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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor 50 FAMOUS FIREARMS YOU’VE GOT TO OWN, by Rick Hacker. ©2014. Published by Krause Publications, Dept. TGM, 700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990; online: krausebooks.com. Price: $29.95, plus shipping. Available at most bookstores. This 176-page hardbound volume is devoted to just what the title states, 50 […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor HANDLOADER’S INDEX—The Official Red Book, edited by Kyle Lynch. ©2015. Published by 2nd Amendment Media, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Dept. TGM, 3101 Clairmont Rd., Suite G, Atlanta, GA 30329. Price: $24.95, plus postage. This 224-page softbound volume is loaded (no pun intended) with color photographs, tables, and notes […]

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Review by Larry S. Sterett THE BOOK OF GUN TRIVIA – Essential Firepower Facts, by Gordon L. Rottman. ©2013. Published by Osprey Publishing, Dept. TGM, PO Box 3985, New York, NY 10185, online: ospreypublishing.com. Price: $14.95, plus postage. Available at most bookstores. This compact, 208-page hardbound volume features just what the title states, facts. In […]

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by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor Cases must be lubricated before resizing to prevent them becoming stuck in the resizing die. The exception is when using carbide or titanium resizing dies—no lube is required. These dies are for straight cases only; the geometry of bottleneck cases means even expensive carbide or titanium coatings would still […]

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    by Art Merrill | Contributing Editor We divide metallic cartridge cases into two categories, bottleneck cases and straight-walled cases, each named for their shape. Straight cases for pistol and rifle have been with us a long time, and so have bottleneck rifle cases—but many folks forget that bottleneck pistol cases have been around […]

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    by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor While the gun industry is not as booming as it was in 2013, it is still thriving in spite of reports to the contrary in some media, and several companies are turning to a variety of rebate, discount and bonus promotions that mean consumers can find […]

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    by James C. Fulmer | Past President, NMLRA Sometimes the growth and the preservation of an Association are one in the same. As the shooters in the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA) age, there has been a lot of interest in keeping the aging membership shooting. Many matches have been added for […]

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Veteran Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) will not run for another term in 2016, but that could be very bad news for gunowners because, according to the Los Angeles Times, he has already endorsed anti-gun New York Sen. Charles Schumer to be his successor in the Democratic leadership position. The 75-year-old Reid, still recovering from a […]

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BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation is disappointed that federal Judge Benjamin H. Settle today dismissed without prejudice our lawsuit challenging provisions of Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control measure passed in Washington State last November. However, SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb noted that in reaching his decision, Judge Settle […]

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A Washington State man will likely be in prison for the rest of his life following his conviction by a Snohomish County jury in the June 2013 slaying of a teenager during what has been described as a “drive-by shooting spree” in which the apparent weapon of choice was a .30-caliber Ruger Blackhawk revolver. The […]

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The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in April that Wal-Mart investors don’t have a right to try to stop the company from selling rifles or any other product those shareholders may think is socially destructive, according to the Washington Times. The ruling in favor of the Arkansas-based retailer reverses a November district court […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor We received the new aluminum-framed Commander-sized pistol from the Ruger folks on Jan. 28, just a week after the SHOT Show at which it made its debut. In our opinion, a month is not a very long time over which to really wring out a new pistol, especially in […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor The Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed of Texas have joined in a federal lawsuit against the State Department that could have far-reaching implications on several constitutional grounds, alleging prior restraint by the government over on-line publication of information related to three-dimensional printing of arms. The lawsuit was filed in […]

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by Michael A. Black The 37th Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, which is owned and managed by the National Sports Shooting Foundation (NSSF), was held in Las Vegas, Jan. 20-23 at the Sands Convention Center. Spread over 13 acres, it featured 16,000 exhibiting companies. Attendance was once again up at this year’s show […]

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Photo courtesy of Jim Garber In a recent interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Kroger Senior Vice President and CFO Michael Schlotman was asked about the company’s stance on open carry within the chain’s stores, because it has been a key target of a petition and video campaign by Michael Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action for Gun […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor By a 32-28 vote, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a controversial “universal background check” measure that Gov. Kate Brown had indicated she would sign, and in the aftermath, the anti-gun Everytown for Gun Safety is crowing. Almost simultaneously, the gun control lobbying group in neighboring Washington revealed what will […]

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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor A so-called “universal background check” bill that some observers believe will be fast-tracked has been filed in the Oregon Legislature, and already one newspaper has editorialized against it. State Sen. Floyd Prozanski introduced Senate Bill 941, a measure that has more chance of passing in the Beaver State this […]

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by Larry S. Sterett | Contributing Editor The 2015 SHOT Show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 20-23, 2015, in the Sands Convention Center. SHOT stands for Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade, and the show did fulfill its goal in this aspect. However, after four days of coverage, it seemed to this writer a […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Latest updates & developments Federal: H.R, 1454, H.R. 2019; Judicial: ; States with new bills introduced: Massachusetts; Legislation changes: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin 114th Congress Pro-gun bills: Rep. Perry Scott (R-PA) introduced H.R. 2019, to prevent […]

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A pair of apparent would-be mass shooters learned the hard way that in Texas, opening fire in the proximity of police is going to get an immediate and deadly reaction. That’s the outcome of an attack on a gathering in Garland, a Dallas suburb, where people had been attending what was billed as an event […]

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