Archive for September 2011

Buffalo Bore .327 Magnum Loads

By Richard on September 27, 2011 No Comments

Buffalo Bore 327 Magnum AmmunitionBuffalo Bore recently introduced two new loads for the .327 Federal Magnum.  The first is a 100 grain JHP while the second is a hard cast 130 grain Keith-style load.

The 100 grain JHP load appears to use the Hornady XTP bullet, which has a thicker-than-typical jacket.  The thick jacket allows for deeper penetration than might otherwise be expected from another brand of hollowpoint.  The load is rated at 1800 fps from a test barrel.  From a Ruger Black Hawk with a 5.5″ barrel, the load made for 1466 fps at the muzzle, and Buffalo Bore rates the load as 1450 fps.

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Diamondback DB9 Review

By Richard on September 25, 2011 11 Comments
Diamondback DB9 Review

Diamondback DB9 Review

Year of the 9mm? Maybe. I’ve seen a lot of new 9mm carry guns introduced this year. This Diamondback DB9 review takes a look at one of them.

The Diamondback DB9 is a polymer-framed, subcompact 9mm handgun. The double-action only pistol is striker fired. The DB9 uses six round magazines, giving the shooter a total of seven rounds on tap.

The DB9 is designed to be a very flat, compact pistol for self defense. I think it performs admirably in this role.

The 9mm Diamondback weighs only 11 ounces unloaded. It is only 0.80” wide, making it one of the thinnest semi-automatic pistols on the market. The pistol virtually disappears in a pocket or on an ankle.

The DB9 still manages to squeeze a 3” barrel into the package. Overall length of the gun is only 5.6” and the height is 4” with the magazine inserted.

There are no external controls on the DB9, which contributes to the thinness. The lack of external controls means there are less things to foul the draw from concealment. The downside is the DB9 does not have a slide stop.

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Taurus 905 Review: 9mm Revolver

By Richard on September 13, 2011 7 Comments
Taurus 905 Review

Taurus 905 Review

In today’s review, I take a look at the Taurus 905: a small frame 9mm revolver. A 9mm revolver may seem like an oxymoron. Revolvers don’t chamber 9mm cartridges, right? Well, the 905 does.

Taurus 905 Basics

The 905 is a steel-frame revolver with fixed sights and a 2” barrel, making it a competitor to other small concealed carry guns like the J-frame revolvers from Smith & Wesson.

Like the Smith & Wesson revolvers, the cylinder rotates counter-clockwise. The cylinder release operates by being pushed forward, toward the cylinder.

The 905 has a fully shrouded extractor rod with a full under-barrel lug. The additional weight at the end of the barrel helps with recoil and it also protects the rod from being bent while carrying.

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Delta Force and the Glock

By Richard on September 12, 2011 3 Comments
Delta Force Glock

A Glock being fired in military training.

The following e-mail was forwarded to me by Gunner, a fellow blogger over at Gunner’s Journal.  Gunner is a 1911 expert and has contacts with various people who spent some time in the Special Forces community, including Delta Force.

A lot of what Delta does is understandably secret, and there have been much debate about the weapons and tactics they use.  There have also been questions about if Delta is still carrying the 1911, or if a complete swap to Glock pistols had been made.  Attached is some information from someone who has intimate knowledge of Delta’s operations.  None of the information is classified and it was ok’d for publication.

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Beretta Nano

By Richard on September 9, 2011 8 Comments
Beretta Nano

Beretta Nano

Last month, unofficial word leaked out that Beretta was jumping into the subcompact gun market with the BU-9 Nano.  Today, Beretta officially announced the new pistol and provided additional details including an MSRP and shipping date.

The Beretta Nano is a striker-fired, 9mm pistol with a polymer frame.  The magazine holds six for a total of seven rounds.  The guns are completely made in the United States.

The Beretta Nano uses a modular chasis, similar to that of the SIG SAUER P250.  The chasis is the “firearm” part of the gun, meaning that you could buy multiple sizes of grip frames without going through an FFL.  Depending on which frame you wanted to use, you would merely drop the chasis into the frame and head off to the range.

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Smith & Wesson Quarterly Report Offers Insights

By Richard on September 8, 2011 2 Comments
Smith & Wesson Sigma

Smith & Wesson Sigma

The Smith & Wesson quarterly report for the period ending July 31, 2011 was filed yesterday.  Reading through these reports offers some amazing insights into the goings-on of a publicly traded company.

The reports can also make your eyes glaze over, and suck the will to live from you.  So to help you avoid such a fate, here are a few of the highlights.

The Good

For the quarter ending July 31, 2011, Smith & Wesson net product and services sales were up 18% ($14 million) to $91.7 million as compared to the same quarter the previous year.

S&W reported a “significant increase” in the sales from their Sigma line of handguns, which they attributed to the company’s “price repositioning strategy.”  Sigma handguns in both 9mm and .40 S&W are typically found in the $270-290 price range. At these prices, the Sigma offers an incredible value to the shooter on a budget.

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Glock Gen4 Recoil Spring Recall

By Richard on September 7, 2011 3 Comments
Gen 4 Glock Recall

The Gen4 Glock 17 is part of the voluntary recoil spring assembly exchange.

Glock issued an announcement about a voluntary recall or exchange program for the recoil spring assembly on all of Gen4 pistols sold before July 22, 2011.  In the announcement sent out to Glock armorers, the company stated their product development team modified “various elements” of the recoil spring assemblies to “…ensure each pistol’s performance meets the company’s demanding standards.”

The Gen4 Glock 26 and 27 pistols are not part of this recoil spring recall.

The recoil spring assemblies can be replaced by the owner of the firearm, and the firearm does not need to be shipped back to Glock.


The replacement part is free, and the complete instructions on obtaining the new recoil spring assembly is located at the Glock site.

There are a variety of different Glock Gen 4 recoil spring assemblies in circulation.  Glock provided the following graphic to help identify which part you need:

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