How is Air Gun Designs doing these days? I think they really need to come out with somthing new to attract attention to all of the other great stuff they make.
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Didn't you hear, AGD went out of business...
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Originally posted by lukeDidn't you hear, AGD went out of business...
OH NOES!!!11Comment
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Fixxed, explains for the sharp increase of overdose'sOriginally posted by lukeDidn't you hear, AGD went out of the paintball gun business... and now in the drug running businessComment
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I heard Tom Kaye bet AGD against the Gardner brothers in a back-alley cock-fight.Originally posted by lukeDidn't you hear, AGD went out of business...
The Gardner's rooster cheated, and now AGD is being outsourced to Taiwan!
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AGD is slowly bleeding out. They may not be dead yet but its gonna happen. Honestly, id pretty much consider them dead now. They havnt done anything in forever.Comment
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Thanks for making the only non-sarcastic post.Originally posted by Chaos_Theory!
AGD is certainly dead if all we can do is make fun of a person asking an honest question.Comment
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Not a problem steelrat. He wanted an answer and i gave him a straight forward one with my honest opinion. Yes, AGD is still in business but they dont really do anything at all. Pretty much everything people buy for mags is used or made by people other than AGD. Even if AGD closed its doors for good, present and future mag owners wouldnt be effected much if at all.Comment
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AGD sells valves for some FN less than lethal weapon system,
honestly? if AGD could make a less expensive aluminum mag, they'd be able to capture a great deal of the entry level market....Comment
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this is usually about the time someone suggests using the "search" function, which would reveal close to about 259,898,429,529 threads with the exact same title.
Hidden inside these threads you will see several right wing liberal AGD die hard fans tell you how AGD will live forever with the divine guidance of God himself and how they have simply shifted their focus to the niche market of woodsball, which we all know is a lame excuse for "haven't done anything for awhile now".
inevitably, the thread will end with somebody declaring that as long as somebody keeps making O-rings and gun oil their mags will be fine. and don't forget about all the people out there continuing to keep AGD markers alive with their overpriced yet no more functional than their stock counterparts, aftermaket accessories.
oh and by the way, SP is the devil.
long live AGD!!!
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I said it once, and I'll say it again: If AGD just started advertising more, they'd attract a lot more attention. Of course, advertising costs a ton of money, but if done even somewhat right, the benefits far outweigh the costs.Comment
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Frankly, I havent seen many companies do anything in forever. A newly reboxed Ion isnt my idea of having done something. Or even the 'new' repackaged Tippman 98 'Platinum'. All Im saying is, AGD isnt the only one that hasnt done anything in forever.Originally posted by Chaos_Theory!
Personally, I wish more companies focused on making things better than coming out with a repackaged 'something new'. 300 fps as fast as I can pull the trigger....whats so new in this sport?
The internet is a poor gauge of what a company does. Balance sheets, profit, revenue, is a much better indicator.Originally posted by Chaos_Theory!
Most of the parts most people use are made by other people than the company. There are few that dont upgrade with aftermarket parts. Those that dont, buy stock markers.And if AGD closed its doors, present and future mag owners wouldnt be affected much because the marker is built so well. I dont see how thats a bad thing.Last edited by RogueFactor; 02-04-2008, 07:57 PM.Comment
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While the product itself is great, AGD needs to produce a new body.
I know people get in a tizzy that cosmetic changes do not make a 'new' gun. But if you pay attention to the popularity if the minimag, tac one, Deadl Wind and Xmagterror's bodies, it becomes pretty apparent that people will pay to have a different look.
Look at the tippmann A5 or X7. People love those things because of their cosmetic upgrades.
One change that had already been mentioned and is a very cheap 'new product,' is to sell Tac Ones with classic valves for much of the scenario market. Being a scenario player, I will tell you that automags are popular because of their simple design and extreme reliability.
Also, AGD should have some appearance at Oklahoma D-Day or any of the larger scenario events. As i said, there are a lot of mags in the scenario crowd.
AGD's shortcoming is not product, it's the 'out of sight, ou of mind' factor that makes people occasionally ask if they are still around.
As AGD's new product that will put them back in the fore-front of paintball players' minds, I suggest the ULE minimag. (just because I want one)Comment
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Just waiting on air assault to chime inComment
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Originally posted by Don Carnage
While its easy to sit here on an internet forum and type out what Airgun Designs should do,
we really dont know :
1) What their future plans are for new product, or whether it will be stocked by dealers only
(or whether they have new product on the market already thats not paintball market related)
2) Whether their current financial capability will allow dollars to be used for R&D, testing, and marketing new paintball related products
I think to some extent threads like these start to sound like the adults on Charlie Brown
whaa whaa, whaa whaa, whaa whaa whaa whaa whaa
But thats just my opinion.
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