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Title: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: ericire12 on November 12, 2009, 09:06:33 PM
You can imagine my surprise..... and during the Situation Room w/Wolf Blitzer of all places  :o

It was this one, BTW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfWomXAN8o
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Big Frank on November 12, 2009, 10:00:52 PM
At least one guy believes in buying American.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Badgersmilk on November 12, 2009, 11:24:41 PM
That link lead me to this video.  Sooooooo many possible comments on this one!  Especially if you make it to the end.  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6CjfnpVnA&feature=related

I'll stick with.  Nice shelter you have behind you there.  ;)
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: jaybet on November 13, 2009, 07:38:30 AM
As much as CNN bashes gun owners and gun rights they took the advertising dollars. It shows you what whores they actually are.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 13, 2009, 10:14:58 AM
That link lead me to this video.  Sooooooo many possible comments on this one!   Especially if you make it to the end.  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6CjfnpVnA&feature=related

I'll stick with.  Nice shelter you have behind you there.  ;)

You DO realize that Henry is like the 3rd company to produce the AR7 ?
Originally it was put out by Armalite, then some one else, I THINK it was Charter Arms, Now Henry, there might have been other manufacturers in between. Makes me think that while there may be a niche for it in the market, (I wouldn't mind having one ) It doesn't seem to support it's self in the long run.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: tt11758 on November 13, 2009, 10:36:15 AM
That link lead me to this video.  Sooooooo many possible comments on this one!  Especially if you make it to the end.  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6CjfnpVnA&feature=related

I'll stick with.  Nice shelter you have behind you there.  ;)



Looks like Haz broke this guy's arm for calling a magazine a clip.     ;D
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Hazcat on November 13, 2009, 10:39:13 AM


Looks like Haz broke this guy's arm for calling a magazine a clip.     ;D

I was feeling  generous that day!


;)



;D
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: MikeBjerum on November 13, 2009, 10:41:37 AM
I belive that the AR 7 is a very usefull tool that has a place.  However, marketing of everything else new and changes in the mindset of outdoorsmen have overshadowed a very practicle survival tool.

On the topic of the commercial that started this thread:  Have you ever looked around your home, the items you purchase, or if you sell the items you sell for where they are from?  I got frustrated with one of our major suppliers for one of the items we purchase from them that I learned comes from China.  I'm waiting to see why they made the jump across the big pond.  Everything else is from North America, with most out of the U.S.  However, they have started a little crack with this one area, and I fear they could go more and more that way.

I am currently fighting the industry trend to purchase caskets from China.  They are cheaper, but the key word is cheap.  They are not inexpensive.  There is a difference in cost vs. value, and I don't want to get into the situation of working harder to make a cheap product acceptable to people that expect a certain level of quality regardless of how much they want cheap ... Actually what they want is inexpensive, but the retail market is responding by providing cheap.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: tt11758 on November 13, 2009, 11:11:57 AM
I belive that the AR 7 is a very usefull tool that has a place.  However, marketing of everything else new and changes in the mindset of outdoorsmen have overshadowed a very practicle survival tool.

On the topic of the commercial that started this thread:  Have you ever looked around your home, the items you purchase, or if you sell the items you sell for where they are from?  I got frustrated with one of our major suppliers for one of the items we purchase from them that I learned comes from China.  I'm waiting to see why they made the jump across the big pond.  Everything else is from North America, with most out of the U.S.  However, they have started a little crack with this one area, and I fear they could go more and more that way.

I am currently fighting the industry trend to purchase caskets from China.  They are cheaper, but the key word is cheap.  They are not inexpensive.  There is a difference in cost vs. value, and I don't want to get into the situation of working harder to make a cheap product acceptable to people that expect a certain level of quality regardless of how much they want cheap ... Actually what they want is inexpensive, but the retail market is responding by providing cheap.


