Stickers on my rifle?

[Gary in MD]

WTF?
I just took possession of a brand new Tikka 22-250, 8 twist. It’s got bumper stickers on it! I know I’m getting old but stickers on a rifle??? I guess I’ve seen them on rifles in shops and haven’t paid attention, is this the new normal for new guns? Can I remove these without messing up the stock? Just leave it be and loose sleep over it?
Gary

 

[SVT_Tactical]

Its for advertising on the store shelf. Most pull off with little to no residue left. Mine have all pulled right off and not an issue on the stock

 

[joshb]

Nice gun! Use your finger nail to lift a corner. They peel right off.

 

[Gary in MD]

Yea, I’m hoping that they come right off.
Only thing worse, I thought, would be to start messing with it and make it look worse and all boogered up. LOL

 

[jpx2rk]

Just peel 'em off. They will stick to file cabinets and storage cabinets (smooth surfaces) for that man cave theme you've always wanted.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

Yea, I’m hoping that they come right off.
Only thing worse, I thought, would be to start messing with it and make it look worse and all boogered up. LOL

It being a synthetic stock even if some residue stays on the stock some goof off non abrasive cleaner will clean it right off or warm soapy water.

I have seen guns on store shelves that sat a long, long time and when the stickers were finally removed they stocks had faded and the spot where the stickers were was a different shade than the rest of the stocks.

 

[Gary in MD]

It seems dumb to me.
Kind of like if when I drove my F250 off the dealer lot and they thought that I needed a bumper sticker stuck on the bumper advertising what I just bought….
Maybe I just need some more coffee! LOL
Gary

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Or put your favorite components/scope stickers on the barrel and go full NASCAR.

 

[Adam in WI]

Not sure about other makers, but Winchester has the good sense to put a small one on the barrel instead of the wood.

 

[SVT_Tactical]

I understand why the put them on there. Think about making the rifle stand out amongst all the others sitting on the store shelves. You can easily pick out that Tikka sticker on the gun from the other side the counter and know its there. Companies got to advertise their product to sell their product. Some stores pull the stickers off before they put on the shelf... others leave it.

Think of it this way, in stores like sportsman's warehouse... got 100s of rifles in. You go looking for a tikka.... from the other side the gun counter most can tell the tikkas from the other rifles and you got to wait for help and hope they know the inventory... with the sticker there you can see "hey those are tikkas" and know they have some. Few stores allow you to fondle new inventory without assistance so you cant get close enough to see them.

Also think of the new gun buyers today not being as versed in identifying stuff like most gun enthusiast... so the stickers help with brand recognition.

Advertising is a high dollar art and those stickers help.

 

[Gargoyle]

Oh the woes of first world problems!

 

[Adam in WI]

Makes sense; I guess from a few feet away just looking at the bottom one could mistake a Tikka for a Ruger American or Savage axis

 

[Gary in MD]

Well….I’ve been wanting one of these 8 twisted Teekers for quite a while now so I’m going to be happy I found one.
I hope they shoot as good as they say.
Gary

 

[300_whisper]

Leave it on. It’s permanently melted into the stock. If you try to pull it off it will damage the stock beyond repair and most likely destroy the action. Sad, sad state of affairs we are in today. Can’t even buy a rifle without advertising. We are truly in a consumerist society.

 

[Gargoyle]

It being a synthetic stock even if some residue stays on the stock some goof off will clean it right off or warm soapy water.

"Goof Off" will eat plastics/polymers/plexi-glass. Learned from experience! LOL A hair dryer for a few minutes should do.

 

[Bill K]

Usually they just peel off with not much effort. If any residue is left on the stock, use a light coat of WD40 to clean it off or even a light amount of denatured alcohol on a rag.

 

[Bc'z]

On a hunting rifle stickers are to stay in place until its got blood on it.
This goes for fish rod's also.

 

[jpx2rk]

Or put your favorite components/scope stickers on the barrel and go full NASCAR.

I wonder how much $$ a person can get per sq in on their barrel, same as NASCAR ????

 

[PhilC]

It seems dumb to me.
Kind of like if when I drove my F250 off the dealer lot and they thought that I needed a bumper sticker stuck on the bumper advertising what I just bought….
Maybe I just need some more coffee! LOL
Gary

Last new vehicle I bought the dealership put their advertising emblems on my vehicle without asking. Told my salesman he better remove those emblems from my vehicle or I would see sales manager to demand my money back. Saleman was dumbfounded, I was dead serious.

 

[gsardokla]

WTF?
I just took possession of a brand new Tikka 22-250, 8 twist. It’s got bumper stickers on it! I know I’m getting old but stickers on a rifle??? I guess I’ve seen them on rifles in shops and haven’t paid attention, is this the new normal for new guns? Can I remove these without messing up the stock? Just leave it be and loose sleep over it?
Gary
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I just received a Savage in 17 HMR that had more stickers than a hippy's VW van.