New wingmasters feel like cheap knock off in comparison to a 50 yr old one
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Shooter_01
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BeaverMeat
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I've handled 50 year old Wingmasters that racked like a Mossberg. I find the new Wingmasters, especially a 870p to be smooth as silk. The biggest reason a 50 year old Wingmaster is smooth is because they have been broken-in.
So a 1964-1/2 model year Mustang is not as nice as a 2017 Model Year?
I would gladly take a mint 50 yr Wingmaster and shoot it along side a 2016 Production Year Wingmaster...
No fuss, no mess.
Rob
Cars and guns are not the same. Very little hand finishing when assembling a 1964 Mustang, lots of it in 1964 gun manufacturing.
In an era long gone there was a lot of hand finishing on parts so that they matched "just so". There was a lot more polishing and attention to detail when assembling a gun and the end product reflected that. Nowadays, because paying a craftsman (or woman) their value is expensive it's more of a "parts assembly" world when it comes to firearms. Don't believe me, find someone with a little used Colt Python and look at the blued finish and trigger pull. Same thing with an 870 (or just about anything that's been around. Compare a new 10/22 to an old one, the new ones are utter crap in comparison).
Shops like Wilson Combat, Les Baer, Ed Brown, et al still assemble and fit parts by hand. That's why their guns don't cost $459.00 each.
In an era long gone there was a lot of hand finishing on parts so that they matched "just so". There was a lot more polishing and attention to detail when assembling a gun and the end product reflected that. Nowadays, because paying a craftsman (or woman) their value is expensive it's more of a "parts assembly" world when it comes to firearms. Don't believe me, find someone with a little used Colt Python and look at the blued finish and trigger pull. Same thing with an 870 (or just about anything that's been around. Compare a new 10/22 to an old one, the new ones are utter crap in comparison).
Shops like Wilson Combat, Les Baer, Ed Brown, et al still assemble and fit parts by hand. That's why their guns don't cost $459.00 each.
The OP isn't asking if it's a classic, he asked (more or less) if was the same quality level, the correct answer is NO.
I didn't say the Wingmaster was $459.00, I alluded to the fact that hand finishing gun & gun parts, as they did in times gone by, was expensive.
I won't argue with you, you're entitled to your opinion (even incorrect as it is
), there are more important issues at hand, like, what's better, 9MM or ACP ................
I didn't say the Wingmaster was $459.00, I alluded to the fact that hand finishing gun & gun parts, as they did in times gone by, was expensive.
I won't argue with you, you're entitled to your opinion (even incorrect as it is
), there are more important issues at hand, like, what's better, 9MM or ACP ................
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The OP isn't asking if it's a classic, he asked (more or less) if was the same quality level, the correct answer is NO.
I didn't say the Wingmaster was $459.00, I alluded to the fact that hand finishing gun & gun parts, as they did in times gone by, was expensive.
I won't argue with you, you're entitled to your opinion (even incorrect as it is
BJP, we are are entitled to our sometimes misguided opinions but who was arguing you, me ?
The thread is more or less a fishing expedition for who knows what ?
There is very little meat and a whole bunch of feathers in the opening thread in my opinion.
Are there better firearms of yore than today or the other way around ?
My examples where to simply imply that and of course being a stubborn old fart I prefer a Good WingMaster over an express that most everyone nowadays thinks is the WingMaster.
As for the 9mm, I'll take the Parabellum any day with less punishing recoil and the ability to recovery quickly for more followups if need be.
Tight Groups,
Rob
