Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Dan Hanus, formerly a gun builder with the U.S. Marines’ Precision Weapons Section, brings hard-earned experience to BPI’s custom shop—where super-accurate builds start with only those barrels that pass his stringent quality checks (right). Beginning in 1971, the Connecticut Valley Arms Co. sold affordable …

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has recently issued a letter to Alabama federal firearms licensees, which informed them that Alabama’s permit that recognizes gun owners right to carry a gun in their vehicle or concealed is an alternative to going through a background check for the purchase of …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – You’re watching the evening news, yet another story of burglaries and home invasions. And as the intrepid reporter at Eyewitness News pontificates solemnly about the rising tide of violence in your fair city while standing in front of a scene lit by strobing emergency …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – In 1977 Bill Wilson started his gunsmithing business in the back of his family’s jewelry store in Berryville, AR. At that time there were less than 3,000 residents of this little hamlet located in the Arkansas hills. Wilson’s jewelry store/gun shop, now Wilson Combat, …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Glock’s tag line is “perfection” and, for an out-of-the-box gun within the budget of most buyers, it comes pretty close. With every firearm design, though, time and experience in the real world reveal room for improvement. The basic Glock design has been with us …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – SIG Sauer’s latest entry into the carry-gun market comes to us from the 1970s. OK, not entirely, but those long familiar with the Swiss company’s products fondly remember the P225. It was (and is) a compact, single-stack, traditional double-action/single-action (DA/SA) that evinced excellent quality …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Recently we’ve seen numerous attempts to modernize defensive-handgun ammunition with radically designed bullets. Two of the first companies attempting this were Extreme Shock—now Allegiance Ammunition—out of Clintwood, VA, and Missouri-based Dynamic Research Technologies (DRT). Both used an intensely compressed-metal-particle bullet, held together with a …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Another one of those tasks that requires a spare hand, you could do it with a vise and file, but there’s an easier, hassle-free way. Whereas a factory (pre-fitted) thumb safety is installed by inserting its pin into the frame, then orienting the safety …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – An LWRC IC-PDW equipped with a Delta P Design suppressor was used during training runs and range time, and proved to be an excellent system. Crouched low, carrying the tools of the trade in your pack, you approach the helo from the 12-o’clock position. …

Article first appeared at Cheaperthatdirt.com Cheaperthandirt – Among the more respected but misunderstood handguns is the Czech CZ 75 pistol. Revered by many, the CZ 75 is a proven, accurate, reliable handgun with much to recommend. The CZ 75 is often noted for its resemblance to the Browning Hi Power. Other …