What is a 1911 pistol? Designed in 1908 by John Moses Browning out of whole cloth, this handgun was selected as the US Army’s sidearm in 1911, hence the name. Our servicemen and women carried this pistol for 75 years. Most 1911 pistols are chambered in .45 ACP. The 1911 platform is hammer-fired with a […]
Staccato [stəˈkädō] Performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others; the sound of rapid-fire pistol shots. A quick history of handgun types is a fairly short list. The revolver kicked off the sidearm craze in the late 19th century. In fact, the Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the longest actively manufactured
In January 2018, I finally found a great deal on a SIG Sauer P320 XCarry. I had read every review and drooled over the specs since the debut at Shot Show 2017. Nearly a year later, I had one in my hand. I’ve shot it and carried it for a year and a half now.
(Source: https://www.bestriflescopes.org/ ) This is a great infographic from Best Rifle Scopes website with the 17 facts that gun control advocates hate. Check it out. It is worth the read.
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The GLOCK 19X is the civilian version of the pistol GLOCK submitted to the recent military challenge to become the US Army’s chosen sidearm. It is, in a word, a combo-pistol. It combines the full-size frame (G17) and the compact slide (G19) into a single pistol which comes with two 17 round magazines. The pistol includes
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I’ve bided my time and patiently waded through the myriad posts about the new Gen5 GLOCK. Some have said it’s no big deal, others have derided GLOCK with, “I thought it was perfection??” Let me provide the bottom line to the new generation. If we go back to the Gen3 release, everyone saw it as
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I had a relationship with BHSpring Solutions from my work on my Browning Hi Power. If you have a Hi Power, I can tell you there is no better expert available than these folks. Based in New Palestine, IN, they have springs, parts, tools (oh my, the tools!) and even custom 1911 grips. I’ve been
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I am a big John Moses Browning fan, even if I do own more GLOCKs than most people. J I have several of his pistols from the turn of the century. At a time when most of the world was using revolvers, Browning introduced the first semi-automatic pistol to use a slide! His 1896 design
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The 1873 Winchester rifle (or carbine) was the “gun that won the West.” The movie is pretty good and the rifle is awesome. It was a great benefit to have the same caliber rifle as the handgun you were carrying. Colt’s single action army (SAA) in 44-40 was a great match to the Winchester 1873
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The debate rages on about what the best handgun is for women or the elderly. There are similar assumptions made in both cases. I understand these generalizations do not apply to all woman (obviously) nor all the elderly, so work with me on this. The first assumption is that the new user will probably not
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