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The ring of the first bell at SHOT Show Bob Morrison (left), President and CEO of Taurus International, was pleased to announce NRA Secretary Edward J. Land (USMC Ret.), as the 2011 Taurus Defender of Freedom Award recipient.
January 18, 2011
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Taurus may have created a category with its Judge revolvers, but Smith & Wesson just upped the ante in Las Vegas. At American Shooter’s during the Smith & Wesson Shoot Out, the Governor made its debut.
January 18, 2011
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Patrick Flanigan Kicks Some Cans
January 18, 2011
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Online Hunting Editor Ben O'Brien asked for more than the new product information at the annual media day for SHOT Show 2011.
January 18, 2011
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Editorial Director for NRA Publications awarded prestigious honor by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics
January 17, 2011
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*UPDATE* 1/25/2011
January 17, 2011
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There is still a great demand for custom holsters and accessories, made one at a time from leather, though I am well aware that Kydex and other forms of synthetic materials are on their way to dominating the gun-carrying business. That's progress, I guess and I have to confess that I often use such holsters when attending various shooting schools. There are many advantages to synthetics, not the least of them being the reduced cost of materials. But, having carried various pistols and revolvers in my military and law enforcement years, I am inclined to fondly recall the leather holsters that were then the norm. “Leather” was even the policeman's slang for the entire ensemble of belt, holster and all the various other pouches and pockets that went along with it. It was cool stuff and the best of leather gear displayed exceptional quality.
January 14, 2011
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NRA Publications editors and staff will be part of the thousands of media members (1,804 attended last year) that will descend on Las Vegas, Nev., next week for the world’s premier exposition of combined firearms, ammunition, archery, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics, camping and related products and services. They call it SHOT Show.
Here are the dates and times:
January 13, 2011
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Like most guys, I love a good shoot’um up movie, but I’m always irritated when the protagonist dives behind a couch, or some other flimsy object, right before the bad guy sprays the object with bullets. And even though the object would have never stopped a bullet—much less multiple bullets—the hero jumps up unharmed and drops the bad guy with a well-placed shot.
January 13, 2011
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Regardless of the amount of time spent or number of rounds fired in training, many gun owners are unprepared for a deadly force encounter—mentally unprepared. The idea of defending one’s life or home seems very simple, but if you haven’t thought it through completely, you might hesitate at a time that could get you seriously hurt or worse.
January 12, 2011
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Proctor & Gamble had just invented Crisco, King George V had just been crowned the new monarch of England and the United States Army had just adopted a new service pistol designed by a wiry, bald-headed genius. The year was 1911.
January 12, 2011
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I have been involved in several marathon shoots that gunzine editors take such delight in ordering. One was with a rifle (Colt H-BAR), another was a disaster with a gun that was quickly withdrawn from production and one more was with a Sig P220 .45. This last one was easily the most memorable. The project consisted of a crew of volunteers running 10,000 rounds of high-quality Black Hills ball ammunition through the gun in one day-long session. We could have done it quicker, but I insisted on being fair to the gun, as well as finding out some interesting stuff along the way.
January 12, 2011
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The Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show is mere weeks away, but the buzz about what might be unveiled is already ringing the Insider’s bell. One area that stands out is the centennial anniversary of the 1911 pistol.
January 07, 2011
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While it’s important to stay on your feet in a fight, a lot of things can go wrong when you’re attacked, such as being knocked to the ground. If this happened could you defend yourself? If you haven’t practiced drawing and shooting from the ground, it’s highly unlikely.
January 06, 2011
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As an infantry guy, I called for illumination quite often. It usually came from mortars or howitzers, but occasionally from naval gunfire or aerial flares. As a cop, I used my big 4-cell Kel-Lite far more than my Model 19. And as the saying goes, you can't fight 'em if you can't see 'em. Of all the possible accessories to a good fighting handgun you could possibly buy, one of the most important is an effective light. It's so important that the synonym for flashlight in the tactical sense is “target identifier.” There's a vast liability issue awaiting the police officer or even armed citizen who lets fly with old Betsy without positively identifying the target, but that's only part of the handgunner's need for a good light.
January 05, 2011
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