Tag: ammo
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Guns Seized In Laredo Texas
Laredo TX – Acting on a tip, police pulled over a truck on Saturday. Inside, they discovered 147 new AK-47 rifles, still in their boxes; 263 high-capacity magazines; 53 bayonets; and 10,000 rounds of ammunition — enough for a small army. The full story (Banana clips and all) – HERE LOL bayonets! Reminds me of…
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Remington Arms Factory – Ghost Adventures
I just noticed Remington Arms Factory – Ghost Adventures was up on YouTube in 4 parts: Click HERE to go to the 4 episode playlist. Description of Episode and some background info at the Travel Channel – HERE I haven’t watched the episode yet, but it looks pretty creepy. I guess that’s the point of…
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Remington Arms Factory in Bridgeport Connecticut To Be Demolished
The Remington Arms factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut is a spectacular 1.5 million-square-foot structure of 13 interconnected buildings stretching over 76 acres. Now its future is imperiled. Long a monument on the city’s East Side, it was originally built by the Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company beginning in 1915 to fill an order for one million…
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Speer Gold Dot Ammunition Comparison
For those of you that were a fan of the previous Winchester Ranger Ammo Comparison. Here is a similar comparison chart for Speer Gold Dot ammunition: Readable Full resolution copy available – HERE (Save as… to download and view) Both charts are definitely worth taking into consideration when choosing you’re carry ammunition.
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Ammunition Marketing
The New York Times has an interesting article on target marketing in the realm of Ammunition. In the article they mention how the use of TV ads, fancy packaging, webisodes, and celebrity endorsement have worked when creating a new “brand” of ammo. The article focuses on Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and their fancy marketing with their…