From the press release ...
If dangerous game is on your wish list, the new Winchester Model 70 Safari Express rifle should be at the top of your purchase list. Big, tough, dangerous game demands a cartridge that can handle the job. Offered in 375 H&H, 416 Rem. Mag. and the time tested 458 Win. Mag., the new Safari Express Model 70 is the finest big game rifle in the world.
The new rifle features the famous Pre-’64 style claw extractor along with double recoil lugs, which dangerous game hunters have relied upon for many years to provide maximum action strength.
The buttstock of the rifle features a classic cheek piece and Pachmayr® Decelerator® recoil pad. The Safari rifle comes with an Express style rear sight and a hooded-blade front sight.
Last, but not least, the new rifle features Winchester’s new M.O.A adjustable trigger. A hinged steel magazine floorplate makes unloading the rifle easy.
Suggested retail price is $1,279.
An enthusiast entrepreneurial gun dealer from Luxemburg, WI has listed a H&K MR556 (the semi-auto H&K 416) on Gun Broker with a Buy Now price of $2,995. He admits that he will not receive delivery of the rifle until next month.
In February I broke the news that the HK556 would have an MSRP of $2,995. Once the rifles hit the shelves the price should fall below the MSRP.
[ Many thanks to Dylan for emailing me the link. ]
SayUncle designed a holster that is now being sold. Uncle's non-biased1 review ...
This is a high quality holster. The materials are top notch and the quality is excellent.
Unlike my other pocket holsters, this one is rigid. My other pocket holsters are softer leather. Over time, they form to the gun and look more like a gun when in your pocket. And that’s not what you want. I don’t see that being an issue with The Executive. The leather is pretty darn rigid and takes some effort to form into the shape of you pocket.
These Chinese operators sure know their craft.
BadassWeakling explained what the video is showing ...
I'm only 5 minutes in, but apparently there is a national marksmanship competition coming up.
Every "group" (battalion? company?) only gets to send 3 people to the national competition, so for the first 5 minutes they are trying to cut down their top 4 shooters to 3.
One of the guys has a injured leg muscle, and his weapon, which he's used for 3 years and taken to 10 competitions, has a malfunction. That's where you see his break into the grip to access maintenance tools.
[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
I have to take a week off from blogging. I will return on Monday or Tuesday next week.
Work is killing me and I have some tight deadlines coming up fast.
South Korea was distributing this brochure for their K11 20mm air burst grenade / 5.56mm rifle at the NDIA Joint Armaments Conference. Many thanks to Tony Williams for sending it through.
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Cemetery recently experimented with blackpowder .45 ACP loads.
Recently did a Wild Bunch match where I used black powder 45acp loads, which isn’t a new concept, seems darksiders have been doing this for years. But was more curious to see what it felt like, and how the 1911 functioned. Plus it would be cool to see all that hellfire and brimstone belching from a self loading pistol.
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Most importantly, some flames went two to three feet out from the muzzle. Way cool.
Bruce Schneier advocates packing a pistol or a starter pistol in luggage which contains expensive items such as cameras so that the TSA pay special attention to it ...
A "weapons" is defined as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, airgun, and STARTER PISTOL. Yes, starter pistols - those little guns that fire blanks at track and swim meets - are considered weapons...and do NOT have to be registered in any state in the United States.
I have a starter pistol for all my cases. All I have to do upon check-in is tell the airline ticket agent that I have a weapon to declare...I'm given a little card to sign, the card is put in the case, the case is given to a TSA official who takes my key and locks the case, and gives my key back to me.
That's the procedure. The case is extra-tracked...TSA does not want to lose a weapons case. This reduces the chance of the case being lost to virtually zero.
It's a great way to travel with camera gear...I've been doing this since Dec 2001 and have had no problems whatsoever.
Starter pistols can be bought for around $50 but if you packed a toy cap gun and called it a starter pistol the TSA would be none the wiser.
[Hat Tip: Life Hacker]
Practice shooting of Pandur wheeled armored personnel carriers took place on Friday 4 June 2010 at Kišnica shooting range in Kosovo, in the area of responsibility of the Swedish contingent.
[Hat Tip: mj78 @ MP.net ]
Hickok45 says in his latest video: "70,000 rounds and counting through this baby ... its been in a shop a lot lately". That is impressive.
[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
