Rade Technology Corporation will be showing the new Speed Shot digital counter at the 2012 SHOT Show.
Archive for December 2011
A custom engraved Winchester 1892 was selected as the 2012 SHOT Show rifle. The gun will be on display at the Baron Engraving booth (#15929) at the show. Here are just two of the photos on this beautiful gun. Check out all of the photos at the Hunting Heritage Trust website.
Categories : 2012 SHOT Show
Tags : 2012 SHOT Show, Winchester 1892
More zombie goodness for the 2012 SHOT Show from Birchwood Casey…
Practice for the zombie apocalypse is now more fun than ever with the new splattering Darkotic® Insectoid targets from Birchwood Casey®.
Birchwood Casey Darkotic Targets have proven to be popular with the zombie shooting crowd. The Darkotic Insectoid targets expand the line to include even more nasty creatures that are fun to shoot.
Four new “undead” insects are available. The Blood Drive™ Mosquito, Crawl Space™ Spider, Buzz Kill™ Fly and the House Guest™ Cockroach.
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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Misc Gear
In Dangerous Carry, one of the BlueSheepdog.com writers takes a look at dangerous methods of carrying a pistol. Among other things, Randall talks about hip grips, clip grips and wallet holsters.
Categories : Concealed Carry, Holsters
There were some interesting tidbits of information in “Firearms Commerce in the United States 2011” published recently by the ATF.
Manufacturing – There are 5400 licensed firearms manufacturers in the United States. Going through my web browser’s bookmarks, I clearly have only a small fraction of that number on my radar.
It stands to reason that if the USA is built on small business, so is the firearms industry. While not everyone is a Remington, Ruger or Smith & Wesson, a manufacturer doesn’t need to be massive to be profitable. There are a lot of small manufacturers that are building custom rifles, race guns and other niche firearms. Thousands of them, actually.
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Categories : General Information
CCI is bringing out a new .22 LR cartridge called the Quiet-22. The new rimfire round will be a low velocity round designed specifically to produce less noise when compared to a standard velocity 22 LR cartridge. CCI claims a 75% reduction in noise.
The Quiet-22 uses a 40 grain round nose bullet and creeps along at only 710 fps. This cartridge will function perfectly fine in any single shot or bolt action gun. According to CCI, the round will also perform well in semi-auto firearms, though manual cycling may be required due to the low velocity.
So, why would anyone want a really slow, really quiet .22 LR cartridge? I can think of a couple of reasons. You may think of more.
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Categories : Ammunition
An PJ Holster kydex scabbard for the Beretta Nano.
“Where can I find a Beretta Nano holster?” is one of the more popular questions I have gotten via e-mail in the past few weeks. The Beretta Nano is a subcompact pistol introduced recently and it is now shipping. Perfect for concealed carry, the Nano owner needs a quality holster.
Fortunately, several holster makers are already stepping up to provide leather and polymer solutions to your CCW needs. I have assembled a small list of Nano holsters that I know exist currently. If you are aware of others, please sound off in the comments section.
High Noon Holsters – High Noon Holsters is offering many of their leather designs fitted for the Beretta Nano. Holster models for the Nano include Bare Asset, Mr. Softy, Back Skin, Swift Skin, Skin Deep, Bare Skin, Skin Guard, Centerfold and Split Decision. These holsters cover a wide range of styles including several inside-the-waistband (IWB) rigs and numerous outside-the-waistband (OWB) scabbards.
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Federal will introduce a new line of lead-free hunting ammunition at the 2012 SHOT Show: the Vital Shok Trophy Copper.
The new ammo line features the Trophy Copper bullet, which is made of a copper-alloy and uses a polymer tip. Weight retention is said to be up to 99%, even after very deep penetration.
The cases are nickel-plated.
The Vital Shok Trophy Copper ammunition will be loaded in many of the popular hunting calibers including:
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Categories : 2012 SHOT Show, Ammunition
Here are a few reviews and news items on guns and other gear from around the web:
Cold Steel Voyager review – Excellent review on this line of knives over at BladeReviews.com. The article includes a lot of details, a video and photos.
Details of Shooting on Shatt al-Arab – Reports filed by security contractors in Iraq regarding waterfront/river-borne threats and their use-of-force to end them.
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Categories : General Information
Tags : gun and gear links
Anyone get anything cool for Christmas? A case of ammo or a shiny new pistol? I’m always a sucker for a surplus rifle covered in cosmoline.
Categories : General Information
Tags : Christmas
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