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Russian Citizens Gaining Gun Rights
In a notable – albeit small – move towards individual liberty, the Russian government has now decided to allow its citizens the right to carry weapons – including firearms – with which to defend themselves.
...Apple Designer Marc Newson’s New Beretta 486 Shotgun
He’s designed everything from cookware to cameras, and is currently working for Apple Inc. Before that, he spent some time redesigning the Beretta 486 side-by-side double barrel shotgun. The result is the “486 by Marc Newson.”
...US Border Patrol Rifles Fail Inspections
I’m no longer surprised by anything the government does, unless it accidentally does something efficiently and/or positive.
...CA Cops Take Guns From More Citizens
Long Beach, CA – The Long Beach Police Department (LBPA) released a statement earlier this month boasting that they’d taken 55 guns and arrested 30 citizens in a “Prohibited Possessor Operation.”
...DIY: Homemade 410 Rifled 4-Barrel Staple Gun. Huh?
What do you do when you have a staple gun and some spare time on your hands? Well, if you’re like me, you overhaul the staple gun to diagnose its woes and build a new buffer so it can once again be used to tack up targets at the range, as I did a couple days ago.
...Taurus Curve – a Contoured, Wearable Pistol
In a move that will make many people ask themselves, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Taurus recently announced a new 380 pistol that’s not only dehorned and contoured to make it less obtrusive to carry, but also curved to fit against a person’s body.
...How to Find the Right Draw Weight For YOUR bow
Yanking a heavy bow back is a badge of honor for some bowhunters. However, if you shake like you’re suffering from hypothermia when drawing or holding your bow, consistent arrow groups will elude you. But here’s the good news: Diagnosing an over-bowed archer (one who’s drawing too much weight) isn’t difficult.
...Review: Ruger LCR-9 9mm Pistol
Based on my testing and the testing of other novice shooters who have shot and handled the Ruger LCR-9, I would like to declare this my pick for any new shooter entering the market and looking for their first gun. This gun is simple — really simple, it reloads fast, is light, is capable of digesting a huge array of 9mm ammo, and can be made “safe” more easily than most pistols. Bluntly put, this is the best defensive snubby revolver design I have tested, ever.
...Dancing the Dodge and Dash
Cottontail bunnies give a whole new meaning to the term zig-zag. I know because I grew up cutting my initial hunting teeth chasing down cottontail rabbits over the fence in the backyard with a Crossman .22 CO2 pellet rifle. Talk about learning to rabbit hunt the hard way.
...Badger M22 bullpup stock for Marlin rimfire rifles
What do the Marlin 60 (above) and Marlin 795LTR (below) have in common?
...Review: Intrepid Leather Bag Co.’s Journeyman Messenger
Yeah, I can admit it: I’m a pretty hardcore leather man-bag connoisseur. I have a man-bag collection that would be the envy of most women, and it includes multiple bags from Saddleback Leather, a few Jack Spades, a Tumi, an old-school Kenneth Cole (from back when they were an actual high-end men’s boutique), and a very exclusive and impossible-to-find J. Crew limited edition postal bag that’s currently the pride of my collection.
...Field Report: My first turkey!
[Editor's note: Chris Cheng is a Staff Writer over at our sister blog, TheFirearmBlog.com. Cheng is an occasional guest writer for us here at AO.]
...Should 22Mag be taken seriously as a defensive caliber?
When 30 carbine was introduced during WW2, many called it inadequate. It became massively popular, and not just with the rear echelon troops. Far from the sheer power of the 30-06, it was more useful to a radio operator, a cook or a typist. Likewise, 22WMR is nowhere near the power of 223Rem (already deemed inadequate by many), yet its ballistic cousins 5.7×28 and 4.6×30 are well regarded for certain niche uses. Until recently, 22WMR was mostly used in hunting guns, the occasional exception like Grendel carbine aside. But consider it in the Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) format: lightweight, accurate, nearly recoilless, and effective.
...New Springfield XD-9 Mod.2 Giveaway!
Springfield Armory has partnered with AllOutdoor.com to give you the opportunity to win their brand new XD-9 Mod.2! Bonus entry points will also be given away so make sure to share this giveaway with your friends!
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Springfield Armory has introduced a new version of the XD-9 Sub-Compact called the Mod.2 with “GripZone” that features a more ergonomic grip with a slim 1.2” frame. Read more about their new gun here and enter to win below!
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Review: Springfield XD Subcompact Mod 2 in 9mm
The ergonomics of the Springfield’s XD line are hard to beat — many would say impossible. But with today’s launch of the Springfield XD Mod 2, America’s oldest gunmaker is out to improve on perfection. The new Mod 2 boasts a slate of tweaks to the tried-and-true XD design, all aimed at making it a more consistent and easier to conceal shooter.
...When It Comes to Choosing a Carry Gun, Size Matters
When one body exerts Force (Mass X Acceleration) on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body. – Isaac Newton
...Ground Blinds Back in Vogue
What goes around comes around even with hunting equipment, and hunting strategies. Before the advent of the ever popular tree stands that we see everywhere in the woods today, deer hunters used to hunt on the ground. Many of the old black and white photos of early deer hunters showed them sitting on tree stumps, or on the ground with their backs to a big tree. That is how I started deer hunting back in 1971.
...The East German Makarov Pistol – A Relic of the Cold War You Can Shoot
The fall of the Berlin Wall, 25 years ago this week, is one of the symbolic milestones leading to the end of the Cold War.
...VIDEO: Testing WWII Exploding Ammunition
InRange TV performs an interesting test on WWII exploding ammunition. Both German and Russian snipers were authorized to use explosive spotter-type rifle ammunition on human targets.
Watch their video below to see how effective they really were compared to standard ball ammunition.
http://videos.full30.com/bitmotive/public/full30/v1.0/videos/inrange/82efb579fd3c93d177205966ef3d3c9d/854x480.mp4Researchers Propose Remotely Disabled Smart Guns
A while back, I suggested that the real promise of smart guns for the gun control crowd is that they could provide a way for them to do an end-run around the second amendment. Specifically, I raised the possibility that the technology would eventually be used by authorities to remotely disable guns in certain areas.
It seems some researchers are the University of Delaware are working on exactly this idea, as they’ve released a new paper entitled “Wireless-Delimited Secure Zones with Encrypted Attribute-Based Broadcast for Safe Firearms”.
They propose that guns include technology that will allow them to be automatically disabled when they get certain wireless signals, so that authorities could decide which guns could be used where.
Again, this basically nullifies the second amendment. It’s also totally impractical, because you’d still have to either confiscate and/or retrofit some 300 million existing firearms. Not gonna happen.