Firearm "Brand loyalty"

[burningsquirrels]

HKs are like bimmers. yeah, they're fine machines and have vehement followers, but at the end of a day it's just another expensive gun.

 

[armoredman]

burning squirrels, that's actually my wife's tattoo!

Here ya go, since you mentioned it!

 

[burningsquirrels]

man i gotta get a rami in 40 to complement my 40Bs, and name it mini-B lol.

i already got a poster idea too. remember that movie, honey i shrunk the kids? spoof the poster into "honey i shrunk my B!" lol

 

[DrLaw]

Mine had been Smith & Wesson and Ruger. Had one Sterling .22, one Mauser HSc and that was it until I got a Taurus rifle (didn't like it, sold it) and a Savage Stevens new model Favorite.
Now I have a Taurus PT1911 and it is fantastic. However, I have seen nothing much from Smith lately that I would get since they put that horrendous lock on the side plate and screwed up the classic style.
Colts were always too rich for my blood (and wallet, being a poor small town copper) and Glocks were nice and shot great, but I had no use for them being a revolver person.
Ruger quality, I think, has slipped, so I am not so much into their brand currently as I was before. Still have 4 10/22's though. They haven't screwed that one up too much.

The Doc is out now.

 

[Dobe]

1. Glock - by far

2. CZ

 

[P97]

I would say Glock. I hope they keep making good pistols since that is what most use, that is supposed to be protecting me.

 

[Bennett Prescott]

Armoredman,

Nice ink! I like to keep mine "timeless" (no brands), but that's some cool looking work.

 

[tipoc]

Well I'm changing my opinion. For decades both Colt and S&W have had functioning and active collectors associations. A fella could assemble a small library on the Colt SAA alone not to mention the 1911. Ditto for S&W revolvers. Both continue to sell both new guns and the used. The gun market for both is robust. I've yet to see anyone buy a 100 year old Glock or HK for 3 grand and plan not to shoot it. Both S&W and Colts regularly sell for these amounts. So in terms of brand loyalty these two have all others beat.

Ruger loyalists come in third for guns both short and long.

The others have a way to go yet.

tipoc

 

[Boris Barowski]

Glock and HK aren't a 100 years old yet.
Wel, HK kinda is in a way (as a reincarnation of he Mauser Oberndorf), but still.

Glock has an avid fanbase, but I feel there are more Glock-haters who will bash glock every time, than there are Glock-lovers who will defend it every time.

HK has a decent fanbase, but often the High Speed, Low Drag wannabe, who in his (or her) own fantasy is the slickest operator in the business. That said, I do like HK myself

I quite like Marlin too, and if I see a nice one, I won't hesitate to buy it haven't been disappointed so far

 

[Cowboy2]

GLOCK. No doubt.

Glock is the only brand that if someone says "I am looking for [insert specs, caliber, size, function here] but NO GLOCKS" the GLOCK boys will come out in force to convince the OP why he is wrong and life can only be complete once he/she has the honor no dare I say the privilege of holding their very own GLOCK in their hand.

Took the words right out of my mouth (and yes, I own one). Is there another brand when when somebody says they don't like the trigger or the grip, people chime in to tell them they are wrong (and probably morally deficient) for daring to have such a preference?

 

[Dravur]

No one really understands the Glock Haters. But here is the latest theory. They see all that plastic and since they are all over 80 years old and are kind of set in their ways, they tend to grumble when they see plastic. They then hike their pants up to their chests, put in their false teeth and start a complainin....

"why, that Glock ain't nuttin but new fangled plastic, an I don't trust it... no sir" It ain't got all them safeties that my trusty, rusty 1911 has"

"It got a bad grip angle, yeah, my wrists don't bend that way anymore"

Now, us enlightened folks see it for what it is, The Glock is a mildly ugly, well made gun that has a great rep for reliability...

The 1911 is a gun that Has a great history and you can find examples that are great to ones that are mere paperweights.

I like all guns and really don't have any that I get all fuddy-duddy about. I have shot my Glock 19 quite a bit and find it a great gun. I shoot my 1911s and they are great. I shoot my Baby Eagle and I love that as well.

Oh, that's right, I must be a Glock "fanboy" or is is a 1911 Fanboy, maybe a Sig Fanboy. I get so confused...

 

[Mrs. Armoredman]

Yep burnning squirles that's my leg and my tattoo. Oh I almost forgot, the 2075 Rami 9mm (gun on the top) is also mine. I love my gun.

 

[literarymadness]

Mrs. Armoredman...that is just too cool...have any single sisters or female cousins that love guns and live in South Florida? I never thought that CZ would look so good as a tatoo!

 

[tipoc]

The problem with folks who hate Glocks is that they listen to the folks that love them. The two than poke each other for a day or two.

"Batman!" "No, Spiderman!"..."Batman!" "No, Spiderman!" All day long with about as much content. And they usually ain't old.
tipoc

 

[Chipperman]

Glock by far.

