This Week

GunsAmerica is instituting a new policy effective immediately that all payments to GunsAmerica sellers must be made either with a credit card, to a gun dealer, or you must use a United States Postal Service Money Order, or Orders, mailed via USPS, to the seller. It does not matter if this is an old seller or a new seller, someone whose account you have seen here for years or not. Always use USPS Money Orders mailed via USPS.

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Internet scammers fear the United States Postal Service Inspectors. They will specifically ask you to Fedex or UPS the bank issued cashier’s check to them. This method of payment is unsafe and can cost you the hard earned money you thought you were sending to a legitimate seller. Likewise any sort of bank transfer or Western Union. It is all trouble. The only law enforcement body who will stand up for you across the entire United States are the United States Postal Service Inspectors. If you use USPS money orders and mail them USPS, you generate what they call a “nexus” and if, G-d forbid, you are scammed online, they will respond to your complaint.

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For a limited time Rock River Arms will be offering a 9/11 Commemorative AR-15 exclusively through the GunsAmerica On Demand Dealer Network. It marks the 10th Anniversary of the war on America by the terrorists, and our continued commitment to the war on terror.

This beautifully engraved .223 caliber AR15-style rifle is equipped with a 16-inch lightweight chrome moly barrel with a 1:9 twist and an RRA tactical muzzle brake. It is outfitted with a Hogue rifle length free float tube and mid-length gas system with a low profile gas block, adding to the sleek look. The forged A4 upper receiver is engraved with 9/11 Tenth Year Commemoration. It has the RRA two-stage chrome trigger group and chrome bolt carrier group, RRA winter trigger guard and star safety.

The overmolded pistol grip and RRA 6-position stock add to the look and comfort of the 9/11 Commemorative Rifle. The MSRP is $1,011 and includes one mag, RRA case, manual and warranty.

The 9/11 Commemoration Rifle is available in AWB with Non-Collapsible 6-Position stock, pinned/welded tactical muzzle brake and 10 round mag for an additional $25 cost.

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I recently visited the Islands of Hawaii, putting some of my hard earned vacation dollars to work. While there, I noticed something unusual in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in downtown Waikiki. It was a billboard ad for a shooting range, of all things, where tourists could rent guns and shoot!
Now I’m from California, and a shooting range is the next thing to an adult book store there, so I was pretty surprised to see the ad, much less in an urban shopping center. Since my interest was piqued, I had to wander up to the top floor to see what’s what.
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If you use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, it is also a great way to connect with the companies that make the stuff you love for shooting and hunting. Swarovski Optik USA is celebrating their 20th Anniversary in USA with a new Facebook promotion, exclusively through GunsAmerica. To “Like” Swarovski Optik USA North America Hunting on Facebook use: https://www.facebook.com/swarovskioptiknorthamericahunting When you invest in a Swarovski product, you not only get the best optics that money can buy, you get an American base of operations and service with over 60 employees and 20 years of experience. You get what you pay for with optics, and part of what you get with Swarovski optics is a dedicated team located in Cranston, Rhode Island, that stands behind their products and that can offer service with a very personal and meticulous approach. Check out this video on YouTube about Swarovski Optik USA. You can win a choice of an ATM or STM HD 65 spotting scope with 25-50 eyepiece OR Z5 1-inch riflescope with choice of reticle, as well as a chance at daily giveaways of Swarovski accessories and apparel. To be eligible to win the contest, you just have to “Like” the Swarovski North America Hunting page on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/swarovskioptiknorthamericahunting The promotion is for five days. Every day Swarovski will post a new “code” to their Facebook page. To enter, you email this code to [email protected] Every day 4 winners will be randomly picked from the entries and will receive Swarovski Optik swag, optics cleaning kits, hats, and other things. On the fifth day, July 30th, a final winner will be picked at 5pm from all the entries. That winner will have the option of winning the Z5 rifle scope or the 65 HD spotting scope. Be sure to enter everyday this week with each new code to win. Look for reviews of the two prize choices in our next installment of the GunsAmerica Blog Digest.

In case you missed it (it is only at the top of every page on the website right now), Brownells has just begun selling ammunition for the first time in their 70 year history.  As part of the Grand Opening they are offering a 5% discount on the entire order (use the code CXL) and free shipping for orders over $199 that contain ammo. This deal is, however, subject to change each week.
For the tens of thousands of gunsmiths, gun shops, and avid shooters that use Brownells almost daily, this has been a big request for quite some time. When you order regularly from a place and are used to bulking up orders to combine shipping, being able to add a few boxes of ammo can save you money over time, especially if you can’t get what you are looking for from your local gun shop or big box store.
There is also an extremely functional ammo selector on the website. It is called the “Ammo Adviser Tool.” The problem with keyword searches is you get a lot of stuff you don’t need.  The Ammo Adviser   is meant to save you the hassle of wading through search results when all you want is to find a box of ammo.  I used it to find some .30-06 Hornady under “hunting” and it worked like a charm. Read More…

This is the email we sent to our list today. We are posting it here so people can post comments.

We don’t usually do stories on press releases in the GunsAmerica Blog but this one is just so different than most that we felt we have to post it. Smith & Wesson has created a special rebate program for retired, injured and active duty military personnel. The details of the program are at www.smith-wesson.com/nationsfinest .

The Nation’s Finest program is just one of the many ways that the Company is showing its appreciation toward members of the United States Armed Forces community who actively participate in the shooting sports.

From now to December 31, 2011, any current active duty, retired or disabled member of the U.S. Armed Forces or Reserves is eligible to receive a rebate with the purchase of any qualifying Smith & Wesson firearm*. The Nation’s Finest program offers eligible military personnel and disabled veterans a $100 mail-in rebate for the purchase of a qualifying M&P15 rifle, and a $50 mail-in rebate for the purchase of a qualifying M&P pistol or Smith & Wesson revolver. Please visit www.smith-wesson.com/nationsfinest for complete details on the Nation’s Finest program and to learn more about qualifying Smith & Wesson products. The incentive program is limited to the purchase of one model per firearm category.

Much to the relief of his hundreds of internet gun buyers who have encountered him first hand, Paul Steven Webster has been caught. He was arrested March 21st by Lee County Florida deputies after an exhaustive three year hunt by both state and local law enforcement. GunsAmerica was instrumental in both the opening of the case against Webster and in his eventual capture.

Webster has been known throughout the internet gun buying world as a most elusive purveyors of internet fraud operating in our small corner of the internet buying world. He has claimed victims from nearly every popular internet discussion forum, posting guns for sale several hundred dollars below their value, and he has also surfaced on all of the major gun buying and selling websites, as well as the internet gun auctions.
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The Slide Fire is a $369 replacement stock for your AR-15 that when used properly, simulates automatic fire. Since the invention of the semi-automatic rifle people have been learning to do what is called “bump firing” the gun. You hold the gun in a loose way and allow it to rock back and forth against the trigger finger, which simulates automatic fire. It is fun, but it burns a lot of ammo without any real ability to aim at anything.