worst manufacturer website

gunssb · 01-24-2005, 04:12 PM

which firearms manufacturer has the worst website ?

I vote winchester...

maybe someone will see this & improve...

Shaun · 01-24-2005, 04:27 PM

I vote smith because they failed to put industry traitor at the top of the page in huge letters.

BattleRifleG3 · 01-24-2005, 04:36 PM

I don't like websites that are inefficient with finding what you want to look at, ie that take a long time loading all their little images every step you take to look for what you want to find. Even worse are ones that don't show some of their products on the site, or make them really hard to find, especially if they're new. Most companies foreshadow a new product instead of dragging their feet posting that it exists.

For that reason, I'm going to say Mossberg. First it was pretty hard finding their special purpose 590s, and I still don't see the Plinkster 22 and centerfire bolt action rifle imported under their name.

Weatherby had that problem a bit with their Vanguard rifles too. And it takes a real afficionado to know that Tikka is imported by Beretta. A site with Tikka's name on it, even if it just redirects to its respective section of Beretta, would really help.

Apollyon67 · 01-24-2005, 06:42 PM

Colt

PAPA G · 01-24-2005, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun

I vote smith because they failed to put industry traitor at the top of the page in huge letters.

are you reffering to the British owners, or the current owners???

Vintovki · 01-26-2005, 11:43 AM

In my opinion it has to be Charter2000 or Charter Arms or what ever they are calling themselves....http://www.charterfirearms.com/ the site is poorly done it hasn't been updated and their firearms are less than acceptable

Dallas · 01-26-2005, 01:40 PM

Mossberg is the pits. Poorly laid out, not much in the way of graphics. THere just isn't that much there.

NorCalAshnjikov · 01-27-2005, 12:02 AM

They're all pretty much the same.
Too many pictures that aren't big enoug,
not enough manuals/information.

03-03-2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun

I vote smith because they failed to put industry traitor at the top of the page in huge letters.

Ruger was worse !

myarmor · 03-04-2005, 09:49 AM

Yeah, I second Mossberg.

Shaun · 03-04-2005, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAPA G

are you reffering to the British owners, or the current owners???

All owners the new owners said they would not break the agreements made with Klinton upon the purchase of the company

03-04-2005, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun

All owners the new owners said they would not break the agreements made with Klinton upon the purchase of the company

maybe it's because they are contractually bound

http://www.gunowners.org/op0123.htm

Habakkuk21 · 03-04-2005, 08:24 PM

I think it's Hi-Point. They don't even have a website. MKS Supply is the primary site, and they do have pictures of the guns, but it's pretty lame.
However, Hi-Point is such a straightforward set up, that I don't think an elaborate website is needed. They'd probably have to pay a bunch to get one done, and who pays for that in the end? The consumer.
The fact that they have a life-time, no questions asked warranty sort of makes most of the stuff you look for on a website irrelevant. I love my .45, it shoots really tight groups with the peep sight, and it's a really big honkin gun, which is good because my hands are large.
You know what I'd like to see on a gunmaker's website? A webcam that showed the guns being made/tested/fixed, etc.

gunssb · 03-04-2005, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habakkuk21

You know what I'd like to see on a gunmaker's website? A webcam that showed the guns being made/tested/fixed, etc.

I'd just like a 3-d view of a gun. you know like you can zoom in, out, rotate it - car manufacturers do it, so whats keeping gun makers.

BattleRifleG3 · 03-05-2005, 08:46 PM

Remington has just such a thing.

gunssb · 03-05-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

Remington has just such a thing.

:right: remington has one of the better websites

BattleRifleG3 · 03-05-2005, 09:19 PM

Indeed, with zero votes against it here.

klirg · 05-11-2005, 06:15 PM

Tikka

BigJake · 05-11-2005, 09:40 PM

The best manufacturer's website I have found is www.Kahr.com

RodneyKSig · 05-11-2005, 10:26 PM

I would have to say the worst I have seen is the Colt website. It is just awful. What a sad pityful excuse for a website for a once devoted to beautifully engineered weaponry, now relagated to promoting a sub-standard line of pistols revolvers, and rifles.

