Why "Dark Earth" is Your New Favorite Color

D-A-M-N I love Magpul!

How could you not!?

But seriously who doesn't... apparently a lot of people. Magpul is an acquired taste to say the least. It's a lot like your first ex-wife you either love her or you hate her, there is no in between. Apparently the Magpul kool-aid has been running dry recently and it confounds me. However, my opinion is somewhat bias, as an example let's just say that if I ever remarried my tuxedo color would be Dark Earth with an OD tie and my soon to be wife would be wearing foliage green with a schemagh... get the picture?

I understand that in the airsoft world with the market constantly "upgrading" and so many new products and innovations pallets tend to change from time to time, but I can't see myself getting over Magpul anytime soon. I guess the same could be said about people who worship TM Hicapa 4.3's (a conversation for another time). When airsofters find something that works they tend to stick with it.

Example: I've come to the point where I despise any other stock (cranestocks, fixed stocks, retractable stocks), other than Magpul MOE Stocks. I know I've developed tunnel vision when it comes to anything not Magpul but so what! If you can't indulge in your hobby then what can you indulge in? Whatever the wife says is ok? I think that only applies for everything other than airsoft (insert whipped sound here).

Recently some teamies and I went on an extended airsoft trip to So'cal and I must say it was a hell of a lot of fun, but the highlight was our visit to the infamous Evike store(again a conversation for another time). Walking into that store made me feel 18 year old walking into his first strip club. Yes, exactly like that, my hormones were racing, I wish I had brought more twenties and my buddy needed a new pair of shoes or at least some booties. Anyway, do you know what the best part was? It wasn't the Magpul section, it was finding out that everything in the Magpul section was in stock. It almost brought me to tears the same way watching the movie "Rudy" does when he finally gets to play and his dad cheers him on or when my kids told me I look like I'm going bald (ouch!).

Anyway, I know I'm not the only one here who feels this way. Every airsofter has their vice, some love 1911's or Gucci-cam, others love plate carriers and grenades. Recently I have seen more and more new players developing Magpul obsessions than anything else. At times it seems the "old guard" has lost its interest in everything Magpul but with the popularity of airsoft on the rise and the huge influx in fresh meat... um I mean new players, it looks like Magpul has quite a while before its shelf life expires.

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Have an obsession you'd like to share? Let me know!