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Review: Girsan MC1911 C 10mm
The once-moribund 10mm has quietly made a comeback of sorts. While the .45 ACP is now sometimes referred to as the “.45 AARP,” the 10 mm is a sure way of one-upping the 9 mm crowd. It connotes a veteran shooter, that you are strong or tough enough to deal …
First Look: NEXTORCH TA30C Flashlight
Nextorch has just released the new 1,600 lumen TA30C One Step tactical handheld strobe flashlight. With a half press of the tailcap button, the TA30C’s beam throws out enough light to illuminate your surroundings to see more clearly. Then, with a full press of the tailcap, this flashlight will throw up …
First Look: Speer Gold Dot Carbine Ammo
Speer Ammunition has announced its Gold Dot Carbine ammo. Tuned specifically for carbine-length barrels and velocities, this 9mm Luger comes loaded with 135-grain projectiles, for an expected muzzle velocity around 1170 fps. With a surge in popularity of pistol-caliber carbines, and an end user desire to use them for personal protection, …
Springfield Model 2020 Redline
This week, we’re taking a closer look at a brand-new release from Springfield Armory—the Model 2020 Redline. A lighter-weight counterpart to the full-sized 2020 Waypoint, the Redline features a 28-ounce Grayboe Trekker stock that is adjustable for length of pull, an integrated bubble level at the rear of the action, a …
I Have This Old Gun: Colt “American Railway Express” Police Positive
By the late 19th century, Colt had entered the growing trend toward double-action revolvers with two guns that nonetheless mimicked the general configuration and sidegate-loading system of the company’s Single Action Army—the Model 1877 Lightning and the larger-framed Model 1878. But the company more fully embraced the modern double-action-revolver concept …
Product Preview: Zeta6 J-CLIP Speedloader
Lightweight, inexpensive and devoid of moving parts, the molded polyurethane and pentagonally shaped J-CLIP speedloader from Zeta6 holds a full five-round reload for Smith & Wesson J-frame and similar-format Ruger, Taurus, Rossi and older Charter Arms revolvers. Though not compatible with oversize stocks, the J-CLIP is easy to use: Simply …
A. Francotte: Twilight Years Of A Fine Gunmaker
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, one of the world centers of gunmaking was the Belgian city of Liège, which sits on the banks of the Meuse River in the country’s Wallonia region. Today, this city still remains a prominent part of the worldwide firearm industry, as it still is …
The Due Process Clauses Of The US Constitution Prohibit Red Flag Confiscations
When a person makes threats about killing others, the only constitutionally acceptable course of action is to treat that particular person in accordance with the existing criminal laws of the State. To instead subject everyone to red flag confiscations shows that the real agenda is to disarm “The People”. But …
The Mayor’s Gun-Control Comments Are Telling
As a staunch gun-rights supporter, I’ve often wondered over the years whether those anti-gunners fighting so hard to curtail the rights of law-abiding Americans really believe in their cause. After all, they have access to the same information we do that proves that armed citizens save lives and that criminals are responsible …
The Mistakes We Make
I make it a point to study reports of armed citizens who are forced to defend themselves from criminal attacks. In addition to this, I pay attention to comments about defense guns and personal defense from folks on social media. While I often get some good, useful ideas from these, …