Re: Breakfast at Epiphany's

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Marketing has had little effect on my gun purchases. Politics and politicians perhaps had some influence. Boy Scouts definitely had an influence, experienced my first thrill at hitting a target. I did enjoy westerns, but never really got any influence to by a western style revolver or rifle. Actually having shot fellow members old guns has made me think about a western revolver, but I just don’t appreciate their appearance. I know shallow. I find a Nagant M1895 revolver much more to my esthetic taste than the typical western revolver. History and personal family connections to particular weapons has had more influence on my purchases than marketing. I’m probably not typical, but I’m also not alone. Marketing works better on some folk than others. I find pushy marketing a turn-off and I tend to ignore. Politicians get me mad and that does get me to purchase. As has been said, some politicians are better gun sellers than actual marketers.
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Re: Breakfast at Epiphany's

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sikacz wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:31 am Marketing has had little effect on my gun purchases. Politics and politicians perhaps had some influence. Boy Scouts definitely had an influence, experienced my first thrill at hitting a target. I did enjoy westerns, but never really got any influence to by a western style revolver or rifle. Actually having shot fellow members old guns has made me think about a western revolver, but I just don’t appreciate their appearance. I know shallow. I find a Nagant M1895 revolver much more to my esthetic taste than the typical western revolver. History and personal family connections to particular weapons has had more influence on my purchases than marketing. I’m probably not typical, but I’m also not alone. Marketing works better on some folk than others. I find pushy marketing a turn-off and I tend to ignore. Politicians get me mad and that does get me to purchase. As has been said, some politicians are better gun sellers than actual marketers.
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I'm more influenced by what I see people buying on gun forums than any advertisement. Heck, who see's any gun advertisements on TV. It's mostly online these days.

When I see people showing off their guns on gun porn threads I think - do I need that or just want that?
Sure, I want a lot of guns but there's a real bucket list of needs. For instance I sold a lot of guns I had as a teenager and want to put those back in my arsenal. There's plenty I didn't have. There's specific guns for specific needs like a tactical shotgun. A nice accurate center fire bolt gun. A good handy lever gun for the brush.

Then obviously there's the western stuff I have been heavily influenced by old movies. Lots of old westerns were filmed here in Old Tucson, Tombstone etc and I was always out there watching if I could. Had a horse, have/had a lever guns and the cowboy set up even as a six year old - two 45 cap guns and a cowboy hat n boots.

Dad was a big influencer. The Italian cowboy I called him. Miss my dad.
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