Holy crap, I was going to say Ruger Mk IV the second I saw the title.
@user-rl5je6bu6n2 ай бұрын
Yep. I thought I was gonna have a great answer with a ruger 22 and then he goes uses my answer. Fxxx you Ben.
@armorers_wrench2 ай бұрын
Dang, I wasn't expecting such a thoughtful response and actually I think you're right. The MK4 really does fill the same kind of niche that a Miata fills. Especially when you throw a suppressor on a Mk4 or even have it integrally suppressed--those guns are insanely fun but obviously very impractical for most situations. Thanks Ben.
@Disastrous.Affect2 ай бұрын
I have the Ruger MKIV Lite 22/45, that is a very accurate description of the MKIV, the Miata of the gun world. I have a few of those types of guns.👊
@MitzvotTV2 ай бұрын
Ben…. I drove an NB Miata for 10 years with no other car as a backup 😅 it wasn’t until a year and a half ago I got an actual commuter…. Number one lesson though, if you own a Miata, nobody will ask you to help them move; but you will be the person to ask for help….
@lordhellfire1532 ай бұрын
You can absolutely racecar out a Mk4 with all the Volquartsen stuff, and they do great at things like Steel Challenge. It's absolutely the same thing as a miata that's been fully gutted, gotten all specced out suspension, but still has the driveline. Yes, you could absolutely do all this same stuff to a Corvette and it'll be faster. But fast is not in the blood of the Miata, just like power is not in the blood of the Mk series.
@lordhellfire1532 ай бұрын
@Anthony-x8v and 22lr has killed plenty of people. The comparison stands
@glock202 ай бұрын
I would say the Ruger mk IV and similar is more like the GR86/BRZ twins.. fun but still somewhat practical… I think the Miata of guns is a single action .22 revolver. Any one of them. Arguably more fun than a ruger mk IV since you get to actuate hammer manually (like a manual car), cheap to maintain and feed (like a Miata), and so wildly impractical, it could definitely not be your only gun, whereas I could see the ruger being someone’s only gun (but just barely) and you’re able to learn the basics of shooting and marksmanship with it (kind of like learning to drive manual, rev matching, heel-toe, etc.)
@popularoutcast20242 ай бұрын
Apparently a lot of people in the comment section have limited or no experience with a Miata or a Ruger MK IV. Sad. As both of them lack power, but are shockingly precise, reliable, capable of competitive times, easy to work on, inexpensive, and plenty of aftermarket.
@RBslowman2 ай бұрын
Hey, I have an NB2! These cars are a blast. Only mod I've done is the extended front ball joint to get a wider adjustment range on the front camber. I would highly encourage you to play with the front toe setting if you haven't already. I've got mine VERY dialed in feeling now
@skeetmanshooter2 ай бұрын
Keltec cp33. Sketchy build quality, pain in the ass magazine, zero holster compatibility dumbass ergos, and semi reliable.Insane mag capacity, accurate super long sight picture, and zero recoil. My Mazda Miata
@milspecmike84402 ай бұрын
If you’re in the Midwest, look up MCSCC (Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs). They have high speed auto cross events that are auto cross on track. They do multiple 10-20 minute practice sessions in the morning and you run timed standing start laps for competition in the afternoon. It’s a good entry into running either time attack or wheel to wheel stuff later on (which they also have) I ran with them for years in my Mustang before kids and competitive shooting.
@KillerMZE2 ай бұрын
There's a big overlap in the people who like cars, guns and watches
@John.VanSwearingen2 ай бұрын
Disposable income + Interest in engineering + Interest in history
@BHRxRACER2 ай бұрын
yeah, why?
@makhnobux2 ай бұрын
when the function has metal devices that look cool and have a lot of moving parts
@DeadMeat9912 ай бұрын
I love guns, but I absolutely hate cars.
