It is interesting that we are seeing some trends continue even in the post balloon era that took place from November until about May.  I recently received Brownell’s catalog for the up coming year.  If Brownell’s isn’t a familiar company, I encourage you to check them out.  They are the largest parts and accessories for shooters in the world. At the beginning of the catalog the owner mentioned how they have added over 1,000...

The NRA recently published a great article on our friend David Sams.  Dave works on all types of guns, but is famous for his accurized conversion of the Beretta 92 when no one was doing it. While he draws tons of attention from the world of Bullseye shooting, he is also well known for his custom 1911’s, custom rifles and AR pistols.  Dave is a great builder, but more importantly he is a great man.  Read the article and you will see that...

This is for my brother-in-law who thinks that DeWALT is the only manufacturer of tools worth having.  Someone sent this to me this week and I just had to laugh.  I think the furniture may be from Cavalry Arms.  They make some different colored AR stuff.  The usefulness of this tool is endless.  Think how fast your next project will go.  Just get someone to hold the board while you snipe from a lawn chair sipping iced tea.  Pretty...

I thought it would be good to remind all of you that there are many good options right now that will allow you to keep shooting while ammo prices are rising.  If you don’t own a good 22 LR pistol, check out Smith and Wesson’s 22A or any of the Ruger pistols.  If you have a Glock, 1911, or Beretta, you can buy a conversion kit from Ciener.  They offer a wide variety of top ends.  Rifles are easy to come buy in many configurations...

The gun business is ever changing and hardly predictable, but I thought I would share some of the things that are hot in our shop right now. Anything AR.  If you can get your hands on it, people will stand in line to buy it.  Optics, accessories, mags, ammo, uppers and lowers are all in demand. Glock light rails for early generation Glocks.  Unfortunately they don’t fit the large framed 20 and 21 models.  We get inquires about these every...

It is amazing how the election of leaders can change an industry.  Two weeks before the election you could get any AR that you wanted.  One distributor we regularly deal with had over 1,200 lowers in stock.  Now lowers are like gold.  People are selling their pets and houses to be able to get them.  In fact, most distributors have been wiped out with the rush to buy before President Elect Obama is sworn into office.  So the country is in a...