Batesmotel Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What brands or products do you miss? They could be totally gone or one of the many cases where a brand was sold or changed and ruined. The name may technically still exist but has little or no relation to the former products. Haselblad V series cameras. Rodenstock and Schneider lenses. Marantz stereos. Technics turntables. JBL speakers Craftsman tools Leica cameras Weaver scopes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) While none are defunct, per se, here are a few that come to mind for me... Yeti- to the point of getting rid of my coolers/koozies (no, I didn’t shoot them)- back to being a dedicated Igloo guy. Remington- before the Cerberus/Freedom Group acquisition when they mfg’d quality firearms. And to be honest, while I still like Glocks and think they are manufacturing quality stuff and kinda consider myself a “fanboy,” I miss the pre- BTF, erratic finishes, etc (like the pre-2013 Glocks) Edited July 9, 2018 by Valmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Rax roast beef sandwiches. There may be 1 or 2 of the eateries still in existence but nothing anywhere nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Arcturus, RCA, Telefunken, Genelex, Raytheon, Amperex and Tung-Sol vacuum tubes. Burroughs and National nixie tubes. UTC transformers and magnetics. Colt 'Snake' revolvers - regret not buying some when they were in production. HK P7M8 - see above. Realistic stereo gear Craftsman Tools (back in the day when they made good ones) Pontiac cars. Hammerlund and Hallicrafters radios. The original, hard-drive based iPod. Zenith, Philco and RCA. Ipana toothpaste. The McDLT. -Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 IMR SR4756 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F14Scott Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Girl Scout cookies, half because the boxes are now tiny, and half because the organization seems to have gone political feminist.Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thompson Center black powder guns Navy Arms Webley & Scott handguns - not the pellet guns. I consider the Mk 6 .455 the finest military revolver ever designed. Savage model 99 rifles Winchester model 12 pump shotgun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Cubdriver said: Arcturus, RCA, Telefunken, Genelex, Raytheon, Amperex and Tung-Sol vacuum tubes. -Pat Audiophile or guitar player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glocks4Freedom Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Bonney Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Citra47 said: Thompson Center black powder guns Navy Arms Webley & Scott handguns - not the pellet guns. I consider the Mk 6 .455 the finest military revolver ever designed. Savage model 99 rifles Winchester model 12 pump shotgun Got to look this up Thompsen Center is dead?!?!?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moeman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, F14Scott said: Girl Scout cookies, half because the boxes are now tiny, and half because the organization seems to have gone political feminist. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Bah, they roll here well. Yep, California. Between the peanut btuuter ones and thin mints our freezer I full for a couple months. My son now 13 can drain a box in a hour.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 5 hours ago, F14Scott said: Girl Scout cookies, half because the boxes are now tiny, and half because the organization seems to have gone political feminist. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk So, It's not just me. I remember back when eating a full box of Samoas made you sick, now the worst I get is an upset stomach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shark Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 13 hours ago, Batesmotel said: What brands or products do you miss? They could be totally gone or one of the many cases where a brand was sold or changed and ruined. The name may technically still exist but has little or no relation to the former products. Haselblad V series cameras. Rodenstock and Schneider lenses. Marantz stereos. Technics turntables. JBL speakers Craftsman tools Leica cameras Weaver scopes What happened with Marantz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Moeman said: Got to look this up Thompsen Center is dead?!?!?!?! Sorry, I should have said traditional black powder rifles - they made some great traditional BP rifles of their design and a single shot pistol. Thompson Center was bought up by Marlin which was gobbled up by Remington which has, well, um.............been gobbled itself. Traditional BP guns are not as popular as they were a few years back before all the rage about inline rifles took over the market for BP hunting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEN 32 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 13 hours ago, Silentpoet said: Rax roast beef sandwiches. There may be 1 or 2 of the eateries still in existence but nothing