This week, I’ve played with a gun that is way outside the norm. From Chiappa, we are looking at what may be the smallest of the Italian shotguns. Ever. When this gun first came up for review, I had no idea what 9mm Flobert was, so don’t feel bad if you have never heard of it either. It is a very common European cartridge but is almost unheard of here in the U.S.A.
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Mid-Length Best Length? NSWC-Crane Tests Say Yes
Published: May 24, 2018 { 13 comments }NSWC-Crane’s real eye-opening finding was that the mid-length gas system showed a far better service life than the carbine-length system.
Rahm Emanuel’s Advice Days After Sandy Hook: ‘Tap Peoples Emotions’
Published: May 24, 2018 { 5 comments }“Go for a vote this week before it fades. Tap peoples emotion. Make it simple assault weapons,” advised Emanuel.
Touring the CMP: A Look into the First Batch of M1911s
Published: May 23, 2018 { 84 comments }The National Rifle Association’s American Rifleman got the first crack at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s military surplus 1911s.
Medical Training – The Life You Save May be Your Own
Published: May 23, 2018 { 5 comments }It doesn’t matter if you’re out hunting, on the range practicing, or driving down the highway, when chaos strikes, it strikes fast. One missed step along that ridge, a ricocheting bullet off a steel target, a distracted driver, a slip of a blade, and you can find yourself in a life and death situation. Beyond gun safety, first aid training is more useful than any other training you could attend, though most of us put it a ways down the list of our planned training.
Elizabeth Warren Pledges to Never Take NRA Money (As If They’d Ever Give Her Any)
Published: May 23, 2018 { 22 comments }“I’m running for re-election to the U.S. Senate here in Massachusetts, and I pledge not to take a single penny from the National Rifle Association,” Warren said in a NowThis video.
Strike First, Strike Hard with the Attleboro Berlin Strike Folding Knife
Published: May 23, 2018 { 6 comments }Meet the Berlin Strike Folder from Attleboro Knives. A gentleman’s folder aptly suited for a black tie affair, one in which you may need to free a damsel from restraints. (I’m thinking 007, not “50 Shades of Grey.” Sicko.)
WATCH: Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots Thug Trying to Rob Mothers and Children
Published: May 22, 2018 { 29 comments }It takes a special kind of scumbag to rob mothers and children outside of a school, but Elivelton Neves Moreira thought he was up to the task earlier this month in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
WATCH: Former Marine Uses Handgun to Protect Home, Property from Robbers
Published: May 21, 2018 { 5 comments }“We have to be able to protect our property and our homes,” he said. “People work too hard for things for people coming in a stealing stuff.”
Vortex Spitfire AR Prism Review
Published: May 19, 2018 { 12 comments }Vortex’s new contender in the 1X arena isn’t even a true vintage style Red-Dot sight at all. It is actually a small one power prismatic scope. It isn’t dependent on shining LEDs, lasers, or fiber optic transmitted light upon a lens to create an aiming point. It has an etched reticle that is present without artificial illumination, though it does have supplemental illumination to aid in low lighting conditions.