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Pro Tip: Choose The Right Bullet For The Job
Late last month a few guys and I went to Lonesome Boar Adventures in Mountain Home, Texas to do a little hunting. Thinking we’d be shooting mostly coyotes at medium-to-long ranges, wild boars from close to far, and perhaps some axis deer, I built up a Pork Sword Rifle for my buddy, Peter, and a Pork Sword SBR for Jimmy, the owner of Atibal Optics, to use, both chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.
While I could have put these guns together in other chamberings — and, indeed, I brought a gnarly 375 Raptor for myself — Creedmoor is super accurate and easy to shoot, especially over varying ranges with hastily-estimated wind calls.
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National Conceal Carry Reciprocity — Be Careful What You Wish For
In addition to making constitutional carry the rule rather than the exception, another change I’d like to see would be wider reciprocation of carry permits across the nation. That being said, I imagine this wouldn’t be as simple a solution as some make it out to be.
There are some potential pitfalls that make me hesitate every time the topic is brought up. Let’s think through some of the benefits and potential shortcomings of national reciprocity.
The Quest to Build a Better Bullet
Just as we continue to try to perfect projectiles in the 21st century, the same was true back in the 19th century.
Buck-and-ball fired from a shotgun allowed the shooter to have multiple projectiles per shot at their disposal. In theory, this improved the likelihood of hitting your target, but it wasn’t always the case since the projectiles were fired from a smoothbore barrel that did nothing to keep a tight pattern.
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Stockton Police Arrest Suspected Serial Killer Who Hunted the Homeless in Northern California
From the AP . . .
A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in Northern California was arrested before dawn Saturday as he drove through the streets of Stockton, armed with a handgun and possibly searching for another victim, police said.
Investigators began watching the suspect after receiving tips and stopped him in a car at about 2 a.m. in the Central Valley city, where five of the shootings took place, Police Chief Stanley McFadden said at a news conference.
Memphis Homeowner Shot Repairman When He Returned to the Home After Repair
When you need a repairman, you need a repairman. But it can be scary to invite a complete stranger into your home for hours. On top of that, you’re giving the person a look at the inside of your home, including any valuables you may have.
That’s why it’s important for homeowners to know with whom they’re doing business and take appropriate precautions. Still and all, a Memphis homeowner got an unexpected and unwelcome return visit from a workman who had previously been on the property…this time at about 9:30 p.m.
Erhardt: Americans Building Their Own Firearms is a Fundamental Act of Self-Sufficiency
In 2008, Darren Peters founded a full-service machine shop in Florida with a vision of excellent quality and sterling-class workmanship. His small business has expanded its product line, adding professionals to his team and building a reputation for excellent service and products. In every sense, Darren’s workshop fulfills the American dream. But now, thanks to a bureaucratic rule from the Biden administration, that could all come to end.
What is Darren’s great crime?
Save a Pumpkin This Halloween
Work on your marksmanship skills before carving your pumpkin.
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Thanks, Chicago!: Guns Save Life Trades Still More Clunkers For Cash to Fund Kids Shooting Programs
At Guns Save Life, the Illinois-based gun rights group, we’ve lost count of how many times we’ve traded broken down clunker firearms to the “do-gooders” in Chicago for perfectly good cash.
What makes it even more deliciously subversive is that we then donate the money collected to buy ammo for youth shooting programs.
We also use the cash to buy guns to give away at youth shooting camps.
Daniel Defense Announces New SoundGuard Line of Suppressors
From Daniel Defense . . .
Daniel Defense, manufacturer of the world’s finest firearms and accessories, today announces the release of a new line of hard-use and titanium suppressors.
Daniel SoundGuard Suppressors Powered by KGM provide multiple benefits to the user, with an emphasis on backpressure reduction. “Through years of working with multiple military/law enforcement agencies – as well as consumers – our team pinpointed specific criteria for this family of suppressors,” said Marty Daniel, President and CEO.
SAF Sues State of New York Over Church Gun Carry Prohibition
The forces of civilian disarmament aren’t having an easy time of it these days. It’s been particularly rough going in the Empire State. After ramming through punitively restrictive laws limiting concealed carry following the Bruen decision, Governor Kathy Hochul’s legislative temper tantrum (AKA, the Concealed Carry Improvement Act) has taken some serious hits.
