I The 99 is the most classic American deer gun ever .
And before you joined, I'd never heard of them....
I The 99 is the most classic American deer gun ever .
Not ignorant: I've looked at several Uberti guns in person and they all look like junk in fit and finish. I'm impressed with Beretta and Benelli shotguns and they are Italian. I don't think the Italians copy cowboy guns well. When it comes to fine art, olive oil, pasta, shotguns and sausages stuffed in animal intestines, the Italians can hardly be beat.
55, I never claimed to be no gun pundit, I just calls things the way I sees them in my humble opinion. If your Italian-made gun, including any gun shaped like a cowboy gun, gives you great joy, price notwithstanding, then may she be blessed by the Roman god of fire and steel, Vulcan.Hmmm....how silly of me to argue with an expert on guns.
I guess I place functionality/reliability at the top of my criteria for firearms.The Colt AR-15 brand is an emotional buy. There is a certain degree of emotion behind fancying some guns. I have an emotional attachment to Savage Model 99 coz granddad owned and hunted deer with one before my time. The 99 is the most classic American deer gun ever and lever-action is patently an American style. Winchester/Marlin/Henry lever jobs don't have the sleek racy lines of the hammerless/mag-tube-less Savage. Too, the genuine Colt AR-15 is a time-honored classic like a shoebox Chevy of the 1950's.
55, I never claimed to be no gun pundit, I just calls things the way I sees them in my humble opinion. If your Italian-made gun, including any gun shaped like a cowboy gun, gives you great joy, price notwithstanding, then may she be blessed by the Roman god of fire and steel, Vulcan.
When it comes to a gun your life or your family's life may count on someday, god forbid, that consideration alone is really what counts the most indeed. I'm sure any reputable non-Colt-branded AR, like Bushmaster, could meet that purpose quite well. I had the genuine Colt AR-15 in mind as a personal fun gun I'd like to own, show off and brag about to my buddies. Some might want an AR strictly as a serious defense weapon so it's wise to choose one well-made brand notwithstanding. I prefer a police pump shotgun or a good handgun for personal security. Some preppers like to keep an AR-type rifle for when the ___ hits the fan too. It might come in handy in case we, god forbid, are ever invaded by Communists. My Remington 870 police pump does not make me feel grossly under-armed for home security.I guess I place functionality/reliability at the top of my criteria for firearms.
Others may not.
no walking trigger pins on your Colt?