Why so quiet around here

[mustangfreek]

Sure is quiet around here for 18,000 + members and hundreds that are active and log in everyday..

Only to see like 15 posts and half are mine spitting out crap trying to invoke some action..[BD]

[UWone77]

Sure is quiet around here for 18,000 + members and hundreds that are active and log in everyday..

Only to see like 15 posts and half are mine spitting out crap trying to invoke some action..[BD]

I think for the most part, people post when they have some legit info to add or questions to ask.

On the other hand forums are slowly going away, in lieu of FB groups, social media, ect. Having said that though, with the shadow bans of gun related content on social media, I think it's important to have a venue to fall back on.

[PJD642]

Or (in my case), I have a lot less knowledge than most folks on here and am content to sit mostly silent and listen, trying to learn things...

Thank Dog this place isn't like arfcom.

[fledge]

I login just to see what mustang finds for new deals. :)

If my posts reflected how often I login to see what’s going on, I’d be at 20,000 by now.

[alamo5000]

Sure is quiet around here for 18,000 + members and hundreds that are active and log in everyday..

Only to see like 15 posts and half are mine spitting out crap trying to invoke some action..[BD]


I think for the most part, people post when they have some legit info to add or questions to ask.

On the other hand forums are slowly going away, in lieu of FB groups, social media, ect. Having said that though, with the shadow bans of gun related content on social media, I think it's important to have a venue to fall back on.

I can ask as many questions as you would like Mustang... just ask...anybody. [BD]

I read the posts here but lately I have been super busy so I haven't been commenting a lot. I would venture to say a lot of people lurk.

As far as Facebook is concerned I don't actively participate in any gun groups there or anywhere else for that matter. Nothing major at least.

I think the thing around here that lights people's candle is getting a topic that people are interested in. Here at least from my observation, when people have knowledge they want to share it. Or if they don't have knowledge they want to ask someone who knows.

[mustangfreek]

Or (in my case), I have a lot less knowledge than most folks on here and am content to sit mostly silent and listen, trying to learn things...

Thank Dog this place isn't like arfcom.

I’m with ya there on barfcom... some good people but a lot of arrogant pricks over there


I login just to see what mustang finds for new deals. :)

If my posts reflected how often I login to see what’s going on, I’d be at 20,000 by now.

Haha..yes

I hope someone is buying up some of them deals I post...

I don’t get to..lol..ah to be poor..


I can ask as many questions as you would like Mustang... just ask...anybody. [BD]

I read the posts here but lately I have been super busy so I haven't been commenting a lot. I would venture to say a lot of people lurk.

As far as Facebook is concerned I don't actively participate in any gun groups there or anywhere else for that matter. Nothing major at least.

I think the thing around here that lights people's candle is getting a topic that people are interested in. Here at least from my observation, when people have knowledge they want to share it. Or if they don't have knowledge they want to ask someone who knows.



Ask away...lol

[alamo5000]

Ask away...lol

New thread posted. Let's hope we can get some collective wisdom here of products and other stuff.

[kalopsia]

Or (in my case), I have a lot less knowledge than most folks on here and am content to sit mostly silent and listen, trying to learn things...

This is true for me, too. Don’t want to expose how little I know while absorbing the collective wisdom.


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[Tyrannosaur]

I always check in but being in NY I really have nothing to offer unless you wanna know how to clear a stove pipe with a fixed mag or to learn what shooting while your 2A is being infringed goes

[UWone77]

I think another reason why the chatter is low right now... not a ton of new stuff on the market. Anything new just seems to be, now offering it in MLOK! More Lumens! Or a ton of sale posts.

Admittedly I'm getting bored with firearms myself, since most of my bucket list is scratched off.

[alamo5000]

I think another reason why the chatter is low right now... not a ton of new stuff on the market. Anything new just seems to be, now offering it in MLOK! More Lumens! Or a ton of sale posts.

Admittedly I'm getting bored with firearms myself, since most of my bucket list is scratched off.

