BIRDS OF PREY - Jeffersonian

insiderADD IT UP
18.5 Million
Hunters in the US.
51,000
NRA certified instructors.
2,000
Law enforcement instructors
trained by NRA annually.
$100 Million
Spent on safety and education
programs by NRA in past 10 years.
1/3
Number of Americans who are obese.
44.4%
Children in Mississippi who are obese
63%
Of US consumers played a video
game in the last six months.
(Editor’s Note: Tell me it ain’t so …)
104,368
American soldiers buried in Europe
who died in WWI and II.
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Ageless
Competence
In the “Don’t mess with grandma” category,
Nila Elsasser, 74 years young,
is a contender. A genuine Brinks
guard, she stands watch over millions of
dollars in cash at a facility that delivers
green-backs to banks and such. And
trust me, this Mid-West Warrior I met
(she stopped by to visit and brought her
S&W M&P .40 to show me) can handle
it. I saw her last qualification target and
there were enough ten-ring hits to clang
anybody’s bell. Bad guys beware — just
because they look like a kindly, elderly
lady, it may prove it ain’t necessarily so,
and fast! Go get ’em Nila!
FNH Five-SeveN
Offer
FNH is now shipping their interesting
5.7x28mm handgun in matte black
and olive drab finish, with US-made
three-dot fixed sights. I have one for
testing and will be doing something in
an upcoming issue. Look for textured
polymer frames with checkered panels,
reversible mag releases, hard chromelined
barrels and ten or 20-round mags
(three!). MSRP is around $1,316 but I’ll
bet you can find ‘em cheaper at retail if
you shop around some. I’ll let you know
how it goes with our test pistol later. I
have a feeling those pesky ground squirrels
in our walnut grove have met their
fate now ... www.fnusa.com
Pen-Tastic
Old bud Mike Fuller, head guru
at TOPS KNIVES, cornered me
at the Blade Show in Hot-Lanta
this year. He showed me a new idea
when it comes to “tactical” pens. His
“SOP-3D” concept is tough, rugged
and uses “Space Pen” technology so
it writes on car fenders, rain-soaked
hands or the side of your combat
boots — hey, you never know. All
hand-made in the USA, the bodies are
either carbon fiber or G-10 and I’ll
bet you can find a color suiting you.
Once again, TOPS comes through
with the “Russian T-34 Tank” award
for toughness. Oh yeah, 10-percent
of the sales will go directly to the
Wounded Warriors Foundation. Way
to go, Mike! www.topsknives.com
See Through Classic
Buddy Ed Kohorst, CEO of Value Works, sent me this compelling casting of
a 1911. I’ve seen just about everything having to do with a 1911 but this
one caught me off-guard. I’ve had it on my desk for a couple of weeks now
and have to say it’s hard not to handle it and just, well, look at it. When the sunlight
catches it just right, it glows as if it’s lit from the inside. It’d make a great
trophy (with engraving on the base) or a nifty gift for a gunner of any sort. You
won’t find one of these at the local gun store, trust me! Ed says there are more
models coming down the road (an AR!), so give them a shout to see what’s up
and get your own Crystal Pistol. About $195. Well done, you guys. edkohorst@
crystalpistols.com, (214) 766-4948
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