Tactical Blah Blah

[popplecop]

jon lynn, are you saying that those of us that are shooting 22 rf versions of the AR15 are doing it because we don't have the real thing, as you refered to them as retend AR 15s"? Well I and all the ones I know that are shooting the Colt version or the S&W MP1522RF have at least one or more "real ARs" some in multiple calibers. I'll admitt I just have one a Bushmaster in 5.56, but also shoot a S&W M&P 1522 and really enjoy it. The accuracy was really amazing to me, maybe the ultimate plinker. My grandsons love shooting it and I like the feature of not having to reload and the rf ammo is alot cheaper. Just put a red dot up on mine but haven't had a chance to sight it in, should make a great bunny rifle. No where on mine is the word tactical, just another black gun with the same set up and controls as my AR 15. Hopefully I misunderstood what you meant.

[Seawolf1090]

Marketing Hype. Same with the terms 'turbo' and 'extreme'. Stamp a catchy buzzword onto the product, never mind the product is out of context to the true meaning of that term. If it helps sales, that's all that matters! Remember, nearly all companies now are run by the bean counters, not the enthusiasts that began the company.
Been done for ages - look at those Colt "Government Models" and "Commanders" sold over the decades, that are not as issued by the military.
Marlin's "Guide Gun", mostly owned by armchair hunters who go onto a managed hunting lease for a couple weeks a year.

In short, the 'bottom line' drives it.

[jon lynn]

popplecop, you took wrong point I was trying to make.
I'm just agents the people who buy it because it has the word tactical staples to the receipt, and a few other things.

But seawolf, a question. Doesn't Government Model mean it is a copy or clone of the ordinal version? I got my Rock Island .45 because it said it was a Government model, so I thought "I used that design in the Army" and got it due to familiarity........but it didn't say tactical