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SHOT Show: Shooting Beretta’s New 80X Cheetah .380 ACP Pistol
One of the many new-for-SHOT guns that Beretta announced at their pre-SHOT Show range day is the reincarnation of the much-loved and dearly departed Beretta Cheetah of years past. The old Cheetah was available in a few lighter calibers like .22LR, .32 and .380 and went out of production about five years ago.
This new pistol is Beretta’s 80X Cheetah chambered in .380 ACP.
For the fans of the original, this is a reimagined Cheetah, that takes inspiration from the original, but has a number of significant differences and improvements (and no, it won’t take the Model 84’s magazines).
SHOT Show: The New Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol 12 Gauge Shotgun
Beretta’s 1301 tactical shotgun has been one of the most popular personal defense semi-auto smoothbores options from the Italian gun maker. But with the new A300 Ultima Patrol, Beretta aims to give those in the market for 7+1 rounds of fearsome dissuasive power an American made option at a more affordable price.
We got a chance to pepper some targets with the new 1301 Patrol yesterday. It does just about everything the 1301 does in a very compelling feature-packed package.
Gun Review: SIG SAUER Cross Bolt Action Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor
The SIG Cross is well balanced, incredibly flexible, exceptionally precise and perfectly dependable. There’s no wood on it at all. And yet, somehow, SIG SAUER has delivered what may very well be the best short action hunting rifle on the market today.
I did not see that coming.
There are currently two calibers (6.5CM and .308Win….277 SIG Fury has been promised) available. This trial and evaluation rifle is the 6.5 Creedmoor version and includes a 1:8 twist 18″ barrel.
Louisiana Mom Protects Her Children, Shoots and Kills Home Intruder Armed With a Shovel
Don’t mess with a mama bear. Or bring a shovel to a gun fight. A Hammond, Louisiana woman faced down a masked home invader in her bedroom last Sunday morning. As he beat her with a shovel, she managed to access her pistol and shot her attacker repeatedly to protect herself and her children.
It turns out her attacker had attacked and carjacked a good Samaritan hours earlier. Following the mother’s application of deadly force, the attacker died at the scene.
Cleaning and Maintaining Your Magazines – Why, How Often and How to Do It
Magazine maintenance isn’t really a hot topic among gun owners. People love talking about what they do and don’t do in regards to their firearms, but their magazines are often forgotten. This is due, in part, to the idea that they don’t really need much care.
While that’s relatively true in comparison to guns, completely forgetting about the piece of equipment that’s solely responsible for feeding your firearm is a mistake that will eventually catch up with you.
Lionheart Announces the New Optic-Ready Hammer-Fired Vulcan 9 Pistol
The new VULCAN 9 picks up where the REGULUS left off. Continuing Lionheart’s record of providing combat ready, heirloom quality pistols, the VULCAN 9 answers the call for those looking for a refined, optic-ready, hammer-fired pistol for concealed carry.
The VULCAN 9 is ready for MRDS optics. Unlike competitors, our mounting solution does not require adapter plates to fit the most popular pistol optics on the market. Our screw pattern accommodates the Holosun 407k/507k, the Shield RMSc, Trijicon RMRcc, SIG RomeoZero Elite and other optics that use the Shield RMSc or Trijicon RMRcc footprints.
Career Criminal Florida Man Shoots Himself With a Stolen Gun While Committing Yet Another Crime
Cops say Florida Man™ Justin McCall, who was out on bond for two previous burglary arrests, stole a handgun during yet another vehicle break-in. That gun proved his undoing later that evening.
Wearing a woman’s boots from the earlier burglary, he negligently shot himself in the leg while committing yet another vehicle break-in.
McCall, aged 28, narrowly cheated the Darwin Awards committee thanks to a nearby neighbor who heard his cries for help.
Beretta Unveils The New 80x Cheetah .380 and 92XI 9mm Pistols, A300 Ultima Patrol Shotgun
From Beretta . . .
Beretta 80x Cheetah Pistol, Cal. .380
BERETTA IS BRINGING BACK THE CLASSIC 380 WITH EXCEPTIONAL COMFORT & STYLE.
The 80x Cheetah reimagines the legendary platform, with a new sleek design and enhanced features. Ergonomically redesigned for modern day carry, the 80X Cheetah includes a smaller Vertec style grip profile, the X-treme S Double/Single trigger, skeletonized hammer, a 13+1 round capacity, and comes optics-ready out of the box.
American Journal of Medicine: Belief In Freedom, Distrust of Government are Bad for Your Health
“One possibility relates to a distrust of government or belief in freedom that contributes to both vaccination preferences and increased traffic risks.”
As Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones) proclaimed in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “who is this who is so wise in the ways of science?” Behold the authors of COVID Vaccine Hesitancy and Risk of a Traffic Crash, published by the American Journal of Medicine but authored by a trio in Canada.
