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SHOT Show: EAA / Girsan MCP35 Hi-Power Pistol
SHOT Show 2022 felt a lot like the year of the Hi-Power. Or High Power, depending on who you ask. I believe the most affordable new-retro gun of the BHP variety is this bad boy, the MCP35 made by Girsan and imported by EAA.
MSRP is just $544, at least for the more classic version seen in the lead photo. Seen above is a slightly modernized MCP35 with a nice beavertail frame.
Continue reading SHOT Show: EAA / Girsan MCP35 Hi-Power Pistol at The Truth About Guns.
SHOT Show: Metal Feed Lip B&T Compatible Magazines From KCI USA
KCI USA showed off their new B&T compatible magazines at SHOT Show this year, and I swung by to get a look for myself. As great as B&T’s products are, a polymer magazine with polymer feed lips in an extremely high-end, expensive, Swiss-made gun feels slightly out of place. At least to me. KCI has added some steel back to the equation.
Molded around the magazine at the top is a steel surround with steel feed lips.
SHOT Show: Roller Delayed Blowback AR-9 From MEAN LLC
I feel lucky to have stumbled upon this at SHOT Show, because I was extremely impressed by the engineering and machining of the MEAN LLC delayed blowback mechanism and immediately attempted to sweet talk my way into a complete upper receiver loaner for review.
Three hardened ball bearings lock the bolt head into the barrel extension. By installing the bolt head one of three ways you can adjust the amount of lockup tension and delay to fine-tune the action to your gun, your ammo, and suppressed/unsuppressed use.
Continue reading SHOT Show: Roller Delayed Blowback AR-9 From MEAN LLC at The Truth About Guns.
PERSONAL DEFENSE & SAFETY: Priceless Comments From My Dashcam Confrontation Story
My recent story about what happened after a driver side-swiped my car elicited all manner of comments here at TTAG. A few of them were highly critical of how I handled the situation. While criticism sometimes stings, if we don’t learn from it, those lessons will never translate into wisdom and as such, opportunities are lost for better handling future situations.
Even better, each and every one of our TTAG visitors can learn a lot from both the stories and from comments offered by some of our sharp readers.
Fagan: New York City Can’t Arrest Its Way Back to Safety
So far, [New York City Mayor Eric] Adams has ordered more police officers to be deployed to the subways as part of a plan with the state. The joint plan includes dispatching mental health professionals into the system. But hirings have yet to begin. On Friday the state released requests for proposals for community groups to respond.
Gun violence has abated in some neighborhoods but persisted in the Bronx and parts of northern Manhattan, where earlier this month a 19-year-old woman working at Burger King in East Harlem was fatally shot during a robbery.
Continue reading Fagan: New York City Can’t Arrest Its Way Back to Safety at The Truth About Guns.
SHOT Show: An AR-15 Rifles For The Kiddos From WEE1 Tactical
Sure to get the antis’ knickers in a bunch, the new JR-15 from WEE1 Tactical is a scaled-down AR-15 chambered in .22 LR with a couple kid-focused features built in.
The JR-15 weighs under 2.5 lbs, has a unique safety that gives parents some extra control over the rifle, and has magazines available in 1-, 5-, and 10-round capacities.
When I get back from SHOT Show I’m going to request a T&E unit to take to the range with my daughters (9 and 6 y/o).
SHOT Show: EOTECH Now Making an Actual Red Dot Sight – The New EFLX Mini Reflex Sight
Lots of gun owners think EOTECH’s holographic sights are red dots. They aren’t. They’re holographic sights which are a very different animal (see this post for the details). But SHOT Show saw EOTECH announce their first actual red dot, the new EFLX Mini Reflex Sight (MRS).
It’s got a lot going for it. The new EFLX (pronounced e-flex) is built with the Leupold DeltaPoint footprint will have a 3 MOA or 6 MOA dot.
Defund, Decarcerate, and Don’t Prosecute: Four NYPD Cops Shot in the Last Four Days
From the AP . . .
A New York City police officer lay in a hospital Saturday after being critically wounded in a shooting in a Harlem apartment that left a fellow officer dead, authorities said.
The man who shot them with a stolen gun was also in critical condition, wounded by a third officer who fired at him as he tried to flee, officials said.
The two officers were shot Friday night while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son.
Norway’s Worst Mass Murderer Seeks Parole From His Cushy Confinement
By Mark Lewis, AP
Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising, watching TV and taking university-level courses in mathematics and business.
Halfway through a 21-year sentence and seeking early release, Breivik, 42, is being treated in a way that might seem shocking to people outside of Norway, where he killed eight in an Oslo bombing in 2011, and then stalked and gunned down 69 people, mostly teens, at a summer camp.
SHOT Show: Ultimate Ammunition and Cadex Temperature and Humidity Controlled Ammo Case
I’m not sure if this is an Ultimate Ammunition product, a Cadex product, or a co-branded venture, but I am sure it’s pretty darn cool. For those who take their extreme long range (ELR) shooting extremely seriously, precise muzzle velocities matter a whole heck of a lot.
Gunpowder and primers are temperature-sensitive, with changes in temperature causing small changes in burn rate. A 40-degree cartridge won’t fire the bullet at the same speed as a 108-degree cartridge will.
