JohnK
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A jab at Kimber, or a jab at 1911's in general? Afterall no matter how good a Kimber is it's still just a 1911. (ducks for cover 
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SiGARMS Director of Marketing takes a poke a Kimber
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KevlarTester
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A mild ribbing of the competition, big deal.
Kimber makes 1911 clones, that's their market and they do it well.
Sig makes a totally different firearm, why should they jump into the 1911 clone business. Let S&W be another 1911 also ran.
All Sig needs to do is make a 10mm pistol and the world would be a better place...for you and me...
Kimber makes 1911 clones, that's their market and they do it well.
Sig makes a totally different firearm, why should they jump into the 1911 clone business. Let S&W be another 1911 also ran.
All Sig needs to do is make a 10mm pistol and the world would be a better place...for you and me...
B27
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Wellll........now SIG doesn't make a TOTALLY different firearm.
shooter.45
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Well they did make a 1911 Sig that is and they are full sized frames with rail. In stainless and some kind of Black finish. Looks pretty cool
QB
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RTFM -- why didin't you post the rest of what Erhardt have to say about his comment concerning Kimber? Not really fair to post only part of what he said.
Here's another comment from Erhardt later in the tread:
Here's another comment from Erhardt later in the tread:
KevlarTester
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This is just what the firearms industry needed, another 1911. YEAH!!
So now Sig is just one of a hundred other companies selling 1911 clones.
I wish them luck.
My next Sig purchase will be a P232 unless of course they produce a 10mm.
So now Sig is just one of a hundred other companies selling 1911 clones.
I wish them luck.
My next Sig purchase will be a P232 unless of course they produce a 10mm.
Rob96
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In what is generally a slower-moving forum, this thread generated 14 pages of comment in a few hours.
It was meant as a little good-natured ribbing, not as a derogatory remark. It was later clarified so there would be no hard feelings.
Here is the link and the quote:
"What I mean is that we all have opinions about other companies and their products but I'd never want to have somebody here make an off the cuff remark that is negative about a competitor. I wouldn't want them doing it and in many cases we know them. My comment about Kimber is in jest and I really do know the guys over there."
http://sigforum.com/6/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=674608412&f=430601935&m=43560413&p=2
It's the fifth post down.
Here is the link and the quote:
"What I mean is that we all have opinions about other companies and their products but I'd never want to have somebody here make an off the cuff remark that is negative about a competitor. I wouldn't want them doing it and in many cases we know them. My comment about Kimber is in jest and I really do know the guys over there."
http://sigforum.com/6/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=674608412&f=430601935&m=43560413&p=2
It's the fifth post down.
Tamara
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TheLastBoyScout,
It must've been tough to say that with a straight face.
It must've been tough to say that with a straight face.
1911Tuner
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Takin' a Poke
Tamara...
During my early employment with RJR Tobacco, one of the neatest,
most subtle pokes I ever saw was directed toward them by the makers
of Saratogas. (Ligget? B&W?)
We had introduced More, the long (120mm) skinny cigarette that was
fast capturing a segment of the market. Enter the Saratoga 120.
Their ad campaign wasn't aggressive, but it was ingenious. The
first ad that I remember seeing was:
How to smoke longer without smoking more...
Our plant manager, a die-hard company man grinned and said:
"I could like that if I let myself."
These things are part of the game. I don't think the statement was
meant to be a slur. Just part of the game.
Cheers all!
Tuner
Tamara...
During my early employment with RJR Tobacco, one of the neatest,
most subtle pokes I ever saw was directed toward them by the makers
of Saratogas. (Ligget? B&W?)
We had introduced More, the long (120mm) skinny cigarette that was
fast capturing a segment of the market. Enter the Saratoga 120.
Their ad campaign wasn't aggressive, but it was ingenious. The
first ad that I remember seeing was:
How to smoke longer without smoking more...
Our plant manager, a die-hard company man grinned and said:
"I could like that if I let myself."
These things are part of the game. I don't think the statement was
meant to be a slur. Just part of the game.
Cheers all!
Tuner
BluesBear
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Saratogas were/are Phillip Morris
In the early 1960s they came in a very thin injection molded plastic pack with a red snap-on top.
Phillip Morris brand came in the same pack for a while but they had a green top.
I remember playing with the packs because, in 1963, a family member worked on the Saratoga packing line, in Louisville, and would bring them home.
In the early 1960s they came in a very thin injection molded plastic pack with a red snap-on top.
Phillip Morris brand came in the same pack for a while but they had a green top.
I remember playing with the packs because, in 1963, a family member worked on the Saratoga packing line, in Louisville, and would bring them home.
Waitone
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Gentle poke from an industry insider about industry insiders done in the hearing of an industry customer.
No problem, quite mild, goes on all the time.
No different than the flame wars conducted on THR.
No problem, quite mild, goes on all the time.
No different than the flame wars conducted on THR.
45R
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Have you been to the 1911 forum lately.....everyone takes a poke a Kimber even its owners.
seriously, it's also a bad poke at kimber.
we wouldn't make something like a kimber product because we like to make things better.
Could mean that kimbers are poor quality, or it could mean that kimber is the pinnacle and we couldn't improve on it so we can't make a superior product.
don't get me wrong, kimbers are awful, but youcould read it either way.
(it's SARCASM sheesh).
we wouldn't make something like a kimber product because we like to make things better.
Could mean that kimbers are poor quality, or it could mean that kimber is the pinnacle and we couldn't improve on it so we can't make a superior product.
don't get me wrong, kimbers are awful, but youcould read it either way.
(it's SARCASM sheesh).
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