gnappi
Member
I'll admit that in my life, and generally and across the board in products I use, I have brand loyalty. From the brand of mayonnaise to bread to electronics I buy I give first choice to certain brands.
Invariably it's because I've had very good experiences with a brand and I'm reluctant to "waste" money on trying new brands. The few times I did, I was disappointed.
That brings me to handguns. I make no excuse for the fact that I prefer Sig, Beretta, Tanfoglio and S&W firearms but none in "new" styles like polymer.
I don't have rose colored glasses and can (and do) nitpick the functionality (not necessarily cosmetic) of handguns and all my preferred brands. They all have nits, but none so severe as to try a different brand / logo though
So when I read reviews either by professional sycophant gun writers or a casual user that have only accolades I wonder if it's factually accurate, brand loyalty or a bad habit writing.
In a gun store recently I said something negative about a Sig X5 (IMO being unusable for competition with an unusable slide stop) and you'd think I farted loudly in church during the sermon
Some brand loyal users don't like criticism of their sacred cow
Invariably it's because I've had very good experiences with a brand and I'm reluctant to "waste" money on trying new brands. The few times I did, I was disappointed.
That brings me to handguns. I make no excuse for the fact that I prefer Sig, Beretta, Tanfoglio and S&W firearms but none in "new" styles like polymer.
I don't have rose colored glasses and can (and do) nitpick the functionality (not necessarily cosmetic) of handguns and all my preferred brands. They all have nits, but none so severe as to try a different brand / logo though
So when I read reviews either by professional sycophant gun writers or a casual user that have only accolades I wonder if it's factually accurate, brand loyalty or a bad habit writing.
In a gun store recently I said something negative about a Sig X5 (IMO being unusable for competition with an unusable slide stop) and you'd think I farted loudly in church during the sermon
Some brand loyal users don't like criticism of their sacred cow