Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I saw an unfortunate headline about the American weapon company Colt being sold.
American Reduction
So I was browsing some news earlier and this one caught my eye. I'm not a dedicated fan of any particular manufacturer of firearms because I'm a noob at it myself and don't have a preference as of yet but it's challenging when you see that an old American brand, Colt, get's sold to a foreign competitor.
One of the things that seems to be a trend is the race to the bottom in many regards. Once a household name, Colt is just one of the recent examples of how we can't keep this process up of selling off American companies and have a decent future prospect for jobs and the like. I'm sure there are lots with far more knowledge than I in the matter but it's sad when I see companies going through this process. Are there reasons outside of what's on the surface? Absolutely. Some weapons companies are doing pretty well so clearly there was something wrong with the product that Colt is selling but these mergers and acquisitions are usually not a good sign for the future of a robust market full of companies looking to get you to buy their products. It could also be that Colt got a lot of fame due to the American western movies and TV shows and wasn't a good product to begin with but I am trying to remember if my dads AR-15 is a Colt. I think it is but I will have to ask him when I talk to him this week. Whichever manufacturer it is, that thing was accurate and really fun to shoot!
I think the headline and article caught my attention because I was finally able to find a gun store locally that wasn't closed and was actually doing pretty well! I visited one 20 minutes into the Live Free or Die state (New Hampshire) and was pleased with what was going on in there. The other part that I really cherished was that I brought our son with me and he was exposed to all of it for the first time. I want to break him in slowly to the environment and have him get accustomed to being around firearms and the things that go along with that so he gets more comfortable and understands how important it is. He was looking around at all of the different guns and recognized the difference between some like handguns, shotguns and rifles. He was interested in the bullets as well since there were many different sized ones. He also was able to point out things like holsters, knives, machete's and some of the other gear in the store which surprised me a bit. He's one kid that loves survival shows and has been really enjoying a couple families on YouTube that put out shows of that nature. It's going to be a really special day when we go make our purchase and I'm able to give him a much better idea of what goes on with them!
Sadly as Galen has mentioned previously, the ammo was on the shorter side for what I was looking for. They had zero boxes of 9mm ammo which is the only caliber I currently own. I was happy to see the huge selection of guns they had in stock though and available for purchase! I will definitely be going back there for when I decide and make my purchase. The store isn't too far from us and I have been meaning to drop in there for a while now but the wife wasn't too keen on it. With our son's interests though, I will be able to bring her in there myself and not have to defend the position I think. She doesn't dislike firearms, she's just nervous and for good reason. We all have to have a healthy respect for them which is one of the reasons I want to own and use them as a family.
One of the things my dad has been saying is a lot of former military weapons are being sold in decent quantities and I should take a look at those ones. I'm not specifically sure which ones he is referring to but one of the draws for those is that often the bullets are perhaps easier to find compared to the more common ones like 9mm and other handguns are. Is there any truth to that? I'm sure you will give me some tips on that one! I am getting to a place, one step at a time, where we are going to be able to acquire another firearm or two. I haven't been diving into the depth of research I need to for which firearm I choose but just scratching the surface. The first step of getting acquainted with the gun store nearby was an important first one!
Do you want to get paid, in crypto, for searching the internet? Try using and signing up for Presearch to earn some great crypto! I've currently got 2,206 PRE tokens, with a market value of $182.47. It doesn't sound like a lot but when you search using sites like Google you get paid $0! Join Presearch to break Google's stranglehold on the internet searches. If you'd like to sign up, use my referral link!
https://www.presearch.org/signup?rid=513043
