We expected a really good SHOT Show, but we certainly didn’t anticipate the level of REALLY GOOD S.H.O.T. SHOW that we had. I think we’ll need to add about four weeks to our lead times once we get the orders all entered. Don and Jay are still at the Buyers Club shows and we’ll be at IWA in mid-March. This year is feeling better and better from a business perspective but it may bode ill for lead times.

I wish that I could tell you that one or another of the new (or even old) products stole the show, but I really can’t. All of the previously introduced product was appropriately appreciated and the entire new product line was immediately embraced by the segment of the market that the product was designed to impress. The "concealed carry" crowd loved the Rogue, the "speed shooters" were all over the SteelMaster, the "really into cool 1911’s" group were very pleased with the Sentinel Premier, and the knowledgeable SASS style shooters (and everyone who really appreciates fine machinery) were overwhelmed by the Texican.

Unfortunately, the GP6 didn’t make to the show. As reported previously, we now have the BATF approval to import the GP6 so that we can submit it to the BATF for their approval to import it! The ball is now in the court of the Slovakian version of our State Department. Sure seems like a never ending cycle sometimes but we’ll have them at IWA.

At S.H.O.T. we set up a fishbowl in the booth. If you tossed in a business card, you were eligible to win a free Spartan. The winner of that drawing was John Allchin. Further particulars on request.

Remember, we’ll be doing the same deal for each of the buyers’ exhibitions that we’ll be at and the guys are at one on those right now. As I said before; "But wait, there’s more!" If you are not attending the shows, send a card here to the factory and we’ll do a separate drawing (if you’re not entered, you can’t win) for another Spartan on March 28th.

The new 2008 price list is complete, the new 2008 Catalog is complete, and several interim updates (especially new articles) have been made to the website with more being made daily.

If you’ve just recently signed up to be on the STI mailing list and this is the first time you’ve received a SkinnErgram, you may want to go to the website and catch up.

New Domestic Distributor: "American Shooters Edge" in Brunswick, GA. That published author, law enforcement trainer, and Grandmaster shooter, "Sam Conway", is the CEO of this organization. Based on his stocking order, he’s serious.

I’m going to cut this one abnormally short so I can go help the sales gang enter orders. If yours isn’t in yet, you’re falling further behind.

See ya’ at IWA Booth # 3-136, March 14-17
Sell a bunch. Have fun. Do good. Not necessarily in that order!