@emilyurban34542 ай бұрын
I immediately thought of Bersa Thunder
@timbuk2one1922 ай бұрын
My Miata is the car I want to drive most, and my Springfield Hellcat is the CCW I prefer to carry most. I have had bigger, more powerful muscle cars and have bigger, more powerful handguns, but I have more confidence the Miata will keep me out of jail and the Hellcat will always be there to get me out of trouble. You will lose your license pushing a muscle car to get the same feel you get when you push a Miata to it's limits. Been there, done that. Miata for the win(d)!
@aricwormsbecher21382 ай бұрын
Taurus tx22, one of the only good offerings from the brand. Inexpensive to purchase and to feed and fairly reliable for what it is.
@onpsxmember2 ай бұрын
For me it's a short AR pistol with a conversion kit in .22lr. If it is sunny, it's conversion time so you flip the roof down or take it off depending on the model. Though it is fun for a short distance, it won't get the long range results. One can upgrade with lots of bits but the frame can't make full use of bigger calibers. It won't an AR-10. But it can rev up for some noise.
@seanmccurdy942 ай бұрын
Hello dog
@JSlater-cg1kv2 ай бұрын
Nice hat! Got a couple more fun ones set aside for the class in January with you and Matt.
@tmgjurassic37382 ай бұрын
Probably one of those pink Sig pistols
@ZizinRacing2 ай бұрын
No one has just a miata? Haha I used to back in the day. Even after I got into kart racing I used the miata to tow the go kart around on a tiny open trailer. Nowadays I have a truck like a normal person of course.
@DanDannyDanielleBob2 ай бұрын
All of us that buy a miata dream of a lotus elise to truly maximize impracticality, just like all mk iv owners lust after a volquartsen
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
Lotus is complete shit.
@London_Mule2 ай бұрын
I was thinking the standard CZ TS2. It's a fun gun, great trigger, super flat shooter, somewhat economical, anyone with basic experience can pick it up and quickly learn how to drive tacks. At the same time, you can't mount anything to the underside, the gun is way too big and heavy to conceal carry, and at the end of the day it leaves you wanting to have pushed for either a TS2Orange, or break into an even crazier race gun. It lives in the Shadow of the Shadow 2, pun intended.
@brandth11082 ай бұрын
Just about everything in KelTec's catalogue
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
Keltec is shit. Mazda makes quality vehicles, bad analogy if you know what that word means.
@brandth11082 ай бұрын
@@HWG-wm8ld you're in the replies of every one of stoeger's vids starting shit. Go have Aspergers on someone elses reply plz
@PatrickMobley-ue8xe2 ай бұрын
Smith and Wesson Victory
@FPSsuper2 ай бұрын
I always connected the CZ Shadow 2 with the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Track ready out the dealership.
@whan0432 ай бұрын
More like a Cayman GT4 IMO. A lot less exotic but also pretty much track ready out of the box. Also not quite at the pinnacle of performance the way the Shadow 2 isn’t quite either
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
The majority of GT3 owners don’t have a clue how to use that car, same with any gun.
@London_Mule2 ай бұрын
I'd say you hit the nail if it wasn't priced *so* well, the price for performance of the Shadow 2 is phenomenal. It would be like the equivalent of a $40k 911.
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
A Miata with slicks is track ready.
@jakub_g0072 ай бұрын
That is verry true, about cr to learn or just have fun on track. It should be considerably lightweight, with some stiffer suspension setup, with good brakes, and not not to powerful. Most fun people tend to have in cars where are not afraid to press gas pedal to maximum. Ofcourse tyres are most important but lightweight cars dont eat them apart quick. Miata is used for racing cup series around the Europe. Old ones and new ones. Verry well balanced car with 50:50 weight ratio. Its similar to guns also.
@jasonstem43782 ай бұрын
Glock. Absolutely a glock.
