Scott Blackwell has been named the President of Freedom Group. Scott left Beretta USA in 2006 to become the President of Bushmaster and in 2010 was promoted to the position of FGI’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. From the press release … Freedom Group, [Read More…]
A reader from New Jersey emailed me this cool story … I’ve been a follower of your blog for about three years now and I really enjoy it! I have a part time job working as a junker, basically people pay me and another guy to remove junk from their houses. The [Read More…]
Harrington & Richardson, in cooperation with AAC, is now producing a Handi Rifle chambered in .300 AAC BLK. This is probably the cheapest way to get into the .300 AAC BLK game. New in the product lineup for 2012 is the Harrington and Richardson Handi-Rifle chambered [Read More…]
I am ecstatic! I can barley contain myself from hitting “Post” and sharing the great news! Ruger is now producing a Takedown version of my favorite gun or all time, the Ruger 10/22. The barrel is removed just forward of the “V Block”. The forend [Read More…]
Urban Rumor website Snopes references the NRA-IL to bust the urban legend that financier George Soros owns Cerabus Capital, which in turns owns The Freedom Group (Rem., Bushmaster, Marlin etc.)
A pack rifle is a rifle small enough to be carried in a backpack. They are generally chambered in small caliber cartridges, such as the .22 LR or .410 shot shell, and are used for hunting, survival and plinking. The Marlin Papoose is an example of a pack gun (notably a [Read More…]
Crosman has entered into a “strategic licensing agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps for the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of U.S. Marine Corps branded airsoft products.” (marketing speak for licensing/endorsement deal). Crosman is no [Read More…]
Introduced in 1908, the .35 Remington was one of the first cartridges designed specifically for autoloading rifles. Pawpaw writes about his Marlin 336 chambered in .35 Rem … Then, one day when I was in college I was walking through a hardware store and saw a [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Jon. ] First off, I’m somewhat of a newbie to the realm of firearms and shooting so please don’t hold any naivety against me 😛 The JC Higgins brand, for those who may not be familiar with the name, is a line of guns sold by Sears [Read More…]
While being light on details, Strategy Page reports that the Chinese PLA has decided not to expand its arsenal of shotguns, considering them a riot control weapon rather than a combat weapon. The Chinese police and army shotgun is the Norinco / Hawk Industries [Read More…]
WSJ Market Watch reports that the Freedom Group (Remington, Bushmaster, Marlin, AAC et. al.) have abandoned plans to go public … Freedom Group gave no reason for withdrawing the IPO but the company has been struggling as demand for its key products slips. It [Read More…]
Remington subsidiary AAC will be selling integrally suppressed Ruger 10/22 rifles! This is incredibly clever and gutsy move for AAC. Many Customer will be demanding the popular Ruger 10/22 and many won’t accept the Freedom Group substitutes, the Remington 597 and [Read More…]
Chrysler’s new line of Ram Outdoorsman pickup trucks features an optional gun rack called the Mopar RamBox Holster. It can hold two rifles or shotguns. At $1895 the upgrade is pricy. Up until the bailout last year Chrysler was mostly owned by Cerberus Capital [Read More…]
This was expected … Freedom Group’s COO, Joseph B. Gross, today announced that the Remington Arms facility in Ilion, New York, will add 100 manufacturing jobs as it relocates certain production from its Marlin factory in North Haven Connecticut. The 194-year-old [Read More…]
Jim Shepherd reports … Recent moves to consolidate manufacturing and production processes include the Marlin impending relocation from its long-time home for a yet-undecided Remington location and the imminent closure and disposal of Bushmaster’s Arizona [Read More…]
UPDATE: THE INFORMATION IN THE POST IS INCORRECT AND HAS BEEN RETRACTED. My sources tell me that about 20 members of Bushmaster’s senior staff have been quietly laid off. This follows the laying off of production staff that has happened twice in the last four [Read More…]
Jim Shepherd writes about the decline in gun sales (scroll down the page to see the article)… Over the past few weeks, we’ve been hearing – quietly- of cutbacks, layoffs and other “right-sizing” going on at companies where extra shifts were [Read More…]
Barnes Bullets have been bought by an unnamed subsidiary of the Freedom Group (itself a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management). Ammunition is one of the last areas of the firearms industry in which, until today, Cerberus was not represented (Remington manufactures [Read More…]
Parallel got the fright of his life when participating in a Magpul Dynamics “Dynamic Carbine” course. The drill was firing from the urban prone, weapon side position. We loaded and made ready and I waited for the threat command. When the threat command came [Read More…]
[ I am pleased to present this guest post written by David Gomez (aka. redmanlaw). The photo was by his 7th grade son Joaquin. ] The term “Black Rifle” has become synonymous with the AR-15. My Black Rifle is a 1942 Remington M1903A3. The rifle came into the family [Read More…]
ZeroHedge via. WSJ report that investors in the Cerberus hedge fund want out. Cerberus Capital Management has been swamped with redemption requests with the Wall Street Journal reporting that investors are asking to pull out $5.5 billion or 71 percent of assets from its [Read More…]
The takedown version of the famous Winchester 1892 lever action rifle was last manufactured in 1932. For the first time in 77 years Winchester are producing a limited run of the rifle. .45 Long Colt 20″ Barreled Version The deluxe rifles feature high grade walnut [Read More…]
The fact that guns get dirty is is one of those unfortunate facts of life, along with death and taxes. A piston operated gun will reduce the dirt that enters the rifle compared to a direct gas impingement gun (AR-15). When you add a suppressor, I think it makes little [Read More…]
Remington has just announced the purchase of Dakota Arms, a manufacturer or semi-custom and custom rifles and shotguns. Dakota make a wide range of arms. From single shot Model 1874 Sharps reproductions … … to high-end tactical bolt-actions. The Freedom [Read More…]
As many of my regular readers will know, I love aperture sights. I have never been able to understand why they did not catch on in the East. Tech-Sights have just started selling their new AK Aperture sight system. The system requires no permanent modifications (a scope [Read More…]
Newton Arms have revived the Leverbolt rifle that was invented by the famous gun and cartridge designer Charles Newton in 1929. The design borrows element from the Springfield, Lee Navy and the Winchester lever-action. By utilizing a lever the bolt can be cycled faster [Read More…]
Thompson / Center Arms known for their single shot pistols and rifles launched two new Icon bolt action rifles, the Classic and Weather Shield. Classic Walnut and Blued, 24″ Barrel, 44 3/4″ Overall, 7 3/4 lbs Wether Shield Composite SST, 24″ Barrel, [Read More…]
The Blue Book of Gun Values is the definitive source of gun values. It is immensely useful if you are buying or selling used firearms. If you do not do a lot of buying or selling, and do not want to purchase a US$30 book every year, then the Blue Book of Gun Values [Read More…]
Walking into the Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor is a lot like walking into a head shop. One wall is lined with gang monikers and symbols, the other with bongs for smoking marijuana and other drugs — one even shaped like a skull Only this head shop was a setup. It was a [Read More…]
According to Phil Bourjaily these are the six worst shotguns of all time. A very odd collection: Browning Citori 425 Women’s Shooting Sports Foundation Edition: The Blue Ox Kmart Boito Double: The Blue Light Special Marlin Goose Gun: The Pipeline Remington 870 [Read More…]
