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Savage Arms’ New 110 Magpul Hunter Rifle
From Savage Arms . . .
Savage is pleased to announce it has teamed up with Magpul to pair a premium aftermarket stock with Savage’s proven 110 action. The combination mates Savage’s reputation for accuracy with Magpul’s renowned versatility to create a unique 110 that’s ideal for any shooter.
“Magpul builds incredible accessories,” Jessica Treglia, Sr. Brand Manager at Savage Arms, said. “Their Hunter Stocks are a solid compliment for the versatility of the 110 action and barrel.
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VoteVets ‘Veterans’ Org Funded by Democrats and Bloomberg to Push Gun Control, Progressive Candidates
by Lee Williams
VoteVets is a hybrid political action group that operates as both a PAC and a Super PAC by donating money directly to political campaigns, and by raising and spending unlimited amounts of cash for “independent expenditures,” such as ad campaigns that target conservative candidates and issues, while supporting liberal issues and politicians.
The organization operates two groups, the VoteVets PAC and the VoteVets Action Fund. Its stated mission is to “to elect veterans to public office,” but in actuality it only backs liberals.
Polls Show More Hispanics Turning Their Backs on Gun Control, Civilian Disarmament Advocates
An Axios/Ipsos poll showed Hispanic swing voters are concerned about crime, criminal violence and personal safety. That finding wasn’t a surprise to NSSF. Hispanic-Americans, along with nearly every other demographic group, are embracing their right to lawfully purchase and own a firearm. Firearm industry retail survey data revealed this growing trend a year ago. That’s when law-abiding Latinos purchased firearms in big numbers and the demographics of America’s gun owners continued to show growth.
Competition Shooting Training: Build Balance for Better Shooting
I was a runner in college. I sprinted five miles a day every day cross-country like some sort of Dutch-German T-1000. I ended-up paying for during months of physical therapy. It turns out that breaking and spraining your ankles over and over again isn’t so great for your overall health.
Even minor workouts resulted in painful pulled muscles and tears. It came to the point where I was unable to carry a gun because my lower back was so bad.
Training Helps You Handle the Adrenaline Rush
Stress. It can be categorized by type – distress, eustress, neustress – and classified by hormone – adrenaline, norepinephrine, and cortisol. Some of its effects can be positive, at least in the short-term, while others are overwhelmingly negative. When it comes to the role of stress in hunting one factor rules them all: training. Yes, you read right. Training isn’t just the purview of self-defense shooters and competitors; training matters for hunters.
“You do not rise to the occasion in combat, you sink to the level of your training.
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Keep Your Dreams of Gun Control Out of the Mouths of our Founding Fathers
By Cody Wisniewski
Amid rambling incoherence, USA Today columnist Carli Pierson tries to blame “people like Rep. Lauren Boebert” for “the gun violence and trauma we are constantly cycling through as a nation.” It’s an embarrassment to the publication and the kind of rant I would normally ignore.
Unfortunately, Pierson also wants to drag the Founding Fathers into this—as if they would share her views on gun control and so-called “necessary changes” to our laws.
Gear Review: Mantis Blackbeard Trigger System for AR-15 Rifles
Dry fire with a AR-15 is hardly an entertaining event. Focus, get a good stance and grip, pull the trigger carefully and repeat. Every time you take a shot, you have to run back the charging handle and reset the weapon. It gets old fast, and it speeds up the development of tennis elbow. Honestly, it’s boring, kind of annoying, but dry fire is a must-have. The Mantis Blackbeard promises to change all that. It promises to take all the boring out of dry fire.
Was Santa Good To You This Year?
We certainly hope you found some ballistic baubles in your stocking or under the tree this morning. So whether it was accessories, optics, magazines, ammo, or maybe even a new shootin’ iron, share. Tell us what you got for Christmas.
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Merry Christmas From The Truth About Guns
Here’s hoping you managed to wind up on the ‘nice’ list this year and found something fun (read: gun-related) under the tree. If you were really nice, maybe the jolly old elf even left some ammo with your name on it.
