After minutes of exhaustive research I must report that something is not right in the world of Corn Nuts.

Exxon convenience stores in the San Antonio area stock only Original and Barbecue flavors in the large packages, and Original only in the small packages.

On the other hand, Valero convenience stores stock a wide variety in the small packages:  Original, Barbecue, Chili Pecante, and--if I may be allowed to editorialize--the execrable "ranch dressing" flavor.  They don't seem to stock the large packages as much.

However, while Valero sells the small ones at .69¢, Exxon demands .99¢ for the exact same product.

Apparently, widespread consumer apathy and low turnover of their stock allows Exxon to get away with this egregious price-gouging.

This is the kind of information that you just won't get from the mainstream media, folks.

This is a weird shotgun.  A cursory G00gl3 search hasn't turned up the exact production dates, and Armalite's own FAQ page is totally blank.

However, there is an informative post on The High Road from someone who bought one.

This shotgun is aluminum and plastic.  Even the barrel is aluminum.  The stocks are hollow plastic.

The person posting on THR mentions that he didn't think it was marketed as a field gun, but rather as a skeet gun.  I think the above ad shows that it was in fact marketed as a field gun.

The oddest thing about this shotgun is that, although it is an auto-loader, it can only hold two shots--one in the chamber and one in the tiny "magazine."

Read the whole THR post linked above for all the details on this odd shotgun.