View Poll Results: worst manufacturer website
winchester	1	4.17%
remington	2	8.33%
browning	0	0%
mossberg	5	20.83%
marlin	1	4.17%
ruger	3	12.50%
magnum research	2	8.33%
glock	2	8.33%
smith & wesson	2	8.33%
other (mention in post)	6	25.00%
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01-24-2005, 04:12 PM	#1
gunssb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,833	worst manufacturer website which firearms manufacturer has the worst website ? I vote winchester... maybe someone will see this & improve... Last edited by gunssb; 01-24-2005 at 04:15 PM.

01-24-2005, 04:27 PM	#2
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,593 Images: 1	I vote smith because they failed to put industry traitor at the top of the page in huge letters. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

01-24-2005, 04:36 PM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,402 Images: 13	I don't like websites that are inefficient with finding what you want to look at, ie that take a long time loading all their little images every step you take to look for what you want to find. Even worse are ones that don't show some of their products on the site, or make them really hard to find, especially if they're new. Most companies foreshadow a new product instead of dragging their feet posting that it exists. For that reason, I'm going to say Mossberg. First it was pretty hard finding their special purpose 590s, and I still don't see the Plinkster 22 and centerfire bolt action rifle imported under their name. Weatherby had that problem a bit with their Vanguard rifles too. And it takes a real afficionado to know that Tikka is imported by Beretta. A site with Tikka's name on it, even if it just redirects to its respective section of Beretta, would really help. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

01-24-2005, 06:42 PM	#4
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Colt __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

01-26-2005, 11:43 AM	#6
Vintovki Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 139 Images: 3	worst manufacturer website In my opinion it has to be Charter2000 or Charter Arms or what ever they are calling themselves....http://www.charterfirearms.com/ the site is poorly done it hasn't been updated and their firearms are less than acceptable

01-26-2005, 01:40 PM	#7
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,596	Mossberg is the pits. Poorly laid out, not much in the way of graphics. THere just isn't that much there.

01-27-2005, 12:02 AM	#8
NorCalAshnjikov Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 688 Images: 1	They're all pretty much the same. Too many pictures that aren't big enoug, not enough manuals/information.

03-04-2005, 09:49 AM	#10
myarmor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southwest ,VA Posts: 1,147	Yeah, I second Mossberg.

03-04-2005, 08:24 PM	#13
Habakkuk21 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 173	I think it's Hi-Point. They don't even have a website. MKS Supply is the primary site, and they do have pictures of the guns, but it's pretty lame. However, Hi-Point is such a straightforward set up, that I don't think an elaborate website is needed. They'd probably have to pay a bunch to get one done, and who pays for that in the end? The consumer. The fact that they have a life-time, no questions asked warranty sort of makes most of the stuff you look for on a website irrelevant. I love my .45, it shoots really tight groups with the peep sight, and it's a really big honkin gun, which is good because my hands are large. You know what I'd like to see on a gunmaker's website? A webcam that showed the guns being made/tested/fixed, etc. __________________ Greetings from Woodstock, GA, cultural center of the universe.

03-05-2005, 08:46 PM	#15
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,402 Images: 13	Remington has just such a thing. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-05-2005, 09:19 PM	#17
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,402 Images: 13	Indeed, with zero votes against it here. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

05-11-2005, 06:15 PM	#18
klirg Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: north eastern BC, CA Posts: 3	worst manufacturer site Tikka

05-11-2005, 09:40 PM	#19
BigJake Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Posts: 184	The best manufacturer's website I have found is www.Kahr.com __________________ Yo Ho Ho an-a bottle a Brass Monkey...

05-11-2005, 10:26 PM	#20
RodneyKSig Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the Great City of San Antonio in The Greatest State of Texas Posts: 41	I would have to say the worst I have seen is the Colt website. It is just awful. What a sad pityful excuse for a website for a once devoted to beautifully engineered weaponry, now relagated to promoting a sub-standard line of pistols revolvers, and rifles. __________________ If you want Peace, you must prepare for War." -The Punisher