Rambo Sues Remington Over Model 700’s “Walker Fire Control”
No, it's not the next Rambo movie, wherein an ancient, arthritic vet finally loses faith with his firearms and decides to do an Erin Brockovich on Remington. The Rambo in question is Jay Rambo,...
“Shooting range operators say there would be strict rules for users including no armored-piercing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo071ntsL4Y
It's late, I'm having trouble with the embed code and bed is calling. So click here for a video report from kdvr.com about a proposal to build a gun range near Denver International Airport....
ATK Scores $50m Army Contract for 20mm PGU Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UucfcmO7HXc
finance.yahoo.com reports that the U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) a $50 million-plus contract for 20mm PGU ammunition. If all options are exercised (how Apocalypse Now does that sound?), ATK's contract is expected to...
CTC Defense Debuts Laserguard For HK 45 Compact (HK 45C)
CTC Defense is the military-spec division of Crimson Trace, makers of laser sights for a wide variety of civilian firearms. "Different from the commercial Crimson Trace brand," Crimson Trace's spinmeisters pronounced at CTC's birth...
SC: Gun Show Sales Slipping. But Not That Much
It's extremely difficult to identify the variables that lead to a sales trend. For example, what are we to make of the post-Obama-surge gun sales slide? Armchair analysis is easy enough: all the gun...
Marlin Lever Action 45-70 Explosion Proves Guns Are Safe
"Wardens say a man from Peru was hurt Saturday when the lever of his rifle exploded," wcsh6.com reports. "A 49-year-old Peru man suffered injuries to his right hand when the lever action on the...
Purdey Creates World’s First Damascus Steel 20-Bore Shotgun
Because it's there, obviously. In this case, "it" was Damascus steel strong enough to fashion into a shotgun capable of withstanding modern shells, supplied to English gunmaker James Purdey & Sons by Sweden's Damasteel...
Beretta Recalls NEOS: Not So Safe Now, Eh Mr. Bond?
ItalDesign penned the Brett Solomon-reviewed Beretta U22 NEOS. That's the design house founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man who crafted the DeLorean, Ferrari 250 GT and various Maserati. All of which were achingly beautiful. None...
Gun Sales Growing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIpLd0WQKCY
Yesterday, we reported that Smith & Wesson's profits have cratered. The gunmaker's bean counters fingered a general decline in gun sales. TTAG was born on a Thursday, but not last Thursday. In fact, we've been seeing...
Smith & Wesson’s Profits Plummet
Business Week reports what TTAG flagged earlier: Smith & Wesson's product diversification and expansion has hurt the brand's bottom line. Oh wait; that's not the official explanation. "Gun maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corp....
SIG’s Enhanced Elite Models for Choice-Challenged Buyers
SIG SAUER sells a lot of gun in a lot of configurations. For SIG buyers suffering from Stendahl Syndrome, the New Hampshire gunmaker is now offering “Enhanced Elite” models. Fork over $1200 and you...
Chiappa: Rhino Will Dominate Pistol Competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3MPSx_TQpY
"There will be two types of people in pistol competition," Ron Norton tells TTAG. "People who start shooting this pistol and people getting beat by people shooting this pistol." Well he would say that...