Silly Little Tribes

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Man (and woman) is a social animal. We have a natural need to belong, we are comfortable in groups. Our primary group is our family, then friends, colleagues, and people with similar interests.

Everyone is in many groups, and no one wants to admit (or consider) that another group may be better in some way. We all are shooters, firearms enthusiasts, "gun nuts". Within that, we have preferences, and want to find others with the same preferences. If you can communicate to these people beyond the realm of guns, they join your friends group.

So, it may be silly, but it's perfectly natural.

Also, there can often be some rationality. For example, I had a Glock. I sold it for an HK, and I have many reasons why I like the USP's better. I can show you both guns, and point to things I like better on the USP. That is a rational choice I have made. Consequently, I think the USP is a better gun. If you try and tell me otherwise, I will retort.

...and there's other folks who like to hate/degrade stuff they known nothing about. We are all guilty of it - from countries, to religions, to our neighbors and other people on this very internet board.
 
The idea of preferring one brand over another is okay. Even being rather "tribal" about it is okay. What puzzles me is the amount of importance in this tribal reverence.

As has been noted, however, the greater the reverence, the less the apparent actual expertise.

:), Art
 
Right on Weshoot2!
The Real Tribe here for all should be people who believe in their liberties and freedoms and exercise their god given right to defend themselves with the weapons of their choice! :D (whew, got it all out)
 
Whole concept behind the business strategy of "differentiation" is to convince people that your product (in this case a firearm) better meets their real or imagined needs. Nobody needs a Harley-Davidson for basic transportation; buying one caters to additional need(s). "Brand loyalty" is a "good thing" in the business world.

I have a need to affiliate, as do all humans. But my needs are more around common objectives than the means to reach them. I hang out here because of WeShoot2's observation that we, collectively, are gun owners. But I don't really care what guns you own. If you're interested in mine, I'll tell you 'bout 'em, but I don't care whether you think they "rock" or "suck." They work for me.
 
No "tribe" over here.

We P7 owners are more sophistimicated...

We prefer to call ourselves a "Cult"

Now where's that kool-aid... :D

-Morgan

9mm nancy-boyz that's cute now we can start caliber tribes too.

I'm gonna enlist in the "this is the funniest thread on TFL in a while" tribe, where's our web-page...
 
I am a very fortunate 11 year old trapped in a middle aged body. Circumstances and cash that no body knows about have given me gunsafes full of toys and treasures.

The only limitation that I can discern with Wilson, Sig, Glock, Beretta, Smith and Browning is my ability to utilize them to their fullest potential.

Given my perverse nature, I would be the proudest kid on the block if I could win every shooting trophy awarded next year with a rusty Model 10 smith. Take that Todd Jarrett.

The only legitmate way that I could trash someone else's choice in firearms is if I could outshoot them with a "lesser" one, but I too heed the age old addage of Mike from VA above,

The more we learn........



If you're not having a good time shooting, take up ping pong or needle pointing, and let us duffers enjoy our sport and choice of guns that we're shooting on a given day.

Jay
 
There is an excellent article by Ken Good that addresses this issue in the Sept/Oct 2001 issue of American Handgunner.
 
I'm with the tribe of...

Use what works. If you train well, carry, and prepare for the unexpected, you can be in my tribe. Of course, what works for me, Clint Smith, Rob Leatham, Larry Vickers, and others of notable mention is the 1911 in .45ACP. No need to punch holes through more than one wall when child units in the premises. No plastic mag polymer guns that you can strip off the floor plate and disable the gun. Make mine a 1911, in .45 ACP. Whats good enough for US military for 40 years before the PC correct bunch got ahold of it is good enough for me.

Oh, btw, there are plenty of other good guns out there for you SIGLOCKOCH tribe members to buy...leaves more fine 1911s for me :D :D :D

PS: If you can't appreciate Guinness you DESERVE a plastic pistol :rolleyes:

Bob
 
George Hill taught me that the only gun worth havin is the Ultra Tactical, Ranger Approved, Aerospace Material with Composite Inserts, Feather Weight, Hi Cap, Magnum Force, Hyper Velocity, Match Accurate, All Weather, Rapid Fire, Defensive handgun.

Or a Raven, forget which.

Sam.....A Raven in hand beats a pair of Wilsons in the shop.:D
 
For the record:

I don't own an SUV, I drive a Jeep.

Yeah I'm typing this on a Mac.

I own a lot of different pistols, most happen to be Colts.

Does that make me a tribalist? O r just opinionated?
 
After reading some of the posts on the Mad Pomeranian's threads tonight, ...




... this one should go BTT on principle. :D
 
The Tribe

I like belonging to the "Gun Tribe". When I go to the range, I like to see ALL the different brands/makes/models as I look up and down the fireing line. To me, thats half the fun! Mostly, I like to see how well each shooter is doing with the weapon of choice.(I find most are doing better than I am) It just doesn't matter...age, gender, gun...when we're out shooting, we're all in "the tribe"!
Lets go shooting!
Mark.
 
WESHOOT2

said it first. The gun tribe. I don't know about ya'll, but I'd take at least one of each, just for the heck of it. Long guns, handguns, I like 'em all. Each one fills a niche, and has a potential user, or they won't be available for long (which, perversely, makes them desirable).

Unfortunately, I can't afford this, so I get picky about the next one I intend to get, right up to the part where I'm holding it. Then I start thinking about choice number umpteefratz, which I was always interested in/heard about/read about etc, etc.

All calibers are fun. I still get a kick out of knocking down pop cans with a .22 (pistol or rifle). I could bust targets all day at a shotgun range (any game), and I can be just as happy at a rifle range or pistol range poking smaller holes in smaller peices of paper. I'm lucky (in a way) that 'destructive devices' like the Lahti have been rendered effectively unavailable, and that automatic weapons are a major pain to own (price is really the factor, in the end), or I'd have those too.

To paraphrase what CR Sam said is appropriate here, "A (fill in the blank) in the hand is worth two (fill in the blanks) in the shop.
 
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