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Global Ordnance Now Offer New Grand Power Stribog 30-Round Curved Magazines
Global Ordnance, the exclusive distributor for Grand Power in the United States, is officially launching the highly-anticipated 30-Round Curved Magazines for the Grand Power Stribog SP9 lineup.
After what they describe as “years of research and development, rigorous testing, and a long ride across the sea”, the all-new magazines are finally available for purchase from Global Ordnance and their select dealers.
Here is more from the release:
Grand Power has worked with Global Ordnance for many months to perfect and test the new magazine design.
How Much Would You Pay for Al Capone’s ‘Favorite’ .45 Colt 1911?
Alphonse Capone, who fancied himself something of a Robin Hood figure while running the Chicago Outfit, spent eight years of an 11-year tax evasion sentence behind bars. He was released when his advanced syphilis became debilitating and died in 1947. Not exactly the blaze of glory end most people expect for notorious mobsters.
His granddaughters — who describe Grandpa Al as “a very devoted family man, very committed to his family,” have amassed an impressive collection of his belongings, as well as those of Al’s son, Sonny (who was not, in fact, shot on the causeway).
Adams Arms New Optics Ready AA19 Compact 9mm Pistol With Vickers Tactical Trigger
From Adams Arms . . .
Adams Arms, industry leading pioneers of piston-driven AR platform firearms, announced the AA19, a performance-driven compact 9mm Luger handgun.The AA19 combines Adams Arms years of experience with handgun barrel and slide innovations with its mission of elevating firearm reliability and performance.
“Adams Arms is known for its slides and barrels for custom handguns, and now we’ve brought all of our expertise into one complete pistol,” Steve Green, Adams Arms Vice President of Sales and Marketing said.
South Carolina Home Invader Shot and Killed by Homeowner After Kicking In a Back Door
Personal defense trainers teach their students to aim for center mass when firing on an attacker. It’s a large target — that makes it easier to hit when you’re moving, the attacker is moving, and you’re shooting under stress — and happens to be where the body’s vital organs are located.
Aiming for center mass also gives you some room for error. That may have been what happened Saturday night when a South Carolina homeowner confronted a home invader.
Gear Review: Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250G
I thoroughly enjoy my Mossberg Shockwave, but shooting it “from the hip” is fraught with danger when it comes to using it for personal defense. Initially, I mounted a Crimson Trace laser ahead of the foregrip. While that didn’t work out well, I recently took the plunge on a Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250G. It gets two thumbs up along with a big grin for me, and if you have a Shockwave it can do the same for you.
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Toledo Woman Shoots Would-Be Home Invader ‘Multiple Times’
The Centers for Disease Control acknowledges that there are somewhere between 60,000 and 2.5 million defensive gun uses in this country every year. Each one is a robbery, assault, rape or murder prevented. The great majority of the time, it happens without a shot being fired.
Strangely enough, our friends who toil away in the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex never want to talk about these lawful uses of firearms to prevent crimes. Do you ever wonder why that is?
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Quick Hits: Triad Tactical Shooting Gear
I’ve been a long range shooter for most of my life. It would be fair to say that I’ve been around the block on this stuff, and I’ve seen trends come and go in my time as a writer. What hasn’t changed much is the need for top-shelf support gear for these rifles and few do it better than Triad Tactical.
A Brief History of Triad Tactical
Triad Tactical was founded in 2001.
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The NRA Convention is Threatened Again as Many of the Largest Industry Exhibitors Pull Out
The National Rifle Association has a lot of problems on its hands. Aside from the now familiar allegations of cronyism and corruption, the NRA was forced to cancel its annual meeting and exhibits in Nashville last year. That was a huge financial hit for the association, given that the the event routinely draws 65,000 to 80,000 people each year depending on the location and venue capacity.
This year’s NRAAM is scheduled for September 3, 4 and 5 in Houston.
Amid a Historic Shortage, Joe Biden Hypocritically Blocks the Importation of All Russian Ammunition
You know that Wolf, TulAmmo, and Bernaul ammunition you have stashed in the back of your closet? Soon it will become a collectable of sorts, kind of like the old Norinco ChiCom ammo from twenty years ago. Thanks to the great statesman occupying the White House, further importation will stop, probably some time in the next year or so. The same goes for Russian-made firearms.
On Friday, August 20th, Joe Biden signed an executive order blocking the importation of all Russian-made firearms and ammo.
