Sunday, December 16, 2012

Why the lust for the 1911?

So here's the thing...

I've noticed two inexplicable trends in the internet gun world.  One is that people seem to think that the Hi-Point pistols were designed as an unholy tribute to the gods of ugly.  The second is that the 1911 style is the righteous and divine beauty of heaven forged into a pistol.

Seriously, I'm surprised I can't seem to find any ACTUAL porn sites for 1911 pistols.  I don't really care if any given person thinks 1911's look great or Hi-Points look crappy.  I don't even care if MOST people feel that way.  But there is real PASSION over these things.  The internet can't seem to allow itself to say anything positive about a Hi-Point unless it IMMEDIATELY follows up with a "but their ugly as sin!  AMIRIGHT?!  HUH?!  YEAH?!".  And I can almost hear the orgasm happening when people talk about their 1911's.  It just disturbs me when a trend becomes "groupthink".  Hate or love your tools for your own reasons, not because you feel self conscious about people thinking you are uneducated simply because you actually find Hi-Points to be attractive, and maybe think the 1911's look outdated.