Ammunition Warning

Federal Premium Ammunition Warning

Several lots of Federal Power-Shok .243 Win. 80-gr soft-point ammunition (product number 243AS) may contain incorrect propellant. Lot numbers ending in 5T561, 5T562, 5T563, 5T564, 5T565 and 5T566 my be affected. Federal warns that use of product from these lots may result in firearm damage and/or personal injury. The lot number is located on the bottom of individual boxes or on the side panel of 10-box cases. If you possess ammunition from these lot numbers, or have questions concerning this warning, please contact Federal Premium Ammunition at (800) 831-0850 or (800) 322-2342 and ask for Product Service. Federal Premium will cover the cost of returning affected product and will provide replacement ammunition.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.