@jonn81632 ай бұрын
Miata=LCP
@thepracticalrifleman2 ай бұрын
Before I watch, I’m gonna say Canik. 😂
@RobinRobertsesq2 ай бұрын
Springfield Armory XD
@ExpertOpinions8052 ай бұрын
P2000-sk
@music4thedeaf2 ай бұрын
I had just a miata lol my first car
@cham0nja922 ай бұрын
Try drifting if you want the most seat time per $
@AngryAnon2 ай бұрын
>no one has just a miata been dailying a first gen for the last 9 years, had one modern car inbetween for like 2 years until its engine died but my miata help up fine lmao. but, to be fair, I may be insane
@Daedalus16502 ай бұрын
Single stack commander length 9mm 1911
@gansior47442 ай бұрын
definietly not. That sounds like a small block Cuda
@chairmanbrando2 ай бұрын
I want to know more about Dog.
@Strawman3332 ай бұрын
A Keltec .380
@jobe19112 ай бұрын
Glock = Toyota Camry
@SilasWeber-oi2gb2 ай бұрын
I was thinking a 10/22 but kinda splitting hairs at that point
@2AlphaCrew2 ай бұрын
Easy… ruger LCP9
@den_see2 ай бұрын
Dont know about the miata but in my eyes Glock - Toyota or Honda Tanfoglio - Ferrari Walther - Porsche CZ - Skoda 😂 just kidding, more like a BMW
@iamnotarealboy2 ай бұрын
SD9VE no contest
@KetoCaNa2 ай бұрын
Hellcat 380
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
Gun/car analogies don’t work. Miata is a solid Japanese manufacturer(aside from their products shared with ford). I use my girlfriend’s Miata when my friends do track days with their “real” sports cars(M4&911s4). I turn faster laps every single time. They rely on the car and I rely on me. Just like I could out shoot most with a stock striker gun and they have some $3000 whatever.
@randalljeffs72722 ай бұрын
The Miata was supposed to be the classic gay guy car. So I’d say the Miata of guns is a Walther PDP-F
@AirborneVet2 ай бұрын
Damn 🤣
@jimmeyers89602 ай бұрын
Then it's a sausage fest at the range I go to. Everyone really likes the F. It's a great concealed carry pistol.
@DeadMeat9912 ай бұрын
The PDP rocks. Not as good as the venerable P99, but close.
@randalljeffs72722 ай бұрын
@@DeadMeat991 never said it wasn’t a good gun
@DeadMeat9912 ай бұрын
@@randalljeffs7272 I know!
@MrZola12342 ай бұрын
Hey Ben, have you watched or shot any Cowboy Action Shooting comps?? What do you think of it?
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
I think Ben is straight.
@greatgoatherder2 ай бұрын
That's an interesting question. Are you implying that a guy that drives a Miata would be into wearing chaps? 🤣
@MrZola12342 ай бұрын
@greatgoatherder lol... No, i just know that he finds the iron sights more interesting than the red dots. Thought he may have been attracted to the very manual challenging nature of single action revolvers and lever action rifles. I ask him every once in a while hoping he will answer the question.
@emeryemond79042 ай бұрын
Lets see your dog !!! Tell us about him/her ...
@raidwolf40882 ай бұрын
But what if it was a Miata with an LS1 engine swap?
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
Sounds great but it isn’t. Aside from the insane cost, it adds weight and throws the balance off. A Miata with slicks is more than capable
@user-tl2wz5xr1i2 ай бұрын
What’s your take on the Glock 26 ?
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
It’s a Glock 26. This isn’t a validation channel. You need sootch
@xtreamar15502 ай бұрын
I don’t know if you own a Miata judging from hearing it on the last video I’m assuming you do no self-respecting man should be driving a Miata unless they put a LS in it I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the company flying Miata but they put a LS motor in the Miata and beef up the suspension and that is how the Miata should be done. Otherwise it’s a girls car just like a vw bug
@HWG-wm8ld2 ай бұрын
Says the guy that’s never done a track day, taken a class at boundurant, raced or even has a car. It may be a girls car, but it is an awesome car to race on a track. That LS is shit, too expensive and adds too much weight. A regular Miata with slicks will beat it.