When I first started in this hobby, the focus was turning wood blanks into ben barrels. The popular kits were usually attractive enough but the designs were mostly kind of plain - I always assumed that was because the barrel was going to be the focus of attention.
But there seems to be a change taking place with Plastic and other materials moving into the barrels and at the same time there seems to be a move toward the hardware becoming the center of attention. PSI has a whole bunch of relatively new offerings that bear witness to this...kind of beginning with the cartridge kits, 30 cal, then 50 cal, then over/under (BTW I know full well that PSI was not the first folks to make these kits - I bought one long before PSI listed them - but PSI is the industry leader in kit sales) the bolt action, magnum bolt action mini bolt action, civil war, dutchess,princess, victorian, celtic, knights armor, sparten. southwest and on and on.
Now let me say this I am offering no opinion as to whether this is good or bad. I am asking a question related to this --- well more than one question.
Am I correct in assuming this is taking place or am I reading too many PSI Catalogs?
If I am correct, will it continue happening?
Where do you think it's going?
What is driving it.
But there seems to be a change taking place with Plastic and other materials moving into the barrels and at the same time there seems to be a move toward the hardware becoming the center of attention. PSI has a whole bunch of relatively new offerings that bear witness to this...kind of beginning with the cartridge kits, 30 cal, then 50 cal, then over/under (BTW I know full well that PSI was not the first folks to make these kits - I bought one long before PSI listed them - but PSI is the industry leader in kit sales) the bolt action, magnum bolt action mini bolt action, civil war, dutchess,princess, victorian, celtic, knights armor, sparten. southwest and on and on.
Now let me say this I am offering no opinion as to whether this is good or bad. I am asking a question related to this --- well more than one question.
Am I correct in assuming this is taking place or am I reading too many PSI Catalogs?
If I am correct, will it continue happening?
Where do you think it's going?
What is driving it.