Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers, especially those serving us far from home. I hope you all have a peaceful day with friends and family.
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ArmaLite is offering a Veteran’s Day special, discounting all online orders by 11%. The discount runs from today (11-11-11) through 11-13-11 and the discount coupon is “11-11-11″. Make sure you visit their site for all of the details.
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On this Veteran’s Day, I encourage everyone to recall the selfless service provided by all of our veterans. Personally, I extend a “thank you” to every man and woman who has honorably served in the nation’s armed forces.
Life of Duty, an online NRA publication, has been rolling out some incredible videos honoring our veterans. One such video features Walter Hughes, a World War II veteran.
Hughes served with the 504th PIR, 82nd Airborne, assigned as a replacement after D-Day. Hughes gives a first-hand account of his actions at Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of a German concentration camp in the final days of the war. I highly recommend watching the video.
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Aaron of the Weapon-Blog has his monthly gun contest list up. Aaron does us all a service by listing all of the gun and gear contests and giveaways he can find in the Inter-Webs. Among the contests this month are a SIG SAUER 1911, H&K USP, Glock 19, Beretta Nano and a Wilson Combat $1000 gift certificate.
In a response to prior questions via e-mail: Aaron of the Weapon-Blog is not the same Aaron who is a contributor here. Both are good guys, who merely share the same first name.
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The NRA Life of Duty site is putting out some amazing video documentaries. As we approach the anniverary of the Battle of Mogadishu, they produced this video:
I imagine most of you know what the Battle of Mogadishu was, but if not, read the book Blackhawk Down. The movie was pretty good too.
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Smith & Wesson Sigma
The Smith & Wesson quarterly report for the period ending July 31, 2011 was filed yesterday. Reading through these reports offers some amazing insights into the goings-on of a publicly traded company.
The reports can also make your eyes glaze over, and suck the will to live from you. So to help you avoid such a fate, here are a few of the highlights.
The Good
For the quarter ending July 31, 2011, Smith & Wesson net product and services sales were up 18% ($14 million) to $91.7 million as compared to the same quarter the previous year.
S&W reported a “significant increase” in the sales from their Sigma line of handguns, which they attributed to the company’s “price repositioning strategy.” Sigma handguns in both 9mm and .40 S&W are typically found in the $270-290 price range. At these prices, the Sigma offers an incredible value to the shooter on a budget.
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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, General Information
As some of you may have noticed, the site has been undergoing some behind-the-scenes upgrades. Everything is back running 100% again. If you run into any problems, let me know.
Also, anyone needing assistance with their own site should consider the folks over at Dream Driven Designs. They are a US-based company, and really took care of me for a reasonable fee. They’re not an advertiser; they’re just a good company. Give them a shot if you need their services.
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I just discovered BallisticReload.com. It is basically Woot! for guns. Never heard of Woot!? Ok, let me explain.
Woot! sells one item at really cheap prices. The item sells for only 24 hours, or until it sells out. Each new day brings a new item, with no guarantee on what the item will be or how many will be in stock. BallisticReload.com has taken the concept to the gun world.
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During the next day or so, I will be working on some ‘under-the-hood’ maintenance issues with the site.
I was planning on doing some efficiency-type stuff, but then I ran into a troubling discovery: one of my prior reviews has gone missing. A few months ago it was there, and now it is not. Hmmm…
I’ve been encountering a few errors with my theme, but I didn’t think there was any data loss. Now, I’m concerned that there may be database issues.
So, if you need me, I’ll be in my oil-stained coveralls with my socket set under the hood of the site pretending I know what that knocking sound is.
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I feel the need to review the rules of gun safety with my readers. Not that I think any of you don’t know them. Actually, I think most of you could recite them in your sleep.
I’m more concerned about people who get so comfortable with guns, they no longer respect what they can do. The moment you don’t respect the lethality of a firearm, and fail to follow the rules, you will most assuredly find yourself in a bad way.
Some of you know that I am a full-time cop with an urban agency in Florida. Well, the first call out of the gate yesterday was for a real “gun guy” who failed to follow the rules. The good news is he lived. The bad news is he may not be able to use his left hand…or what’s left of it…after this little gun handling faux pau. A .357 Magnum will do that, you know.
Let me try to explain the damage that one casual disregard of the rules made. I don’t have photos for you, so I can only hope my words are enough to impress upon you to pay attention!
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