Monthly Archives: January 1970

Stephen Willeford

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  • November 2017  – Sutherland Springs, Texas
  • begun speaking publicly about his life and experiences
  • May 2018 – speech at the National Rifle Association Convention
  • 2018 Texas delegation at State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.

https://www.stephenwilleford.com/

Raven Arms

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1970 – 1991
Irvine, California

  • 1970 established by George Jennings
  • 1978 his son Bruce Jennings founded Jennings Firearms in Irvine, California
  • 1982 his daughter & Jim Davis established Davis Industries in Chino, California
  • 1989 his nephew Steven Jennings established Sundance Industries in Valencia, California
  • one of the “Ring of Fire” Manufacturers
  • November 1991, a fire destroyed the Raven Arms factory
  • 1991 sold designs to Phoenix Arms

Raven Arms

 

Mark Walters

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Atlanta, Georgia

  • October 2009 Book – Lessons from Armed America
    – co-written with Kathy Jackson
  • 2009 Armed American Radio
    – across the US on nearing 250 stations
    – Salem Radio Networks
  • April 19th, 2010 Speaker at Second Amendment March in Washington, DC on
  • Book – Lessons from Unarmed America
    – co-written with Rob Pincus
  • 2015  Gun Rights Policy Conference  “Gun Rights Defender of the Year” award recipient
  • April 6th, 2015 – Daily radio show
  • 2017 Gun Rights Policy Conference  “Distinguished Service Award” recipient
  • Book – Grilling While Armed-The Top 20 Recipes
    – co-written with George “The Mad Ogre” Hill

RG Industries

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1950s Röhm Gesellschaft founded
1970 RG Industries founded
Miami, Florida

  • Rohm Gmbh in West Germany
    – cheaply made and finished
    – loosely based on the S&W
  • 1970 RG Industries founded
    – 80 workers
  • 2012 sold an estimated $3.1 million worth of handguns
    – 15,000 – 20,000 each month
    –  RG14 retailed for $47.50
  • Imported Rohm  = Saturday Night Specials
    USA made RG Industries = just an inexpensive revolver (not Saturday Night Specials)
  • March 30, 1981, United States President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. with RG14
    – Police Officer Thomas Delahanty was shot by John Hinckley, Jr
    – Delahanty sued Röhm =  suit was rejected
  •  2010 sold to Umarex

RG Industries
2485 Northwest 20th St
Miami, Florida

Sportsman’s Guide

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330,000-square-foot
founded in 1970

  • 1970 founded by Gary Olen
  • 1977 first Sportsman’s Guide catalog
  • 2012  acquired by Northern Tool
  • products including: Hunting, Fishing, Shooting Sports, Camping, Apparel, Tools and Equipment
  • Nobody sells more genuine Military Surplus gear than Sportsman’s Guide

Sportsman’s Guide
411 Farwell Avenue
P.O. Box 239
South St. Paul, MN 55075-0239

1-800-888-3006

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/

James Yeager

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  • 1992 – 1996 worked with various Drug Task Force units Narcotics squads buying and selling illegal narcotics in an undercover capacity
    – over 300 Narcotics buys and sales during this period
  • 1994 firearms trainer
  • 1996 – 1998 Patrolman and K-9 handler for the Big Sandy Police Department
  • 1996 began teaching commercially Tactical Response
  • 1998 – 2000 Big Sandy Chief of Police
  • 2000 Deputy at the Benton County Sheriff’s Office
  • 2002 private training full-time
  • 2004 until May 2005 I was on two Protective Security Details in Baghdad Iraq
  • 2002 – 2009 Reserve Unit Camden Police Department
  • professional writer published in:
    – S.W.A.T. (Staff Writer)
    – Southern Lawman
    – Concealed Carry Magazine
    – FMG American Handgunner Special Editions
    – STUFF
  • wrote the foreword for the book “Surgical Speed Shooting”
  • Author: High Risk Civilian Contracting
  • 2011 One Man Army TV Series Contestant
  • 2016 movie: Daylight’s End
  • 2018 movie: Cherokee Creek

IBS

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International Benchrest Shooters

 formed in 1970

to foster uniform competition to achieve the ultimate accuracy in firearms, ammunition, components, equipment and shooting methods

 

  • International Benchrest Shooters (IBS)
  •  association with the AccurateShooter.com

Benchrest shooting is the pinnacle of accuracy and precision, where near perfection is achievable, and consistency is the key. The best shooters in this exhilarating sport are lifelong students. Nothing can adequately describe the excitement, challenge and camaraderie in this sport we call Benchrest.

https://internationalbenchrest.com/

Auto Mag

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1970 – 1971
Pasadena, California

  • 1966 designed the Auto Mag pistol
    – designed by Harry Sanford & Max Gera
    – short-recoil operated pistol
    – rotary bolt with locking lugs
    – similar to the M16/AR-15 rifle
  • 1970 Harry Sanford opened Auto Mag Corporation in Pasadena, California
  • 1971 .44 Auto Mag caliber
    – formed by trimming the .308 Winchester or .30-06 case down to 1.30 inches
  • 1972  .357 AMP (.44 AMP, but is necked down)
  • August 8, 1971 first pistol was shipped
    – less than 3,000 pistols made
  • May 3, 1972 declared bankruptcy
  • 1973 – 1983 company opened & closed multiple times
  • 1996 Harry Sanford died
  • August 2015 Walter Sanford the company & trademark to AutoMag Ltd. Corp
    – in South Carolina