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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, …
First Look: Timney Triggers for Remington 700 Rifles
Timney Triggers and Remington Arms, two giant names in the American gun industry, are partnering up for a new and historic collaboration. Moving forward, all new Remington Model 700 bolt action rifles will ship with Timney triggers by default from the factory. Remington 700 Alpha 1 and Police rifles will be to …
Marines & The M1 Garand: The First 400
Due to its impressive combat performance during the Second World War, Gen. George S. Patton dubbed the M1 Garand “the greatest battle implement ever devised.” That said, the Garand did suffer some setbacks over the course of its design, trial and ultimate adoption by the U.S. military. One of the most commonly held misconceptions of the …