Hi folks,

EMPIRE ARMS will be CLOSED until Dec. 10th as I am on a buying-trip
and will not return until then.

Instead of "locking down" our web-site as we have in the past during
this period we are instead leaving the site "up" with a pop-up
reminder on each page (if you are using the Internet Explorer
browser) reminding you that we are closed and will be unable to
answer any of your emails or ship anything until after our return.

For those of you attending the "Small Arms Review" gun-show in
Phoenix this weekend I hope to see you there. "Big Mike" is slated
to join me at the show on Friday (setup) and Saturday. . . our table
will be in the tent-section between the buildings. Unfortunately
neither of us will be able to attend on Sunday.

I just broke-open another crate of 20 Russian-capture Nazi 98k's and
will feature them on our 98k website (http://www.empirearms.com/Nazi-
98k.htm) upon my return to the office. We still have four crates of
98k's yet unopened (with no room to put them until we make some by
selling more rifles).

Note that we now have a EMPIRE ARMS SCHEDULE calendar at the top of
our "rifles" page (http://www.empirearms.com/rifles.htm) which will
let you know when we are open or gallivanting about elsewhere.

Unfortunately, since it is absolutely necessary to travel in order
to literally "hand-pick" the firearms we sell, we are unable to be
available to you 24/7 and I'm certain that you would rather deal
with and talk to someone knowledgeable rather than a "call center"
type of individual who typically knows nothing at all about guns but
is simply willing to take you order.

Anyway, I'll be incommunicato for the next week, so I hope I don't
miss anything important! <G>

Dennis Kroh, owner, EMPIRE ARMS
http://www.empirearms.com