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Ruger SR9 recall update: will now feature Glock style trigger blade

Ruger have updated information on their website about the SR9 recall:

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According to Tom, who posted a comment on the SR9 blog entry, Ruger has said that they will be servicing 1000 pistols a week:

Just received an email from Ruger that the boxes are being shipped. They plan to service 1000 SR9? per week. They are sending out boxes in the order we registered with Ruger.

Hat Tip: John Snow and commenters Tom and David.

Posted by Steve on Jul 17th 2008 | Filed in handguns, news | Comments (4)

Kahr P380: New micro compact .380 carry pistol

Next month Kahr Arms will be shipping the P380, a new .380 pistol that is even smaller than the Kel-Tec P3AT.

Along with the fairly new Ruger LCP, competition in the .380 compact carry niche is really heating up.

The P380 features a DAO trigger, 6+1 capacity and is obviously chambered in .380 ACP. Much the same specs as the Ruger LCP and Kel-Tec P3AT.

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Kel-Tec P3AT vs. Kahr P380

Some photos of the pistol:

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Specs:

Caliber .380
Capacity 6+1
Barrel 2.5″, polygonal rifling
Length O/A 4.9″
Height 3.9″
Slide Width .75″
Weight Pistol 9.97 ounces (w/o magazine)
Grips Textured polymer
Sights Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Finish Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide
Magazines 2 - 6 rd, Stainless

More at Kahr Arms.

More pics from glocktalk:

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Hat Tip: Suburban’s Domain

Posted by Steve on May 1st 2008 | Filed in handguns, photos | Comments (9)

Sig Sauer P250 review

John Snow @ The Gun Shots has written a review on the Sig Sauer P250. Well worth a read.

Took delivery of a new toy today—a Sig Sauer P250 in 9mm. For those not familiar with this handgun it has a hyper-modular design that allows you to mix and match different sized frames with different grip widths, swap out slides and barrels to change calibers and even install different length triggers to achieve a custom fit with the shooter’s hand.

Read it here.

Posted by Steve on May 1st 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (0)

cyclist’s gun

James has an interesting post on cyclist’s guns which were used by cyclist’s to keep dogs at bay back in the late 1800s.

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Well worth a read.

Posted by Steve on Apr 30th 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (0)

Neck Chain Holster

An interesting holster made by Stellar Rigs:

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These were announced by the manufacturer on rec.guns recently:

Our Kel-Tec neck chain concealment rigs were developed originally for
LEOs to carry the back up gun under their vests. Over time a number of
“civilian requests” had us make a vertical version for better
concealment. Now comes the “Extreme Duty” evolution. The most popular
question by phone or email is “how well does it hold?” Our standard
answer is “fine for cruising around in you car or walking but not well
enough to jump out of helicopters or off fences - is that what you want
to do?” The answer is usually no - but just in case.
We are now making “Extreme Duty” versions in Black and the sexy carbon
fiber laminate and they hang on almost as well as the NAA mini-revolver
models. In fact, You nearly have to “force load” them. Yeah, they hang
on good !

Personally I think the chain looks too thin and I could not carry a gun pointed to my chin, holster or not.

You may say that is superstition, and maybe it is, but I know of many cases of people shooting themselves in the foot while practicing for IPSC when drawing from holsters. I just would not feel comfortable.

UPDATE: I posted this in a hurry. Links to the manufacturer and rec.guns discussion are added.

Posted by Steve on Apr 30th 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (7)

The Browning Hi Power for defense

Gunner’s Journal has a very in depth post about the Hi Power pistol. Highly recommended.

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Browning Hi Power Mk III

As much I as I like these handsome pistols for informal target work, small game hunting, or just knocking around in the woods, their original purpose was for “serious” matters in one area of the self-defense arena, military service. Like its Browning-born predecessor, the 1911, the single-action Hi Power’s initial reason for existence was as a military sidearm and not individual civilian self-protection. It is nice that both readily lend themselves to this, however.

Read it here.

Posted by Steve on Apr 24th 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (4)

NCIS upgrading to SIG SAUER .40 S&W P229 and P239 pistols

NCIS contract calls for over 2,000 pistols to replace the aging fleet of refurbished M11 (SIG P228) pistols purchased more than 15 years ago. The contract represents the first “new” pistol procurement for NCIS agents since the agency’s inception. The new P229 and P239 models will be chambered in .40S&W and fitted with SIG SAUER’S exclusive DAK™ trigger system.

