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Double Duty Defense
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – You’re watching the evening news, yet another story of burglaries and home invasions. And as the intrepid reporter at Eyewitness News pontificates solemnly about the rising tide of violence in your fair city while standing in front of a scene lit by strobing emergency …
Optimizing 9 mm Performance in Carbines
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Maker Bullets is a small and modest company in Atlanta, GA. Run by Paul Hendrixon, it isn’t a household name even through quite a few brands for which the company manufactures OEM ammunition and firearms parts are. This year, Maker Bullets is making a …
Wilson Combat .308 AR
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – In 1977 Bill Wilson started his gunsmithing business in the back of his family’s jewelry store in Berryville, AR. At that time there were less than 3,000 residents of this little hamlet located in the Arkansas hills. Wilson’s jewelry store/gun shop, now Wilson Combat, …
Standard Manufacturing Co. LLC DP-12 Shotgun
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Firearm enthusiasts share a common affliction when viewing popular culture. We’re infamous for nitpicking poor gun handling and incongruous sound effects in TV shows and movies. One of the more common, egregious mistakes is hearing the distinctive shik-shik of a 12-gauge pump being actuated …
ZEV Technologies Custom Glock
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Glock’s tag line is “perfection” and, for an out-of-the-box gun within the budget of most buyers, it comes pretty close. With every firearm design, though, time and experience in the real world reveal room for improvement. The basic Glock design has been with us …
SIG Sauer P225-A1
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – SIG Sauer’s latest entry into the carry-gun market comes to us from the 1970s. OK, not entirely, but those long familiar with the Swiss company’s products fondly remember the P225. It was (and is) a compact, single-stack, traditional double-action/single-action (DA/SA) that evinced excellent quality …
Soldiers Who Vote Have Important Role in Election Year
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – An important aspect that is often overlooked during a presidential election and a critical general election year like 2016 is the role played by soldiers who participate in the voting process and make their voices heard. The U.S. Army and other branches of the …
Magnum Research Introduces Apocalyptic Desert Eagle
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Should you ever find yourself surrounded by Zombies or other unworldly forces, the newMagnum Research Mark XIX Apocalyptic Desert Eagle certainly makes a good defense. The new Cerakote distressed matte white finish should intimidate even the wildest of beasts and evil undead. For shooting …
Coast FDX300 Folding Knife
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – When it comes to pocketknives, there’s a lot of options. There are some truly exceptional knives out there, offering a dizzying array of fancy scales, exotic metals and/or rapid-deployment options. What happens, though, if you’re the type that either loses or lends knives frequently? …
Polycase Inceptor
Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Recently we’ve seen numerous attempts to modernize defensive-handgun ammunition with radically designed bullets. Two of the first companies attempting this were Extreme Shock—now Allegiance Ammunition—out of Clintwood, VA, and Missouri-based Dynamic Research Technologies (DRT). Both used an intensely compressed-metal-particle bullet, held together with a …