‘Let Go Of My Kid’: Gun-Packin’ Mom Thwarts Attempted Child Abduction in Downtown Des Moines
Hats off to the Des Moines mom who stopped the abduction of her child without firing a shot from her concealed carry piece. The story could have ended very differently, but in the end, the would be child abductors were arrested without any new orifices or blood loss and the mother got her kid back unmolested.
It all went down Thursday when a couple tried to grab a young boy, claiming they were his parents.
SB Tactical: We’re Not Going to Sit Back and Watch ATF Target Law-Abiding Gun Owners
From SB Tactical . . .
Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a Final Rule “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces.”
Under this rule, owners of some firearms with Pistol Stabilizing Braces will be forced to choose between registering their lawfully owned, brace-equipped firearms and taking other drastic action such as surrendering it to the federal government, destroying it or facing criminal liability.
BREAKING: ATF Announces ‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Pistol Stabilizing Braces’ Rule
Our dear friends at the ATF chose Friday the 13th in the run-up to next week’s SHOT show to announce their final rule on the use of pistol stabilizing braces. Basically…you (mostly) can’t. Maybe what we love the most is the firearms regulators’ assiduous use of scare quotes around the term “stabilizing braces” to let us know that wink-wink these things are really stocks and we’re lucky they haven’t just outlawed them altogether a la bump stocks.
Overwhelming #RESISTANCE: 80+ Sheriffs Tell Illinois Gov. Pritzker They Won’t Enforce His Gun Control Law
Yesterday, we noted that over thirty Illinois sheriffs had publicly told Illinois’ illustrious Gov. J.B. Pritzker they refuse to enforce the new gun ban and registration bill he so gleefully signed into law. The effort reached critical mass as by the end of the day with ninety sheriffs, state’s attorneys and county boards communicating the same message.
Suddenly what J.B. might have thought would be a pillar of a possible presidential campaign announcement has morphed into a political embarrassment.
Hands-On: Dan Wesson DWX
It was fall of 2019 when Dan Wesson first announced and showed off the DWX pistol, which was slated to hit dealers the following summer. As a huge fan of both the CZ 75 platform (in particular the competition-oriented models) and the 1911 platform (with a sweet spot for Dan Wessons), I was truly excited to get my hands on Dan Wesson’s and CZ-USA’s marriage of those two things in the DWX.
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Illinois Gun Ban and Registration Impacts Almost All Gun Owners While Governor Flouts the Rule of Law
As you read earlier, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker rushed to sign a new gun ban into law within hours of its passage by the General Assembly. Pritzker proudly praised the legislators who ignored the rule of law to pass the measure that blocks sales and ownership of the most popular guns for self-defense. He also took a victory lap around what he said were the “powerful forces of the pro-gun lobby.”
Why the rush?
Taurus Announces the First Ever 856 and 606 TORO Optics-Ready Revolvers
From Taurus USA . . .
In October of 2023 we asked consumers what innovation they wanted to see on the heels of the 856 Executive Grade. The answer was swift and unanimous: a small frame optics ready revolver.
You asked, we answered. Introducing the first ever optics ready small frame revolvers, the Taurus 856 T.O.R.O. and the Taurus 605 T.O.R.O. Both revolvers are milled at the factory to accept the optics plate designed specifically for this application.
Leupold’s New Mark 5HD 2-10×30 Riflescope
From Leupold . . .
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world’s most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Mark 5HD 2-10×30 riflescope.
The 2-10×30 further expands Leupold’s award-winning Mark 5HD family. The Mark 5HD redefines accuracy, precision, and optical performance for shooters and does so in a package that embodies rugged reliability. The 2-10×30 delivers on those same traits, but in a shorter, lighter scope that’s ideal for carbines and designated marksman rifles.
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34 Illinois Sheriffs (So Far) To Gov. J.B. Pritzker Over ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban: Go Pound Sand
More and more Illinois sheriffs have a message for Governor J. B. Pritzker: Go pound sand. Less than 48 hours after the big guy signed House Bill 5471 into law, 33 34 sheriffs have made it clear they aren’t going to enforce the new gun and magazine ban. Or gun registration.
It started with a joint statement from Perry County where the sheriff and state’s attorney published an open later announcing their intention to ignore the new gun ban.
Obscure Object of Desire: Hoban No. 45 Boy’s Rifle
In my home, there are certain non-negotiables with my kids when it comes to things they have to learn. I see raising kids as something akin to predeployment training. It lasts 18 years, and I send them out into the world. One of those non-negotiables is learning how to safely handle a gun. This often gives me an excuse to buy guns, and that’s exactly how I stumbled onto the Hoban No. 45 Boy’s Rifle.
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