Category Archives: Business

Quote of the Day: Smith & Wesson Closed Shooting Center After Felon’s Target Practice Edition

“We recently made the business decision to temporarily close our Shooting Sports Center, while we make changes to better align its purpose with our key business objectives as a firearm manufacturer. This is a decision that we made internally and on … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Crime and Punishment | 9 Comments

Update: XM2010 Not Supplied by Remington

There was a comment on the story we posted yesterday about the first commercially available Remington XM2010 rifle, and the implications are fascinating. I work for Remington and no one knows how this got out. I checked the model number … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Rifles | 13 Comments

Question of the Day: Should Gang Members Be Allowed to Practice?

We ran a report a few days ago about the closure of the Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, Mass. Shut down for inventory? Pshaw! Reaching out to Smith’s PR crew hasn’t gotten us any answers. But now … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Gun Nation, Training & Technique | 81 Comments

First Commercially Available Remington XM2010 On Sale

Apparently the first (of hopefully many) of Remington’s XM2010 rifles, the model that won the competition to become the next sniper rifle for the U.S. Army and more importantly a place in my heart, is on sale to the public. … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, News, Rifles | 17 Comments

Bank of America to NSSF (re: McMillan Arms): No Ban on Firearms Companies

  Back in April, McMillan Rifles’ Director of Operations reported that the Bank of America told him to drop dead [paraphrasing]. According to Ryan McMillan the company that bears his name was DOA with BOA because McMillan made firearms. The blowback may … Continue reading

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OMG OMG! There’s an Online Business! In My Neighborhood! OMG!

What’s wrong with California? Hmmm, where to start…. Fiscally speaking, this is as good a place as any: “Today (Gov. Jerry Brown) will unveil his revised budget and explain what additional spending must be cut. Tax collections have run $3.5 … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Gun Nation | 31 Comments

The Beretta Gallery or Brett Does the Upper East Side

Yesterday my family and I took a stroll around the Upper East Side. I happened to get a parking spot in front of the Beretta store on Madison Ave., a place I’d always wanted to check out but hadn’t had … Continue reading

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Posted in Business, Shotguns | 20 Comments