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Okay, so this has never been an 'industry news' blog.... and somehow I doubt it will ever really be one. That said, it's my blog and I'll write if I want to (g).
Till a month ago Blackhawk (they write it as BLACKHAWK!) has been mostly below my radar. They made holsters, and other gear... none of which I owned. Only one person I know has one of the tricky latching BLackhawk holsters, and it just lays in a drawer.
A month ago, give or take, Carteach0 was contacted by Blackhawk (I just can't keep typing out 'BLACKHAWK!', it goes against my grain). They extended an invite to an upcoming blogger seminar. I read that as a two day sales pitch, during which we would get to play with their toys and, maybe, meet Todd Jarrett (hint hint).
Last night, late, something else came across the screen. Yesterday Blackhawk was bought by ATK/Alliant, the company deeply embroiled in the military brass destruction story unfolding at this time.
To many shooters, the story will mean little. To reloaders, it may mean a lot. On the other hand... reloaders talk... a lot.... and are generally gear hounds as well. ATK/Alliant owns Federal ammunition, and now owns Blackhawk gear. They are exposed financially to the good will of the shooting community. It will interesting to see how they respond.
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Betcha they 'deny' the ATK/Alliant stuff...
I'll be waiting for your next post on this.
Destruction of reloadable brass = more expensive ammo.
Think they're trying to drive UP their prices & therefore they're market value? Hmmmmm. . . .
B Woodman
Are you going to go to the blogger seminar? I got the same email but demured due to serious schedule conflicts.
Caleb,
I'm keeping the dates open to go.
We'll see what happens. Communication could be better...
If you get the opportunity, you should definitely take them up on it. Blackhawk was one of the sponsors of the ParaUSA Gun Blogger weekend, and they are definitely a "good company" in terms of morals and ethics.
If they made a holster for my N-frame, I'd use it instead of the Blade Tech that I run with right now.
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