June 01, 2011
Over the past two weeks I made a new friend, Craig Hill, from Galena, Alaska. Craig was my guide for the unforgettable adventure of a brown bear hunt on the Alaska coast. Although our long days glassing and looking for bears were mostly spent in silence, we took time to get acquainted, too. I learned that Craig is always good-natured, upbeat and funny, but when it’s time to get after the quarry he’s as focused as they come.
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June 01, 2011
There is one sure fire way to always survive an attack on the streets—avoidance. If you can avoid a confrontation, you will survive a confrontation. While carrying a concealed handgun means you can probably go anywhere with confidence, it doesn’t mean you should.
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May 31, 2011
Colt’s landmark factory in Hartford, referred to as the Colt Armory, was called “the greatest individual enterprise ever attempted in this country” when it opened in 1855. Heated by steam and lit by gas lamps, the factory was topped by a sapphire blue-onion dome in the style of the Byzantine churches Sam Colt had seen in Russia. Atop the dome pranced a gold-plated rampant Colt holding a broken spear, Colt’s distinctive trademark that continues to this day.
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May 27, 2011
Professional Firefighter Craig Moore was returning home when he noticed a pair of snow-covered boots that didn't belong to him. Fearing an intruder was inside, he readied his handgun and began a room-by-room inspection.
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May 25, 2011
There appears to be a modern misuse of gun terms in magazine articles, on the web and even conversationally that is causing some problems. In some quarters, it has become popular to describe certain objects incorrectly, because some folks regard this as kind of cute. It's akin to saying “ain't” when you really mean “am not.” What do you load into a modern handgun? Is it a bullet or a cartridge? It is probably a cartridge, but if that's true, the cartridge contains a bullet. Confused?
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May 25, 2011
It’s been at least 15 years since I last visited the Colt factory, but it might as well have been a lifetime. Three (or is it four?) presidents came in and out in the interim before a stellar Marine grabbed the reins of Colt and put his spurs into the faltering stallion.
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May 24, 2011
Undoubtedly, the coolest gun I saw at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Pittsburgh was a half-scale, mechanical marvel, beautifully rendered in polished brass and sitting on a table Navy Arms/U.S. Armament booth. Gleaming under the florescent lighting of the show hall was a newly manufactured two-barreled Gardner Gun chambered in .22 Win. Mag.
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May 19, 2011
Pike County, Ohio, prosecutor Rob Junk made it easy for a journalist investigating a burglary. In fact, the entire story was essentially one long quote from the prosecutor. "[The armed citizen] was in his home, minding his own business, when these two individuals busted in, at least one of them armed," Junk said.
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May 19, 2011
“What is Leupold thinking with the CQBSS? It costs more than most used cars,” wrote one budget-conscious NRA member. “Who can afford $6,000 for a scope?” Yes, it is indeed spendy, and to paraphrase my friend and colleague American Rifleman Shooting Editor Glenn M. Gilbert as he wrote in the May issue, if one has the means, it is an impressive optical device that is innovative, feature-laden and rugged. It is the first of its kind; capable of handling several different roles—from door-kicking to sniping—currently served by different optics within the same military unit. But with that versatility comes cost, weight and size.
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May 19, 2011
In between all of the training, the recent attendees at Gunsite had some time to shoot a few rounds into ballistic gel for fun and to view the effectiveness of DoubleTap ammunition.
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