To take a 30,000 foot view of the MiniFix, and subsequently The Fix, it looks by all accounts almost like a bolt action dropped into a chassis. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. The rifle (and in this case pistol) was designed and built from the ground up, from scratch. The approach being to make a lightweight, accurate and ergonomic bolt action. They decidedly achieved this with the design.
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Three Shots That Doused the Light: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Updated: May 18, 2019Yitzhak Rabin was a politician, statesman, and general who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Israel. He was also assassinated with a Beretta 84F.
Mossberg’s New MC1 SC – Elmer Fudd Gets His CCW
Updated: May 11, 2019Mention the name Mossberg to anyone at the range, and they will almost certainly have a mental image of a shotgun. Depending upon the individual, that image might be a long shotgun for hunting waterfowl or it might be the more tactical Model 500, but you can bet that mental image is not of a tiny polymer-framed 9mm handgun. That’s about to change!
When the King of England Tried to Kill an American President, Kind of…
Updated: August 3, 2024President Jackson was notorious for settling his differences with his fellows via gunfire. Estimates hold Jackson as having participated in between five and one hundred duels over his long and craggly life.
Springfield SAINT Victor Pistol Unboxed at the Gun Counter
Updated: May 6, 2019The new SAINT Victor Pistol from Springfield Armory is their latest AR pistol model. Watch the full SAINT Victor Pistol Unboxing video on GunsAmerica.
Of Communism, Catholicism, Attempted Murder, Forgiveness & JMB’s Hi-Power Pistol
Updated: April 12, 2019When a terrorist tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II by shooting him four times, the weapon was a Browning Hi-Power. But the story didn’t end the way you’d expect.
Kimber EVO SP Custom Shop: Range Tested
Updated: April 6, 2019“Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan!” The quote has been attributed to several people, including President John F. Kennedy. I think the phrase is applicable to Kimber’s new EVO SP pistol. The EVO SP, in general, is a successor to the ill-fated Solo. First introduced in 2011, the Solo was a sub-compact, [...]
Alan Berg Assassination: MAC10 Murder & Gov’t Reclassification of a Semi-Auto
Updated: April 6, 2019In this installment of our ongoing review of infamous assassination weapons, we probe the very depths of darkness and hate. The victim was a shock radio host, the assassins were dedicated white supremacists, and the weapon was an illegally converted full auto MAC10.
Solid, Accurate, & Reliable: The Defiant STOCK 1 from Tanfoglio
Updated: March 23, 2019Accurate and very comfortable in the hand, the Defiant STOCK 1 clearly has many uses beyond competition, including home defense, hunting, law enforcement use, open carry, and just plinking. It strikes me as a little large for concealed carry, but there are people who no doubt would find this full-sized handgun just right for that purpose, too.
The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto: The Unsolved Murder of the Muslim World’s First Female Prime Minister
Updated: March 15, 2019Benazir Bhutto was both the 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan. Her professional life was enigmatic, dangerous, chaotic, and inspirational. Accused of corruption and officially ousted from her post twice, she yet remained the first democratically elected female leader of a Muslim-majority nation. Imprisoned, exiled, persecuted, and ultimately murdered, Benazir Bhutto came to represent both the best and the worst of her part of the world.