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M1911A1: Coming Soon to the Civilian Marksmanship Program?
Col. John D. “Jeff” cooper with M1911A1. Photo credit: jeffcooperbooks.com.
...Quote of the Day: Oregon Passes Expanded Background Check Edition
“Senate Bill 941, worse than doing nothing, gives false hope, because it represents to people that felons are not going to get guns. And colleagues, I think we all know that’s not true. The are going to get them one way or another.” – Oregon House Republican Leader Mike McLane in Oregon Bill Passes Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales [at abcnews.go.com]
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Forgotten Weapons: Schwarzlose Model 1898 Pistol
Bet you can’t say Schwarzlose (properly) three times fast. Translating from the German, that means black and loose. But from Ian McCollum’s video, it looks like nothing about old Andreas’s 19th century creation was loose. In fact, it’s surprisingly up-to-date, even by today’s standards. And shooting a 7.63 Mauser round, it packs a nice punch. So why isn’t someone turning these – or something darned close to them – out today?
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