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OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS MAY BE A TELL ON GROWING SECOND AMENDMENT SUPPORT
The 2022 federal Congressional elections are 13 months away. Professional prognosticators and history will say Republicans supportive of Second Amendment rights will take back the U.S. House of Representatives from antigun Democrats. Even the Senate may swing to a firearm-favorable majority. Off-year 2021 elections in New Jersey and Virginia may …
How Penetration and Sectional Density Affect Terminal Performance
Penetration is a critical aspect of terminal performance. As the great African professional hunter and gunwriter Finn Aagaard once wrote, “Killing power is a matter of biology, not math and physics, and is influenced almost totally by shot placement, accompanied by sufficient penetration.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is …
Micro Nine Pistols: The New World Champ or Another Contender?
Viewers who tuned in to the first MTV cable channel broadcast in 1981 were treated to the Buggles performing “Video Killed the Radio Star.” This toe-tapping tune predicted old-school radio stations would soon be taking a back seat to this more engaging audio-visual experience. And for a time, they did. …
Fightlite Industries SCR: The AR Rifle With A Traditional Stock
Fightlite’s unusual AR-style lower receiver doesn’t wear a pistol grip or even have an attachment point for one, which gives the carbine an unusual, bordering-on-traditional profile without abandoning the modern sporting rifle’s durability and performance. In 2020 the company added the warmth of wood to its line, a version that American Rifleman had …
Mossberg Brownie Pistol: History & Disassembly
Most of us think of O.F. Mossberg & Sons as a major producer of rifles from 1922 to 1986 and a mammoth shotgun maker today. But founder Oscar Mossberg’s first product was neither rifle nor shotgun but a repeating pocket pistol. In 1919, Mossberg, his sons Iver and Harold, and a single employee …
Bloomberg Spending Big on Anti-Gun Agenda in Virginia
Former New York City Mayor—and failed presidential candidate—Michael Bloomberg continues to utilize his vast wealth in an attempt to once again push his anti-Second Amendment agenda. This time he’s targeting Virginia, where elections will be held in just over a month. Bloomberg is reportedly throwing upwards of $1.8 million behind anti-gun candidates in …
Why You Should Train with a Partner for Personal Defense
One of my favorite force-on-force scenarios involves partners walking down a trail, maybe out for some late afternoon exercise. As they round a bend, they see an attractive young woman lying by the side of the trail in a fetal position. The first assumption is usually that this woman is …
WHY GUN BUYERS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IRS PROPOSAL TO MONITOR PURCHASES ABOVE $600
The Biden administration’s plan to fund a multitrillion-dollar spending plan includes having the IRS snoop into every American’s bank account to examine transactions that are $600 or greater. This alarming proposal has implications far beyond the government looking to extract tax money. It is also a potential way for the …
3 Amazing Handloads for the 10 mm
If there is any doubt of life after death, we need only to look at the 10 mm cartridge. It had a moment in the sun after the FBI chose it as a replacement for the (at the time) failed 9 mm, but many of the Bureau’s personnel couldn’t handle …
Hi-Point Firearms C9
Hi-Point Firearms is an American manufacturer of semi-automatic handguns and carbines. The company’s C9 semi-automatic pistol continues to garner popularity today due to its relatively small size and cost. Hi-Point’s C9 low price point is attributed to its simplistic and minimalist design approach. Hi-Point’s C9 comes to you with high-impact polymer and die-cast components and uses …