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Gun Of The Month, AR-15s’ and Family Time

John L. May - Sales Director - Wilson Combat

Wilson Combat

Berryville, AR – This month we added a new feature to what we talk about, the Gun of the month.  This month’s feature is the Tactical Elite.  The gun of the month will be an ongoing feature that we will do from time to time to let you know what is going on here at Wilson HQ.  We will try to highlight a product that we will have available at the time of release, although supply will be extremely limited.  Please contact your local dealer or call one of our sales staff to help you with your purchase.  Please remember that they will be available on a first come first served basis so you better hurry any time you see a “Gun of the Month” release.

The Tactical Elite is a great gun for the most demanding customer that wants the perfect combination of fighting gun in an all class package.  The Tactical Elite was born out of years of looking for the perfect combination for daily use as the first line of defense.  It comes with just the features needed to make it a standalone defensive pistol.  Take a hand fitted slide, frame, and add the heavy flanged cone match barrel and you have the basis for one of the best pistols for daily use.  The upfront weight provided by the flanged cone barrel makes for the fastest follow-up shots.   This pistol includes a fully checkered front strap which makes for the best fighting grip.  The tactical ambi-safety allows for conditions that may require weak hand shooting that can happen in real world confrontations.  The Wilson Combat speed-chute offers the advantage of speedy reloads.  This pistol arrives equipped with Combat Pyramid Tritium night sights, zeroed and ready to go to work.  The Tactical Elite is finished completely in black Armor-Tuff to not only look great, but to provide all the protection that your new custom pistol deserves.  If a good looking pistol that allows for faster on target follow-up shots with all the right features with nothing wasted is what you are looking for, this should be your next pistol.  The Tactical Elite as listed is legal for sale in California.

After the frenzy that is AR15 starts to die down, all of you that settled for one that was on the shelf at your local gun shop are now wanting to make it your own.  The single greatest trait that we all as gun people share is we like to customize our guns.  This year alone Wilson Combat has added a host of AR15 focused accessories to help you in that regard.  If you go to our web site ( AR Parts & Acc. ) and see the entire list of well thought-out additions you may be amazed.  From scope mounts, muzzle brakes, and including the new drop in trigger, the list keeps getting larger. After shopping at Wilson Combat you can convert your plain-jane AR15 into a world class Tactical Rifle.  We have been busy making sure that we were adding only products that we would use on our rifles and that stand up to the test of wearing the Wilson Combat name.

One of the newest to our AR15 product line is the Quick Detach Suppressor.  If you read the shooting wire you noticed this morning’s article about suppressors and how much fun they are.  The suppressor is a great tool for the beginning shooter; consider the effect that just the noise has on a first time shooter.   How much trouble would the noise reduction avoid with our neighbors?  In some of the places I have traveled abroad, it is considered being a good neighbor to use suppression while shooting.  Let us not forget the cool factor, you can amaze and amuse your shooting buddies with your new ultra quiet blaster.  The TR-QDSTI was designed from the start to be the simplest to install and use on the market today.  Push down the locking ring, slip it over the provided muzzle break / flash hider, when fully seated release the locking ring, and turn until you hear the “click”.  That is all there is to it.  The Quick Detach Suppressor TI is one of the coolest additions that you can make to your AR15 arsenal and while not available in all states, it is easier than you think to get one in most places.  The misconceptions that accompany NFA regulations are amazing.  In my time in this business I have seen the entire spread of beliefs.  Most just believe that machine guns and suppressors are illegal, not true.  In most states you can own an NFA controlled product with just a simple form and of course you must pay the tax.  The only thing required that is not part of the concealed carry permit is the signature of local law enforcement.  In most states that is included in the concealed carry permit as well.  All that is asked of local law enforcement is that you are not known to them to be a criminal or less than law abiding.  Like everything I have seen in my life, a little knowledge is a powerful thing.  If you know all the facts, the rest is just paperwork, check with your local law enforcement or your local dealer.  The ATF has some good info available on the web and in my experience they will be helpful regarding gun laws.

