>>64109456
Yes but if you just want something that works, that's not as bad as you think. It's boring in that there's a variety of good options in every category. When is the last time you heard of a gun having a tight chamber?

The worst thing about the modern gun market is the decline of available military surplus. Back in the day there were less import bans, a better selection of cold war era firearms, and shit tons of surplus ammo. I still regret 2013, I was just getting into guns and /k/ and one of the first things I got was a bolt action 308, so when I was at my local gun store staring at $100 Moist Nuggets I didn't get one because I had just bought something better.

Also the average age on this board was lower so it was mostly a bunch of high school and college age dudes just fucking around with guns and military equipment for not a lot of money. Somehow along the way a lot of us have forgotten the fun is in the doing, not the buying.