50 Cent: Smith & Wesson’s Sales Up 100%!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fNd7t6nO3U 50 Cent's got a new movie, Gun. The gun in question is a Smith & Wesson 500. If the trailer is any indication , not one of the people who deploy this mighty handgun...

Bushmaster RIP?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS7t3KXb91s Two days ago, TTAG reported that the increasingly diversified holding company known as Smith & Wesson is hell bent on destroying the Thompson/Center Arms brand. They're spending millions shutting down the company's Rochester, New...

Smith & Wesson Under the Gun: Loses $37.3m in Q2

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Bloomberg reports that Springfield, MA-based gunmaker Smith & Wesson lost $37.2 million in the second financial quarter. The company racked-up $96.3 million in total net sales in Q2, down $13.4 million or 12.2% from...

How to Double Firearms Sales in Ten Years or Less

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There's a new ad slogan making the rounds: "It's amazing what soup can do." The company behind the campaign has spent millions promoting its pro-soup tagline. Quick! Is it Campbell, Lipton or Progresso? Campbell....

Remington .22 Hornet Recall Revealed

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Last month, Gary Gormandy bought 50 rounds of .22 Hornet at Bass Pro Shop in Spanish Fort,...

SIG SAUER P238 Extended Mag for $699—With Free Gun!

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I'm all about pinkie extension magazines on compact guns. That little extra purchase can make a huge difference to the shooter's ability to hit what they're aiming at. (Always a good thing in the...

From Russia With Love James Bond Gun Sells for $437,308.74

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Christie's has just auctioned off the pistol cradled by Sean Connery in the From Russia with Love movie poster. The gun for the golden man (or something like that) sold for £277,250. The Walther air pistol---yes...

Bushmaster ACR Recall Explained. A Bit.

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The Truth About Guns has been investigating the Bushmaster ACR recall. As you know, a small number of examples were going fully auto. According to Bushmaster customer service, the rifle's firing pin was the...

How to Get A Federal Firearms License, Of All Things

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU88gAES0DY Brad asks---how do I cope with FFL transfers to morons---the Internet answers. BTW: I was paraphrasing Brad on that one. Wasn't I?

Question of the Day: Can America’s Big Gunmakers Make a Proper Trigger?

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Regular readers will know that TTAG has had a major beef with Ruger re: the trigger on the SR40. The go pedals on the guns we sampled (more shocking info to follow) stage like...

Question of the Day: Where’s the Best Gun Store?

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I frequent a gun store that reminds me of the jeans' section of Sears & Roebuck. In 1962. Or any store in Hungary before the Wall came down. Joyless. Lifeless. Bland. Boring. Given the...