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Glock live event on 12-10-19
December 11, 2019, 06:32 PM
parabellumGlock live event on 12-10-19
It's the boy who cried 'WOLF!'
What do you do when you're in a parking lot and you hear a car alarm go off? Not a fucking thing, that's what. And why is that?
This shamefully overblown marketing hype is desensitizing buyers to the point of catatonia.
Just tell us what you have to sell and stop insulting the intelligence of your customers. After that dog stopped getting his cookie, I'll wager that he bit the fuck out of Pavlov when he got the chance.
ringring CHOMPDecember 11, 2019, 06:35 PM
smithnsigNo .22 LR pistol deserves any fanfare. Just say, “Coming Soon, G44. G19 framed .22”.
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December 11, 2019, 07:18 PM
x0225095quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
What the marketing people at Glock fail to understand is that they didn't have to go through all this intelligence-insulting bullshit. This new pistol would be discussed in gun forums even if they had whispered their announcement at three in the morning, mid-week. Their lies and hype were unecessary and it might even be said that unveiling such weak sauce after their EPIC, LEGENDARY, NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY horse shit has generated some bad feeling towards the company, not that these nitwits give the slightest fuck.
People who want it, will buy it; those who don't, won't. Talking out of your marketing ass doesn't sell pistols. Not one extra pistol will be sold as a result of their stupid, ridiculously overblown, phony marketing hype.
If they'd come out with a .22LR version of the G18 with a 40 round magzine and three round burst feature with some brilliant BATFE-approved loophole that would allow civilians to purchase a select fire weapon over the counter (optional extended magazine holding 150 rounds), now that would be "legendary." As it stands, though, Advantage Arms beat Glock to LEGENDARY by more than a decade.
Pretty much this right here...unless Glock was trying to out-Springfield Springfield. Even then, this feels like Springfield Lucy just jerked the ball away from Glock Charlie at the last possible moment. And that actually is L E G E N D A R Y.
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December 11, 2019, 07:30 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by smithnsig:
No .22 LR pistol deserves any fanfare. Just say, “Coming Soon, G44. G19 framed .22”.
But Glocks Marketing Team has to justify their existence and sold the company that such an unveiling would create "buzz" and "chatter", and does so by showing all the "likes" on Instacrap and Facespace.
December 11, 2019, 07:43 PM
P220 Smudgequote:
Originally posted by cas:
A threaded barrel makes it an "assualt weapon" where I live.
Glad someone did the smart thing and introduced their non threaded version first as the standard item, instead of as a more expensive option later down the line.
Heck, just being semiauto makes it an “assault weapon” in my state and to buy one, you forever waive your HIPPA rights and agree to a bunch of yearly checks. To own a fucking .22 pistol. I’m gonna stop there.
They should put out a G42 or G48 framed .22. This... I don’t get.
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December 11, 2019, 08:22 PM
dehughesPara nailed it.
I keep looking for a Glock to buy, but even though they hyped the release, this one ain't it.
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December 11, 2019, 11:19 PM
RioGrande481quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
With a threaded barrel, I might let it touch my monkey. 
Looks like Reeves is confirming his Glock Fan Boy status.
RioGrande481
“I didn’t get where I am today by everything smelling of Bolivian Unicyclist’s jock straps!”
C.J. Supercut 1976
December 12, 2019, 12:22 AM
dsiets^^^ I'm pretty sure that's not K. Reeves.
December 12, 2019, 01:00 AM
CPD SIGquote:
Originally posted by DaBigBR:
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Originally posted by trickedtrix:
This is 'Murica, everything is hype - this pistol will sell
It sure will, but this is the biggest hype from them in a while and for something pretty... Unexciting.
Glock Austria:
"I have just vached dis very American show un dee TV. I have learned a lot abouts dee American Culture. Dis show vas called "The Happy Days" vis dis verrry intristing character named und "Arthur Fonzerelli". Der is dis und SHARK in zee VATER, see..."
Sure, If I was in the market for a semi-auto .22 pistol, this might be on my "Top 5" list.
Maybe, maybe, somewhere down the line, after I've checked off a lot of guns on my "WANT & NEED" list... IF it's at a good price.
Outside of that, I'm out.
