Monday meanderings.

Monday, May 18, 2009 Filed in: Blog stuff, Shooting industry, General gun stuff, Rifles, Techniques & Training

It finally dawned on me that I forgot to write a Friday Surprise for last week. That's what happens when you're too busy to remember to eat!

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You've probably heard by now that Ruger introduced a new rifle last Friday. It's an AR-15 with a gas piston upper, sporting an MSRP of two grand. There's lots of speculation about whether Ruger's customers will pay that much for a rifle, but my primary concern is reliability. Ruger's last foray into autoloading .223 rifles was something less than stellar, both in reliability and accuracy, so I'll be taking a "wait and see" attitude with this one. (I'm sure Ed Harris will be along soon with his anecdote regarding Bill Ruger's attitude toward the Mini-14 problems. I, for one, am thankful that there are no Rugers running Ruger these days.)

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Recently I mentioned the Major Caudill episode. Last week we learned that Ted Nugent has perpetuated the travesty, much to Marko's completely justified chagrin. By now I'm sure lawyers have been consulted, and The Nuge will no doubt be receiving a letter soon. (Note to Ted: your diatribe condemning piracy will no doubt be used against you at trial. Were I you, I'd settle out of court for a public apology, payment for use of copyrighted material, and an agreement to make a specified number of public appearances to promote Marko's upcoming book.)

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I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but people continue to feel comfortable doing stupid things with guns they perceive to be unloaded.


-=[ Grant ]=-

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