Ruger made a limited number of SP101 revolvers for TALO that are quite a bit fancier than the normal production runs. The SP101 Deluxe handguns feature intricate scrollwork on the frame, cylinder and barrel. The engraving is automated, not hand worked. Production [Read More…]
Barnes will introduce their new TAC-XPD line of all-copper defensive ammunition in 2013. Designed for law enforcement and personal defense, TAC-XP pistol bullets retain nearly 100% of their original weight and track straight. Performance through bare gel, light and [Read More…]
Last week I blogged a frame from the high speed underwater video Andrew made. He has now uploaded the full video.
Dry fire practice is essential to honing in your skills, and it’s cheap too. While many of us dry fire with snap caps or an empty chamber, we know with semi-auto pistols we have to manually rack the action to reset the trigger. This can slow practice down. The SiRT [Read More…]
Two 19 year old rob, armed with baseball bat and a handgun, rob an internet cafe. A 71 year old man pulls out his legal conceal carry handgun, fires at them and pursues them until they are out of the cafe. The cafe surveillance cameras captured the incident. [ Many [Read More…]
When a woman hugged a off duty police officer at a party, his .40 S&W M&P pistol discharged killing her. Everyone involved seems to have a slightly different story. Detroit Free Press said (emphasis added) … Police said that Miller hugged the officer [Read More…]
A lot of people, including one major pistol manufacturer, were upset with what I wrote yesterday about handgun hunting. I would like to clarify what I meant. This blog is read by a lot of people. I have to be careful what I do and don’t endorse, because if I [Read More…]
I am a gun chemical collector. I love buying and trying new solvents and oils. The more potent and foul smelling the better. What I don’t like is having that smell on me for the rest of the day. I also like to ensure I do not leave residual salts from my hands on [Read More…]
A YouTube user claims to have seen this unidentified gun at the range. I don’t know why a person would video someone else shooting a gun without asking what they were shooting. Maybe this is a hoax, a marketing stunt or just a blank firing pistol inside a DIY [Read More…]
[ This post was written by Dr. Jim and Mary Clary. ] When we first saw this pistol at the 2012 SHOT Show, we decided that we had to have one for testing. Unlike other blackpowder pistols, such as the Traditions Vortek, the Optima does not have a 70 grain maximum load [Read More…]
Chris Baker has produced this video review of the Walther PPS.
FXhummel1 has produced some of the best parody songs I have ever heard. [ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
I recently saw the movie In Time, written & directed by Andrew Niccol (Lord of War, Gattaca) and starring Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried. Many of the characters carried in the movie used Glocks with shiny stainless-steel slides. Timberlake can be seen [Read More…]
Andrew shot high speed video to compare the relative recoil of the Kahr CW9, CW40 and CW45 pistols. The results are what I expected, but it is always interesting to see recoil compared scientifically. For what its worth, I much prefer shooting the 9mm Kahrs.
During the past few days I have been absorbing the data collected during the BBTI Project’s cylinder gap tests. I noticed a strange anomaly. For each of the cylinder gaps tested, as the barrel length increases so does effect on velocity increases (as compared to [Read More…]
SayUncle has reviewed some relatively inexpensive range bags over at Shooting Illustrated …
Travis Haley latest DVD is entitled “Adaptive Handgun”. Panteao Productions is selling pre-orders for the DVD for $50, but you can also watch it with a subscription to their streaming service which costs $17.95/month (definitely the cheaper option if you [Read More…]
The March, 1932 issue of Modern Mechanix described a nighttime gun sight that worked by throwing a very focused beam of light at the target. It was operated just like todays laser gun sights. From Modern Mechanix … A GUN sight for night firing, which may be [Read More…]
In this highly entertaining clip from a BBC documentary, Sean Connery and Geoffrey Boothroyd, a English firearms expert, explain (and demonstrate) why the .25 Beretta was a poor choice of weapon for James Bond. Kids, please don’t try what you see in the video [Read More…]
Franklin Armory is producing a weird AR-15 they call the XO-26. It is essentially a Short Barreled Rifle with a vertical foregrip and no stock. What is especially interesting is that the BATFE don’t consider it a SBR (Short Barreled Rifle) or a AOW (All Other [Read More…]
A Brazilian drug dealer was captured earlier this month along with his gigantic homemade 11 lbs revolver. The revolver chambers five 2.75″ 12 gauge cartridges. This dealer went with a traditional revolver look, rather than the tacti-cool styling of the infamous [Read More…]
A Spanish company called Extreme Polymer Research has developed a line of polymer cases for a number of handgun cartridges and plan to bring them to market next year. Unlike polymer shotgun cases, these cases do not have a steel base, they are entirely polymer. I asked [Read More…]
Tex Grebner shot himself while drawing his Kimber .45. His negligent discharge was caught on camera. The bullet traveled down his leg and exited just above his knee. I could not help watching it without wincing. Tex took full responsibility for the negligent discharge [Read More…]
All of the key-holing problems associated with the Kel-Tec PMR-30 have apparently not been solved by the recent barrel replacements. Kel-Tec issued a statement regarding ammunition recommendations for the .22 WMR pistol, stating that the handguns are [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find S&W revolvers for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Since S&W introduced the model 36 in 1950 at the International Police Chiefs Association [Read More…]
SlickGuns.com is a nifty website where you can view, submit and vote on guns deals from online gun retailers. A lot of new pistol, rifle and accessories deals are added each day.
The Sig P210 is without a doubt an iconic handgun, highly respected for being an incredibly accurate firearm. However, the design didn’t lend itself to rapid and easy production, and as I was told by various sources in Europe, quality varied with the mood of the [Read More…]
Perhaps the most impressive booths at IWA came from Switzerland – KRISS Group and RWS went all-out with details such as live music, waitresses serving free alcohol, and Swiss chocolate being handed out like, well, candy. While I didn’t spend much time at [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Brian Nelson. ] The name Wilson Combat is no doubt familiar to the hordes of 1911-lovers (myself included) as the makers of the best custom 1911s around. I was lucky enough to be given a tour of their custom shop in Berryville, Arkansas. [Read More…]
Gun bloggers Say Uncle and Caleb Giddings have both published guest articles at Shooting Illustrated. Both articles are worth reading. SayUncle shares his wisdom and explains why trying to catch a falling gun is a bad idea … Whether it’s guns falling from the [Read More…]
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