[Doug Bowser]

I wonder why when manufacturers add the name tactical to a firearm or accessory, the price goes up 30%. Nothing could be more tactical than my Rock River Ar-15-A2 NM rifle. It will tactical you at 600 yards.

Doug

 

[nonnieselman]

They gotta make money some how...

Bet it will Tactial you every time at 600yds

 

[Xd357]

You got a point Doug.

 

[ftsibley]

everyone know that tacticool additions to your weapon will decrease group sizes by 50%. Check out the tacticool glock26


ALSO an option for the DIY tacticool operator- no need to order you parts just use stuff lying around the house;

 

[Leopardcurdog]

Very true. Same for ammo. Every year it seems we have a "new" or "improved" bullet of some sort. Amax, Zmax, Qmax, atomic tipped, plutonium tipped, etc. I've killed a truck load of critters in several states using an old out of date 150 gr Rem Core-Lokt bullet. You don't get any deader then dead.

 

[ftsibley]

very true leopardcurdog....my favorite is " varmite grenade" by barnes. the marketing gimicks used by hunting/shooting companies are pretty dang funny.

 

[nonnieselman]

like the Hornady Critical Defense...... seriously? $2 a round...

Last i heard, FMJ sure does do a good job. Atleast all the deer and critters ive shot didnt get a say in it.

 

[ftsibley]

i most like some of the hunting products for feeding/attracting deer.... my new favorite is "swamp Donkey"... seriously WTH and that glob of crap that will melt and drop acorns anywhere. who buys this crap.

 

[Beladran]

weak minded individuals, or people with to much money

 

[nhstk02]

If you get bored, get a gun magazine and count the word tactical everytime you come across it. See what number you come up with. I have been wanting to do this, but I ran out of fingers. lol

 

[jbpmidas]

Some is actually functional. Most just looks cool.

 

[9c4me]

What gets me is people pay 80 dollars for little flashlights.

 

[jbpmidas]

I paid that for one. Quality costs. I do not regret my Surefire.

 

[powerstrokin06]

They developed the whole "Tacticool" line for those suburban yuppies that have all that poor money and nothing better or smarter to do with it....Kinda like what happened to Harley's a time ago when the yuppies get ahold on it , well it's over priced and in my book OVER!! You should and prob have read some the posts on some of these other crazed sites about ballistics and accessories..what the hell they're planning for I dont know, but it wont take long if the SHTF for real to sort em out.......lol

 

[SubGunFan]

TactiCOOL stuff for Couch Commandos.........


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[Methos]

The way I understand "tactical" is not exactly the actual definition of the word, but when applied to firearms and shooting, its kind of like "a feature (a pistol grip) or action (a tactic) that serves to enhance the execution of a direct and imminent action (defensive or offensive)."

So a "tactical" shotgun with tactical features - a pistol grip, extended magazine tube, ghost ring sights, flashlights, speedloaders...etc. - is better equipped to carry out the specific job of self defense or offense against threat elements. Whereas a shotgun without the above tactical features is a wee bit less capable of @$$ the user toward his purpose.

However, as people should know, you can have all the tacticool stuff while being untrained in its employment and fail just as well as if you had a bone stock gun in the same untrained hands.

Personally I hate all the tactical marketing crap. I think its used to sell merchandise for the most part. You have all these xbox heroes with their first person shooter games in god mode and they think they know everything about what it means to be a - tactical "operator". All I can say is try before you buy. These will be cannon fodder if they can ever actually get off the couch - which is unlikely.

That being said, things change over time. I'm more open to tactical "stuff" than I used to be. Some things are useful and effective - like surefires, and some things aren't - like forearm pistol grips. I mean, how are you going to clear your barn of zombies at night without a surefire? :cool2g: