CNBC’s Remington 700 “Smoking Gun”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2oZtWRyDu8
Is it me, or does the Remington 700 at the tail of this piece go off before the officer touches the bolt? And/or before he puts any rearward pressure on it?
Remington Still Doesn’t Say the Model 700 Is Safe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftk9bn_j6MQ
In Search of: The South Korean Rifle Deal
A member of TTAG's Armed Intelligentsia sent us a copy of an AFP story from September 23, 2009. It puts the tussle over the increasingly infamous South Korean rifles into a new (for us) perspective. "South...
Bushmaster Sells Full Auto ACR—By Mistake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AIU09RTL8o
Click here to read the full recall notice. And please note: smoking may be hazardous to your health. Probably is. OK, is. Really, really dangerous. As opposed to, say, a fully-automatic Bushmaster ACR.
During routine...
Victoria Police (AU) Take Delivery of 3k S&W .40-Cal M&Ps
For a nation that's about as rabidly anti-gun as the country that sent convicts to colonize her, Australia sure has a lot of police handguns. abc.net.au reports that "3,000 new .40 calibre Smith and...
September Firearms Sales Up 6% Year-on-Year
The FBI has released its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figures for September 2010. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has performed their voodoo on the stats---subtracting NICS checks for concealed carry...
Sturm, Ruger & Company: Charity Begins at Home
EBITDA stands for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. It's often confused with cash flow, and it's pretty easy to, uh, massage. So, when the good folks at mysmartrend.com report that Sturm, Ruger & Co. -12.1 percent...
Ruger SR40 Revealed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1zezxUmcpU
You may have read earlier today that Ruger's shipped gun dealers a supply of their new SR40 .40 caliber semi-automatic pistols. This ahead of the gun's official unveil (and TTAG's review) next week. So...
Costco Statement On Shooting Death Of Erik Scott
On July 10, 2010, Erik Scott died tragically at the Costco Wholesale warehouse in Summerlin, Nevada, as a result of shots fired by Metro Police.
Costco has consistently refrained from any public comment in connection...
Smith & Wesson Headed for a Turnaround?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1hTwBXr-GI&feature=player_embedded
Click here to read gurufocus.com's analysis of Smith & Wesson's prospects. Here's the money shot (IMHO): "The company was showing progress in its pursuit to diversify away from revolvers which constituted 41 percent of...
ATF Signs 10-Year $40m Contract for Glock 22 and 27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdqIhmu9Fuk
I give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) a bit of stick from time to time. OK, I think the agency should be completely dismantled. But if you're going to have...