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    Quote Originally Posted by MassiveAttack View Post
    Some of the discussion on the tops rifle thread made me reflect on recent trends in firearms fashion. If we were all honest with ourselves we would admit that we are as avid followers of fashion as our wifes.

    This is all I can think of, add what you can:
    *Stainless barrels and synthetic stocks
    *Suppressors
    *Exciting calibres like 270SSWM and 7mm08 that are somehow better than older calibres
    *Impressively large magnums with muzzle breaks
    *Bolt and barrel fluting
    *Tacticool scopes with huge turrets cos we are all going to shoot at 1000m
    *Super amazing polymer tipped projectiles that will allow us to shoot at 1000m
    *Bipods cos you need one to shoot 1000m
    *AR15s as a hunting rifle
    *Carbon fibre stocks and wrapped barrels

    I am sure I have forgotten some so reply to the thread and add what you can think of.
    I take it you are still driving a Model T or living in a cave Massive ?
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    Mud tyres are probably as old as 4x4.so not a trend and neither a fashion.
    Driving a 4x4 or SUV in town with big flash rims and low tyres is definitely a trend or fashion.

    For the guns:
    Bigger and heavier scopes, with fat tubes and fat objectives mounted higher and higher.
    The big IOR with the 40 mm tubes are the apotheosis of that trend !
    Tactical and picatinny rails everywhere!

    Rifles shooting faster calibers to reach further.

    All that when the average deer in nz might be shot below 100m!

    But lucky enough, you can still buy an about normal rifle( ruger American, Remington or sako depending budget) , put a little leupold vx2-3 with a CDS on normal non sloppy base and rings and shoot a deer below a 350m while resting on a backpack.

    No need to be trendy there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MassiveAttack View Post
    Some of the discussion on the tops rifle thread made me reflect on recent trends in firearms fashion. If we were all honest with ourselves we would admit that we are as avid followers of fashion as our wifes.

    This is all I can think of, add what you can:
    *Stainless barrels and synthetic stocks
    *Suppressors
    *Exciting calibres like 270SSWM and 7mm08 that are somehow better than older calibres
    *Impressively large magnums with muzzle breaks
    *Bolt and barrel fluting
    *Tacticool scopes with huge turrets cos we are all going to shoot at 1000m
    *Super amazing polymer tipped projectiles that will allow us to shoot at 1000m
    *Bipods cos you need one to shoot 1000m
    *AR15s as a hunting rifle
    *Carbon fibre stocks and wrapped barrels

    I am sure I have forgotten some so reply to the thread and add what you can think of.

    AR's with carbon fibre handguards.
    See-thru polymer AR mags


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg View Post
    I take it you are still driving a Model T or living in a cave Massive ?
    Well the Nissan is worth less than a Model T and he lives in Rolle - thats a rough joint now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Friwi View Post
    put a little leupold vx2-3 with a CDS on normal non sloppy base and rings and shoot a deer below a 350m while resting on a backpack.

    No need to be trendy there.
    Ah yes but a CDS is trendy as is dialing
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    Magazines! I remember, yes more than one shot! Variable power scopes!
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Anything more advanced than a chucking a rock at your prey is merely a passing fad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    Magazines! I remember, yes more than one shot! Variable power scopes!
    So the Ark was trendy to then Maca ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MassiveAttack View Post
    Some of the discussion on the tops rifle thread made me reflect on recent trends in firearms fashion. If we were all honest with ourselves we would admit that we are as avid followers of fashion as our wifes.

    This is all I can think of, add what you can:
    *Stainless barrels and synthetic stocks
    *Suppressors
    *Exciting calibres like 270SSWM and 7mm08 that are somehow better than older calibres
    *Impressively large magnums with muzzle breaks
    *Bolt and barrel fluting
    *Tacticool scopes with huge turrets cos we are all going to shoot at 1000m
    *Super amazing polymer tipped projectiles that will allow us to shoot at 1000m
    *Bipods cos you need one to shoot 1000m
    *AR15s as a hunting rifle
    *Carbon fibre stocks and wrapped barrels

    I am sure I have forgotten some so reply to the thread and add what you can think of.
    So what is your set up?

    Open sighted .303 or have you joined the trend of adding a scope to your rifle

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    Was fad a potentially better choice of word than trend in the original question, as I detected a touch of condescension.

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    The bush pig ?

    The "long range" version of any tried and true model.

    Copper bullets (faded a bit in recent months)

    Moly coated bullets (flash in the pan revival of 50 yo concept).

    Monte carlo stocks. (Sigh)

    Extra heavy weight bullets you can't fit in your mag.

    Bull barrels

    Reticles to measure your antlers. (30/30)

    Wide vision scopes. (Old farts will remember these)

    Illuminared reticles ( an unnamed company uses these exclusively even now as a matter of pride)

    Soft touch stocks

    What a laugh now we look back !

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    Spending more time talking about hunting/shooting than actually hunting or shooting...
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    Those new-fangled flint locks will never catch on, the tried and tested, faithful match lock is the only way........
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