This summer I have had little time to shoot.  The family and I are preparing to move into a new house and with two kids and all that goes with raising them; it is tough to find enough time to shoot.  In short order I hope that my son Eoin will be ready to start shooting with dad.  We have started the road to where he will be able to take part in my favorite past time.  Eoin has been to matches with me, he was still in the stroller when he attended his first national shooting event.  For the first years of his life that was his summer vacation, so he has been on the range.  I have been taking care to gradually get him into it.  This is an experience all of its own, being a father.  Trying to carefully bring him into my favorite hobbies is tough enough without having to worry about having to explain to the teacher why he talks in adult shooting terms.  The first time I heard him say “stand by” to one of his friends, I smiled.  Most of his teachers have visited with me at least once about him and how he conducts himself.  I say all of this to make a point that shooting used to be America’s past time but appears to be no longer.  How do we get back there from here?  I guess I will perfect my youth shooting program with my son, so my daughter will have the benefits?

This just in!!!

Just in time for this to mail we finished up another new project ready for you to take to the range.  Our brand new addition to the AR accessory list is the complete upper in .22LR.  This upper has all the Wilson Combat features that you demand on your rifle: Quad-Rail, Flip-Up Front Sight, Accu-Tac Flash Hider all in the Flat-top M-4 package ready to go on your AR lower.  Add the Flip-Up Rear Sight and your favorite optic.  Now you have the most cost effective way to keep your skills sharp and you get hours of fun shooting with cheap ammo.

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How Long We Will Continue To Have Our Freedoms Strip Away

John L. May - Sales Director - Wilson Combat

Wilson Combat

Berryville, AR -How Long We Will Continue To Have The Freedoms -(AmmoLand.com)- Summer has finally hit the Ozarks and the heat is on. Normally this time of year I spend a lot of time on the range. These days with two little ones and more home projects on my plate than I care to list I get far less range time. One of these days I hope to get a little more free time to get back to serious shooting. My son has already shown some interest in shooting, like all little boys he likes guns. Trying to let him come to it instead of dad pushing him to something I love has been a challenge. Of course you know I have been getting him rifles for Christmas since he was born. Now with a little girl on board, not sure how to work her into it either, but I will figure it out.

With all of the noise in Washington one wonders how long we will continue to have the freedoms that we have today. In my life time my rights and personal freedoms have been eroded and not all of them lost to daylight raids. What bothers me the most is when they (our freedoms) are lost in the cover of darkness or by sleight of hand. Seems like that is what we are working up to in the world today. Can’t further their agenda one way, back up, go around the back, and call it something different. Registration, serialization of ammo, waiting periods, paperwork, and taxes are tactics that have all been used over the years to restrict our freedoms. Not just gun related, but across the board. When will it end? Have you ever seen the old movies of the great showmen doing demonstrations for Winchester or Remington? That was when shooting was an American pastime. What happened? People would come from all over to see those guys do tricks and stunts all with guns that everyone was familiar with because they had one at home. Now we whisper in the corners, and try not to let too many others know what we do for fun, or let alone actively practice self-defense. Hunters are under attack along with all of us that shoot. Talk about a great American pastime. Well guess what they are related. Without guns we would be left with bows only. While I know that many people hunt most everything there is in the world, bow hunting is not for everyone. Hunters and shooters must stick together to stem the tide from washing us all out to sea.

You all know what it takes to do your part, vote, join the NRA or the GOA, go shoot, and take a kid shooting or hunting or both. Stand up and get involved now before it is too late.

This month is kind of a new thing for down range. Take a look at all the new products we are introducing this month, and remember our tag line “guns for shooters by shooters”, well we are shooters so there are a couple of guns listed while not Wilson Combat product we like to shoot other stuff too. These were ordered for various reasons and we got too many or had to buy them to get something else and this is the first time we have ever offered them for sale outside our little family. But we need the room and thought you might want to give one of these a try. This month’s features turned into kind of an AR15 spotlight on new product, but only because we have been working on most of this for a while and now is the time. Look over the new flash hider, way cool and easy to install yourself. Just finished up a brand new scope mount that is way cool and already proven to work very well. The biggest news is the addition of a Titanium Quick Detach Suppressor and a Bolt Rifle. The Suppressor is the ultimate addition to your AR for fun and cool factor. Simple on and off, very light weight, quiet, and so much fun it takes your AR15 to a new level. The bolt rifles were built by us on the FN patrol action. We have been using that action for some time to build personal rifles and having great results so we thought you might like to have one as well. Two new knives are added to the lineup. The Delta Spec Ops folders are packed with features that you will want in your tactical folder, better take a look at them and pick the size that best fits your needs or better yet one of each to cover all the bases. Last but not least for the first time we are offering to you a “pre-fit” slide and frame combo with all the bells and whistles. Do not miss the chance to get some of these for your next custom project.

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