Sunday, March 4, 2012

News from Browning

Browning is making it easier for consumers looking for Browning products to find and purchase them with the launch of the new E-Commerce website, www.browningshop.com. The new site has a broad assortment of non-gun outdoor items on the one-stop shopping site.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Bill of Rights Quotes

"The Constitution shall never be construed...to prevent the people of the United
States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." - Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

February 2012 Gun shows


Listing of Gun & Knife Shows in Minnesota for February 2012.

February 11-12 @ Chisholm National Guard Armory, Chisholm, MN 218/290-0274
February 25-26 @ Anoka Armory, Anoka, MN 763/754-7140

Minnesota Weapons Collectors Association
February 18-19 @ Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN 612/721-8976

ALWAYS CALL AHEAD - Call before traveling to any show that is a distance from home. Show dates and locations can change.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Minnesota Deer Harvest Declines

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), lower deer populations and a windy first weekend of the firearms season resulted in Minnesota's deer harvest dropping 7 percent in 2011.
Minnesota hunters harvested 192,300 deer during the 2011 season, a drop of 15,000 from the 207,000 deer harvested in 2010.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

If I had.....

If one could win a lottery. What has been described as the finest-condition Colt Paterson revolver sold for a phenomenal $977,500.00 at the September 2011 Creg Martin Auction in Dallas, Texas.
The catalog listed it as "an exceptional rare and fine ivory-ripped Texas or Holster Model No. 5." It set a record price for a single firearm sold at auction.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Glock

Glock recently donated $2 million to the national Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The money will assist in the development of an interactive exhibit called the History Beat at the National Law Enforcement Museum - currently under construction in Washington, DC. The museum is being built
adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum in the Judiciary Square neighborhood, and the planned History Beat exhibit will feature artifacts that illustrate law enforcement's rich history.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

shooting range

Going on vacation? Wonder if there is a shooting range in the local area? Check out wheretoshoot.org website, which allows
you to enter a zip code or city and state to get a list of ranges in your vicinity or near a location you're traveling to. You can choose what discipline you're interested in, and the site offers printable targets, local shooting news, video tips and even where to find firearms retailers.