No drip pans in the Chinese ones?
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: 1911 Junkie on November 13, 2009, 11:15:52 AM
That link lead me to this video.  Sooooooo many possible comments on this one!  Especially if you make it to the end.  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6CjfnpVnA&feature=related

I'll stick with.  Nice shelter you have behind you there.  ;)

I learned some things.  ::)
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: ericire12 on November 13, 2009, 11:40:04 AM
You DO realize that Henry is like the 3rd company to produce the AR7 ?
Originally it was put out by Armalite, then some one else, I THINK it was Charter Arms, Now Henry, there might have been other manufacturers in between. Makes me think that while there may be a niche for it in the market, (I wouldn't mind having one ) It doesn't seem to support it's self in the long run.

Yes, it was Charter Arms.... I think it never really caught on b/c it is known for not being very accurate.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: 1911 Junkie on November 13, 2009, 12:15:40 PM
Yes, it was Charter Arms.... I think it never really caught on b/c it is known for not being very accurate.

But the kid in the video said it was "pretty accurate".  8)

And Remington Thunderbolts are high quality .22 rounds.  ;D
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Badgersmilk on November 13, 2009, 12:42:57 PM
You DO realize that Henry is like the 3rd company to produce the AR7 ?
Originally it was put out by Armalite, then some one else, I THINK it was Charter Arms, Now Henry, there might have been other manufacturers in between. Makes me think that while there may be a niche for it in the market, (I wouldn't mind having one ) It doesn't seem to support it's self in the long run.

I wanna say it was a Marlin at one point to.  Either way it was the gun used in the now infamous book "Hit man".  The books been out of print since the law suit against Paladin Press, & check out the prices it brings on Ebay ($120 for a once $4 paperback!)   :o

At one point the AR7 was available in S.S., and camo.  They look neat, and used to go for $79 bucks...  Just to "toy like" to actually buy.  :-\  Still neat to see!  :)
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Badgersmilk on November 13, 2009, 12:51:02 PM
Sweet home made stock.

(http://www.muttmotorpool.com/sitebuilder/images/DSC03617-652x489.jpg)
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Hazcat on November 13, 2009, 12:53:05 PM
That is cool!  Yours?
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: MikeBjerum on November 13, 2009, 04:02:30 PM

No drip pans in the Chinese ones?

As a matter of fact ... NO!
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: tt11758 on November 13, 2009, 04:22:09 PM
As a matter of fact ... NO!


I've heard that if the taxidermist is "good", you won't NEED a drip pan.   ;D
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: MikeBjerum on November 13, 2009, 04:34:40 PM

I've heard that if the taxidermist is "good", you won't NEED a drip pan.   ;D

Yeh, and if we all lived right there would be no need for asbestos underware either  ;)

I still like the message in the Henry commercials.  I'd like to know if CNN sold the time knowing it was a gun commercial or if they just whored their station.
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: tt11758 on November 13, 2009, 04:55:34 PM
Yeh, and if we all lived right there would be no need for asbestos underware either  ;)

I still like the message in the Henry commercials.  I'd like to know if CNN sold the time knowing it was a gun commercial or if they just whored their station.



A little from Column A......a little from Column B
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: alfsauve on November 13, 2009, 07:54:39 PM
Sweet home made stock.

But Badger where to you stow the barrel, action and magazine?   Sort of the idea behind the AR-7.

Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: twyacht on November 13, 2009, 07:56:42 PM
Wouldn't mind seeing the "Scout" Rifle with a .410 & .22 in this type of package.

Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Big Frank on November 13, 2009, 07:57:38 PM
Sweet home made stock.

(http://www.muttmotorpool.com/sitebuilder/images/DSC03617-652x489.jpg)

That looks like the factory stock that majestic arms uses on their MA-2000. http://www.majesticarms.com/id13.html
Title: Re: Saw a commercial for Henry Rifles on CNN today
Post by: Johnny Bravo on November 13, 2009, 08:02:23 PM
CNN must be getting desperate if they have a gun commercial or the word gun is on thier network that's not refered to in a negative way.