NEW GUN SEASON

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January is “new gun intro” season in the firearms industry, with the major trade show mid-month being the stage:  SHOT, the Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade Show.  I won’t be there this year (trial...

PACKIN’ OLD STYLE

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So here I am, teaching a class of mostly high-tech polymer pistol shooters. Glocks, S&W M&Ps, Springfield XD series, and the very popular and very cool new Heckler & Koch VP9.  And what’s on...

SHOT SHOW 2017: PART 3

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The SHOT Show goes far beyond just guns.  One of the hottest accessories today is the sound suppressor – silencer – which is riding a huge wave of popularity that has yet to crest. ...

BEHOLD, THE LONG-AWAITED “SLIM-NINE” GLOCK 43

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Mmff…Mmff…Mmff…(Gasp)…BWAH-HA-HA-HA! Forgive the sound effects.  That’s just me, bound for some time by a legal non-disclosure agreement scheduled to time out at 12:01 AM on March 20, 2015. Another publishing entity disregarded the NDA and...

THE GUNS OF WINTER

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I spent Christmas in the Chicago area, and returning to warmer climes for (most of) the rest of the season reminds me of why I have lately wintered as much as possible closer to...