HK and CZ fans are fervent, but there are 10 Glock fanboys for every CZ or HK fanboy.

 

[glockman19]

Here are a few in no particular order:

Glock
Springfield
Colt
Kimber
Ruger
S&W
Marlin
Remington
Winchester (pre '64)
Sig
Hk
Beretta
Browning
Les Baer
Ed Brown
Savage

I'd likely not buy from other manufacturers and lean heavier to one brand in certian styles.
Revolvers Double Action, Ruger & S&W .38/.357mag, .44/.44mag, Colt & Beretta Added for Single action .357, .44, .45LC.
Rifles for hunting, Remington, Savage, Winchester, Kimber.
Lever Action, Marlin.
Pistols, 9mm Glocks, .40 caliber Sig & Hk. .45 a 1911 from Colt, Springfield, Kimber, Les Brown, Ed Baer.
Semi Auto Rifles Rifles, Springfield M1A, Stag, Armalite, Colt AR's. Fun Rifles, Ruger 10/22, Mini-14.
Shot Guns, Beretta, Browning, Remington, Benelli, Mossberg or from amy Mfg. above.

I lean heavier towards:
S&W
Glock
Kimber
Remington
Springfield

 

[Mrs. Armoredman]

I fired a Glock,Winchester,S&W,EAA Witness and CZ's. I don't like saying I don't like something unless I try them first. There are some guns I can't stand and everyone has thier favorite. I don't like Lorsen,Jennings or Glocks. So I keep my opinions to myself unless I am asked.

 

[yhtomit]

Not a direct answer to the original question, I realize, but ...

I have more Rugers than anything else (because I have two of them ), though I doubt that you'll get many people saying that Ruger fans are the most loyal!

In a way, I'm an *anti*-collector, at least wrt brands -- I like having several (not a huge number, but there's time) guns of very different varieties: single-action only, DAO, DA/SA, external safety or not, decocker or not, etc. Though certainly single manufacturers will sometimes offer the same shape of gun with various permutations of those things, I enjoy seeing how different makers have decided to approach the hand/gun engineering problem

And if I find out that secretly Mr. Cz has been funding naughtiness in the world, I can still shoot my Witness, or the Springfield, or one of the Rugers, or ...

timothy

 

[Mrs. Armoredman]

Mrs. Armoredman...that is just too cool...have any single sisters or female cousins that love guns and live in South Florida? I never thought that CZ would look so good as a tatoo




Literarymadness No I have no sisters or family in South Flordia sorry man. Thank you for the kind words.

 

[varoadking]

IMHO:

Shotguns - Remington

Rifles - used to be Winchester, now it would be Colt

Revolvers - Smith & Wesson

Auto Loaders - used to be Colt, now it would likely be Glock

 

[Don357]

For auto loaders it's either Gluck ( Poor misguided kool-aid drinkers)or Colt. And for revolvers it has to be S&W. There are other cult followings but I believe these are the strongest.




Cling to God and your guns before all else fails!

 

[Kino74]

Judging by Glock sales and dominance in the market, I guess its easy to say Glock but as a Glock and former SIG owner, I would have to say HK with any 1911 right behind them.

 

[rob45]

I agree with Glock having the largest Cult of Koolaid drinkers. But I'm part of that group.

So true...I'm not part of that group. BTW, how does a manufacturer develope such a cult following and convince someone that a 2X4 is ergonomic:banghead:

If "1911" wasn't a platform and split between 400 different makers, I'd pick this first. I'm part of this group too.
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-Richard

I AM part of this group and I am a died in the wool believer in SA and Para. The Para's may not be beautifully hand fitted pistols but they friggin' work. I've had three now (wish I still had the first two) and never had one single problem from any of them...well, other than both 5" guns shooting about 4" low for me with hardball but then so does every fixed sight 1911 GM I've picked up and I just have to correct the front sight height.

In semi-autos I'd say Glock has the #1 brand loyalty with Sig in place #2. I still don't get the Glock thing.

 

[rob45]

I'll never understand you Glock-Haters.

Let me try and help. For every 100 shooters, maybe one of them has a hand designed to fit a Glock pistol. I don't have small hands by any sort...nor short fingers...and even the 9MM Glock has a trigger reach that precludes me from shooting the pistol correctly. You guys do know the pistol is supposed to sit square in the palm of your hand right??? Most Glock shooters I've observed hold the pistols on the side rather than centered from behind. Also, what's the gigantic monstrosity of an arch they have in what should be a 1911 mainspring housing??? Also, the gen 3 glocks have those finger groove things that are sized about right for girls with dainty little fingers...however, they better be obnoxiously long for a proper trigger reach. Almost every other pistol manufacturer makes 45's with a better trigger reach and the SA-XD's are a Glockish pistol with a PERFECT grip frame

You did ask...well, sorta. I'm just trying to help

 

[Treo]

The Undisputed Heavy Weight Champion GLOCK Post Of The World.

Originally posted by Jorg

However, in just a few minutes, a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, piranha, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8 bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.

There's just not much you can add to that.