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Just got back from a ribbon cutting…

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Smith & Wesson, moving its headquarters from anti-gun Massachusetts, made it official over the weekend that The Volunteer State is its new home. 

The company first announced the $120 million move to Tennessee from its long-time home in Springfield, Massachusetts in September 2021, and broke ground for its new 650,000 sq. ft. facility just two months later. On Saturday, the company held its grand opening celebration and cut the ribbon on the new plant. 

Funded from cash on hand by the publicly traded company (and not by loans or state bonds), the new facility shifts employees from its former flagship location in Springfield, Massachusetts; its plastic injection molding facility in Deep River, Connecticut; and its distribution plant in Columbia, Missouri, with the last two locations closing to streamline operations. Tennessee will house the company’s headquarters, distribution facility, and assembly facility as well as a company museum and retail space.

I was there and got the tour. In addition to a planned 22 assembly lines, the campus includes a full-service employee gym, cafeteria, medical facilities, and a 23,000 sq. ft. indoor shooting range that is serviced by robots.

Yup. Robots.

Still, Smith is looking to employ over 600 at the plant. 

Getting Some Sun in the Sonoran Desert

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So I spent most of last week hanging out in Phoenix with some friends, covering Sig’s Freedom Days event. Tons of fun, even if I had to set up the Guns.com booth with my buddy, Ben.

Of course, I am the Jerry Garcia-looking character in the above. 

Check out some of these highlights: 

Anywho, got to hang out and detail the action, so expect lots of neat stuff next week about what I saw, heard, and found out.

Now to nurse that sunburn…

Who needs Vibranium?

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Jerry Miculek is a champion shooter that is known for being able to skin a smoke pole as humanly possible. He is also apparently a big Captain America fan and he built his own 12-pound shield solid titanium shield for fun and games.

And the thing is, while it isn’t made out of the mythical Vibranium-iron alloy that the Captain’s is, Jerry’s tests with it being able to stop .45 ball are impressive.

But it does ring a bit when struck, unlike Howard Stark’s prototype for the first Avenger (“It’s stronger than steel and a third the weight. It’s completely vibration absorbent,” said the man with the funny mustache).

Moreover, Jerry’s now bullet-riddled titanium shield is one heck of a melee weapon. And I’m not sure just how old Jerry is, but he can chuck that bad boy pretty good, so I’m not going to ask.

Jerry Miculek on Open Carry and Concealed carry lessons

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Not a bad 15-minutes spent, if you carry for work or as a ccw