The Gun Mag

by TGM staff There’s a worldwide interest in shooting, as this recent news report indicates, especially where governments impose strict bans on the possession of private-owned arms. AT the same time, there is a growing public interest in firearms ownership reported on almost every continent. Dickson Wong, a marksman with a deep interest in firearms, […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor There was a time when the US and Canadian federal governments sent troops or Mounties out to prevent the indigenous people of North American from acquiring and possessing firearms. Later on both nations were subdivided into states and provinces and layers of federal laws and state firearms laws […]

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by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor There must be some kind of evolutionary advantage in demanding absolutes because it seems that everyone wants them. Absolutes define the edges of a comfort zone within which we confidently expect predetermined events to not vary. Absolutes allow us to accurately predict the future, and maybe that’s what we’re […]

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by Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor The need to reload cartridges right in camp certainly goes back to the buffalo hunters of the 1870s. They cast their own bullets, wrapped those bullets with paper patches, and loaded them, often at night to be prepared for the next day’s hunt. Doing that today should be no […]

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by Dick Jones | Contributing Editor   According to statistics provided by Luckygunner.com, in 2013 their most popular ammunition by revenue generated was 9mm Luger. In fact, 9mm provided 21.4% of their total sales volume. I’m sure that in number of rounds fired, .22 Long Rifle is more popular, but in centerfire ammunition, 9mm Luger […]

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  by Tanya Metaksa Latest developments— 2017 Politics: Georgia, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia; Judicial: Kitsap County v. Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club; California Lawsuits; Knutson v. Curry; State Legislation: California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin 115th Congress Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, H.R.1181 passes the […]

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By Chris Bird Originally published Thursday, March 16, 2017 in the Washington Times. Reprinted in TGM with author’s permission. To what extent should ordinary citizens become involved in stopping violent crime and terrorism? This question has become more relevant in the age of what the police call the active shooter. For decades, law enforcement agencies, […]

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‘Moms’ founder starts airline leggings kerfuffle Shannon Watts, the reputed founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the lead Bloomberg-funded anti-gun group, started an Internet meme in March about dress codes on airlines when she tweeted that two teens on her flight were denied boarding because they were wearing leggings. Online umbrage […]

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    The California Rifle and Pistol Association and the National Rifle Association have filed a second lawsuit challenging Golden State gun laws that restrict ammunition magazines, contending that the ban on so-called “high capacity magazines” is unconstitutional.    The action, filed in federal district court in San Diego, comes in the wake of an […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor Over the last couple of years Canik USA has been importing handguns via Century Arms (Phone: 800-527-1252; Online:centuryarms.biz). Among them is a pistol brand that has started to have a big following: Canik, yet another quality affordable firearm from Turkey. Century has been importing various models of the TP9s.All […]

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By James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA   It wasn’t until this spring that I finally got a better understanding of what Heraclitus wrote. I attended the Pennsylvania Federation of Black Powder Shooters’ (PFBPS) Annual Banquet this year held at Blair County Fish and Forestry Association’s club house on March 25. The annual PFBPS […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We are always on the lookout for new bipods. However, many bipods on the market today are heavy, bulky, complicated and just plain “clunky”; same goes for tripods for supporting optics. At SHOT 2016 (or was it NRA?) we ran across a British firm, Spartan Precision Equipment, (sales@javalinbipods.com), that […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A handful of gun rights activists in Massachusetts and Washington state had a good chuckle because a notice about a June 3 so-called “gun buyback” sponsored by a gun control group and clergy organization in the town of Natick was apparently been pulled from Facebook because it violated the social media […]

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by Dick Jones | Contributing Editor Sometimes, my ignorance embarrasses me, even though no one realizes I’ve been ignorant. As a firearms instructor who’s taught thousands of people how to shoot with most of my recent focus on personal defense and concealed carry, I discuss the choice of the right CCH handgun with two or […]

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by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor When people learn that we’re handloaders they expect us to know stuff. OK, fair, enough – our hands-on experiences combined with our internal database and knowledge of where and how to find information mean we’ve probably got a firmer handle on the ins and outs of cartridges than do […]

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Barrett® Fieldcraft™ Hunting Rifle Shipping In early April, Barrett Firearms announced that shipments of Fieldcraft rifles to distributors have begun. This rifle is designed to be carried further on long days in the field and perform like a Barrett at that critical moment. The stock is crafted from hand-laid carbon fiber to provide an ultra-light […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Robert L. “Larry” Wilson, noted firearms author, researcher, scholar, historian and literary powerhouse passed away unexpectedly in his San Francisco, CA, apartment located on historic Telegraph Hill on Dec. 10, 2016. Wilson was 77 years old, and a long-time resident of both Hadlyme, CT and San Francisco. I […]

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  By Dave Workman Senior Editor Veteran anti-gun Sen. Charles Schumer is threatening to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court by the U.S. Senate, but such a move might backfire. Rasmussen Reports revealed that 49 percent of likely voters believe opposition to Gorsuch “is due mostly to partisan politics.” The same […]

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Review by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WEAPONRY, by Chuck Wills. ©2016. Published by Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, CA, in association with the Berman Museum of World History, Anniston, AL. Large trade paperback. 320 pages, Price $19.99. Available on book stores and online, or direct from publisher online at: […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We find it hard to give up on a good thing; even an old holster like our Rhodesian. Made by Thad Rybka in 1985, this holster, and an assortment of 1911s, has accompanied us on many an adventure over the last 30+ years. The TR Rhodesian has true “character” […]

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