My bucket list is nowhere near being scratched off but I agree that there is a lack of stuff coming out, lack of videos, lack of sheer entertainment, lack of testing, or just showing off new things. I think this is at least partially a result of the industry downturn and social media stifling videos. I think it's harder theses days to get 'buzz' because either the platforms are burying videos or companies are not bringing out new stuff or paying to showcase it.

[UWone77]

I don't think the average consumer is remotely aware how depressed the industry is. The Adams Arms sale is the tip of the iceberg. Hardly anything is moving, other than high end stuff. Typically you don't see prices going down as far as they've gone. I'm even surprised how far down the race to the bottom has gone. Even ammo is going down, 5.56 ammo is the same price as when I first started shooting carbines a lot in 2007.

I think you'll see a lot more businesses going out of business. People holding on till 2020

[FortTom]

I don't think the average consumer is remotely aware how depressed the industry is. The Adams Arms sale is the tip of the iceberg. Hardly anything is moving, other than high end stuff. Typically you don't see prices going down as far as they've gone. I'm even surprised how far down the race to the bottom has gone. Even ammo is going down, 5.56 ammo is the same price as when I first started shooting carbines a lot in 2007.

I think you'll see a lot more businesses going out of business. People holding on till 2020

I think part of the problem is "over saturation" in the business. I'm referring to the firearms related business's. It seems every week someone else has come out with the same product everyone else has. Other business's not related to firearms are doing great in todays economy. The same happened with the custom "Harley" business where everyone and his brother were taking second loans on their house to buy custom choppers with 16 in rear tires for $60K or more. Those same bikes are selling around here, used, for 7 to 10K. Everyone was making the same billet parts, and most of those companies are now gone. Secondly, I don't know Adams Arms business model and situation. Maybe they were better engineers and craftsmen than they were business folks.

Another hidden snake in the pile can be too rapid of growth and expansion. I think time will tell, because as far back as I can remember, in AR and other Tactical style parts and accessories companies have been all the rage one day, and gone the next. I, in no way consider myself an economist or expert in business modeling, but I'd be willing to bet that knowledgeable folks could and can expand on this and come to a similar conclusion.

FT;)

[VIPER 237]

Admittedly I'm getting bored with firearms myself, since most of my bucket list is scratched off.

Same, it started heavily in 08 buying everything I wanted for fears I wouldn’t be able to, then once trump got elected that fear went away and we’ve enjoyed a few years of rock bottom prices(which isn’t sustainable.) I’m feeling fatigued about firearms in general right now, there’s nothing I absolutely have to have anymore

[Stone]

Yeah its definetly a buyers market. For the most part I have built what I wanted to build. Lately I have just been going over my firearms and updating and making minor enhancements as my skill level increases. Nothing sells like fear. I have always said that what people want the most is what they cannot have...

[FortTom]

Yeah its definetly a buyers market. For the most part I have built what I wanted to build. Lately I have just been going over my firearms and updating and making minor enhancements as my skill level increases. Nothing sells like fear. I have always said that what people want the most is what they cannot have... I'll jump on this "me too" bandwagon. I'd like to have several things, but I really only want one or two things I don't have. One thing I don't have is much more empty space in over stuffed guns safes. Maybe a Unicorn that pisses cold beer?

FT;)

[Deadwing]

I think another reason why the chatter is low right now... not a ton of new stuff on the market. Anything new just seems to be, now offering it in MLOK! More Lumens! Or a ton of sale posts.

Admittedly I'm getting bored with firearms myself, since most of my bucket list is scratched off.

I'm definitely not bored with firearms. But i am pretty bored with what's "new" on the market. Metric shit-tons of aftermarket Glock parts, AR parts that offer no functional advantage, and pistol caliber ARs just don't do it for me. I still have a pretty long wish list of things i want, but there isn't much on that list that's new by any stretch. And a lot of the stuff i really want has been out of production for decades and is becoming pretty scarce and very expensive. My work schedule keeps me pretty busy too, but i still log in and read when i have the time. And considering i don't go on facebook anymore, this is still my favorite place to hang out online and talk guns.

