EDITOR’S NOTE
H
appy New Year! Each of us has a tendency to be either characteristically optimistic or pessimistic, and this is the time of year when our basic personalities can move to the forefront. You know what I mean. Some of us look at the proverbial New Year’s Day glass as half full. Others see it as not only half empty, but they also are positive that they see a small crack where the liquid is leaking out the bottom! I don’t know about you, but I’m hopeful most of the time, so you pessimists may want to avoid me until February. To me, a new year brings hope, and an opportunity to try new and different things and visit new places or old favorites. Each coming year also offers me a chance to catch up with old friends and to make new ones. And in my line of work, one of the best ways to do that is my annual trek to Las Vegas for the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. You may have heard of it. In fact, we may have mentioned it a time or two in this issue. OK‌obviously, SHOT is a big deal for us and for this industry, and even if you are not able to attend, you’re certainly interested in learning about what new products your favorite brands will be premiering there. If you will be there, please stop by our American Shooting Journal booth No. 1720 for a visit. We’ve continued our tradition of offering a passel of prizes, which we award by spinning our enormous raffle wheel every hour on the hour from the first day of the show. We also feature one “bigâ€? prize each day. How can you win one of these fabulous prizes? All you need to do is bring an ASJ “Golden Ticketâ€? to the
booth during regular show hours, present it to one of our intrepid staffers, get in line, and spin the wheel when it is your turn. Each spot on the wheel is a guaranteed winner; where the wheel stops merely determines your prize. Regular readers of this magazine will already have an edge, because
a printed copy of your personal Golden Ticket may be found on pages 22-23 of this issue. You can also visit the booth of one (or all!) of our partners listed on that same ticket, and they will give you a Golden Ticket as well. Good luck, and we hope to see you at SHOT! -Craig Hodgkins
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Golden Ticket Vendors American Built Arms Booth 7006
MKS Booth 16144
Beyer Barrels Booth 2760
Rubber City/H&M Blacknitride Booth 1919
Can Can Concealment Booth 119
Tandemkross Booth 818
DEZ Tactical Booth 2119
Ulticlip Booth 2967
Handi-racker Booth 3761
Western Powders Booth 3227
Layke Tactical Booth 408
& More
Get a complete list of ticket outlets at our booth #1720! Win prizes from Advantage Tactical/Wren Tech Industries, American Built Arms, ArachnaGrip, FrogLube, Avidity Arms, Beyer Barrels, Bore-Tech, Coast Cutlery, Colonel Blades, CYA Concealment, 'HOSKL 7DFWLFDO '(= 7DFWLFDO *XQĂ€JKWHUV ,QF +DQGL UDFNHU /D\NH 7DFWLFDO 0DQ *HDU 0DWKHZV 0F&XEHG 6WRFNV 0HWDOORLG )LUHDUPV 6SRUWV 0.6 2QWDULR .QLYHV 2UHJRQ 3DFN :RUNV 3UHVHQW Arms, Rainbow Technologies, Rigel Product, Rubber City Armory, 6DYR\ /HDWKHU 6HDO 6KRW/RFN 6ZDE LWV 7DQGHP.URVV 7%$ 6XSSUHVVRUV 7UXFNYDXOW 8OWLFOLS :HVWHUQ 3RZGHUV 0RUH
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