Too much truth? Why dont gun companies market to shooters anymore?

[Eurodriver]

What’s up with gun companies marketing directly to the “I’m a Firefighter but almost joined the Army” Soc-Med and IG crowd these days?

Like several folks posted in the last thread - Marketing tactics like “Safe queens need not apply” and DD dropping shit out of Helos has gone the way of “Buy this upper cuz it looks mint in this photo of a guy with GPNVG-18s” (which by the way, are 50 large and unavailable for sale to civilians anyway)

Sup with that? Especially when 100% of the Soc-Med IG Hourly-wage-loser crowd can’t even afford NVGs (well, they could, but they’d rather buy and tinker with 15 mediocre piece of shit rifles instead of buying the good stuff)

[jpmuscle]

Again for the record


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[mcnabb100]

Sup with that?

It sells rifles.

[GTF425]

Because shooters buy ammo, not guns.

ETA: or they buy reloading stuff

[Renegade]

Because shooters buy ammo, not guns.

ETA: or they buy reloading stuff

This. Guns are the least cost of my hobby.

[Circle_10]

Because shooters buy ammo, not guns.

ETA: or they buy reloading stuff

I'd agree with this.

For years I bought a lot of guns but honestly barely ever shot them. A couple years back when I decided enough was enough and I needed to get "serious" about shooting, I found myself buying way fewer guns and way more ammo.
Plus when you focus on developing skill with the guns you have I think you feel less compelled to go buy the new hotness that will supposedly make you better without you having to put the work in.
When you start feeling like you can actually get shit done with what you've got, you become more content with what you have.
Even now, I still go through tons of ammo because while I'm way better than I was I'm still not as good as I think I *should* be.

[flenna]

Even now, I still go through tons of ammo because while I'm way better than I was I'm still not as good as I think I *should* be.

That sounds like a country music song .

[RHINOWSO]

It sells rifles.

And the firearms industry is first and foremost a business.

[JediGuy]

Is this AR related?

[Arik]

Money. Simple as that. They are in business to make money and to do that you need a wide audience. Otherwise you buy on mount, one sling or one light and you're done. They just lost a customer because you don't need anything else