Be a Patriot, Support Our Troops...Buy A Cathy Rankin Calendar!
by Jeff Quinn
March 17th, 2009
UPDATED April 16th, 2012
UPDATE!
For Cathy's third (and final) calendar, she
has reproduced some of the iconic posters of the 1960s, 70s and
80s, from the famous Bo Derek and Farrah Fawcett posters to the
Christie Brinkley Sports Illustrated cover. Order now at
the link below, and support this fine young lady's efforts to
help our troops and their families. Better hurry, Cathy's 2012
calendar will sell out quickly!
Most folks who roll their own ammunition
knows about Dillon Precision
Products. Dillon has for many years
produced the best progressive handloading presses available for
competitive shooters, gun clubs, and any of us who love to
shoot, and need to load a lot of ammo quickly. Dillon presses
are also used by several ammunition manufacturers who produce
high volumes of premium ammunition. I have personally used
Dillon machines to load my ammo for many years, starting on a
friend’s 450 back in 1986 while shooting bowling pins every
weekend on the Mississippi Gulf coast. I
have two of the 550Bs set up right now, one with the case
feeder attachment for really high volume loading.
Dillon Precision also has a sister company,
Dillon Aero. Dillon Aero manufactures the electric Gatling guns
for the US Military, better known as the Mini-Gun, which fires
7.62x51mm NATO ammo from its six rotating barrels. The Mini-Gun
is found in use by all branches of our fighting forces, and is
an awesome weapon to see in use.
Anyway, Dillon Precision sends out a monthly
catalog/magazine titled “The
Blue Press”. This booklet contains information on all of
Dillon’s reloading and shooting products, such as holsters,
loading machines, brass preparation equipment, etc. Dillon ships
out about a quarter million of these catalogs every month, and
they are very popular not only for the product info and
shooting-related articles, but The Blue Press is also famous for
its models who grace the cover every month. Some of the models
are on the cover once or twice, and a few have been featured
several times. One of the most popular Dillon models is Cathy
Rankin. Cathy debuted on the Blue Press cover about three years
ago leaning across the hood of a Mustang GT. Since then, she has
appeared on the Blue Press cover several times, and has also
been featured in the calendars of both Dillon Precision and
Dillon Aero. She is an actress, model, and really nice person.
At the 2009 SHOT
Show in Orlando, I
was speaking with Mark Pixler of Dillon Precision when the
topic of his hard work on the Blue Press came up, which led to
him telling me of Cathy’s calendar project. Cathy now has her
own calendar. It is a 2009/2010 calendar of the best quality,
with Cathy pictured on each page. Gunblast.com does not get
involved in promoting things like calendars, but when Mark told
me of why Cathy is doing this, I agreed to help. Many of the
pictures in this calendar pay tribute to our armed forces, and
some of the other pictures are retro-style, and hearken to the
World War II era pin-up style pictures. What makes Cathy’s
calendar really special is that she is doing this to benefit our
troops. Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are the best
fighting forces in the world, and they stand in the gap for us
against evil everyday. Every man and woman in the US armed
forces is there by choice, and volunteered to serve our nation.
It is popular today for many, especially those in Congress, to
say that they support our troops, but do not support what they
are doing. That is weak and a load of crap. It is important for
our fighting men and women to know that we not only support
them, but support their mission as well. A Congressman or
Senator who stands up and says that he/she supports our troops,
and then votes to cut off the money for needed supplies is a
traitor. Through sales of this calendar, Cathy Rankin is helping
to really support our troops and their families by donating a
portion of the calendar proceeds to the New England Warrior, a
501(C)3 charity that sends needed supplies to our fighting men
and women, and funds a scholarship to educate the children of
Marines who have given their lives for our country.
This calendar is a large, high quality slick
paper design that measures approximately 13 ˝ x 23 inches. I
have included shots of some of the pages here, but I have to
keep the resolution low for internet users on dialup. The actual
calendar has much higher quality pictures than I can show here,
but you can get the idea of the content by the pictures shown.
All of the pictures are tastefully done, and you can hang it
with pride, knowing that by your purchase, you have helped our
fighting men and women. We can’t all go to the other side of
the world to fight our enemies, so we send our best to do the
fighting for us. Cathy is doing her part, and we can all help by
purchasing a calendar or several. On her website, Cathy
tells the story of how she got involved in this project. She
sells the 2009/2010 calendar for $19.95 signed by Cathy, or
$14.95 unsigned. By simply buying one or more of Cathy’s
calendars, you are getting a high-quality product with several
pictures of Cathy Rankin, but you are also helping to support
those who stand in the gap for us all over the world, so that we
can sleep peacefully at night. Be a patriot. Buy a calendar.
