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In past years, various writing projects have caused me to research a couple of cartridges with similar sounding names—the .357 Mag. and the .357 Sig. Trying to match the two is like comparing apples and oranges. It can be done, but doing so produces rather little in the way of really meaningful data. Nonetheless, let's take a look.
April 24, 2012
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Once again an elderly lady has proven that a firearm is a great equalizer against unsavory elements.
April 24, 2012
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The late Chuck Ransom was a very accomplished man. At various times, he was a U.S. Marine, firefighter, machine shop foreman, gunsmith, competitive shooter and inventor. At all times, he was a decent man and one of my best friends. I remember him for a lot of good times, but the world remembers him for a remarkable device called the Ransom Rest, a mechanical device that permits a scientifically oriented shooter to evaluate a pistol and/or the ammunition it is firing. The rest consists of a cast-steel base that the shooter attaches to a solid bench or pedestal and a movable rocker arm that is held in close contact to the base by a powerful spring. A handgun can be placed in the forward end of the rocker arm and held there in rubber-faced “inserts” made to the exact shape of the gun's butt. Built in this fashion, there was no possibility of marring the firearm.
April 20, 2012
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The most popular pistol in the EAA Corp. line, the Tanfoglio Match Pistol is ideal for both personal defense and recreational shooting. It comes with fully adjustable sites, a single-action trigger and can be purchased in 9 mm, .40, .45, .38 Super and 10 mm.
April 19, 2012
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A complete package, EAA Corp's SAR ST 10 comes with its own holster and other accessories right out of the box—making it a popular topic at the 2012 NRA Annual Meetings.
April 19, 2012
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I’ve long been a student of holsters, especially as technology has advanced in holster manufacture. I study them, looking for both flaws and improvements over previous models. Plus, I’m always in search of the perfect holster. It’s not out there yet, and it probably never will be, but I will continue the search.
April 19, 2012
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EAA Corp showed off some of its most popular models at the 2012 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in St. Louis, Mo., including the Windicator Revolver.
April 19, 2012
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Crimson Trace Corp. introduced the Rail Master laser at the 2012 SHOT Show, and now follows the success of that product with a new 100-lumen white light, which has a two-hour burn time and fits any gun that has a Picatinny rail. Watch video as Iain Harrison highlights the other features of this light, which will be available May 1, 2012.
April 18, 2012
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Crimson Trace Corp. announced that its first green laser will be available in the third quarter of 2012 and will be implemented with the existing Lightguard platform. In the second phase of the green-laser inroduction, which will occur in 2013, brand-new technology will be employed to shrink the diode and provide it in the same size package as the existing laser. Learn more in this video of Iain Harrison as he demonstrates the laser and explains why you should give it a try.
April 18, 2012
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By Iain Harrison
This week’s show saw the return of Jeff Gonzales who, like Craig Sawyer in previous episodes, qualifies as the Real Deal, and if you ever get the chance to attend one of his training classes, I guarantee you’ll want to take the opportunity. The first challenge had the competitors working out of a holster, which was a novelty for Top Shot and indicative that the comfort level of the producers is improving. If nothing else, the fact that the show has introduced a number of TV creative types to guns has to count as a check mark in the positive column.
April 18, 2012
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As someone who prefers to carry a concealed handgun everywhere I go, I spend a lot of time researching the laws of the various states in which I travel. There are websites that have compiled the laws that regulate concealed carry by state, which are a fairly good place to start. However, I’m always unsure of how up-to-date these websites really are, especially as I have often found mistakes listed.
April 18, 2012
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I talked about the 5.5 mm Velo Dog cartridge a while back and referred to its use as the parent cartridge for Col. Charles Askins' wildcat .22. This prompted readers to write and ask for more information about this long ago effort by the legendary adventurer/author/soldier/shooter. It's been awhile since anyone has written this one up, so let's take a look at one of the more clever—but controversial—wildcats of all time. It dates to before World War II and only one gun was ever made for this round.
April 17, 2012
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Ronnie Barrett of Barrett Firearms presented a check for more than $69K to Tom Taylor, chairman of Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) during the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 14, 2012. The donation was the proceeds from an auction in which Barrett Firearms gave away the 30th tribute M107A1, a nickel-Teflon coated .50-caliber rifle engraved with the 30th Anniversary logo and “Rifle 1 of 1”.
April 16, 2012
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Attracting a lot of attention at the 2012 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits at St. Louis, Mo., is the Benelli M2 3-Gun, a performance 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun.
April 16, 2012
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