Internet Opportunities

Nice to find this in the mail this morning, the new Brownells #52 catalog.  There seems to be significant expansion in many areas, and I can see some  Ruger single action type parts made it from the “special”  mailers to the permanent book. It’s also nice to see current catalogs from  Graf, Sinclair and Midwest. I think they are reflective of a state of  health for firearms enthusiasts.

 It  seems there are many more companies and many more gun products on the  market these days, from large organizations as well as from new entrants.  If there were a way to collect real data, we’d probably find there are as  many new Internet companies specializing in distribution and resale of  firearms related products, as there are representing other popular. It’s  good to see companies adapt, and a greater number of quality sites with  very current e-commerce technology.

The  catalog organizations are bringing a lot of value. They save us from being  tied down exclusively to local retailers with spotty inventory and high  prices. There are substantial savings on freight, sales tax and through  discount pricing associated with Internet and mail order shopping  incentive. We also don’t have to be taken advantage of by the punitive  local taxes some of these counties and cities are floating, mostly on the  coat tails of the popular current pastime of gun owner bashing. Give a  politician any excuse or opportunity for more taxes…. 

If  you know of more, please let me know. I’d keep adding them to the links  page and use the site to promote in any way that I can.