When Marketing Departments Attack…1988

Back in the day, Smith & Wesson went toe to toe with Ruger in full-page magazine attack ads without having to call out their legal departments. Compare and contrast with the current lawfare going on between Springfield Inc. and EAA over their competing ads for their Hi-Power clones.

Springfield Armory’s Forgotten AR-15: The XM15

Despite what several gunwriters have claimed, the Springfield Armory Saint is not their first AR-15 rifle. Their first was the XM15, introduced circa 1982-83. However, Springfield has very good reasons to try to sweep the XM15 under the rug.

The Eugene Stoner Tapes

This post features links to the 8-video series of interviews with Eugene Stoner conducted by Edward Ezell in 1988.