Whether there was case of 9mm FMJ under the tannenbaum this morning or just a lump of anthracite, here’s hoping you have yourself a very merry Christmas. From all of us at The Truth About Guns to all of you, thanks for reading and enjoy your holiday.
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Gun Meme of the Day: That’s a Major Blow Edition
There’s always next year.
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Gun Review: JP Enterprises JP-5 Roller Delayed 9mm Carbine
I have recently started to look into the competition world. I’ve been unsure what discipline I want to shoot, but PCC competition has really appealed to me. I love PCCs. I mean, I love them a ton.
I looked into USPSA PCC comp, and that led me to JP Enterprises who makes the GMR-15. The GMR-15 is the top-tier competition PCC, but it’s likely to be unseated by the JP-5. The JP-5 from JP Enterprises mixes the best features of Stoner’s rifles with the roller delayed system we all know and love from the MP5.
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Things that Don’t Suck: FRED Hollowgraphic 3D Cardboard Targets
When it comes time to switch up your training, it’s easy to try new drills, new positions, new guns, and the like. Have you ever thought about changing your targets? I do, all the time. I go from paper targets to gongs and easy ground-based reactive targets.
I view training a lot like exercise, and I like to change it up so it doesn’t get stale. New targets do that, so I my interest was piqued when I stumbled across FRED Hollowgraphic 3D targets.
Stray Round From LA Police Kills a 14-Year-Old Girl in Clothing Store Shooting
By Stefanie Dazio, AP
Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was in a clothing store dressing room Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl, authorities said.
Police also fatally shot the suspect Thursday morning at a Burlington store in the North Hollywood area of the San Fernando Valley, police said.
Witnesses told KCBS-TV that a man began acting erratically, threatening to throw items from the upper floor, and attacked a woman with a bicycle lock shortly before noon as the store was crowded with holiday shoppers.
Anti-Gun Big Banks Were the Big Losers After Texas Law Upended Municipal Bond Underwriting
The lucrative Texas municipal-bond market, second only to California in terms of issuance, has been turned on its head since a law took effect Sept. 1 that bars state entities and local governments from working with firms if they “discriminate” against firearms companies.
With some of Wall Street’s largest banks having halted public-finance transactions in Texas because of the legislation, Jefferies is leading firms that have seen their business surge.
Do You Know the Right Way to Gift a Gun? Watch This Video
There’s still time left. But if you’re going to give a gun as a gift, make sure you do it right. This video from the National Shooting Sports Foundation is helpful. Also see this post of ours.
Whatever you’ll be putting under the tree, ho, ho, ho and have a Merry Christmas.
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Gun Review: Charles Daly AR 410 Upper Receiver
You gotta love the AR-15 as a platform. Even if it can be a bit of a bore in terms of everyone making one, it’s such an adaptable, flexible, and ever-evolving platform.
It’s one of the few designs I can actually call a platform without feeling a little cringey. That’s mainly because it can be a rifle, a pistol, and even a shotgun. Yep, a shotgun. And today as the title implies, we are reviewing the Charles Daly AR .410 upper receiver.
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SHOTS FIRED: Gunfire Exchanged While Anti-Gun Illinois Senate Majority Leader is Carjacked
Another day, another slew of carjackings in Chicagoland. The difference: Tuesday evening, none other than Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Hillside) and her husband became victims of the violent crime that infests Chicago.
Between Lightford’s husband — who has a carry license — and the three masked bad guys, fifteen rounds were fired during the carjacking. Lightford and her husband weren’t injured, but she lost the car and her purse.
Of course, in her mind, she’ll probably return to Springfield in a couple of weeks and demand…more gun control.
Kim Potter Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Accidental Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
By Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer, AP
Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.
The jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter. Potter, 49, faces about seven years in prison on the most serious count under the state’s sentencing guidelines, but prosecutors said they would seek a longer term.