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Join the Faxon team each week as they discuss a variety of firearms-related topics ranging from gun care and upkeep to social perception. Learn more and catch the articles at faxonfirearms.com/blog
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
This Week on The Show!
Pat Murphy (Director of Sales) joins Dustin to talk about his history at Faxon, exciting business growth, and the launch of our new Pinned Gas Block Barrels!
Pinned Gas Block Barrels PRESS RELEASE:
(CINCINNATI, OH) - Faxon Firearms, a Cincinnati, Ohio based manufacturer of quality firearms and components, is excited to announce their new line of Pinned Gas Block Barrels.
Pinning your gas block, in addition to the use of set screws, is widely regarded as one of the best ways to keep your gas block from shifting or loosening when fired. A common hiccup for end-users is finding a quality gunsmith to drill and/or notch the gas block and barrel properly without damaging the barrel or voiding a manufacturer's warranty.
Faxon's Pinned Gas Block Barrels come pre-notched for the cross pin. The notching is done during the manufacturing of the barrel, and undergoes Quality Control checks both before and after the notching takes place.
Faxon has chosen to begin the line with their most popular caliber and barrel profile combinations.
- 14.5" 5.56 Gunner Profile
- 10.5" 5.56 Pencil Profile
- 16" 5.56 Gov't/Socom Profile
- 10.5" 300 BLK Gunner Profile
- 10.5" 5.56 Gov't/Socom
- 16" 5.56 Pencil Profile
- 16" 5.56 Gunner Profile
Pricing ranges from $179 to $209.
Each barrel ships with:
- Pre-notched Barrel
- Low Profile Gas Block
- Cross Pin
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
With so many of us working from home... we thought it made perfect sense to do like much of America is doing... dive into video games!
We ranked our Top 5 FPS games with some honorable mentions.
PLUS: New MuzzLok Flash Hider is out NOW!
DOUBLE PLUS: Our Quarantine Game Party is Friday from 1-4 Eastern!
Staff Picked Top 5:
5) Rainbow 6 Siege - 3.75 Stars
4) Halo Reach - 4.33 Stars
3) Goldeneye (N64) - 4.45 Stars
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) - 4.63 Stars
1) Halo: Combat Elevated (2001) - 4.67 Stars
Individual Favorites:
Curt Staubach
Director of Marketing
"Quake, Doom (the OG, 1993 version), Call of Duty, Halo, TitanFall"
John Fahrner
Sales Support
"Goldeneye 64, Battlefield 3, COD Modern Warfare 2, Time Splitter 2, Battlefield 5"
Evan Croley
National Account Manager
"Battlefield 1942 PC, Battlefield Vietnam PC, Counter Strike Source PC, Halo, Goldeneye."
Jay Wilson
Director of Project Management
"1) Doom (1993) 2) Halo: Combat Evolved 3) Halo 2 4) Duck Hunt (does this count? because I really liked this) 5) Quake (1996)"
Martin Walton
Customer Service Representative
"CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Battlefield 4 Counter-Strike: Source Titanfall 2 Tribes: Vengeance"
Zachary Insprucker
Inventory Control Master
"1. Rainbow Six Siege 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) 3. Call of Duty: Black ops 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 5. Destiny 1"
Patrick Murphy
Director of Sales
"Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Black Ops II Battlefield 4 Call of Duty Modern Warfare Halo 2"
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
GunStuff TV Giveaway:
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This week on the show, I had the great pleasure of talking to Dan Zimmerman from The Truth About Guns.
Dan Zimmerman is the Managing Editor of the Truth About Guns. TTAG is one of the largest firearms-related sites on the internet with about 2.5 million unique readers each month.
When looking for firearms industry news to curate for our Facebook and Twitter feeds, The Truth About Guns pretty much tops my Feedly list.
This week, our sales staff has been commenting on how so many of the shops that carry our product can't keep guns or ammo in-stock due to the COVID-19 panic.
"A run on guns" isn't a new phenomenon.
Whenever there is potential legislation changing firearms laws in the USA, there is an uptick in firearms and ammo sales. However, the scale we're seeing in the wake of coronavirus seems to be reaching new levels.
Many would say that social media is the main factor that is separating this gun run from others, even in recent history.
How differently would the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act in 1994 have looked if social media were around during the Clinton administration? How would firearms sales spikes be documented in the wake of 9/11?
Keep in mind that consumer WiFi and smartphones, in general, have only been with us since the mid-2000's. Facebook didn't open up to non-college-email-address holders until 2006. The iPhone came out in 2007. Even if you were an early adopter of these media and technology advancements... you still probably had a cell phone plan that had "free nights and weekends" as a selling factor, and data plans were incredibly inflated and spotty.
