Too hard on gear?

[Helislacker]

I’ve realized recently that I have a tendency to be quite hard on my gear. Im wondering if it’s reasonable wear and tear or if I’m crossing into obnoxious, unnecessary abuse territory. For instance, I bought this MDT ESS a couple of months ago and have already beat it up pretty good. The mag well area is chewed up from barricades and lots of reload practices. In addition I seem to have taken a lot of cerakote off of this chassis in a fairly short time period, especially on the rail and base. Just wondering if this is fairly normal for a field rifle or if perhaps I need to take it a bit easier on the rifle. I’ve seen a lot of chassis’ and rifles by following other shooters on Instagram and they all look brand new for the most part. Once again, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m crossing into the territory of being careless or if this is actually normal for a gun being used a lot.

 

[Downtown]

Looks normal for a gun used a lot. I've guns in my safe I'm very careful with for various reasons. Sentimental collectors, mostly. Then there are the working and competition guns. They look like that.

 

[jpcowboy]

They are tools, use em

 

[Trigger Monkey]

If you're feeling down, turn that frown up side down and crack open a can of camo paint.

Cures all your ills.

 

[TheGerman]

LOL

 

[morganlamprecht]

Lol child’s play

it’s fine

 

[502Chevelle]

There are safe queens and there are tools. You have a tool. Appreciate every scar that you put on it, as it was earned. My best rifles are beat up some, I call it tough love.

 

[hlee]

There's honest wear, then there is abuse. The difference is in how it was "applied."

 

[M8541Reaper]

It’s a tool, not a model airplane.

 

[Bear9350]

All of my rifles show some signs of wear. They are all tools that have a purpose. I know people who both baby them and abuse them more.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

 

[Kells81]

LOL Busheler or whatever his screen name was before he was banned. Talk about going way back on the hide. I think the guy was a legit lumberjack or something like that.

 

[dyecocker1]

That looks fine to me, but I have heard comments that the MDT finish can leave something to be desired

 

[SourGrapes]

Just a testament to the gear you buy

 

[SonicBurlap]

Cosmetics! Nothing a little rattle can love can't fix, as long as function and accuracy aren't impaired nothing to worry about. If you actually live life you end up with a few scars and dings, a rifle should also reflect that; it's called wear and tear, or character. Shoot that rifle and be proud of all the character marks.

 

[Dumptruck01]

There a tool, just like a wrench or a hammer. If you want them to stay looking like new don't use them. But if you work them hard they will show wear, but always remember to keep your tools maintained. Clean and oil them and they will last you a lifetime. If you buy good tools.

 

[Rob01]

Don't do what the person did in the video but what you got is normal wear and tear on a rifle that gets used.

 

[Romeo458]

Of course the rifles on Instagram look brand new, they are just for photo ops. Instagram is to look cooler than you really are in real life.

 

[Rthur]

New product coming to the market for chassis protection:

Much like a suppressor it adds stealth coming in hard to that barricade.
XL wings make chassis mounting a snap.

R

 

[atepointer]

I’ve realized recently that I have a tendency to be quite hard on my gear. Im wondering if it’s reasonable wear and tear or if I’m crossing into obnoxious, unnecessary abuse territory. For instance, I bought this MDT ESS a couple of months ago and have already beat it up pretty good. The mag well area is chewed up from barricades and lots of reload practices. In addition I seem to have taken a lot of cerakote off of this chassis in a fairly short time period, especially on the rail and base. Just wondering if this is fairly normal for a field rifle or if perhaps I need to take it a bit easier on the rifle. I’ve seen a lot of chassis’ and rifles by following other shooters on Instagram and they all look brand new for the most part. Once again, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m crossing into the territory of being careless or if this is actually normal for a gun being used a lot.

Not at all careless in my book looks like someone who shoots a lot I like it! Some people treat guns like art work and some like tools there is no right or wrong just personal choice....my soft case has sand all over outer shell, shit stain from cow and sun bleached. I'll put a pic of my gasser up here later it's not abused, but I don't give a consideration to 'this might make a mark' I just put it to the task of what I need. The hand guard looks like a cheese grater went after it, grip has a few bang marks, rail is all scratched up shiny from swapping day glass/thermal and mag well much like yours from fence posts etc. Use that thing! I mean if it can take being banged around by guys using it save their lives in mil/leo I think it will endure whatever I put it through. I've only broken one thing on a firearm from 'abuse' and that was a BCM swivel stud adapter that got sheered off from 308 recoil on a fence post.....boo hoo $15!

 

[Steel head]

OMG!

this is a disaster!

No more posed glamour shots!

 

[loveha]

Meh, if it bugs you, nothing that can't be fixed down the road with a dremel with a cratex bit, then a visit to a cerakote shop.

 

[Heretoimproveforhunting]

if its still shooting where yur aiming id say keep doing what your doing

 

[Lawless]

I’ve realized recently that I have a tendency to be quite hard on my gear. Im wondering if it’s reasonable wear and tear or if I’m crossing into obnoxious, unnecessary abuse territory. For instance, I bought this MDT ESS a couple of months ago and have already beat it up pretty good. The mag well area is chewed up from barricades and lots of reload practices. In addition I seem to have taken a lot of cerakote off of this chassis in a fairly short time period, especially on the rail and base. Just wondering if this is fairly normal for a field rifle or if perhaps I need to take it a bit easier on the rifle. I’ve seen a lot of chassis’ and rifles by following other shooters on Instagram and they all look brand new for the most part. Once again, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m crossing into the territory of being careless or if this is actually normal for a gun being used a lot.

Humble brag thread?

 

[b6graham]

if that's being hard on gear then it's a wonder any of our shit functions at all

 

[The DFC]

wut?

 

[Deleted member 10043]

I just don't know what to say anymore.