Daniel Defense Shuts Down to Prep for Irma

As I sit here in my Florida home awaiting yet another hurricane, I wonder what the next several days will hold as hurricane Irma moves through. I’ve done what I can do, and will hope and pray for safety and lack of destruction for all.

Daniel Defense of Black Creek, Georgia evidently agrees. Their facility lies just inland of Savannah, Georgia and is about as likely to see tough conditions as I am, and they’ve announced that they will close up shop starting tomorrow (Friday, September 8, 2017) until the storm threat has abated. This will give their employees the opportunity to make their own preparations.

Me, I’m hoping it’s much ado about nothing. But I have been through some rough ones here in the past, and we will probably see some more before it’s over.

In the meantime, I will be tuning up the generator…

If you think about it, maybe say a prayer for those of us in Irma’s path.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.