anywhere nearby. There is still one in Joliet IL. Good sandwich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) Smith and Wesson revolvers Marlin rifles Remington rifles and shotguns HK P7 Buick Grand National There are still some of the older guns around but try finding an 1894 JM Marlin in 41 magnum for less than $1500 bucks. But ther's some things they used to make that are gone forever. Like Hunt's Pizza flavored Ketchup. Back in the late sixties I use to carry a bottle of it in my car to put on French fries that I got at a drive-thru hamburger joint. Edited July 9, 2018 by Borg warner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Citra47 said: Sorry, I should have said traditional black powder rifles - they made some great traditional BP rifles of their design and a single shot pistol. Thompson Center was bought up by Marlin which was gobbled up by Remington which has, well, um.............been gobbled itself. Traditional BP guns are not as popular as they were a few years back before all the rage about inline rifles took over the market for BP hunting. Smith and Wesson owns them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 34 minutes ago, jmohme said: Smith and Wesson owns them now. Good to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Boogieman said: Audiophile or guitar player? Techie-geek who's into glowing glass bottles, old test gear, building hifi & guitar amps, and playing with old radios. tubes 4 hifi / VTA Dynaco ST-70 amplifier clone: Transcendent Audio T-16 OTL amplifier: Tektronix 575 Mod C Transistor Curve Tracer: Tektronix 545 Oscilloscope; calibrated at the Tektronix factory on November 8, 1955: HP 522B Electronic Counter: Atwater-Kent Model 55 TRF AM radio - chassis weight 39 lbs, WITHOUT speaker or cabinet: I do occasionally pick up a guitar, but calling what I do 'playing' it would require more imagination than I possess, I'm afraid... -Pat Edited July 9, 2018 by Cubdriver 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Cubdriver said: Techie-geek who's into glowing glass bottles, old test gear, building hifi & guitar amps, and playing with old radios. I do occasionally pick up a guitar, but calling what I do 'playing' it would require more imagination than I possess, I'm afraid... -Pat For me it's mostly tube guitar amps. Had 60 at one time. My sound system is an ancient McIntosh Quadraphonic that I re-purposed into a surround unit. I built a mosfet solid state subwoofer to keep things tight. Other than that it's all valves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 we had a rax here long ago , they also had damn good milk shakes . did anyone have a burger joint called LIL LOYS ?? they made like small burgers like white castle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Boogieman said: For me it's mostly tube guitar amps. Had 60 at one time. My sound system is an ancient McIntosh Quadraphonic that I re-purposed into a surround unit. I built a mosfet solid state subwoofer to keep things tight. Other than that it's all valves. 60?!? Holy crap!!! (I can't throw stones, though - I am probably up to north of 25 oscilloscopes, and around the same point for electronic counters of various types.) McIntosh stuff is sweet - I bet that sounds nice! A valve-type surround system is on my list of things to build at some point -thinking perhaps P-P 807s for the front channels and P-P 6V6s for the rears. I much prefer valves to sand (except in the heat of summer - that's about the only time they are less desirable). -Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 8 hours ago, Gun Shark said: What happened with Marantz? The Marantz brand was sold to Phillips in 1980. Phillips sold it to the Japan Marantz Co. in 2001. It's not the same company. The great audiophile gear that built the company effectively ended by 82. Even the high end stuff of late is a far cry from the warm sound of the vintage gear built in the 60s to the 80s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Mauser. Hämmerli. Winchester Repeating Arms. Jeep. Hewlett Packard calculators and scientific instruments. North American Aviation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMerlin Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Cubdriver said: Techie-geek who's into glowing glass bottles, old test gear, building hifi & guitar amps, and playing with old radios. tubes 4 hifi / VTA Dynaco ST-70 amplifier clone: Transcendent Audio T-16 OTL amplifier: Tektronix 575 Mod C Transistor Curve Tracer: Tektronix 545 Oscilloscope; calibrated at the Tektronix factory on November 8, 1955: HP 522B Electronic Counter: Atwater-Kent Model 55 TRF AM radio - chassis weight 39 lbs, WITHOUT speaker or cabinet: I do occasionally pick up a guitar, but calling what I do 'playing' it would require more imagination than I possess, I'm afraid... -Pat I love the smell the glass valves make when warm! When I was in radio repair school in the USAF all the aircraft radios had tubes in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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