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this week on tgc news, big blue drops 2 newwheels, hi point and ruger think alike and vista outdoor shakes things up! cole-tac is no longer just making suppressorwraps and pouches. they are jumping in head first into the precisionrifle game with products like the cuddle bag, the boss bag, the ammo book and the riflehandle. you pick the colors, they build the gear. and because you're awesome and you watch tgc,they're doing a special discount code for you. tgc10 will get you 10% off your entire orderover at cole-tac.com.

welcome back to another episode of tgc news,the only gun news show that covers things you actually care about, my name is jon patton. i've got an announcement. this coming wednesday evening at 9pm easterni will be joining forces with scalpel arms again. we will be auctioning off super limited editionpmags, as well as some other limited edition stuff to raise money to help with relief effortsin puerto rico. we will not be giving money to some big charity,where the ceo makes millions, it will be going straight to people that are on the groundhelping.

they were absolutely devastated by hurricanemaria and months later are still in peril down there. we are going to help as much as we can. again that's wednesday at 9pm eastern on thetgc facebook page, keep an eye out. now the news. let's start with some race guns shall we? smith & wesson has just announced the releaseof expansion of the performance center line up with the addition of the 686 and 686 plusdesigned for competition use. they already have a few variants that leantowards competition use but according to big

blue, these were designed for speed. being that the first ever gun i purchasedwas a 686 plus with a 6 inch barrel, these things hold a special place in my heart. it's like seeing a proper race car versionof your first car. these new guns come with a non fluted cylinder,a speed release for the cylinder, an interesting rib and front sight set up, and of coursethat renowned performance center tune up. the 686 comes with a 4 inch barrel and holds6 rounds while the 686 plus comes with a 5 inch barrel and holds 7 rounds. both are listed at an msrp of $966.

i know that revolvers certainly are not aspopular as semi autos with the tgc audience, but i have to say that there is somethingvery special about a properly tuned wheel gun. it just feels incredible in the hand. what do you guys think? would you spend nearly a grand on somethinglike this or would you rather buy a bog standard wheel gun? or would you spend that money on somethingelse instead? and 10mm is best millimeter news, hi pointhas announced that they will be producing

their carbine in 10 mil. the trigger is atrocious and the magazinesare mediocre at best but for the money you spend, the hipoint carbines actually aren'tbad. and now they've turned it up to 10. pricing was announced recently on their facebookpage at 389.99 which means we will see it in stores for about 375 bucks. i am very curious to see how those thingshold up. i have one in 45, and i really genuinely likeit. and because one 10 mil is never enough, rugerhas just announced that they will be making

the super redhawk wheel gun in 10 mil. i think it's interesting that they felt theneed to forego putting this in the gp100 series and went straight to the platform that handlesthe likes of 454 casull and 480 ruger. i guess there will be zero worry about thatthing coming apart with even the hottest ammo. the standard features apply. slots for scope rings, a nice rubber gripwith wood inserts and 6.5 inch barrel. it also weighs in at a whopping 54 ouncesso i'm betting that 10mm will be a pussycat when it comes to recoil. pricing on these is set at 1159 msrp.

here comes that struggle bus again! this time it's visiting vista outdoor akaone of the largest companies in the gun industry. they are the parent company of brands likefederal, savage, cci, stevens, speer, camelbak, bushnell and a ton more. in an earnings report released on november9th, the new ceo, chris metz said "while i've only been here a short time, i realize thatwe have much to do. we must make significant changes, act decisively,and move quickly to reposition and restabilize the company. we will take an aggressive position on profitimprovement through both margin expansion

and cost reductions across all areas of thecore business" ...aka people are getting fired. in that same release it was announced thatthe president of the shooting sports segment, bob keller is gone as of november 17th. they are eliminating that position all together. much like every other company that i've mentionedrecently, vista is reporting drops in sales in the double digit percentages. they were down 14 percent year over year withgross profit being down 25 freakin percent. of course this is slightly better than someothers but these numbers still do not bode well.

metz is spot on with needing to move quicklybut i would love to see him also focus on innovation along with making money and cuttingcosts. the only real innovation i've seen from thevista camp this year has been the 224 valkyrie and the performance numbers on that are stillunproven. everything else they've done this year hasbeen expanding on other lines of products. that's not a bad thing. offering more is never a bad thing but trueinnovations could give the company a major boost. what would you guys like to see from vista?

i know they're watching, so leave a commentdown below and let them know what you want. this is the story that the mainstream mediahates. as you probably know already, there was avery bad mass shooting in sutherland springs texas last week. a deranged young man went into a church andmurdered 26 people and injured 27, and that bastard was stopped by a good guy with a gun. my understanding is that as this was transpiring,stephen willeford, and nra instructor who lived just a block down the street, was alertedby his daughter that someone was shooting up the church.

he immediately went to his safe, grabbed hisar15, and started loading mags as he went to engage. he encountered the assailant whilst the psychowas exiting the church and took cover behind a car and had a small shootout. the shooter was hit a couple times in betweenthe body armor he was wearing. he then was able to jump in a car and driveaway. the good guy knowing full well that this guyis off his rocker, looks around trying to figure out what to do. he looked to his left and there was a pickuptruck at the stop sign.

he tells the man in the truck what is happening,and they both take off together and chase down the shooter. they go for a couple minutes at high speedand the shooter hit a barrier and then ended up in a ditch where he later died of a selfinflicted shot. now there are a few things to take away fromthis. first and foremost, if it's legal where youlive, you should have a gun loaded and accessible at all times. second, the guy who engaged was an actualnra instructor and knew how to use his firearm. he sought out training and was able to properlyengage.

the reality is that this psychopath couldhave gone after way more people if willeford didn't show up and engage. we are seeing all kinds of political nonsensein the wake of this tragedy. assault weapons, chainsaw bayonets, uninformedpundits spouting off about guns when they've only been educated by other pundits who knewnothing about guns. its viscous. the true american patriot is almost underattack because of the acts of a murderer. it amazes me that there are people that wouldrather blame an inanimate object rather than the truth.

the mental health problem we have here inthe united states. we shouldn't blame an entire religion or politicalparty for the acts of a few, why punish all law abiding gun owners for the acts of a few? this is such a tough story to cover, muchlike las vegas was tough. what i want to know, is what you think ofthis situation? what is the one major thing you took awayfrom this? let me know in the comments. and that is it for this week's show, if youenjoyed the show, hit that like button and share it with your friends, that is a hugehelp.

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