Silencerco pulls ads from Recoil Magazine because of anti-gun article
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BrandonLSU
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In the next issue look (while on the news stand and not in your shopping cart) for Brady campaign or some other anti-2A group to buy up some advertising space.
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wfarrell1
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HK does care about the civilian consumer. Please don't misinterpret what I was saying. If they REALLY didn't care, they wouldn;t have made all of those politician friendly versions of their guns, in white, grey, and sometimes black. I actually do want a white SL-8 just because they were never available here, but I also want a black one to convert to a G36, if only I could convert one to a 300BLK.......
They're German, they get protested by their own countrymen, constantly. They know how to deal with tthings diplomatically. Recoil could take a note, sinc ethey apparently have no clue. As a Ford Mustang guy, I have eliminated 2 mags from my reading material. I never read recoil, as most gun mags suck anyway. Getting a gun in my hands is what tells me wether or not it's worth a damn, regardless of the fact that I drank the HKoolaid.
They're German, they get protested by their own countrymen, constantly. They know how to deal with tthings diplomatically. Recoil could take a note, sinc ethey apparently have no clue. As a Ford Mustang guy, I have eliminated 2 mags from my reading material. I never read recoil, as most gun mags suck anyway. Getting a gun in my hands is what tells me wether or not it's worth a damn, regardless of the fact that I drank the HKoolaid.
I disagree.
I think they're worried about "bubba", too. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have fallen all over themselves explaining their way out of those ill-advised remarks in the first place. SOMEONE in the ranks of both companies was smart enough to "get" that a good portion of the American firearms market- which includes "Bubba"- is tired of being villianized by people who use that very same language, and are less likely to spend their money with an organization who uses it.
I really believe it's as simple as that.
But what the hell do I know.
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Guate_shooter
LA CHP Instructor # 522
More news on this story, now they trying to flip it back on to HK 
QUOTE:
(From Jager Products)
I was unaware of the controversy until I received an e-mail from a reader expressing his displeasure with the magazine. Then I received a phone call from Recoil, and they explained their side of the story. So then I checked it out myself.
After researching the controversy, and hearing Recoil’s side of the story in a phone call to me yesterday, I’m not happy. They told me this whole controversy is due to comments by the HK rep, and not them. They said people don’t understand that the comments were made by someone outside of Recoil. That wasn’t true – Jerry Tsai’s comments, and comments after that, are what fueled this whole thing. In their call to me, they took no responsibility and passed the buck to the HK rep. I don’t pay the HK rep, I paid Recoil.
Hopefully readers and customers don’t punish guys like me since we paid for our ads before this occurred – which was a big ticket for a small company like me.
I’m with you, and out of Recoil. Too bad, since I’ve jumped in with both feet and ran in every issue – but can’t support a publication that is still ducking responsibility for their actions. I see the formal apology from 9/10, but this is contrary to yesterday’s phone call to me. I cannot support this outfit in good conscience anymore. Add me to the list of advertisers who have pulled out.
Thanks for taking the time to contact me, you were the second one to do so.
Thanks, Billy Lester
www.jagerproducts.com
516-859-2508
QUOTE:
(From Jager Products)
I was unaware of the controversy until I received an e-mail from a reader expressing his displeasure with the magazine. Then I received a phone call from Recoil, and they explained their side of the story. So then I checked it out myself.
After researching the controversy, and hearing Recoil’s side of the story in a phone call to me yesterday, I’m not happy. They told me this whole controversy is due to comments by the HK rep, and not them. They said people don’t understand that the comments were made by someone outside of Recoil. That wasn’t true – Jerry Tsai’s comments, and comments after that, are what fueled this whole thing. In their call to me, they took no responsibility and passed the buck to the HK rep. I don’t pay the HK rep, I paid Recoil.
Hopefully readers and customers don’t punish guys like me since we paid for our ads before this occurred – which was a big ticket for a small company like me.
I’m with you, and out of Recoil. Too bad, since I’ve jumped in with both feet and ran in every issue – but can’t support a publication that is still ducking responsibility for their actions. I see the formal apology from 9/10, but this is contrary to yesterday’s phone call to me. I cannot support this outfit in good conscience anymore. Add me to the list of advertisers who have pulled out.
Thanks for taking the time to contact me, you were the second one to do so.
Thanks, Billy Lester
www.jagerproducts.com
516-859-2508
Whatever for??? Does this mean they don't want to focus on capturing people who can grow the market?
Whatever for??? Does this mean they don't want to focus on capturing people who can grow the market?
I believe that he actually helped to create the magazine so I am sure he will still be around in some fashion or another.
