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I understand that most younger folks are wondering what could be strange about these three things and what do they have in common?If you're about 60 or older,you may have already guessed.
This story starts more than 40 years ago after spending my childhood target shooting and hunting with many different rifles,I was first issued the M16 as a buck private in the Army.My very first impression of the M16 was that the rifle I had just been issued seemed more like a toy than a rifle.The black plastic looking stock and front sight post hoovering on a tower above the barrel was indeed strange compared to any firearm I'd ever fired.The forward assist on this strange rifle seemed odd as well but I'd soon come to appreciate that feature.My first impressions were wrong and in time I found it to be strong, lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.
Then came the 1980s and I began reading about a man named Gaston Glock and a new pistol that he had designed.Myself like many of my pals saw pictures of this new pistol and thought that it looked like an abomination and would likely never buy one.They weren't available in the U.S. yet and as time went on the tests on this ugly duckling of a pistol being written gained my attention.Finally I asked my gun dealer to give me a call the minute he received a model 19 so I could take a look.The call finally came one day and I went over to see this ugly duck first hand.It was a Gen2 with a three digit serial number.The plastic looking frame and trigger safety still gave me pause about owning one. After handling it and seeing what a great set of sights it came with I decided to buy it just to try one out.My first impressions were wrong and in time I found it to be strong, lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.
Well sometime in the 1990's I was in a sporting goods store and for the first time laid eyes on this strange looking folding knife called a Spyderco. It was in a display case and so alien looking compared to the knives I've owned my entire life that I didn't even bother to ask the clerk to try it.As the next ten years passed I read about a man named Sal Glesser,his family and Spyderco knives.Being focused on having three kids in college during those years it wasn't until about ten years later that I finally bought one.Once again my first impressions were wrong,I discovered these Spyderco knives to be strong,lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.When you think about the inspiration in the design of this unique brand of knives,it's no longer a mystery what sets them apart. ('Think about it: All God's critters have knives') Quote by Sal Glesser, President of Spyderco
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This story starts more than 40 years ago after spending my childhood target shooting and hunting with many different rifles,I was first issued the M16 as a buck private in the Army.My very first impression of the M16 was that the rifle I had just been issued seemed more like a toy than a rifle.The black plastic looking stock and front sight post hoovering on a tower above the barrel was indeed strange compared to any firearm I'd ever fired.The forward assist on this strange rifle seemed odd as well but I'd soon come to appreciate that feature.My first impressions were wrong and in time I found it to be strong, lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.
Then came the 1980s and I began reading about a man named Gaston Glock and a new pistol that he had designed.Myself like many of my pals saw pictures of this new pistol and thought that it looked like an abomination and would likely never buy one.They weren't available in the U.S. yet and as time went on the tests on this ugly duckling of a pistol being written gained my attention.Finally I asked my gun dealer to give me a call the minute he received a model 19 so I could take a look.The call finally came one day and I went over to see this ugly duck first hand.It was a Gen2 with a three digit serial number.The plastic looking frame and trigger safety still gave me pause about owning one. After handling it and seeing what a great set of sights it came with I decided to buy it just to try one out.My first impressions were wrong and in time I found it to be strong, lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.
Well sometime in the 1990's I was in a sporting goods store and for the first time laid eyes on this strange looking folding knife called a Spyderco. It was in a display case and so alien looking compared to the knives I've owned my entire life that I didn't even bother to ask the clerk to try it.As the next ten years passed I read about a man named Sal Glesser,his family and Spyderco knives.Being focused on having three kids in college during those years it wasn't until about ten years later that I finally bought one.Once again my first impressions were wrong,I discovered these Spyderco knives to be strong,lightweight,quick to deploy and highly functional.When you think about the inspiration in the design of this unique brand of knives,it's no longer a mystery what sets them apart. ('Think about it: All God's critters have knives') Quote by Sal Glesser, President of Spyderco
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