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First Shots: Blued Finish Colt Python Revolvers
When Colt first started bringing back its famous line of “snake guns,” starting with the .38 Spl. Cobra model (reviewed here), consumers began asking for the most famous of the Colt snake guns: the Python. Colt teased revolver fans a bit with the launch of the King Cobra in 2019 …
Preview: Kopfjäger K800 Carbon Fiber Tripod With Reaper Grip
Whether you’re a youth hunter’s mentor or are training to run the Precision Rifle Series, a lightweight carbon-fiber tripod is a must-have tool, and Kopfjäger has a durable, dependable option in the 3-lb., 14-oz. K800 tripod with Reaper Grip. The included Reaper tripod head offers smooth pan and tilt functions—up …
New For 2024: Mossberg Optics-Ready Shotguns
The popularity of electronic optics has spread from rifles to handguns and now, to shotguns. New for 2024, Mossberg has announced 15 new optics-ready models in the company’s 500, 590, 835 and 940 shotgun families. Each of these new optics-ready shotguns has a patent-pending receiver-cut that is designed for direct mounting of …
Majority of Attorneys General Refute Latest Anti-Freedom Attack
A majority of state attorneys general recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden (D) and his recently created “Office of Gun Violence Prevention.” The letter is in response to an attack from anti-Second Amendment elected officials who sent their own letter contending that the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, …
SC: CALLING CLEAN UP CREW FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY!
Dear friend, Do you know a good janitor? His services will be needed on Tuesday, February 6th in Columbia. The legislation formerly known as “Constitutional Carry” — now properly referred to as “Compromised Carry” — has passed the Senate and now must go back to the House of Representatives. Buy …
Florida: Pro-Gun Bills Advance In The House
This week, multiple pro-gun bills passed out of subcommittees in the Florida House. House Bill 1223 amends Florida’s minimum age requirement for purchasing or acquiring firearms from licensed dealers from 21 to 18. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 11-5 to advance the bill. Since 2018, we have been in litigation …
New Mexico: Four Radical Gun Control Bills Await House Floor Votes Any Day Now!
This week, the House Judiciary Committee fast-tracked 3 more extreme anti-gun proposals to the full New Mexico House of Representatives for consideration, where they now join House Bill 114 pending a floor vote. Please contact your State Representative TODAY and urge them to OPPOSE House Bill 114, House Bill 127, House …
The Armed Citizen® Feb. 2, 2024
Armed Citizen® Today A 22-year-old burglar is dead after attacking a resident of a Wasilla, Alaska, home on Dec. 17, 2023. According to local police, the man forced his way into a couple’s home through a sliding glass door. The couple were initially not aware of the man’s presence, but …
Tech Wisdom: Downloading
The answer to the age-old question of whether or not to top off a magazine to maximize the number of on-board rounds depends on the firearm in question. Even within the same model, individual examples can yield different conclusions. I just picked up a previously owned SIG Sauer P320 full-size …
Gun Of The Week: Stoeger STR-9SC
Welcome to this week’s episode. We’re on the range with a Stoeger pistol to look at, and this time, it is the STR-9SC, an optic-ready handgun chambered for 9 mm Luger and sized appropriately for concealed carry. To see this latest Stoeger carry gun in use on the range, watch our video above. …