No creativity in the firearms industry?

[Medusa]

Who cares about the name? I like the way the catridges are named, making them easy to remember, and distinguish similar ones, like 9x17, 9x18, 9x19 or 9x21. Easy, one number stating calibre, other case length. That's all I need to know.

On firearms, who cares about the name when the design is good? You may call a crap-weapon a Hyper-Super Space Blaster, but is it a better gun?

if you like, paint a skull&bones on your rifle, but I prefer when a weapon has become so legendary it has got a nickname, like The Scythe (MG42, for it's astonishing fire rate).

 

[XDKingslayer]

The problem isn't a lack of marketing the problem is who you're marketing to.

Gun people are probably the worst people on the face of the earth to market ANYTHING to. Give it a fancy name and they'll say it's a tacticool gimmick. Make it encroach on a 100 year old round they love and it will die a slow horrible death.

Gun people consistantly crap on anything outside of their little box regardless of how well it works, how much it costs, or how good the design is.

 

[paramedic70002]

I think names would be nice, heck give em a number too if that's what you want. They can have both. Like military aircraft have an official name and a nickname.

Can we get Glock to change their system to one that is recognizable? Tell me a Glock product number higher than 19, and I have no idea what you are talking about as far as caliber, series, size, etc.

And can more manufacturers snazz up the appearance of their product outside of OD green or desert tan, or a particular style of grip molding?

 

[dmxx9900]

Taurus gambler
H&R penny flipper
Colt oldies
S&W appeaser
Ruger rocker
Jimenez zinc bargain
Glock polymer master
Sig Sauer beyond affordability
.22 loud fire
.22 mud slinger
.25 shameful
.32 shameless
.380 acceptable
9 minimum
.38 superior
.357 bastard
.40 super freak
10 maximum
.41 grandpa
.44 kaboom
.45 buster
.454 bomber
.460 tame less
.480 Neanderthal
.500 deaf maker
.410 popper
28 gate keeper
20 soft beater
16 disappearance
12 chest beater
10 undertaker
5.56 drizzle
7.62x39 finisher
7.62x54 restless
30-06 ruiner
30-40 creep
.243 whopper
.270 slammer
.280 slacker
.300 softie
.308 sleeper
.338 slugger
.35 rumper
.375 puzzler
.416 rugby
.458 lust
45-70 greaser
.470 whiner
.50 slaughter

 

[Dravur]

I dunno..

Things we don't need to worry about...

Why isn't the 9mm called the "Wussy Ammo from Outer Space"?

Why isn't the .45 acp called the "Gecko 45"? and in that vein, why aren't second chance vests called Gecko Vests? As long as they have 14 trauma plates?

Why isn't the 12gu shotshell called Strawberry Marshmallow Fluff?

I like the fact that they are dry. I have so many other things to worry about than why hasn't a marketing genius called the 7mm-08 "The Big Bang Bang"

 

[Dope]

I want a .500 Groin Puncher Xtreme

Or just a BFG9000.


Dope

 

[Georgia Gunner]

.577 tyrannosaur is a cool name.

 

[rritter]

Don't forget when Winchester brought out the Black Talon line of ammunition, the name scared the anti-gun types so much that Winchester had to pull it off the market. They simply changed the outer layer so it wasn't black, and put it back on the market as 'Ranger SXT'. No scary name, no scared idiots.

 

[Eleven Mike]

I thought this thread was going to be about firearms/ammunition design. Instead, the OP wants his guns to come with cool names that will impress his friends. Hey, that's cool. I used to be fifteen once, myself.

 

[Nolo]

I thought this thread was going to be about firearms/ammunition design. Instead, the OP wants his guns to come with cool names that will impress his friends. Hey, that's cool. I used to be fifteen once, myself.

The name of a weapon is unimportant. But it strikes me that designers don't give more interesting or caring names to their creations.
When I design a weapon, the last thing I think of is it's name. But I do think of it. I was merely wondering (and ranting quite a bit) why other designers don't do the same, or at least pay others to do the same.
It's like shining your boots. Do you have to do it? Heck no, but it shows how much you care about yourself in general, and it's a sign of an attentive person.
It is about firearms ammunition design. Primarily about how good they are at designing things but not at naming them.

 

[Eleven Mike]

Nolo, I guess it would be better if you weren't pushing for such Neato! sounding names. Or maybe I'm just like these other guys that prefer the dry old numbers and such-like. If we had more names in the firearms industry, I fear it would get just as bad as cars. Imagine you see a really cool new gun, but they gave it a stupid name like Neon, or Festiva, or Matrix. Hint: Matrix is a very boring word, used by very boring people to do very boring math stuff.

 

[Nolo]

What's so bad about the names I suggested?
I'm really just ranting, I care little about firearm names (though not none at all!).
I'm not eschewing a designation system, I'm just suggesting a naming system to go with it.
Maybe it's because my original forte was aircraft: even in military service, aircraft are given neat names (in addition to designations).
So naming something the M-16 makes me go "meh", whereas naming something the P-47 Thunderbolt makes me go "yeah!".
By the way, I totally agree with car names: they suck. I'd rather you give your car a designation than a stupid name (who the heck thought of Edsel!?), so that I can give the car my own name.