[voodoo_man]

Forums are dying, the steps forward will be exponential at some point but for now they still exist.

Honestly I wonder if this place would work out better if it had a Discord channel...

[BoilerUp]

Well, once I realized no one was impressed by my hand selected 3-shot groups, I figured I might as well stop posting.

Just kidding of course, but this is a fairly demanding (knowledgeable) crowd so that does force some self-selection on what one actually feels comfortable posting here (as supported by prior comments). I've got some topics on builds, reviews, and load workups I intend to post on, but all require time to shoot, photograph and write up.

[FortTom]

Well, once I realized no one was impressed by my hand selected 3-shot groups, I figured I might as well stop posting.

Just kidding of course, but this is a fairly demanding (knowledgeable) crowd so that does force some self-selection on what one actually feels comfortable posting here (as supported by prior comments). I've got some topics on builds, reviews, and load workups I intend to post on, but all require time to shoot, photograph and write up. I may not be right, but I would not be so quick to write forums off. Boilerup himself, saved me a few hundred bucks, if he remembers, helping me find a Sig Sauer scope that I was looking for, as far as what my stated needs and expected want's were. Im not so sure that dynamic conversations, where everyone talking over the next, would be the way to go. Thing is, I'm getting old. Yesterday I was in my early 40's, today I'm in my early 60's. Don't know what the hell happened, but I realize that change is coming, and I just need to set back and enjoy the ride.;)

FT;)

[mustangfreek]

I don’t have near enough!

UW and others, you should look into some leagues or steel matches...

Looks fun and interactive, not just standing no there shooting targets per say.

[schambers]

I'm definitely not bored with firearms. But i am pretty bored with what's "new" on the market. Metric shit-tons of aftermarket Glock parts, AR parts that offer no functional advantage, and pistol caliber ARs just don't do it for me. I still have a pretty long wish list of things i want, but there isn't much on that list that's new by any stretch. And a lot of the stuff i really want has been out of production for decades and is becoming pretty scarce and very expensive. My work schedule keeps me pretty busy too, but i still log in and read when i have the time. And considering i don't go on facebook anymore, this is still my favorite place to hang out online and talk guns.

Pretty much in the same boat and mindset... plus away from home a lot does not help things out. I'm more or less focusing on collecting parts I need for some long term builds, and wrapping up old projects. My collection is also more or less wrapped up, as I have most stuff that I want and the remaining stuff I want are out of production and don't come up for sale very often. Have also been focusing on working on 1911's and more competitive shooting stuff.

[Thompson]

Admittedly I'm getting bored with firearms myself, since most of my bucket list is scratched off.
Well I guess fortunately for me, I'm just getting started :P

[Deadwing]

Pretty much in the same boat and mindset... plus away from home a lot does not help things out. I'm more or less focusing on collecting parts I need for some long term builds, and wrapping up old projects. My collection is also more or less wrapped up, as I have most stuff that I want and the remaining stuff I want are out of production and don't come up for sale very often. Have also been focusing on working on 1911's and more competitive shooting stuff.

I love working on and tinkering with guns as much as i do shooting them. A 1911 or AK47 build class would be a lot of fun. Really any armorer or gunsmith learning opportunities would be. Building a (functional) HK type roller delayed blowback gun from a receiver flat and parts kit is a goal. I guess i should start parking the car on the street and turn the garage into a shop. Competitive shooting is something else i'd like to be more involved in, but working weekends kind of puts a damper on that.

[mustangfreek]

Well I guess fortunately for me, I'm just getting started :P


Where you been hiding..

[Thompson]

Where you been hiding..
Oh you know, here and there. Asia ... I miss my guns :(

**Back to ghosting ya'll**

[voodoo_man]

discord channel is up...for instant gratification...