Loyalty to certain brand?

I'm about as loyal Colt owner as you could ask for with a dozen old Colts. I have mostly old revolvers mostly making up my Snake Gun collection as well as a LE6940 Colt AR. I do have an Armalite AR10T carbine, Wilson Combat Stealth, and a Browning Citori shotgun. The only other shooters I have are a couple older Sigs, and all nickel P228, and a stainless P229ST
 
"Loyalty" seems to suggest a preference based on reputation or past experience, or a commitment regardless of faults (e.g., someone remains loyal to an erring friend). By that definition, I have no loyalty at all. If it works, great; if it doesn't do what I want, I'll part with it without batting an eye.

That said, I like Ruger revolvers, and probably have more of them than any other. I LIKE them, but am not LOYAL to them. I'd not buy a Ruger just because it's a Ruger. I DON'T like Ruger semi-autos, in contrast; and that doesn't say anything about their quality ... just that I don't prefer them.

So no, I'm not a brand loyalty kind of guy.
 
I go for Dan Wesson and S&W (non lock) revolvers. I've had Rugers, Colts, and a few others, but the only ones I kept for long were the Wessons. My Astra .44 was way better than the Ruger Redhawk I had about the same time.

In semiautos, I want DA, all metal, steel, if possible. I have no interest in plastic guns, for the most part. I have no interest in the almost always overpriced 1911's, regardless of who makes them. I like CZ and the clones of them, S&W (older SS ones, forget the plasitics), Beretta, Bernardelli, Astra, Star, and a few others have all been great for me. Colts, AMT's, Walthers, LLamas, Taurus, have been disasters.
 
I'll get some 'Loyalty" when the manufactures do, all they care about is money in there pockets . :( Less models and more QC would be a great change, that goes for all products.
 
I am loyal to 2 or 3 different brands. Won't bother to mention the names just because I'm not trying to start a Brand A is better than Brand B feud.

So why am I loyal?

When I can go to a gun shop, buy one of these guns, take it home and clean it up and throw fresh oil on it, then take it out to the range and shoot it and not have ANY issues. Shoots whatever ammo I throw into it whether it be FMJ or HP, bullet weight doesn't even matter, and it hits the target every time accurately. No tinkering, no custom shop affairs, just a straight off the assembly line stock firearm that does what its supposed to, no excuses. I guess when that happens every time you acquire one of these firearms it lets me know I've bought the right firearm. Reliability and repeatability of the experience spans well over a decade.
 
Brand loyalty???

Do you vote a straight party ticket too?

I have 0% brand loyalty, but I have 100% model loyalty!

I like Ruger Blackhawks. Nobody else makes a Blackhawk, so I buy the gun Ruger makes. I like older S&W N frame revolvers. Nobody else makes them, so I buy S&W.

I hate GLocks. Not the company (brand) but the guns they make. If they made a gun I liked, I would buy a Glock. So far, they don't.

I like 1911s, and I prefer Colt, but as long as well made, and working, it doesn't matter the name on it. Have Colt, Remington Rand, S&W, and an Argentine Systema 1927.
 
I explicitly try to not own more than one gun from a particular manufacturer. Too many great guns out there and I enjoy the differences across platforms. Maybe as the collection grows...

That said, there are a couple I will stay away from after being burned.
 
Whatever suits me on a particular day,time and need. That dictates my brand loyalty.

However, I am very brand loyal when it comes to my hunting boots (Danner) and work shoes (ecco).I won't wear anything else. But not when it comes to firearms, no particular loyalty.
 
I like good guns no matter who makes them. I don't like bad guns no matter who makes them.

There are some makers whose design goals seem to line up with my likes and others whose design goals seem to line up with my dislikes. But even if a maker is one whose products usually don't appeal to me, if they make something that looks good to me I'll buy it. And if one of the makers who usually makes stuff that interests me comes out with something that looks like a bad bet I'll pass it up.
 
No loyalty at all. I think there are way to many nice guns out there to stick with one brand.
I 'm only buying used anymore so I'm more selective with manufacture vs cost.
 
No particular brand loyalty. I buy what ever I have a whim for at any given time that I have the money to spare. Might be any of the major brands, something less than mainstream, or a C&R milsurp.
In all cases, if it goes bang and something goes downrange, I'm happy. If it goes bang and I hit what I was aiming at, I'm real happy.
In the vast majority of the time, I've been real happy. In the rare cases that the gun didn't function correctly, or was not on target, it gave me the opportunity to shoot more. Then tinker with it until it did function properly. I look at it as part of my shooting fun.
You learn a lot about your guns that way. Kind of like the guys that rebuild old cars.
Each to his own. Some want everything perfect out of the box, and should stay with a trusted brand that has given them what they want from the beginning.
 
brand loyalty

S&W has never done me wrong, HK is beyond awesome. I have an Astra A-75 that is bulldog tough, and Ruger's 10-22 is a great starting point for a .22 rifle. Savage makes a great heavy barrel tactical rifle, and rem and winchester make truly awesome rifles and shotguns.
never owned a glock but never had a problem withone either.
 
Well , I might catch a little flame , but since I have not had problems with the handguns that I have purchased, I like Tarus , [ I have several, no problems, love Smith & Wesson [ have several pistols ] in rifles I like & have Remington & Marlin. :cool:
My carry weapon for the most part is a 380 Bersa, my wife has one also for carry.
 
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