Gun Meme of the Day: Swear Jar Edition
We all do it and our wives all love it, eh? Maybe I’ll fill up my “pointing out firearms inaccuracies in movies” jar a bit more this weekend. Here are some good ones.
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Shoot a Hog, Save the Planet
Celebrating National Shooting Sports Month doesn’t have to be just a range activity. Hunters can get into the game too and while they’re at it, lend a helping hand to conservation and fight climate change.
That’s right. Hunters go can green and not just wear green by hunting hogs.
At least 12 states allow year-round hog hunting. They stretch coast-to-coast, from California to Virginia and Texas to Wisconsin.
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Two Anti-Hunting Groups Use Covid to Try to Radically Limit Hunting Across the United States
By Lawrence G. Keane
Two anti-hunting groups are making a move to kill hunting. They’re looking to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Department of the Interior (DOI) to publish a rule that would eliminate transporting harvested wild animals and most birds across state lines.
It is the most serious threat to hunting in the United States since Dan Ashe, former USFWS director, attempted to ban the use of traditional ammunition on federal lands.
Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation Taking Direct Aim at Armslist
Senate Democrats are now seeking revenge on behalf of their friends in Silicon Valley. Just days after Armslist filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram over being deplatformed, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation “to hold accountable online gun marketplaces that allow illegal gun sales to be conducted on their platforms.”
The legislation, dubbed “The Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act,” specifically named Armslist as a reason to repeal Section 230 protections for online marketplaces that market firearms and accessories.
The Truth Increasingly Loses When Facts Conflict With a Good Narrative
It is simply not debatable that the claims of many popular modern movements are far removed from reality. BLM’s contentions about a near-genocide of African Americans directed by police may be the best example of this.
To give only two famous examples out of dozens, Black Trans Lives Matter activist Cherno Biko stated on prime-time television in 2015 that an innocent Black person is “murdered” by American police “every 28 hours,” while star attorney Benjamin Crump hinted at an even higher total in a 2019 book he titled Open Season: The Legalized Genocide of Colored People.
Gun Meme of the Day: A Shot At Kimber Edition
Look, seriously though, she has a great personality.
Make sure to check out the Kimber R7 Mako gun review.
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Gear Review: SB Tactical SBPDW Pistol Stabilizing Brace
SB Tactical is to be one of my favorite companies in the firearms industry. They invented the pistol stabilizing brace and continue to improve and refine the design for a ton of different firearms. Their products are extremely well made and continue to chap the hide of the anti-civil rights crowd.
One of their latest is the SBPDW. PDW, of course, stands for Personal Defense Weapon, and PDW stocks have become quite popular with the short-barreled rifle crowd.
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House Bill Would Mandate ‘Safe Storage’ of Guns in Your Home..And Weaken the PLCAA
There they go again. Antigun Democrats introduced legislation to force Americans to lock up their firearms in their homes. It’s another one-size-fits-all mandate from the government. The U.S. Constitution would like a word.
U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) is no stranger to gun control. He’s backed nearly every antigun bill introduced in Congress. He believes in gun control so much, he suggested in 2019 that Virginia’s Democratic Gov.
LAST CHANCE: The ATF Comment Period on Rule Redefining Firearms Ends at Midnight
The public comment period on the ATF’s proposed rule that would redefine what a firearm is expires at midnight tonight. If adopted, the rule would define an upper receiver, slide, or barrel as a firearm at the ATF’s discretion. Other parts may fall under the new regulation, too.
That means these parts would have to be serialized and regulated — with background checks — just as lowers are now. There’s much more to the proposed rule so click here for a more complete rundown of what it would do.
Broward Coward Scot Peterson: I Did the Best I Could
From the Associated Press . . .
The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead said after a hearing Wednesday that he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed.
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, 58, appeared in court, where his attorney argued to dismiss child negligence charges against him, the Sun Sentinel reported.
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Protect Your Ears While Hearing Everything With Caldwell’s Bluetooth Enabled E-Max Pro BT Muffs
You know how important it is to protect your hearing when you shoot. Hearing loss is cumulative and can sneak up on you over time. So whether you’re at the range or out in the field, effective, comfortable hearing protection is a must.
That’s why Caldwell’s E-Max Pro BT are such a great option. These over-the-ear alkaline battery-powered electronic muffs feature high quality Bluetooth hearing protection for all-day comfort at an incredibly affordable price.