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December 12, 2019, 09:17 AM
oddballquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
What the marketing people at Glock fail to understand is that they didn't have to go through all this intelligence-insulting bullshit. This new pistol would be discussed in gun forums even if they had whispered their announcement at three in the morning, mid-week. Their lies and hype were unecessary
A good example of this is the latest HK SP5 pistol. There was no million dollar event to launch the pistol, hell available information was almost nil. But gun forums spread the word, information was exchanged, and a buzz was created by gun enthusiasts, not marketing or media hype.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
December 12, 2019, 12:07 PM
XLTG19 sized 10 round. 22 pistol
g42 with a 25 round mag might interest me.
December 12, 2019, 12:17 PM
Ryanp225I learned when playing in a gigging band that if everyone is loud then there's nowhere to go if you need some part to stand out in front.
Seems all marketing today is at 11 with no 12 on the knob and nobody is willing to turn down.
December 12, 2019, 05:03 PM
Nismoquote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I learned when playing in a gigging band that if everyone is loud then there's nowhere to go if you need some part to stand out in front.
Seems all marketing today is at 11 with no 12 on the knob and nobody is willing to turn down.
In this case, it's as if Glock was the band AND the cheering crowd. The actual audience (us) are standing somewhere in the back with a puzzled expression.
December 12, 2019, 10:08 PM
RioGrande481quote:
Originally posted by dsiets:
^^^ I'm pretty sure that's not K. Reeves.
No, this is J. Reeves, not K. Reeves.
RioGrande481
“I didn’t get where I am today by everything smelling of Bolivian Unicyclist’s jock straps!”
C.J. Supercut 1976
December 13, 2019, 04:05 AM
OperationsWhat ever happened to their current spokesman? they still list Ermey on their website. didn't they get the memo?
Glock is starting the downhill trend.
December 13, 2019, 06:39 AM
jljonesI honestly think SIG, GLOCk and Springfield (gag) are no longer marketing to us. They are marketing to a different, younger crowd who have been promised EVERYTHING in their lives to be GAME CHANGERS.
Let’s face it, the vast majority of social media style marketing repulses us. But apparently either it works, or marketing director #12 has convinced everyone that it works.
Look at the pop up ads on many sites and the “one simple trick” ads. If they did not work, they would not be out there in such large numbers.
“Take a breath before you click on this to see what she looks like now.......”
I think that gun companies are no longer marketing to me. Or you. A fine example was the Modern Warfare style silly series that SIG put out “IN THE NEXT EPISODE...” everyone can be special forces if you buy their stuff.
December 13, 2019, 12:56 PM
BBMWMarketing of all kinds panders much more to the young. They want to reach buyers who haven't developed brand loyalty yet.
Face it, you know what you like, and advertising isn't likely to change that.
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Originally posted by jljones:
I honestly think SIG, GLOCk and Springfield (gag) are no longer marketing to us. They are marketing to a different, younger crowd who have been promised EVERYTHING in their lives to be GAME CHANGERS.
Let’s face it, the vast majority of social media style marketing repulses us. But apparently either it works, or marketing director #12 has convinced everyone that it works.
Look at the pop up ads on many sites and the “one simple trick” ads. If they did not work, they would not be out there in such large numbers.
“Take a breath before you click on this to see what she looks like now.......”
I think that gun companies are no longer marketing to me. Or you. A fine example was the Modern Warfare style silly series that SIG put out “IN THE NEXT EPISODE...” everyone can be special forces if you buy their stuff.
December 15, 2019, 01:24 AM
CPD SIGGlock itself was a game changer.
Polymer framed, striker fired pistol. Simple and reliable as a good hammer or screw driver.
Good Old Gaston made a better mousetrap, and a whole lot of people beat a path to his door! Ya can't argue much with that.
They need to chill out with the over hyped nonsense.
A single stack .380
A single stack 9mm
A .22
Nothing out of this world...
Glock, give us a call when you make a carbine. You're not re-inventing the wheel. Until then, just let us know you're coming out with something "new".
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"When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!"
“What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy
December 15, 2019, 06:41 PM
KMitch200quote:
Originally posted by BBMW:
Anyone try any of the .22 conversion kits that have been on the market for years?
I only have one Advantage Arms conversion.
With Rem Golden bullets and CCI minimags it’s 100% reliable.
With any Federal or Win loads, you get to practice your malf drills.
(kinda fun to toss the odd Fed bullet in a pile and not know when it’s coming)
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December 15, 2019, 08:03 PM
hrcjonAdvantage Arms. mini mags. good to go. thousands of rounds.
Not exactly sure what glock will do to be better but OK, I ordered one. I've not paid a bunch of attention on this but is the lower a stock 19 lower?? (an advantage to me).
“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”