Shankster still isn't locked up.
But a $2000 paint job on a fuckin STOCK. For a SWAT team SNIPER. That has more logos than a NASCAR jacket for fucks sakes.
Then the kicker was at the end. So the owner hands the rifle to a SWAT marksman and has him shoot at like an 8" Frisbee at 100 yards. LOL. The next shot is at a refrigerator stuffed with explosives at 1000 yards.
Now, I'm no marksman, but I think a fridge at 1000 yards isn't really a testimony to the rifle's capability, since well there's no telling where the round hit.
But still, on a $5000 budget, for a police department, to spend $2k on a stock finish.... like... what the FUCK... ya know?
/end rant.