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SIG SAUER P239 (photo from wikipedia)

The press release is after the jump:

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Posted by Steve on Apr 21st 2008 | Filed in handguns, news | Comments (0)

Double barrel phone zip gun

I was emailed this. It apparently was made in New Zealand but I do not have any other information. It uses a conventional zip gun design: a bolt in a tube with a threaded barrel.

What makes it interesting is that it looks like both barrels can be fired at once by pressing on or pulling down the rod (on the left side of the photo).

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Posted by Steve on Apr 19th 2008 | Filed in handguns, photos | Comments (2)

.45 cal homemade derringer.

Reader Joe kindly sent through photos of his .45 cal Philadelphia derringer made from a kit I blogged about some time ago.

It looks great!

Here are four pics of the derringer I built in 1978 at age 19. I colored the wood by staining with a Minwax walnut and then handrubbing linseed oil over it. I did not cold blue the barrel. For some reason I inlaid the side brass pieces where the pin comes through the barrel and stock.

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Thanks Joe.

If anyone else has unique, custom, interesting or a firearm with a good story. Please send pictures through!

Posted by Steve on Apr 6th 2008 | Filed in blackpowder, handguns, photos | Comments (2)

Federal Bureau Of Prisons Awards Ruger a 5-Year Contract

Ruger will be supplying 1750 9mm Ruger KP95 pistols to the Federal Bureau Of Prisons.

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Ruger P95

The press release is here.

Posted by Steve on Mar 28th 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (2)

.50 Glock

Guncrafter Industries are selling a .50 GI conversion kit for the the Glock 20/21.

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The .50 GI round should not be compared to the Desert Eagle’s .50 Action Express or the .500 S&W. It is slightly more powerful than the .45 ACP.

Wikipedia information on the .50 GI:

.50 GI
Type Handgun
Place of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production history
Designer Vic Tibbets / Alex Zimmermann
Designed 2004
Manufacturer Guncrafter Industries
Specifications
Case type Rebated, straight
Bullet diameter .515 in (13.1 mm)
Neck diameter .526 in (13.4 mm)
Base diameter .526 in (13.4 mm)
Rim diameter .480 in (12.2 mm)
Case length .899 in (22.8 mm)
Overall length 1.221 in (31.0 mm)
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
275 gr (17.8 g) JHP 900 ft/s (270 m/s) 492 ft·lbf (667 J)
300 gr (19 g) JHP 860 ft/s (260 m/s) 493 ft·lbf (668 J)

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The kit will retail for $595.

Hat Tip: Foodpounds

Posted by Steve on Mar 27th 2008 | Filed in ammunition, handguns | Comments (5)

Thompson “Lightweight” Pistol

This year Auto Ordnance started selling a Thompson 1927A-1 “Lightweight Deluxe Pistol”, complete with 50 round drum magazine!

It has a 10.5″ barrel and aluminum receiver. A total length of 23.3″ and weight 5 lbs. 14.5 oz. Not exactly light weight, and that is before you load up 50 rounds of .45 ACP!

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Model TA5

MSRP is $1,117.00.

More here.

Hat Tip: A Keyboard and a .45

Posted by Steve on Mar 27th 2008 | Filed in handguns | Comments (1)

1911 assembly 3D animation

This amazing 3D animation shows a 1911 being assembled. Made with the free open source Blender software, it is the best video I have seen on the internet in a long time.

The description:

This is an animation i made in blender of a colt 1911. all of the parts are modeled to blueprint specifications

it took me about 100 … all hours to model all of the pieces and about 10 to get the animation done. rendering was a multipass process, using yafray for a high quality GI render, then using blender for a post process DOF blur total rendering time was around 500 hours on a core 2 quad

I have a friend who can make some amazing models using blender. I have tried but I am not very skilled. I have always wanted to model one of those cut away animations of a rifle or pistol.

Hat Tip: Freedom Sight

Posted by Steve on Mar 6th 2008 | Filed in animation, handguns | Comments (5)

Building a blackpowder kit pistol

Th Box O’ Truth have published a two part article on the building and shooting of a 1970’s blackpowder .45 cal Philadelphia Derringer kit.

“Here’s the deal. I have a new in the box, 30 year old (warranty card dated 1978), .45 cal, Philadelphia Derringer kit. This is one of those CVA build it yourself jobs. It even comes with 100 .45 cal lead balls.
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I will send this to you absolutely free, but, here is the catch, (you knew there was a catch) you must build it and after it is complete you have to take it out and touch this bad boy off! Fire for effect…

The Building

The Shooting

Posted by Steve on Mar 5th 2008 | Filed in blackpowder, handguns | Comments (9)

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