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American Ballistics’ M118LR Ammunition
I saw this recommended on a forum and couldn’t find much information online. I ordered 200 rounds to try it out. Ordering was straightforward. I opted to order from the manufacturer rather than a retailer because I had a few questions. The order arrived in about two weeks, as promised (there was an undersupply of boxes when I called). When I opened the box I found ten smaller boxes: Brass was Lake City, everything I’ve seen so far has … Read entire article »
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Ultimate Tactical Light- Testing the ElZetta ZFL-M60
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Rock Island Armory 1911A1
Why a Rock Island? Let's face it -- the gun reviewed here isn't particularly sexy. There's no big … Read more »
Ultimate Tactical Light- Testing the ElZetta ZFL-M60
I have loved lights since I was young, but as I began to come into adulthood, I … Read more »
American Classic Commander Review
Why an American Classic? I believe a Commander-sized handgun is a terrific compromise between the often opposing needs … Read more »
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Bore-tips
One of the neat new products I saw at SHOT was these foam bore swabs, called Bore-tips, intended to replace the traditional jag & patch for cleaning. They were first introduced to the market the day before the 2012 SHOT Show opened. The Bore-tips are packaged in a plastic bag, and attached 6 to a sprue. Each swab twists easily of … Read entire article »
Remington 700 AICS Installation
This is a precursor to a review I’ll be doing on the Teludyne Straight Jacket Barrel system. At their request I’ll be heading up there, shooting my rifle for my best group, having them work their magic, then checking to see the kind of difference that the installation made. Working out the timing of the visit was surprisingly easy, but … Read entire article »
STI VIP Review
When we attended Gunsite’s 250 Centennial course it seemed appropriate to only bring 1911′s. After all, that was the design the course was based around. With that in mind, we asked STI to provide a couple of pistols for us to review, and they accommodated us with a Trojan and a VIP. The Trojan is reviewed separately, but the VIP was … Read entire article »
Caracal – Designed to Challenge Glock
The Caracal company was formed in 2003 and is based in the United Arab Emirates and introduced their first product in 2007. As mentioned in earlier reports, they are currently offering the full sized Model F and the compact Model C in 9x19mm. Their pistols have been tested and are NATO qualified While at the 2012 SHOT Show, I was able … Read entire article »
Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT)
We stopped by the CRKT booth to see if my daily carry knife (S-2) was still being produced, but was sadly disappointed. However we were shown a very interesting folder by Nirk Tighe where the blade is released by depressing the rear of the frame With it’s skeletonized frame and the blued mechanism it was quite eye catching When folded, the pocket … Read entire article »
SIGs
The big news this year was the SIG 224, which is basically a cut down 229 You can see that they tried to make it as short as possible will still providing as much grip (along the back strap) as possible by recessing the magazine base plate into the frame You can see the longer style external extractor. As well as the details … Read entire article »
Beretta Nano Chassis and Rock River Widebody
First chance to handle the Beretta Nano. It isn’t especially new, but it was interesting as it is following in the footsteps on the Sig 250 in that the metal chassis indies the polymer frame is the serialized part…note the white metal insert at the top of the left grip panel. This means that they will be offering different exterior … Read entire article »
S&W M&P .22
Here is a comparison in size between the M&P9 and the M&P22. You note that the M&P22 only comes equipped with a thumb safety, also that the M&P22 isn’t a dedicated upper assembly atop the M&P9 lower, but rather a restyled Walther P22 Comparing them side by side shows that they are very close. The backstraps on the M&P22 is not … Read entire article »
Springfield Armory XDm 3.3
Here it is in all it’s glory, the long awaited Springfield Armory XDm 3.3 chambered in .45ACP. As it’s name implies, it’s barrel is 3.3″ long and the front of the slide is beveled back from the muzzle. The big news of course is that it is a single stack pistol, so it is much thinner than the regular XDm I’m … Read entire article »