Brand Loyalty?

.22guy · 07-06-2005, 05:56 PM

In reading my most current Guns & Ammo magazine, they are talking about brand name loyalty in an article about L.C. Smith shotguns:

"Americans are big on names, and most of us have our favorite brands for every significant product we use. Shooters are no exception, and firearm manufacturers are well aware of our propensity to name loyalty."

Is this true for you?

How many different brands of gun do you own?

wirehunt · 07-06-2005, 06:01 PM

Out of eight firearms no two are the same brand (at the moment)

Cheers Stephen

NRAJOE · 07-06-2005, 06:02 PM

Anything but (snicker, guffaw) Hi-Points....

jerry · 07-06-2005, 06:15 PM

too many to try to figure out

07-06-2005, 07:15 PM

two Colts..two Sigs..everything else is varied

Snakebite · 07-06-2005, 10:14 PM

I tend to like Rugers since I have more of them than any other.
But after the Rugers I like "name brands" like Russian, Chinese, Check, Yugoslavia, Belgian, Egyptian, Hungarian, Swedish, American and more.
They're all good!

lefty o · 07-06-2005, 10:21 PM

browning is my preffered brand.

rebel727 · 07-06-2005, 11:36 PM

Out of 40 or so Colt and Winchester prevail but most of my stuff is pre 64. WAAAAY pre 64.

.22guy · 07-07-2005, 12:19 AM

I was curious because I don't have two of any brand. I have a Savage, Marlin, Winchester, Ruger, Mossberg, and a Mosin-Nagant.

Big Dog · 07-07-2005, 07:46 AM

I have a little of everything.
But, I do have nine Marlins, six Mossbergs, six Remingtons, mostly .22 rifles.
And five Mosins, four Mausers, three Enfields.

silentknight · 07-07-2005, 08:11 AM

I try to stick close to Remington, but I'm not that fussy about getting brand name, just quality

Doglips · 07-07-2005, 08:40 AM

out of 41 USSR (Mosin Nagant) is the in the lead with 5...Hi-Point with 4...hummmm Marlin with 2 and just about one of every other manufacture....Includeing and old Sears Shotgun.....only 1 ruger...but I keep it so I can show people the diffrence between a Quality pistol (hi-point) and a way over priced POS (ruger)...... I tend to buy along the lines of Gee Wizzz wow than by name brand.

hounddawg · 07-07-2005, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Dog

I have a little of everything.
But, I do have nine Marlins, six Mossbergs, six Remingtons, mostly .22 rifles.
And five Mosins, four Mausers, three Enfields.

Hey, Dog, would you be so good as to explain to my wife that 7 rifles an a pistol are "not enough"?

I have a .22 colt, 2 Mosins, a K31, 2 Kentucky rifles, a Hawkins rifle, and an Enfield.

07-06-2005, 05:56 PM	#1
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,056 Trader Rating: (0)	Brand Loyalty? In reading my most current Guns & Ammo magazine, they are talking about brand name loyalty in an article about L.C. Smith shotguns: "Americans are big on names, and most of us have our favorite brands for every significant product we use. Shooters are no exception, and firearm manufacturers are well aware of our propensity to name loyalty." Is this true for you? How many different brands of gun do you own?

07-06-2005, 06:01 PM	#2
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 638 Trader Rating: (0)	Out of eight firearms no two are the same brand (at the moment) Cheers Stephen __________________ Happy Hunting

07-06-2005, 06:02 PM	#3
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,992 Trader Rating: (0)	Anything but (snicker, guffaw) Hi-Points.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

07-06-2005, 06:15 PM	#4
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,757 Trader Rating: (0)	too many to try to figure out __________________

07-06-2005, 11:36 PM	#8
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,492 Trader Rating: (0)	Out of 40 or so Colt and Winchester prevail but most of my stuff is pre 64. WAAAAY pre 64. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-06-2005, 07:15 PM	#5
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	two Colts..two Sigs..everything else is varied

07-06-2005, 10:14 PM	#6
Snakebite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tucson, Mexico Posts: 1,837 Trader Rating: (0)	I tend to like Rugers since I have more of them than any other. But after the Rugers I like "name brands" like Russian, Chinese, Check, Yugoslavia, Belgian, Egyptian, Hungarian, Swedish, American and more. They're all good!

07-06-2005, 10:21 PM	#7
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,672 Trader Rating: (0)	browning is my preffered brand.

07-07-2005, 12:19 AM	#9
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,056 Trader Rating: (0)	I was curious because I don't have two of any brand. I have a Savage, Marlin, Winchester, Ruger, Mossberg, and a Mosin-Nagant.

07-07-2005, 07:46 AM	#10
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	I have a little of everything. But, I do have nine Marlins, six Mossbergs, six Remingtons, mostly .22 rifles. And five Mosins, four Mausers, three Enfields. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

07-07-2005, 08:11 AM	#11
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Trader Rating: (0)	I try to stick close to Remington, but I'm not that fussy about getting brand name, just quality __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

07-07-2005, 08:40 AM	#12
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,090 Trader Rating: (0)	out of 41 USSR (Mosin Nagant) is the in the lead with 5...Hi-Point with 4...hummmm Marlin with 2 and just about one of every other manufacture....Includeing and old Sears Shotgun.....only 1 ruger...but I keep it so I can show people the diffrence between a Quality pistol (hi-point) and a way over priced POS (ruger)...... I tend to buy along the lines of Gee Wizzz wow than by name brand.