Archive for October, 2009
STI GP6-C Pistol
Posted by: | CommentsFrom STI:
With the GP6-C, STI International, Inc. has taken their popular compact SA/DA polymer pistol- the GP6- and made it even better! Enhancements include an extended magazine release, adjustable rear sight, fiber optic front sight, and 20 round magazine.
Built on a light weight, highly durable polymer (Polyamide GF 30) frame, the GP6-C incorporates integrated tactical rails and textured side panels, front and rear straps. The GP6-C’s all steel slide is tri-topped with front and rear cocking serrations.
The controls consist of ambi-thumb safeties, an ambi-slide release, and firing pin safety. The barrel is 4.25″ in length featuring an innovative rotational lock up system.
Heym SR21: Marine Corps Is Looking for a Few Good Rifles
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The Marine Corps announced in August they are looking for a sniper rifle chambered in .300 Win Mag. One of the rifles the Corps may be looking at is the Heym USA’s SR21 sniper rifle.
Heym is known for high end double guns, both rifles and shotguns. Peruse the Heym website and you will see many photos of dangerous game taken by their customers in Africa. Interested in buying one of their guns? MSRP is “contact us.” I’m thinking that might be a touch out of my price range. In fact, I would get in trouble with my wife if she knew I was even looking at their guns.
Heym’s standard SR21 can be seen on the Heym site. The Marine Corps has the sniper version for T&E. I’ve seen the standard SR21 in .300 Win Mag sell around $4000.
STI Apeiro
Posted by: | CommentsFrom STI:
STI is proud to announce it’s newest innovation: the Apeiro model. Integrating patented 2011 technology with classic 1911 design, the STI Apeiro double stack is a high capacity pistol that carries John Browning’s design into the 21st Century.
Utilizing the legendary Schuemann “Island” barrel and built on the patented modular steel frame with polymer grip, the Apeiro 2011 delivers the traditional features of a 1911 and allows the added benefit of high capacity magazines.
The innovative frame design preserves the 17° angle of the grip in relation to the slide, original to the 1911. The essential design element for high capacity, the polymer grip, allows for double stack magazines without over-sizing the circumference of the grip, which remains comparatively the same as the circumference of a 1911.
Gen 4 Glock: A Look at the New Features
Posted by: | CommentsThe Gen 4 Glock pistols are here…sort of. (12/18/09 update: First photo of the Gen 4 Glock can be seen here.)
Glock has had some of the new Gen 4 pistols in the hands of some industry insiders and police agencies for testing purposes. Based on some public statements and documents, a person can reasonably speculate on what the new Glock pistols will be like.
A brief disclaimer: I have not held, touched, or seen the new Glock pistols yet. I am not bound by any NDA’s as are most people who have seen them. All of the information provided here has been passed on to me from various sources or obtained from public documents. I do not guarantee that any of the following are accurate…but I believe some of these are rock-solid. Other speculations are educated guesses.
Have no doubt, the Gen 4 Glock pistols will be a significant evolution for the Glock platform. Pressure from the Smith & Wesson M&P and other pistols is heating up the law enforcement market. Several large agencies have defected from the Glock to the M&P. And this is one thing Glock cannot abide.
LaserMax Introduces Laser Guide Rod for S&W M&P Pistols
Posted by: | CommentsFrom LaserMax:
LaserMax Inc. is excited to announce the addition of the full size, .40 caliber Smith & Wesson M&P guide rod laser to its family of guide rod laser aiming systems. This is the first guide rod engineered by LaserMax since 2007 and incorporates the latest in construction materials and patented technologies. LaserMax is the only company in the world; ever to offer the guide rod laser. This innovative laser design has always provided for the most accurate and durable threat assessment available in a laser aiming system.
The M&P guide rod, like all our guide rod laser aiming systems, is user installed accurate with factory alignment and “no gunsmithing” required. Simply replacing the existing factory guide rod and takedown lever with our laser sighting system and our takedown lever which doubles as the on and off switch and you can now obtain reliable First Shot Confidence.
News Report on the Swiss and their Guns
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Someone e-mailed me a link to this September TV news report on the Swiss and their guns.
As many of you know, Switzerland requires military service from its citizens. Those citizens are then issued rifles, which they keep after their discharge from military service. The intent of the Swiss government is to have a ready militia of citizens able to fight off any aggressor.
Unfortunately, even in an enlightened country like Switzerland, anti-gun morons do exist. This news report takes a pretty even-handed look at the policy, how families enjoy the shooting sports together, and what a few anti-gun zealots are claiming.
It is worth watching.
New Online Magazine for AR Rifle Hunters and Enthusiasts
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Grand View Media Group, publishers of Grand View’s Outdoors and other hunting magazines, launched a new digital magazine called AR Guns and Hunting. This new online magazine is completely free.
The name of the magazine gives you a pretty good idea on what the articles are about. What is nice about AR Guns and Hunting is the ability to incorporate “new media” into the design to give a richer user experience, while maintaining a traditional magazine feel. So rather than only the nice photos you would find in a print publication, AR Guns and Hunting adds video and audio into the articles.
Concerned that this magazine is only looking at the .22 caliber version guns? Don’t be. AR-15’s in their various configurations are covered, as are the AR-10 series rifles.
If you like the AR platform guns, take a look.
The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry by Massad Ayoob
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Prolific gun writer Massad Ayoob is recognized around the world as one of the foremost experts on the concealed carry and use of firearms. Not only has he written for more than three decades on the subject, he has also taught citizens on the use of deadly force through his Lethal Force Institute. Additionally, he has been called as an expert witness in trials all across the United States of lawfully armed citizen who have been wrongly accused of using force.
Who better is there to write a comprehensive book on concealed carry?
The Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry was written by Massad Ayoob is designed to be a reference manual to the citizen who has decided to carry a firearm for protection. Ayoob covers a wide range of topics including hardware, mindset, and the law.
I’ve carried a concealed firearm for more than 15 years, and I found this book to be a fresh look at carry methods and gear. For the citizen brand new to concealed carry, this book should be one of your first purchases. It can likely save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in holsters, belts, and even firearms. Where no such book existed when I started carrying, I tried virtually every holster and carry style before finding out (the expensive way) much of what Ayoob discusses in the book.
