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I was on the line at Gunsite with perennial shooting buddies Novak, Blumenthal and Johnston. It was an advanced class and my partners don't tend to be understanding or forgiving of screw-ups or failures that distract the class or interrupt the training. The instructors are of the same frame of mind.
October 20, 2010
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Magazines and clips are not the same thing. They're different. But there is probably no more common misuse of terms in the handgun world than calling a magazine a clip. A magazine is (usually) a sheet steel box that holds cartridges in position for feeding in the magazine well of an autoloading pistol. I say “usually...sheet steel” because we are seeing polymer magazines more frequently these days.
October 12, 2010
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In the early decades of the 20th Century, a number of makers offered a new class of gun called the pocket pistol. These were among the very first semi-automatic pistols ever made and they attracted a great deal of attention. There were many makes offered—Browning, Beretta, Mauser, Walther, Astra Star, et.al., in Europe, but the American makes were fewer.
October 06, 2010
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In the movies, you see all kinds of guns that are illegal to own—machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, silencers, etc. Most of this stuff is legal to own if it is registered under the provisions of the National Firearms Act and if you live in a state that permits it.
October 01, 2010
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We have one of those firearms milestones coming up. It is the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the Hi-Power pistol.
September 28, 2010
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In its Storm series, Beretta offers both a .45 ACP polymer-frame pistol—the Px4—as well as the innovative Cx4 carbine.
September 28, 2010
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In the past few months, I have been working with a number of .380 pistols. They're pretty hot right now, with many competing models on dealer's shelves. Two .380 pistol articles have appeared under my by-line, one in Shooting Illustrated, the other in American Rifleman.
September 23, 2010
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With the PT 738 TCP, the PT 809 and the PT 740 SLIM, Taurus is covering all the bases.
September 23, 2010
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Reader “MJ” sent an e-mail in which he voices his confusion over the proper use of the terms “blowback” and “recoil operated.” He went on to say that he had completely failed to understand why the barrel on his new Ruger LCP was flopping around. Enough similar questions have come my way that I think it's probably time to revisit this business of how semi-automatic pistols work.
September 21, 2010
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I have personally stood up on my hind legs and hit targets at 200 meters with a powerful handgun.
September 15, 2010
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Increasingly, I am getting questions from readers who are obviously new to the world of guns in general and handgunning in particular. That's fine with me, because the sport is in danger if there isn't interest on the part of new shooters. I want handgunning to thrive for tomorrow's shooters, as well as for the continuing enjoyment of today's. Sometimes, the newcomers are a little reluctant to ask questions, for fear of sounding ignorant. Ignorance is a reversible condition—all it takes is information, which reminds me of the adage: “The only dumb question is the one that's never asked.”
September 10, 2010
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When I was struggling to learn the pistol as a target firearm, I read every book, manual and magazine article that was even remotely connected to the topic.
September 07, 2010
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I remember reading in someone's old catalog that Colt used only seven different kinds of barrel stock for all those many calibers of the Single Action Army revolver.
September 01, 2010
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Of all the annoying things that movie actors do with their pistols, there is one that is the most unrealistic. This is when our “let's pretend” gun man senses danger and ceremoniously hauls out his Colt, Glock, Smith, Ruger or (you fill in the blank) from the holster and racks the slide back hard all the way.
August 27, 2010
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Ruger’s SR9s represent a good ergonomic choice for small-handed shooters.
August 25, 2010
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