European Parliament Takes Initial Steps on EU Gun Control Measures
Article first appeared at NRAILA. Since we last updated readers to the European Union’s efforts to enact further gun controls, the transnational government has continued the process of enacting stringent new restrictions across the political bloc. However, recent developments indicate that the final legislation could be dramatically different than the …
Reloading 101: Pressure Curves for Semi-Automatic and Bolt-Actions
Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. Semi-automatic rifles and bolt-action rifles are related but far from the same. When handloading, it’s helpful to realize they are not to be approached the same way. A round for each may well be, and often is, constructed and reconstructed the same ultimately, but the …
Are Trigger-Pull Modifications Legal Trouble Waiting to Happen?
Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. This is always a popular topic and generated a lot of interest in the comment section of the blog lately, so we thought we would republish this post from a couple of years ago. Everyone knows that politics have an effect on laws, and laws …
Good Judgment Must Accompany a Bedside Gun
Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. If someone were to enter your home with the intent to do harm to you or your family, having a gun by the bedside and reacting just won’t cut it—you need good judgment, too. Clint Smith, president and director of Thunder Ranch Training Center suggests …
SAF Hails Passage Of Suicide Prevention Bill In Olympia
Article first appeared at CheaperthanDirt. “Suicide prevention is not, and should never be, about gun control, but about saving lives and preventing tragedies,” Alan Gottlieb.Gun control advocates have blamed firearms for a number of problems—not to address the issues but to vilify firearms while pushing a political agenda. Here is …
Guns of the Easter Rising
Article first appeared at AmericanRifleman. On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, scattered groups of men of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army, as well as women of the nationalist auxiliary organization, the Cumann na mBan, assembled at their mustering points throughout Dublin. Most of them were unaware that, instead …
200 Years of Remington Country
Article first appeared at AmericanRifleman. In The Beginning In 1816, a young 22-year-old named Eliphalet Remington, Jr., walked 15 miles from Ilion, N.Y., to Utica, N.Y., to meet with a gunsmith who could rifle a barrel he had forged back at home. After learning some tricks of the trade from …
Stag Arms Acquired by White Wolf Capital
Article first appeared at AmericanRifleman. A new chapter in the history of Connecticut gunmaker Stag Arms opened on Feb. 29, 2016, when it was announced that it had been acquired by White Wolf Capital, LLC. Best known for its market-leading left-handed AR platforms, Stag expanded into right-handed in guns, as well …
Video: Smith & Wesson Model 66 Revolver
Article first appeared at AmericanRifleman. The Smith & Wesson Model 66 was introduced in 1970 as the stainless version of the gunmaker’s iconic Model 19, which was derived from the original Combat Magnum in 1955. The Combat Magnum itself was brought about as a duty-sized revolver for police forces looking …
Winchester 150th Anniversary Commemorative Model 1866 Rifles
Article first appeared at AmericanRifleman. As part of its ongoing celebration of its 150th anniversary in 2016, Winchester is offering a series of 10, pre-production riles, chambered in 44-40, from the “One of Five Hundred” Model 1866 “Yellow Boy” commemorative rifle collection. Considered one of Winchester’s most collectible rifles, each …