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Coal Creek Armory is offering another shot at a $100 one-year range membership. If you live in West Knoxville / Farragut / Kingston, and go to the range more than ten times a year, you stand to save some money. …

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they do not call them "compliance devices" for nothing

If you see this image show up attached to a comment… 

CCA SBS ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕCCA SBS ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

… I probably wrote it. 

(Courtesy of the gunsmiths at Coal Creek Armory and my own camera.)  …

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just ask, reiterated

Day before yesterday, I wrote this post about UVPaqlites and how their uses might extend to “in the house” in addition to “on the trail”.

Shortly thereafter, I sent this email to that company’s address:

Sir or ma’am,

My name is [Real Name] and I write under the moniker of

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the short verdict

At 1138 today, 1 With a Bullet made the correct guess of "Short Barrel Saiga", and, in fairness, lucusloc was this close on the very first picture, but he went a slightly different direction with his guess.

Anywise, here is the new toy:

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Not my best work, but this …

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the third day’s photo

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the second day’s photo

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in which i rub it in

I should start this post by observing that Coal Creek Armory is currently being featured on Deal Chicken with a $37.50 Basic Handgun Safety Class (regularly $60), a $37.50 Women’s Handgun Essentials Class, a $100 1 Year Range Membership (normal value $200), a $182.50 Basic Handgun Safety Course Package (including …

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xeno’s paradox

Unfortunately, that aforementioned glitch took a little longer to iron out than anticipated, and I should now be able to take possession of the mystery NFA item tomorrow. 

And then come the “rubbing it in” pictures… …

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almost there

Remember that secret I announced a while back? 

And remember how it took the BATFE five months and 13 days to sign off on the transfer paperwork? 

Well, I held the item today. 

I should be able to bring it home on Monday (one last glitch to iron out). 

I …

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armory racks two-gun – a review

Sometimes, I like the do-it-yourself solution, and when I was faced with the somewhat annoying prospect of having my carry firearms rattling around in a dresser drawer, I went and solved that problem myself.  However, sometimes, you can find a commercial-off-the-shelf solution that will work far better than anything …

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dead zero on a soft target

Just over a year ago now, Simon and Schuster very graciously provided me some review copies of their then-new book, Dead Zero, written by Stephen Hunter, and I was able to put them to good use raising over $230 for Ramon Castillo’s recovery fund.

A few months …

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flipside wallet, follow-up

As hard as it is to take pictures of firearms without highlighting the scratches in their finishes, you would think taking pictures of a plastic wallet to show the scratches would be easier… 

Anywise, back in May, the good folks at FlipSide Wallet provided me a test-and-evaluation unit after I …

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competitive expansion

The Kingston branch of Coal Creek Armory is now open for business at 798 Gallaher Road. Despite talking with the President of CCA about their new location and discussing the research they did before opening it (traffic loads on the road, customers at the nearby range, etc.), I still …

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preparing your armed response

If your parents are/were anything like my parents, you were taught the adage, "Never judge a book by its cover," at a very young age. Cannot say as though I ever took the literal meaning seriously myself – I read pretty much anything I could get my hands on out …

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what the market will bear

Well this is some interesting news from Coal Creek Armory

This question has finally been answered.

Stay tuned. It’s going to get fun.

The “question” being what town Coal Creek Armory is going to open a second store in…  Looks like they have decided. 

Me?  I am voting for …

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just ask

I promised this post to Bob S. over a week ago now, and I have been really remiss in writing it, but now that Coal Creek Armory‘s advertisements are up on my site and RSS feed, this seems like as good a time as any.

So, how did I …

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never hurts to ask

Observant commenters and HTML-readers probably noticed a count-up timer now occupying a slot on the left-side column, which probably spawned the inevitable question of, "What is Linoge counting up towards?"

Well, I am seeing if the paperwork backlog at the BATFE is really as bad as has been indicated

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flipside wallet, in review

Just under two weeks ago, I put up a post documenting one facet of my recent wallet-shopping – an endeavor precipitated by my previous one taking an unscheduled and undesired trip through our washing machine.  At the time, I mentioned two distinct possibilities – the Flipside 2x Wallet and the …

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endeavor stitchworks cobra gun belt, in review

Finally, after some not-inconsequential (and completely incompetent) delays by the USPS, my Endeavor Stitch Works 1.5″ Cobra Gun Belt arrived on Thursday, and I have been wearing it pretty much ever since. So, preliminary review time!

What It Is:

Kary, the proprietor of Endeavor Stitch Works and the man …

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deal alert

Brownell’s 20- and 30-round AR-15 magazines are on sale for $9.99, and if you use the coupon code “CRD”, you will get $5 shipping on all orders $100 and over. If it were not for my next AR being a .22, this package of a lower parts kit, flash

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