The “Little Tom” pistols were offered in both .25 and .32acp starting in about 1909, and they stand in history as the first double/single action semi-automatic pistols ever made. This example is in .32acp and we do a bit of shooting with this early self loader, and showcase its unique [Read More…]
Let’s talk about the importance of words, a little terminology 101. After all, you never know when you might learn something new – or find something worth passing on to a newbie (or even if it isn’t exactly new, it might serve as a gentle reminder of its [Read More…]
With the whole Mossberg drop-in trigger stories of the last week I have been asked to give a brief overview of what a patent is, and how it works. Since this is an extremely complex topic and a whole specialized profession has been built around, I can’t describe every [Read More…]
Commonly known as the “Lightning Link” the S.W.D., Inc. Auto Connector is a rarity to see these days. With fewer than 900 manufactured and registered in the NFA registry, the Lightning Links are a novel way to convert a semi-automatic AR-15 into a [Read More…]
The firestorm over the Bundeswehr’s G36 assault rifle has reached a new fever pitch: Heckler & Koch, maker of the embattled rifles has sued the German government in an effort to clear its name of any wrongdoing. The company’s G36 rifles have come under [Read More…]
A patent attorney from Taiwan was kind enough to locate the patent for the T86 rifle’s drop-in trigger. If you missed my previous post about the T86, a revolutionary rifle that featured the first AR-15-style drop-in trigger as well as an innovative gas system, [Read More…]
Before anyone leaps on “not politics” this does not look at the political issue, only the journalistic one. Released to the collective groan of the gun community, Katie Couric’s Under the Gun “documentary” has come under the proverbial [Read More…]
Browning released a number of shooting related products at the SHOT Show in January. Among them were a number of flashlights including the Hellcat. Browning labels the Hellcat as the “Ultimate Hunting Flashlight” and equips it with a variety of features and [Read More…]
I know very little about belt-fed machine guns and the feed chute systems available to guide the ammunition reliably. So when the TMIL Systems PRIME belt-fed manpack and ammunition system popped up on my Twitter feed, my first thought was that it might qualify as [Read More…]
Premise I am a huge supporter of the concept of dry fire training, and have been for quite a while. Putting it into daily practice is another thing. And I have always wondered if there is actually measurable training value in it. The biggest mental hangups I have with [Read More…]
While many equate the burning of gunpowder with the crack of a contained explosion, those familiar with its chemical properties known that burning it unconstrained typically creates on a brief flash and fire. Taking advantage of this is Wyoming artist Danny Shervin, [Read More…]