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Is the .357 Magnum the Best Option for Personal Defense?
With regards to terminal performance, there’s a lot of discussion and argument about which defensive pistol cartridge is the best. Time and data have seemed to reveal that with regards to the most popular—9 mm, .40 S&W, .45 Auto—there’s really not a great deal of difference. Time and data have …
The Men And Guns Of D-Day: 82nd Airborne Division
Of the U.S. airborne forces to partake in the overall operations during the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division played an important role. The operation that would ferry the 82nd Airborne into Normandy was code named “Mission Boston”, transporting 6,420 men through the use of 370 …
Mossberg Maverick 88: Mossberg’s Budget-Priced Pump Shotgun
Mossberg’s name is synonymous with reliability and long-lasting value. Its shotguns chronically outperform their price tag, and the Maverick 88 line is no exception. They are available in a variety of versions, most designed with one pursuit in mind, but maintaining the features that make them capable of performing more than …
CAREFUL CNN, YOUR BIAS IS SHOWING
CNN’s not even pretending to hide their antigun bias these days. Two reports over the weekend painted gun owners as a scourge on America while at the same time giving criminals – and Chinese communists – a free pass. CNN posted a report on the soaring level of criminal violence in America. …
Florida’s Pension Fund Joined a Gun-Control Compact, Until…
Ashbel C. “Ash” Williams Jr., has the financial wellbeing of Florida’s public employees in his hands. Williams serves as executive director and chief investment officer of the Florida State Board of Administration in Tallahassee, which oversees more than $250 billion in assets, including the nearly $2 billion Florida Retirement System, …
Metal Madness And SK Ammunition Join Forces
What started with SK Ammunition handing out 5,000 rounds of ammo at the first-ever Metal Madness Shootout last October has morphed into a full-blown sponsorship. Earlier this week, Metal Madness founder Ed White announced that SK has been named the official ammunition sponsor for the Metal Madness Shooting Sports Association. “It is …
Are Percussion Revolvers and Single-Shot Muzzleloaders Obsolete?
Though excellent and much-loved modern examples are still produced, two-shot derringers have largely been supplanted by small, polymer-frame, DAO pistols beginning with the Kel-Tec P32. It’s known that firearms can serve for a long time after they’re no longer cutting edge. Flintlocks held on long into the percussion era. During …
Hardware: Franchi Affinity 3 Elite Upland
I usually know if I’ll like an upland shotgun in the first minute or two. If the gun feels alive in my hands, fits well and just seems to possess a soul, I like it. If the gun feels dead, clubby or lazy, I don’t. Much of that judgment stems …
Book Review: The US M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun
Until now, if you wanted to read anything in depth on the M3 “grease gun,” there was only one standalone publication available, Frank Iannamico’s The U.S. M3-3A1 Submachine Gun, a 166-page paperback published in 1999. Other than that fine tome, to find any useful information on the M3 you would have to wade …
Virginia Attorney General Finds More Roving Gun-Free Zones
The Virginia state government’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners continue apace. On September 1, Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) used his position to offer an expansive interpretation of statute that will create a confusing patchwork of gun-free zones throughout the Commonwealth. Herring’s actions are an important reminder that gun rights supporters …