Monthly Archives: September 2013
Shoot Your Carry Ammo At Least Once
Let me tell you a story. Remember that XDs review I did a while back? That was my father’s gun. He bought it for his daily carry gun. After I did the review and gave it back to him, he held off carrying it for a while until he had the chance to shoot it himself. That turned out to be a good idea.
I’ve always been a fan of the Winchester PDX ammunition. The problem is, there was a bit of an ammo crisis in recent months. You might have heard about it. I believe a couple of blogs might have mentioned it as well. Either way, PDX ammo was difficult to find so my father loaded the gun with Hornady’s Critical Defense ammo instead. Continue reading
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How to Tell You’re Paying a Good Price
Guns aren’t cheap. Well, some guns are cheap but most guns aren’t. For the vast majority of us, the purchase of a gun is a big deal and requires a great deal of planning, budgeting and bribing of the significant other.
Personally, I’ve always had the rule of “if it costs more than $100, I have to spend at least a week making sure I’m not only buying the right thing but getting a decent deal.” For starters, it saves me from impulse buys which rarely turn out well. At the same time, it makes sure I make good use of every penny.
When we’re at the store or gun show and picking out our gun, how can we be sure we’re getting the best bang for the buck…so to speak? Let’s take a look at how I work through it, as well as some of my favorite resources for either buying a gun or at least figuring out the going rates. Continue reading
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Team Hornady Chalks Up Wins at AR15.com/Rockcastle Pro Am 3-Gun Championship
Grand Island, NE (PRWEB) September 22, 2013
Team Hornady was unstoppable among the largest field of shooters ever to compete at the AR15.com/Rockcastle Pro Am 3-Gun Championship, August 23-25, 2013 in Park City, Kentucky. Two thousand acres of unforgiving terrain and eight Pro stages designed by some of the top three-gunners on the circuit coupled with a stamina-withering heat index did not deter Team Hornady’s shooting skills or the accuracy of their Hornady ammo. Continue reading
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Smith & Wesson recalls the M&P Shield
Between Caracal, Springfield and now Smith & Wesson, it looks like it’s turning out to be recall month. If you own an M&P Shield built before August 19, 2013 you might want to read this:
Official page here: http://www.mpshieldsafetyalert.com/ Continue reading
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The Top 10 Movie Guns
What is it about Hollywood and guns? I don’t think there’s any entity out there that can create a desire for a particular firearm more than putting it in the forefront of an awesome movie. It doesn’t matter if it’s real or not, if it’s awesome enough in the film, it moves to our number one Christmas boutique gift item. We’ve covered the best gun related movies, but what about the best movie guns? Every action villain needs a nasty looking gun and every hero needs an equally if not more awesome gun. These are the guns, real or not, that either make the movie or define the action movie genre all together. As I go along, I’ll try to classify each as a either villain’s gun, a hero’s gun or neutral. Continue reading
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Brownells Serves as Title Sponsor of Inaugural Amateur-Only 3-Gun Match
Brownells – The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories, Ammunition and Gunsmithing Tools™ – is proud to announce it will serve as the title sponsor for the inaugural Brownells U.S. 3-Gun Amateur and Junior National Championships. The first ever, amateur-only 3-gun match will be held September 27-29, 2013, at the Midwest 3-Gun Range near Fayette, Missouri.
Open to any amateur or junior 3-gun competitor, the match will use a Lewis-Class scoring system to give all contestants a better opportunity to win great prizes.
“The weekend shooter is the backbone of the shooting sports,” said Matt Buckingham, President/COO of Brownells. “We realize that most competitors do it for the love of the sport and for the friendships made at these competitions. That’s why we’re very excited to sponsor this match because it not only allows for hobby shooters to have access to top prizes, but it also a way for us to thank everyone who spends their hard-earned dollar to compete in these great events.”
The Brownells U.S. Amateur 3-Gun National Championships will feature nine stages designed by an experienced team of multi- and 3-gun course designers to fully test the handgun, shotgun and rifle skills of competitors. Participants may elect to compete in one of five classes – Open, Tactical Optics, Tactical Irons, Heavy Metal or Heavy Tactical Optics.
For more information or to sign up, visit the Brownells U.S. 3-Gun Amateur and Junior National Championships’ webpage. Continue reading
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Caracal Pistol Recall…
Well, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this in a recall before! It seemed strange enough to me that I wanted to verify its authenticity before I posted on it. Basically, there seems to be something really wrong with the pistol. If you send it back as part of the recall, they don’t even send you a repaired gun back. You get a refund instead. The official word is below: Continue reading
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Rock Island Armory Introduces Sleek New Look for Legendary 1911’s
As much as we like to talk about accuracy and reliability and such, the look of a gun also plays a not-insignificant role in decisions. One thing that’s bugged me about 1911’s, from an aesthetic point, is how the manufacturers love to take up all that real estate on the side of the slide with their logos and such. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the desire to make one’s self known, but I’m a big fan of the “less is more” mentality.
That’s why I was quite happy with Rock Island Armory’s announcement today about a change to the way they’re displaying their logo: They’re making is smaller and putting on the back of the slide. Continue reading
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Beginner Gun Review: Stoeger Condor Over/Under
For those that have been reading my site for a while, you might remember that I developed a love of skeet shooting after spending a day with Jacksonville University’s Shooting Team. For those that haven’t been reading long, go back and read the archives. I’m not joking. Go and read them. Admittedly, it’s not required but I could really use the page views.
Anyway, the preferred gun of choice for clays is the good ole over under style shotgun. These double barrel guns hold 2 shells and are accurate as can be. They also have almost no moving parts at all so, in theory, they should be way less money than pump action and semi-automatic shotguns, right? Continue reading
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