In Praise of the Dash Cam: Capturing An Angry Driver After a Collision
I’ve advocated the use of dash cams for probably six years now. A road rage incident near Springfield, Illinois one evening convinced me of the prudence and wisdom of having a visual record of events while driving. I bought one the next day and haven’t regretted it for a minute.
Since then, I’ve upgraded to a much higher resolution camera (near 4k quality with a Rove R2-4k) and been even happier. It’s a set-and-forget-until-you-need-it” system, and mine sits unobtrusively, mounted on the far side of my rear-view mirror.
SHOT Show: The KelTec P50 Rifle Conversion Kit
Last year’s virtual SHOT Show revealed the space age P50 from KelTec. If you’re not familiar with the P50, then you’re missing out. Well, you’re missing out if you like weird guns.
The P50 is this crazy, retro-futuristic 5.7x28mm pistol that uses P90 magazines. It’s a handgun, but a really, really big one.
Big handguns can be tough to wield. Short rifles are much easier. Thus, KelTec has released the P50 rifle conversion kit.
Continue reading SHOT Show: The KelTec P50 Rifle Conversion Kit at The Truth About Guns.
SHOT Show 2022: Kalashnikov USA’s Chaos
My love of shotguns extends to the mostly useless firearm category of pistol grip-only 12 gauge firearms that have become popular as of late. These firearms don’t mind getting a little silly, and Kalashnikov USA’s Chaos is a perfect example of a silly twelve-gauge firearm that meets all the criteria for a fun gun.
The name Kalashnikov USA should tune you into what we are looking at here. Kalashnikov USA makes the very handy and practical Komrad.
Continue reading SHOT Show 2022: Kalashnikov USA’s Chaos at The Truth About Guns.
Congressman Dragged for Cleaning His Gun During a Committee Meeting
Imagine you showed up for a Zoom meeting and a colleague decided that was when he needed to clean his gun. Because that’s what happened today in a Congressional roundtable on toxic exposure. We’re better than this. pic.twitter.com/ePJGKdspfY
— Lindsay Church (@lkmchurch) January 20, 2022
[North Carolina Rep. Madison] Cawthorn’s behavior would have gone unnoticed on Wednesday were it not for Lindsay Church, the cofounder of Minority Veterans of America, who also spoke during the meeting.
Ninth Circuit Panel Rules California Pandemic Gun Store Shut Downs Unconstitutional
By Don Thompson, AP
Two California counties violated the Constitution’s right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Officials in Los Angeles and Ventura counties had separately won lower court decisions saying gun stores were not exempt from broader shutdown orders aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus early in the pandemic.
SHOT Show: Hogue Rolls Out SIG K320 AXG Knives to Match Your SIG P320 AXG Pistol
If you’re someone who doesn’t leave the house unless your belt matches your shoes, we have something that’s right up your alley. Hogue has just rolled out new EDC folding knives that will match your SIG AXG pistol.
SIG’s AXG grip (Alloy Xseries Grip) modules for the P320 are just the thing for those of you who are allergic to polymer pistols. With their removable wood or G10 grip inserts, they nicely dress up the standard P320 pistol and give it what a lot of people think is a better, non-plastick-y feel.
SHOT Show: 1791 Gunleather Ultra Custom Moldable Holsters for Pistols With Lights or Lasers
1791 Gunleather makes those unique, moldable holsters that allow you to customize the amount of retention for your pistol. 1791 sandwiches a piece of polymer between a cowhide exterior and a suede interior that babies your gun. They make both inside the waistband and OWB models to fit just about any pistol.
You just drop your Ultra Custom holsters into a supplied baggie, warm it up in water, then molt it to the unique shape and configuration of your pistol.
SHOT Show: Shield Sights New AMS Advanced Mini Sight
The Advanced Mini Sight from Shield Sights is an enclosed pistol sight with a great co-witnessing capability that works with standard height iron sights and still mounts to the popular Shield footprint.
The AMS has a small built-in rear peep sight and provides a very nice sight picture, far better than other co-witnesses setups.
In the picture above you can see the front sight inside the rear integrated peep sight.
Continue reading SHOT Show: Shield Sights New AMS Advanced Mini Sight at The Truth About Guns.
SHOT Show 2022: Mossberg’s New 940 Pro Turkey Shotgun
I never thought I needed a turkey gun. I’ve hunted turkey, but I just used a standard shotgun and it seemed to work fine. However, I will say I am damn sure attracted to the Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey.
The Mossberg 940 improved upon Mossy’s 930 and it premiered just a few years ago in a 3-Gun style configuration. Since then the 940 has grown into its own line of firearms.
Gobble Gobble With the Pro Turkey
The 940 Pro Turkey is the latest and greatest in the 940 line, and SHOT Show 2022 gave us plenty of hands-on time with the gun.
Continue reading SHOT Show 2022: Mossberg’s New 940 Pro Turkey Shotgun at The Truth About Guns.
Bloomberg Law Has Found A Gun Control Law California Somehow Missed!
The acquittal [of Kyle Rittenhouse] revealed a gap in the law that California should address.
Rittenhouse exacerbated an already volatile situation by bringing his AR-15 into a curfew zone. A curfew is imposed by a state or local government when officials believe that restricting public access to a particular area is necessary to protect life or property. Curfews are rarely enacted; they are official acknowledgments that a locale is facing an emergency.