Hey Everyone, hope you're having a great weekend so far.

NEWS:
Our first video from our filming with the FBI this summer was just approved by Quantico. It'll run in the next week or so.

This video will explain exactly why the FBI chose 9mm over .40 S&W, 10mm, and .45 ACP. This isn't just an interview with a random FBI agent, this is a conversation I had with the section chief of the Ballistic Research Facility, possibly the most knowledgeable human being on the face of the earth when it comes to firearms ballistics.

Did you know that FBI agents have a list of what guns/gear they can and cannot carry when they are off duty? We go over FBI EDC in a couple of weeks as well with one of the FBI's most talented firearms instructors.

This week: I'm flying out to SC on Monday for some kind of press event with FN. I don't know what they are unveiling, but as soon as I can let you guys know, I will.

BIG NEWS: 5.11 has committed to being a giveaway partner for SubStar supporters. In addition to the $1,500 in Top Gun Supply Gift Certificates and $400 in Blue Alpha gift certificates we give away every month, 5.11 will throw in a few hundred dollars worth of gear ever month as well.

GIVEAWAYS:

FIVE of you were randomly selected out of just 187 entries to win a pair of 5.11 Stache sneakers in the new gray/white color combo. Those winners are:

*Tier (number of entries): member (state)*
$50-tier (24 entries): surv (OR)
$25-tier (36 entries): Aod Skeletor (OH)
$10 and up tiers (96 entries): AtAri_713 (TX)
$5 and up tiers (187 entries): Cheems Redfield & Will Shevlin

CONGRATS!

Alright, gang. Before we get into the actual August giveaway results, I need to come clean about something. I made a mistake so dumb last month that would make even the ATF proud.

When I selected our monthly giveaway winners last month, I did in fact pick the winners correctly and announced them here. But then, when I went to email those winners, I pulled the wrong batch of email addresses from the spreadsheet. Basically, the people I picked and the people I emailed were two different groups. 

The solution is simple. The folks who got emailed last month still get to keep their winnings—congrats!

But the folks who were actually selected last month, but didn’t get anything? Those are the official August winners. This month’s prize budget is going to those dudes so that we make it right and square the circle.

Winners for Blue Alpha for both months (actual winners + guys I accidentally emailed)
LuckyLindE
tm965
StorminNormanTheMormon
IZinterrogator
Oyakodon
JimmyKrakKorn
Gabe W.

Top Gun Supply winners for both months (actual winners + guys I accidentally emailed):

H&KSadist
best of the worst
TioTaco
Zombinie
cmac33E
JDinMS
tg5711
Joseph Fernandez
Kacper
Gebarowski
BigEnos

And we'll throw in another $50-tier winner this month: DumpsterFire!

Summary for the ADHD Crowd:

I picked the right winners last month but emailed the wrong people. We’re fixing that now by honoring the original list this month. Everyone gets to keep their stuff, and the people who got missed will get their prizes this month. If you already received an email/prize, you aren't getting another one. If you were NOT emailed last month but you were listed in the post, you'll be emailed today. I also added a $50 tier member to the winners, Mr. DumpsterFire. 

Make sense? Yeah I didn't think so but hopefully that's the last time it happens.

Stay tuned for another huge 5.11 giveaway plus patches should be here ANY DAY NOW.

Thanks!

- James