In other words... information availability has changed our perception of all social issues, and guns are certainly no exception.
Dan's March 15, 2020 article "The Great Coronavirus Emergency Gun Run is On" documents just how quickly (and massively) people respond to this information they're flooded with daily.
As you listen to (or watch) my conversation with Dan, I'd love to know how you feel you've been impacted by this age of information.
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
This week on the show...
Our giveaway with GunStuff TV is going on through the end of the month! Click HERE to sign-up!
MuzzLok:
Not only do we get an inside look at our new Flash Hider design for MuzzLok, but our co-founder, Bob Faxon joins us to talk how MuzzLok works, and what inspired its creation!
Cigars & Guns:
John Fahrner, Sales Support Associate, has found a lot of common-ground in his love of both firearms and cigars. Scroll down to see his article!
Guardians:
We are proud to offer our best pricing to Military, Police, and First Responders all year-round. You can find the tutorial on how to get signed-up at the end of this week's show. You can also jump to our Guardian Purchase Program page by CLICKING HERE!
Cigars & Guns
By: John Fahrner
When you talk about guns and cigars a few images come to mind.
First, you have the spaghetti westerns of the early to late ’60s and ’70s with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Next, you have the action show of the ’80s with Magnum Pi and Hannibal loving when a plan comes together.
Then my personal favorite of Will Smith in Independence Day saying you don’t smoke until the fat lady sings. Now I know the last one is a bit of a stretch, but Will Smith kicking alien butt is cool in my book.
In a recent article in Shooting illustrated article author, Frank Melloni brought up that the Cigar and Gun industry are two industries that are intertwined.
My first run-in with this came when I was working for a gun range in Columbus Ohio. We had a few members who would sit outside the shop finishing off their cigars. I would talk to them about which ones they enjoyed smoking and how they differed in plate taste, trying to learn something. Eventually, this ended up with me going to one of the local cigar lounges.
I walked into the lounge with a jacket on with the range logo on it. This was something I normally did with a small fear of being called out on it.
As we talked about in our first blog, gun people come in many different forms and many keep it under wraps do to fear of confrontation. I was sitting at a table smoking a nice 1895 Romeo n’ Juliet when I hear this voice from next to me. “Hey, do you work over at the range”. At the time this was a fear come true, with a hesitation in my voice I said yes. This led to one of the coolest experiences in my life. I immediately got invited over to a group of regulars.
For the next two hours, we talked about guns and different cigars. I made some great friends and customers that day. This event showed me that these two communities have a lot more in common than I thought.
Shortly after coming to Faxon I was on a road trip to Indianapolis for the NRA National Meeting. Now, when I say "shortly after coming to Faxon," I mean 3 days into starting at Faxon.
While there, we went to an event sponsored by Brownells. I had some previous knowledge that Brownells had teamed up with some cigar influencers. What I did not know is how many of them have real knowledge of cigars.
While at this event, I spent an hour or more talking to a few different Brownells employees about cigars and a few of which just came back from a local lounge. At most of the events we attend with Brownells, there is a group of guys sitting around talking shop and smoking cigars.
This experience of cigar smokers in the firearms industry has led to some great conversations and bonds being made. What many of us don’t know is that cigars in this country are almost as heavily regulated as firearms.
From information put out by Cigars Right of America, the cigar industry is held to a strong set of rules. A good example of this is when a company comes out with a new blend, it has to be put through strict FDA testing at the companies’ cost. This cost can be upwards of 6 figures and can delay the release of their product or even put them out of business. This can make innovation in this industry hard.
To take a comparison from Frank Melloni’s article, this is like if every time a new caliber (or loading for a caliber) was produced, it had to go through strict testing at the cost of the manufacturers to be approved by the government for use.
At the end of the day, cigar people and gun people have strikingly similar qualities. We are a community of people who love to get together and talk about our passion.
Just this last month I have joined three cigar clubs and have had great conversations with everyone involved. The one I am in contact with the most is the Ashhole Cigar Clubs Ohio chapter. This group of people comes from all walks of life. When I first joined, they were very inviting and interested that I worked in the firearms industry. This has led to great conversations and talks of events. We see many Gun and Cigar events being held across the country.
So take a moment and walk into your local cigar lounge and you may be surprised who you find and the conversations that issue. Join a club. If there is not one local to you, you can join many that are online or start one. All it takes just you and a group of friends and a good conversation. Next time you’re at the range (in a smoker-friendly area) light-up that cigar and see where the conversation leads.
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
This week on the show we welcome USAF AE Flight Nurse and Tactical Games Athlete, Amy Way!
We're excited to partner with GunStuff TV for a special giveaway!
