Apparently Dick’s Sporting Goods isn’t the only company that thought it would be a good idea to hand out some Christmas cheer. Casual Male, a retailer in big and tall clothes, sent me $20 gift card in the mail this year too!
In addition, my wife received a free stamp set in the mail from Stampin’ Up! yesterday. My wife is a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, and tells me that the set won’t be released to the public until next Spring. She says the value of the set is around $17.
In all, our family has received almost $60 worth of free merchandise for Christmas this year from various companies. I am impressed.
Police say three men waited for the customers to leave a food store before announcing an armed robbery. Once they emptied the store’s coffers, the robbers took all the store employees to the back of the store and bound them with duct tape. With a gun aimed at his head, the store manager, who has a concealed-carry permit, freed himself and drew a 45-caliber handgun. The manager fired several times, striking his assailant twice. The injured robber died while the other suspects fled. “In my opinion, if this man had not had a gun, my concern is that they would have executed these people.” County Prosecutor William Forsyth said.
Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids, Mich., 10/18/06
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Crimson Trace, an industry leader in laser sighting systems for small arms, has upped the ante with the addition of the LG-344 Lasergrip for the Ruger GP-100 and Super Redhawk.
Ruger fans (including the author) have been waiting for this product for a long time. The smaller framed, Ruger SP-101 has been “lasergripped” for some time with the LG-101, while owners of the larger framed GP-100 and Super Redhawk have been left with few promising options for laser sights.
My guess is that the addition of the Alaskan model to the Super Redhawk line is what prompted the introduction of the LG-344, and I for one am glad of it. You can purchase the LG-344 directly from Crimson Trace for $229. A bargain, considering the level of protection this adds to a home/self defense weapon, and the quality of Crimson Trace products. You can be sure that my Ruger GP-100 will be “lasergripped” next Spring if the tax man is kind.
From the Crimson Trace Website:
LG-344 Lasergrips for Ruger
Ruger Products
GP 100 | Super Redhawk
The LG-344 Lasergrips for select double-action Ruger revolvers feature Crimson Trace’s rubber overmold construction around a sturdy polymer grip frame. These Lasergrips provide equal comfort and control as the stock Ruger grips, and they are compatible with your stock Ruger wood panels for that classic Super Redhawk style. Replacement panels available direct from Ruger.
The following is a letter sent in to the Shooting Times magazine concerning Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. I have always been a fan of Ruger firearms. I can assure you from personal experience this is not an isolated incident.
I own a Ruger No. 1-B rifle in 7mm Remington Magnum that I purchased new from a dealer in 1982. I’ve always had accuracy problems with the rifle but couldn’t bear to part with it because it’s just so darn good looking. I hadn’t hunted with the rifle much due to being assigned to areas or countries (active duty U.S. Air Force) where it wasn’t practical or permissible. I finally had the opportunity to get the rifle out after I retired from active duty. I found that I wasn’t going to be able to get the rifle to group better than 3 or 4 inches at 100 yards. I sent it back to Ruger with a request to inspect the rifle and if a new barrel was needed to provide me a price quote for installing one. I also asked for a quote on a new forend, as the original had cracked. Five weeks later the rifle was returned to me with a work receipt indicating that they had repaired the headspace, repaired the trigger, and installed a new forend–at no cost! I had fully expected to pay for the repairs since I had owned the rifle for so long. I took the rifle out today and found I could get 1-inch 100-yard groups from it now with a couple of different loads.
Ruger really knows the meaning of the words “customer service” and deserves to be recognized for their efforts. — Jack Campbell
