Posts by Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

An advocate of gun proliferation zones, Richard is a long time shooter, former cop and internet entrepreneur. Among the many places he calls home is http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/.

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Winchester 1873 Sporter Octogon

Winchester Repeating Arms is now shipping the new Model 1873 Sporter Octagon with a case hardened receiver. These rifles were officially introduced at the 2015 SHOT Show and are now available to the public. The rifles have Grade II/III walnut stocks with an oil finish [Read More…]

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New Cases from Starline Brass

Starline Brass announced the company was now selling brass cases for two additional cartridges: the .30 Carbine and the 9mm Steyr. Both new products are available in 500 and 1000 piece orders. The pricing for the .30 Carbine is $122 and $226, while the 9mm Steyr comes [Read More…]

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BCM Goes OCP

For a limited time, Bravo Company USA (aka BCM) is offering a number of its grips in the new Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) that has been adopted by the United States Army. The grips with the OCP finish are: BCMGunfighter Grip Mod 3 BCMGunfighter Grip Mod 0 [Read More…]

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SIG SAUER P229 Blue Piranha

Lew Horton Distributing is offering a limited edition SIG SAUER P229 pistol with a striking blue PVD finish. These 9mm pistols have the metal parts finished in a bright blue similar to some of the nitre bluing work I’ve seen. The slide, grip screws, trigger and [Read More…]

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Howa Rifles in 6.5 Creedmoor

Legacy Sports International announced they are now shipping Howa rifles chambered for the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge. The new chambering covers 25 different rifle lines including the Alpine, Gameking, Ranchland and Youth packages. Options include various stocks, finishes [Read More…]

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FN Introduces the 1776

FNH USA announced a new rifle in the FN 15 line up: the 1776. According to the company, the new AR-style rifle “is designed to be high performance, value-priced, and optics-ready, perfect for shooters looking for a base rifle to customize to their liking.” [Read More…]

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Hi-Point Embraces New Colors

Hi-Point announced that the company will now offer customers new finish options on the pistol caliber carbines it manufactures. The new finish options are all camo patterns: digital desert tan, woodland and pink camo. The finishes are all applied through a water dipping [Read More…]

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Glock 42 in Flat Dark Earth

Perhaps no gun color has caught on with the buying public quite like Flat Dark Earth (FDE.) FDE, and all of the other shades of brown currently being offered in the industry, have proved to be quite popular with many shooters. It is no surprise that firearms distributor [Read More…]

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