Enter to win one of our Hellfire Slides for G19 with a Faxon TiN G19 Barrel!
Click HERE to join the Mailing List so you don't miss it!
In celebration of Daylight Saving Time, we're doing a Daylight Savings 9mm Bundle on FaxonFirearms.com!
Buy a 9mm Integral Barrel and a 9mm BCG and save $50 when you check out!
Promotion runs March 5-8, 2020 while supplies last. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Cannot be applied retroactively. Available on in-stock items only. Promotion added at checkout.
Amy Way: Air Force to The Tactical Games
By: Dustin Wallace
To say I'm blown away by Amy is an understatement.
I was thrilled when she gave Faxon a shoutout on Instagram after she completed a successful competition at The Tactical Games. Then, as I scrolled through her profile to say thanks on behalf of Faxon Firearms... my respect grew even greater.
Amy joined the Air National Guard at 17 in Mississippi, and began her career as an aircraft mechanic working on a KC-135 Stratotanker.
Her career ebbed and flowed in such a way that she transferred to another unit with an Air Evacuation Squadron.
Being a civilian nurse already, she now gets to work missions getting wounded soldiers and airmen to the medical care they need.
But that's not where Amy's activity stops.
She's a Crossfit Coach and Competitor... AND a Tactical Games Athlete.
Amy's connection with Crossfit made Tactical Games an ideal landing spot (pun intended) for her entry into the competitive shooting world.
In our interview, Amy kept coming back to the idea of community.
She finds it in the military, in Crossfit, and in the competition shooting world of Tactical Games.
Amy uses a Faxon 10.5" Pencil Barrel and Lightweight BCG in her competition rifle, and has loved the accuracy and durability of both items.
In a recent Instagram post, Amy writes...
"I've shot this baby out past 300 yeards accurately and have never had a single issue."
When scheduling our interview, we made sure to work around her kids getting home from school. That's right... a USAF Flight Nurse... Crossfit Coach... Competition Shooter... AND a mom. This woman is a superhero.
I hope you enjoy our chat on the podcast!
-Dustin
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
This week on the show!
Segment 1: Ascent
Evan and Dustin chat about the Ascent Pistol from Faxon's First Line.
"The Faxon Ascent AR15 Pistol is the perfect choice for the First time AR buyer. As part of Faxon's First Line, the Ascent Rifle is feature packed while maintaining a great value for the customer..." Click HERE to learn more.
Evan walked through his own Ascent Pistol, and the way that he's made it unique to his own tastes and preferences. See Below...
Evan's Parts List:
Base: Faxon Ascent 10.5" 5.56 Pistol
Ergo: Magpul K2 Grip, Magpul M-Lok Handstop Kit
Internals: AIM Surplus SSTAT Trigger, Geissele Super 42 Buffer Spring, Geissele H1 Buffer
Controls: Battle Arms 45* Short Throw Ambi Safety, Radian Raptor Charging Handle
Misc: Cloud Defensive CorV1 Rail, Cloud Defensive OWL Weapon Light, Elftmann Anti Walk Trigger Pins, Dead Air Key-mo Flash hider
Optic and Mount: Trijicon MRO, Battle Arms LOM-ABS
Segment 2: Slides
When we say slide... we don't mean this kind of slide.
At Faxon, our slides for M&P and our slides for G19 are 100% our own. We don't mill from blanks and templates! Just like our barrels, they come into our Cincinnati facility as bar steel!
Many factors go into determining why someone would want to swap out their slide be it aesthetics, grip, or mass reduction. A Faxon Slide is a great way to accomplish all of those needs.
Click HERE to learn more about our slides for G19!
SHOUTOUT: Something Old, Dayton
Last week, we had the privilege of doing a photoshoot at their amazing building and studio in Dayton, Ohio. Visit them at https://www.somethingolddayton.com/
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
This week, we take some time to talk to Evan, our National Account Manager on how to become a Faxon Dealer, and what to expect when you are a dealer.
Find more dealer info by clicking here.
Also, we chat about our current .223 Wylde Barrel Giveaway, and some of the differences between our Duty and Match Series barrels. Curious about what defines each series? Click here.
To close us out, Faxon's Director of Product Management, Jay Wilson, answers questions about our Integral Muzzle Device Barrels. What's the main market void they fill? What are the basics? How are they engineered?
Don't forget to give us a follow on your favorite podcasting app, and we'll see you next week!
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Perception vs. Reality: When you think “gun owner,” what image comes to mind? Obviously, whatever stereotype you may have comes from some relevant experience, or at the very least, indoctrination. When you peel back some cultural stigma, you find that the firearms community covers more socioeconomic, political, and geographical lines than many may assume. Read more at FaxonFirearms.com/Blog