Last week, a judge granted an application for a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the based on the likelihood that many parts of the law including the ban on carry in “sensitive places” are unconstitutional.
Life Interrupted: TTAG Talks to Kyle Rittenhouse [VIDEO]
It probably isn’t breaking any new ground to report that being Kyle Rittenhouse isn’t easy. In the pervasive public and political climate that is the state of play in the third decade of the 21st century, an individual can’t fight for their life on the streets of Kenosha, then fight for it again in a court room — all of it captured on video, packaged by and for social media, mainstream news readers and the puditocracy — without becoming a political lightening rod.
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Oregon Has a Golden #GUNVOTE Opportunity on November 8
One of the nation’s “defund the police” and surging violent crime epicenters could see big changes on election day.
Oregonians will soon cast their ballots and they are showing signs they may reject a severe gun control ballot initiative, as well as elect the first pro-Second Amendment governor in more than forty years.
The Backdrop
The visuals were common and often on national news. Portland was a hotbed of violence, looting and riots in 2020 in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the rise of defund the police movement.
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Nikolas Cruz Dodges the Death Penalty, Will Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison Without Parole
Following his guilty plea for murdering 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a jury today completed the penalty phase of the trial by refusing to sentence him to death, ensuring that Nikolas Cruz will spend the rest of his life in prison.
It’s very tempting to want to see some swift and sure retributive justice applied to irredeemable filth like Cruz. Many will be upset to hear that the cold-blooded killer won’t be put to death by the state of Florida.
CARJACKING DEFENSIVE TIPS: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
Not long ago, Guns Save Life welcomed one of the best firearm instructors in the nation at our GSL meeting. During his visit, Brian Smith talked about strategies for dealing with the rampant carjackings taking place in Chicagoland.
It can happen to anyone, and it’s happening increasingly in cities across the country. In fact, it happened to Smith’s own son not far from mom and dad’s house.
Smith weaved in some videos with personal experiences and advice.
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Georgians Are Rejecting Stacey Abrams’ Long-Running Anti-Gun Hypocrisy
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams denied she lost her last bout against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018. She’s trying again and there’s no denying her gun control agenda would be a disaster for Georgians’ Second Amendment rights.
Abrams’ antigun platform isn’t the only problem. Her Second Amendment hypocrisy is what should have Georgians hopping mad.
Abrams has spent more than $1.2 million on private armed security all while calling for Georgians to give up their rights to protect themselves.
As a Matter of Fact, the Supreme Court Did Not Uphold the ATF’s Bump Stock Ban
First, denying cert in a case is not a ruling on the merits of that case. The decision not to take a case is not an explicit endorsement of a lower court’s ruling. …
Second, there is good reason in this instance why the Supreme Court may want to take a wait and see approach to how the law in this area develops in the lower federal courts.
At present, another bump-stock case, Cargill v.
Gun Meme of the Day: Dating App Edition
Gotta weed ’em out quick.
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Korean War Era Ammo: Even Stored Under Sub-Optimal Conditions, Every Round Fired Almost 70 Years Later
This past weekend, I had a chance to fire an M1 Carbine I recently found in the bottom of a lake. My diving crew friends also recovered some ammo with the gun. Uncle Sam’s Lake City Army ammunition plant had loaded it almost 70 years ago. Stored in an ammo can in a detached garage for many of those years, the US government ammo ran flawlessly.
A couple of years ago I wrote here about how antique ammo stored even in less than ideal cool and dry conditions will still go bang reliably.
Michael Bloomberg Has a Militia Fetish and He Wants You to Have One, Too
By Lee Williams
If you don’t control your mind, someone else will. Jim Morrison said that, and it’s as true today as it was when The Doors front man first uttered those prophetic words.
When it comes to the right to keep and bear arms, there is no one who wants to control minds more than former New York City mayor and multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
Bloomberg, 80, funds a vast array of anti-gun propagandists who operate across multiple digital and print platforms.