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SHOT Show 2012 – Kahr/Magnum Research

January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments

SHOT Show 2012 – Day 2 Synopsis

January 25, 2012 | 4 Comments

Media Day 2012 – Synopsis SHOT Show 2012 – Day 1 Synopsis SHOT Show 2013 – Day 3 Synopsis SHOT SHOW 2012 – Day 4 For more photos, click on the the header links. If you made it here from an outside link and are new, please consider subscribing to the RSS feed. Wild West [...]

SHOT Show 2012 – Precision Small Arms

January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment

SHOT Show 2012 – Wild West Guns’ Alaskan Co-Pilot

January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment

SHOT Show 2012 – GLOCK

January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

SHOT Show 2012 – Thompson Center Dimension

January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

SHOT Show 2012 – Ruger SR22 and LCR .22

January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

Coonan Inc. – .357 Magnum Automatic

January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

Media Day 2012 – Synopsis

January 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

Media Day consisted of meeting bloggers and other media folks. Guns, for the most part, were secondary. Ruger released their SR22, KRISS their Sphinx, and many other manufactures had other models – several of which can be discussed throughout the week. For whatever odd reason, I thought Coonan Firearms was going to be at Media [...]

Media Day 2012 – GLOCK

January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Media Day 2012 – Cabot Guns

January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments

Media Day 2012 – Sig Sauer

January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Colt Mustang .380

January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

SHOT Show 2012 – Arrival

January 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Uneventful arrival in Las Vegas, NV. Met up with the crew at CS Tactical and had some dinner at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. For the past two years, I’ve running my SHOT Show coverage solo, but you’ll see a new face this year. More or so, Matt will be behind the camera, hopefully providing better opportunities [...]

CS Tactical Announcement

December 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

CS Tactical, your dealer for premium optics and tactical long range shooting accessories, has been my industry supporter for the past few years. It’s my pleasure to announce they are now a recognized NFA/Class 3 firearms dealer here in Sacramento, CA! My relationship with CS Tactical will continue, and you can look forward to more [...]

GLOCK the Book Giveaway

December 20, 2011 | 11 Comments

Crown Publishing Group kindly sent me an advanced, hardcover copy of Paul Barrett’s book, GLOCK: The Rise of America’s Gun. I read it a couple of months ago and it’s a fun read. You can read my review of the GLOCK book to get an idea of what to expect. Below is Crown’s summary. GLOCK [...]

Ruger LCR .357 Magnum QuickStrips Optimism.

A Reminder on Squib Loads

December 19, 2011 | 4 Comments

My impromptu camera narrative could use some work; however, the message is to know your gun and how it operates in all conditions — especially malfunctions. For this drill, I was left with a blunt object or a throwing weapon. Plan accordingly for catastrophic failures. Bullet was removed. Upon inspection, gun wasn’t damaged. It could [...]

“Why make a legal gun, illegal?”

December 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

That’s such a shitty/hypocritical catch phrase. In 1989 when CA passed the Roberti-Roos List (CA Assault Weapons Ban), it was the government that made the guns illegal. When the law was passed, the state was required to notify via commonly read newspapers, or PSA on TV – either of which rarely transpired. People found out [...]