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Yes it’s another Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0…this one is in .40 S&W, though. Cue requisite “short and weak” comments. Here’s the deal, though: .40 S&W still has a place in the self-defense world. Sure, shooting 9mm is cheaper and recoil is a bit less. But have you ever considered perhaps the edge .40 S&W […]

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Being the dog-crazy people we are, we watched the first night of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last night as we do every year. We don’t pay much attention to the toy group, but the parade of herding, non-sporting and hound group dog breeds is always entertaining. We couldn’t help but notice the official […]

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Finally. Logical talk about protecting students from a school principal: Should an armed intruder ever get onto the campus of Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, they will not have [a] fair fight on their hands. They, according to Principal Bill Jones, will be met with swift, overwhelming and deadly force by guards carrying […]

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This GLOCK 19 has All the Aftermarkets on it…well, at least it has a red dot and light. The red dot is a Trijicon RMR which is, I must say, an awesome red dot. It’s well-made and the clarity is fantastic. The WML is a Streamlight which is another company I’ve had a lot of […]

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Now with extra “lethal”… The near-term future machine gun of the U.S. military is lighter, more lethal at longer distances, equipped with artificial intelligence and able to integrate apps, according to an interview with two senior military leaders. As I was listening to the men describe what the military is up to, I couldn’t help […]

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Jeremy got a sneak preview of the new quad-stack 33-round Kel-Tec CP33 .22LR handgun (read his review here). But I had to stop by the Kel-Tec booth at SHOT and get a look at one for myself. Oh, and here’s the new KS7 shotgun that Kris mentioned in the video.

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In today’s edition of “Are you paying attention, AR builders?”… Women in red T-shirts, some carrying young children, fanned out across the Maryland State House complex to press lawmakers to pass a series of bills that would make it more difficult to obtain guns. They advocated for a ban on 3D printed guns and guns […]

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Those wonderful Swiss are at it again, trying to relieve me of my disposable income. They might succeed with their new AC308 rifle chambered in, you guessed it, the ever-popular .308 Winchester cartridge. Check it out.

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Powder River Precision, perhaps best known for their custom Springfield XD and XDM drop-in triggers, also make a nice range of aftermarket parts and butter-smooth triggers for other guns like the Ruger LC9s and now a 2 lb drop-in trigger for the Ruger 10/22. And, we hope soon, one for the Ruger PC Carbine, too. […]

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We stopped in at the huge Remington Arms booth and got with pro shooter Travis Tomasie who took us through the new semi-auto V3 TAC-13. Check it out.

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We stopped by Kel-Tec’s SHOT Show booth to check out their new, compact KS7 12 gauge shotgun. The M7 bears more than a passing resemblance to an M41A pulse rifle from the movie Aliens. Where are Ripley and the queen?

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This daily carry shows a Glock 19 with a few aftermarket additions including an RMR and a Streamlight WML with a laser. Here’s the question. Do you think this particular WML is enough for a carry gun since it has a laser or do you think the RMR is a good partner for it? Conversely, […]

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We stopped by the Hodgdon booth at the SHOT Show this morning to talk with Chris Hodgdon, who told us his new mission is to get more shooters into reloading.  He said founder Bruce Hodgdon got the powder company up and running, in part, by partnering with component and press makers to set out on […]

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Palmetto State Armory is working to bring the masses an affordable, American-made MP5. Due to an issue with a parts manufacturer not making some components to the required specs PSA demanded, the release was delayed. But fear not, PSA is looking at a late Q3 or early Q4 release with a MSRP below $1,300 and […]

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If there’s one thing that any concealed carry training regimen should include, it’s dry firing practice. And plenty of it. Some might even argue that it’s the most important training a concealed carrier can do. Dry firing is the surest way to master trigger control and tame recoil anticipation. Just about anyone who’s considered an […]

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When an apology just isn’t enough (see our original story on this here): Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recorded a video apologizing to members of the Iowa Firearms Coalition for his office’s failure to meet a requirement that would have advanced a pro-gun amendment to Iowa’s Constitution. The error set the gun rights amendment back […]

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This pocket dump is from someone “up north” – Santa? – and features a Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0. The M2.0 is a nice pistol with some solid upgrades over the original line. Changes include more aggressively textured grips, something that affects different shooters in varying ways but does ensure a secure grip – and […]

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Opinions seem sharply divided on the Beretta 92. People either love them or they don’t. My Beretta 92FS, for many years now, has been my go-to pistol. While not necessarily the most accurate pistol I own, it has always been 100% reliable.  The Beretta M9A3 is a modernized version of the battle-proven Beretta M9, which […]

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In a recent article of mine, I talked about both chickens and the .300 AAC Blackout round. I presented the idea that, from a practical standpoint, the 300 BLK is an extremely practical cartridge for general use, a breed made for today’s demands that can both show well and make meat, so to speak. I […]

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Harvard and Yale have long been rivals in many ways. One that doesn’t often come to mind is the rivalry between their shooting teams. While little known, it has a long history: both schools founded shooting clubs within a few years of each other in the early 1880s. Within a decade, headlines regarding match results […]

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