The Firearm Blog

American Rifleman have the scoop on the new Rossi Ranch Hand, a Mare's Leg style lever action pistol.

The Rossi Ranch Hand has a 12" barrel chambered in either .38 Spl./.357 Mag., .44 Mag. or .45 Colt. It will retail for $536.

More information and specs over at American Rifleman.

Yesterday I blogged a video of an AR-15 being fired underwater. This fascinating video shows the infamous APS underwater assault rifle and SPP-1 underwater pistol being fired in a pond.

[ Many thanks to David for posting the link. ]

Cracked.com has a list of the top five Hollywood gun myths. The list seems to be written by someone who knows guns.

Myth #3 is "Bulletproof Vests Are Magical Force Fields". While myth annoys me, the "A Bulletproof Vest Being Hit Will Knock You Back Six Feet" annoys me even more.

The effect of a .45 ACP on a person wearing a bulletproof vest ... according to The Phantom

This is what really happens.

Over at View From The Porch, Tam discusses Counter Strike inspired gun myths.

[ Many thanks to Caleb for emailing me the link. ]

MIT students were recently honored by the Suffolk County District Attorney for their help in providing expert witness testimony in cases involving illegal gun possession. They were testifying that a discarded handgun would retain body heat for a period of time and that photographing the gun with a thermal camera could prove that the gun had been recently held.

From the Suffolk County District Attorney press release ...

when the device is trained on a recently-discarded handgun, the body heat retained by the gun’s metal frame shows up as brighter than the area surrounding it. This can be used to corroborate a police officer’s observations that a suspect was carrying and tossed a firearm, and can dispel a claim that a recovered gun had been in place and untouched for an extended period of time.

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Late last year, the very first jury trial to use thermal imaging as evidence in a gun possession trial ended in a conviction for Jose E. Rodrigues. In that case, Boston Police observed the suspect clutching his waistband as he walked along Whittemore Street on the evening of Jan. 12, 2009. When they inquired of him, he ran away. Officers gave chase, losing sight of him briefly before spotting him with an arm outstretched as if having thrown something; they finally took him into custody in the side yard of a Glendale Street residence. Along his path of flight, they recovered a 9mm semiautomatic Smith & Wesson handgun.

Interesting!

[ Many thanks to Betty 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.