Glock's new spokesman - Chuck Norris

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JONWILL said:
You are 100% correct. Jerry Miculek has a God given talent with reflexes and eye hand coordination. I could practice for 8 hours everyday for 20 years and never do what he does.
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Chuck is a 200 fight fighter with something like 10 loses professionally. I'd venture to say he also has a god given talent with reflexes and eye/ hand/ feet coordination. We could all practice 20 years and never get to where either of those guys are.....Hell I have practiced 20 years both fighting and shooting and I'm no Chuck Norris fighting, nor Jerry shooting. Lol.

That said.... I've never tried acting but I honestly think I could do as good.
 
Watched an interview some years back (I think during the Walker, TX Ranger years) where Norris freely admitted that he wasn't a good actor and was still taking acting lessons. I never held his acting talent against him--truth be told, I actually thought better of him for his admission and his willingness to keep working to do better even though he was already a well-established name and doing very well in the profession.
 
Yeah, I've heard chuck and Arnold both joke about their acting, although Arnold did get slightly better in the last 10 years or so. Arnold laughed about taking classes to get rid of his accent and how bad that worked too. I enjoy their movies but also applaud them for their attitudes, both seem to be fairly honest and good guys. A pro- fighter who acts and a bodybuilding legend/ strongman who acts, not so much actors.
 
Jeb Stuart said:
Actually most of us do not give a crap one way or the other. Just giving opinions. It is what most people do. In truth, I could give a hoot if Glock Picked Whoopee Goldberg as their spokesmen.
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Whoopee keeps a O/U shotgun by her bed, BTW.
 
I like Chuck, still can't stand Glock. And language in press releases like this on just increase my distaste for the company:

"Chuck Norris revolutionized and ushered martial arts into the American mainstream just like GLOCK revolutionized firearms by inventing and commercializing polymer-based pistols and the SAFE ACTION® System”

HK made the first poly pistols well before Glock was a company, and Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle works was nearly a century ahead on the safety trigger. All Glock did was combine the two into an ugly handgun with lousy ergonomics.
 
I heard whoopee say she had pistol by her bed. It's was a YouTube excerpt from when her panel was arguing with someone pro2A who was trying to explain the difference in semi vs full auto during the AR 15 debates. Maybe someone else remembers it.

Lousy ergonomics is subjective. They certainly didn't invent polymer framed pistols, nor did HK. There were polymer framed makarovs in the 60s. They did commercialize them and make it successful though. But I definitely agree that statement is misleading at best

ETA. The 2A guy failed to make the panel (the view maybe? ) realize the difference In semi vs full auto btw. They refused to listen
 
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MachIVshooter said:
I like Chuck, still can't stand Glock. And language in press releases like this on just increase my distaste for the company:

"Chuck Norris revolutionized and ushered martial arts into the American mainstream just like GLOCK revolutionized firearms by inventing and commercializing polymer-based pistols and the SAFE ACTION® System”

HK made the first poly pistols well before Glock was a company, and Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle works was nearly a century ahead on the safety trigger. All Glock did was combine the two into an ugly handgun with lousy ergonomics.
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Yep...that’s why they’ve sold millions of bad guns that many folks who own one own more than one.

I buy lots of expensive junk I don’t like because the company claims perfection. I’m dumb that way...with lots of company.

Yeah, HK had the first poly pistol...so what? They certainly weren’t commercially successful with it. And of all the gun companies to have an issue with, HK is one of mine because of their corporate attitude towards civilian shooter. By many informal accounts I’ve read, behind the scene, they aren’t nearly as concerned about us regular folks as they are about arming military and LE customers...kinda like Colt in their not so distant past.

Being a hater must be tiring...
 
JDR said:
What, Ted Nugent, who has espoused the virtues of his 10mm Glock 20’s for years, isn’t good enough to be a Glock spokesman? At least we know Ted shoots & carries Glocks!
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Unfortunately he's a nut-bar when he gets wound up (which doesn't take much), and often says just about anything that comes into his head.
NOT a good choice for a spokesman for a gun company.
 
Old Stumpy said:
Unfortunately he's a nut-bar when he gets wound up (which doesn't take much), and often says just about anything that comes into his head.
NOT a good choice for a spokesman for a gun company.
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Thing is there are many voters who identify with Uncle Ted and even silently share his sentiments against erosion to 2A rights over decades.

Look at his "method of communication" as an effective ambassador tool to reach out to as many voters for 2A as possible.

To win the war against anti-gun crowd, we need all the allies we could join with: women, minorities, younger millennial/Generation Z, elderly, LGBTQ, and yes, even those of Ted Nugent crowd.
 
I think that since Chuck Norris has an image as a man's man, fighter, and tough guy, and is generally well-liked by most people, whatever their politics, that he would be a great spokesman for a whole range of products.
Whether hand guns, hunting rifles, knives, or mundane things like cars, pickup trucks, financial institutions, blue jeans, underwear, medication, deoderant, or mouth wash, his endorsements would be equally accepted by most male consumers.
 
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bds said:
To win the war against anti-gun crowd, we need all the allies we could join with: women, minorities, younger millennial/Generation Z, elderly, LGBTQ, and yes, even those of Ted Nugent crowd.
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The problem is that Ted Nugent alienates some of those other groups that you mention because his comments are so ultra right wing and sometimes even nuts.
If you solidly gain the Ted Nugent crowd and lose the rest, what have you accomplished?
 
Not necessarily ... enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Over the decades, gun ownership has become a personal right to self defense/protection issue and I found supersedes other interests/issues. At the shooting ranges and outdoor shooting areas, I have met people from all walks and their position on gun ownership and gun rights is very clear.

And we have a common enemy who not only identified themselves (So we can vote them out) but announced exactly what their ultimate goal is - gun ban, which polarized every gun owner and their interests/other issues became secondary for most.

Bring it, it's on.
 
Old Stumpy said:
The problem is that Ted Nugent alienates some of those other groups that you mention because his comments are so ultra right wing and sometimes even nuts.
If you solidly gain the Ted Nugent crowd and lose the rest, what have you accomplished?
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"Hey Baby" you've got a "Stranglehold" on the "Snakeskin Cowboys" which could be "Just What The Doctor Ordered" :)

Sorry, couldn't resist ...
 
Old Stumpy said:
Maybe so, but when you describe a wooden actor, a 2X4 is less wooden at acting than him.
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If Chuck Norris wasn't the subject of the thread I'd agree with you. I'm no Keanu fan, never watched a Matrix film, and hated Bill and Ted, but Keanu is a world class Thespian when compared to the topic of discussion........again, don't hurt me chuck

And as fas as Ted goes, I have saw him and he is actually a friendly guy, I have a couple signed CDs from bow tournaments years ago, but I do believe he is too impulsive and would alienate a large crowd. Not many who bought, great Gonzos, penetrator, love grenade, if you can't lick' em, or wang dang sweet.....well you probably know the album catalog, who aren't already gun owners anyway. He may be my kind of guy, but I doubt he is a good spokesman for us all. Lol
 
I can’t abide Ted Nugent. He is a draft-dodging coward. Doesn’t make for a solid base for a 2A spokesperson...or anything else really.
 
Well, at least Ted's fan base will be voting for 2A in 2020.

The rest of our allies will have to "fish or cut bait" in 2020 as if they want to keep their gun rights, it is clear how they must vote as federal court and SCOTUS nominations the next president will make can make or break the future of 2A and our gun rights for decades, possibly centuries.

So are you going to vote for 2A or not in 2020? Me, my family and all of my friends/coworkers/neighbors who are gun owners have already decided for 2A.
 
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