Black Hills Ammunition introduced three new handgun loads at the 2009 SHOT Show. The three new loadings, available in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP, use the Barnes TAC-XP bullets. The TAC-XP is a pure copper bullet with a large hollowpoint cavity and pre-formed petals. This design allows for very large diameter expansion while still retaining 100% of its weight. Read More…
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The Ruger LCR polymer revolver
The Ruger LCR is now shipping. My local dealer does not know when he may get any in, so if anyone is able to put their hands on one, please let us know what you think.
The Ruger LCR is a five-shot, .38 Special revolver that uses polymer as a significant portion of the frame. It is designed to be a lightweight concealed-carry or back-up firearm.
Click here for more information on the entire line of Ruger LCR revolvers.
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Revolvers
CORBON is now loading the Barnes Varmint Grenade bullets in several calibers: .204, .22-250 and .223. If you are not already familiar with the Varmint Grenade bullets, they are a line of rifle bullets with a copper-tin core that holds together at very high speeds, but violently fragments on impact. As the name suggests, the Varmint Grenade bullets are excellent for varmints from prarie dogs up to bobcat and coyote size. Read More…
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Ammunition
The Stark Equipment SE-1 is a polymer grip that replaces the standard AR-15 grip and trigger guard with a single polymer unit. At the 2009 SHOT Show, I had a chance to preview the Stark SE-1, and I was impressed by the look and feel of the floor samples.
Stark Equipment is now shipping the SE-1, and I was able to get one of the early production grips. I am just as impressed by the production model as I was by the samples. Read More…
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Rifles
The Sig Sauer P232 pistol was updated for 2009. The new P232 features a newly designed slide that reduces “slide bite” on larger hands and removable sights.
For those not familar with the Sig Sauer P232, the gun is a .380 ACP pistol that is more substantial in size and weight thant the recent crop of .380 pocket guns. The P232 runs between 18.5 – 23.6 ounces, has a 3.6″ barrel, and an overall length of 6.6″. The action is a DA/SA design, and has a capacity of 6+1.
The Sig P232 is available in three finishes: black Nitron, stainless, and a two-tone stainless slide with black frame. All models of P232 are available with standard or SIGLITE Night Sights.
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Pistols
The Kel Tec RFB rifle will be shipping early next month (Feb 09) according to a Kel Tec representative at the 2009 SHOT Show. The rep was very upbeat about the rifle, stating they are in production now and will be shipping very soon.
Kel Tec’s sales of the RFB rifles to distributers have been very brisk, selling 1,000 to one distributer on the first day of the SHOT Show alone.
I had a chance to handle the RFB, and I have to admit I was impressed. The rifle, chambered in .308/7.62 NATO, is hefty, but very well-balanced. Kel Tec had several different configurations of the RFB on display, and everyone stopping to check them out seemed to like them.
The RFB looks like it will be a very good seller for Kel Tec.
Federal Premium Ammunition re-introduced the Nyclad in .38 Special at the 2009 SHOT Show. Available only in .38 Special, the Nyclad round is a standard-pressure, self-defense load with a nylon clad 125 grain soft lead hollow point. The 
nylon coating allows the bullet to reliably expand at low velocities, unlike traditional copper jacketed hollow points which normally require faster velocities in the .355-.357 bullet size range.
The .38 Special loading pushes the 125 grain hollow point at 830 fps for a muzzle energy of 191 ft-lbs. While this may not seem like a real “manstopper,” keep in mind that the Nyclad proved to be excellent in its class. For a firearm not designed to handle +P pressures, or for someone that is especially recoil sensitive (such as someone who is arthritic), this is a mild recoiling cartridge that will reliably expand.
The Nyclad line of ammunition was developed several decades ago and made its way into one of Federal’s self defense lines of cartridges. The original .38 Special self defense load was a 125 grain, standard pressure round that featured a soft-lead bullet with a very deep hollow point. It appears that the new Nyclad ammunition will be a close copy of the original.
Many experts feel the 125 grain Nyclad hollow point was the best standard pressure cartridge loaded for the .38 Special. It offered excellent expansion with a relatively light recoil in even the lightest of revolver frames.
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Ammunition
SIG SAUER, Inc. has introduced a .22 LR caliber semi-automatic rifle called the SIG522. The SIG552 is modeled after the popular SIG556 rifle.
Featuring SIG556 parts including a Swiss type folding stock and polymer forend on a durable metal receiver with integral Picatinny rail, and a Mini Red Dot sight, the SIG522 provides the avid sport shooter plenty of action on a classic military style platform that give the look, feel and dependability of the full size SIG556.
SIG522 Rifle Specifications:
- Caliber: .22 LR Action: Semi-Auto
- Overall Length: 29.8″
- Stock Style: Swiss Type Folding
- Length w/Stock Collapsed 29.1″
- Barrel Type: Cold Hammer Forged
- Barrel Length: 17″
- Flash Suppressor: A2 Type
- Rifling: 1 in 7″
- Sight Radius: 14.4″
- Forearm: Polymer
- Operating System: Gas Piston/Rotating Bolt
- Mag Capacity: 30 rounds
- MSRP: $515.00
Charter Arms is anticipating shipping the new Rimless Revolver in Spring 2009.
I spoke with their reps at the 2009 SHOT Show. The Charter Arms reps explained that the revolvers are ready to begin production, but they are waiting on the patent lawyers. It seems that some of the patents have not been nailed down yet, so 
before they start showing and shipping the revolvers, they have to make sure their design is protected. Charter Arms had hoped to have everything finished by the SHOT Show, but they have been at the mercy of the patent lawyers and paperwork.
The current expectation is that the revolvers will start shipping in April 2009. Initially, the Rimless Revolvers will ship in .40 S&W, followed by the 9mm, and then the .45 ACP. All revolvers should be in the market before the and of ’09.
Charter Arms said the 9mm will also chamber the .380 ACP.
Assuming these revolvers are reliable, they could be excellent backup weapons for law enforcement and citizens carrying concealed for self protection.
From the product announcement on the Charter Arms website:
Charter Arms Rimless Revolver (CARR) will be available in April 2009!
Charter Arms announces an affordable revolver that chambers rimless semi-automatic rounds the same way as a standard rimmed-cartridge revolver.
Now the average gun owner can own an affordable, trouble-free revolver chambered in these popular semi-auto rounds without the need for specialized ammunition clips and a specialized gun.
With the patent-pending Charter Arms Rimless Revolver Round System a round is loaded into the chamber and a specialized spring engages the cartridge’s ejector groove. When the cylinder is opened and the ejector rod operated, it extracts and ejects the fired cases
Available Calibers
Charter Arms will first offer the .40 S&W followed by the .45ACP and 9×19 mm Parabellum (the 9mm Parabellum revolver will also chamber factory .380ACP). All three Rimless Revolvers (9mm, .40 and .45) will be rated for higher velocity +P loadings.
Warranty
As with the other Charter Arms revolvers, the CARR has an industry exclusive lifetime warranty.
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Revolvers
In December, I first told you that all of the Smith and Wesson M&P pistols could now be had with 1911-style thumb safeties. S&W had every model of M&P pistol displayed with a thumb safety at the 2009 SHOT Show.
I worked with several different M&P pistols and found the safeties worked very well. I wasn’t sure I would like them, but they were easy to manipulate, clicked smartly into place, and did not interfere with my grip. I don’t know that I would order a M&P with a thumb safety, but I certainly would consider it.
Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, Pistols
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