The World’s Assault Rifles is an in-depth exploration of the origins and evolution of the modern assault rifles. Released in April 2010, the book, written by Gary Paul Johnston and Thomas B. Nelson, is more than 1200 pages with almost 2000 photos and illustrations.
Gary Paul Johnston was on Tom Gresham’s GunTalk radio show on May 30, 2010 discussing The World’s Assault Rifles. GunTalk is available as a free podcast if you are interested in hearing the interview.
Is Ruger set to announce the SR40 pistol? Maybe.
During the past several years, Ruger has become one of the more popular firearms manufacturers by introducing products consumers want and shipping them on time. In fact, Ruger has a solid policy of only announcing a product they are ready to ship. Keeping with that policy, Ruger would only announce a new .40-caliber pistol when they were ready to get them into the dealers’ showrooms.
Ever since the introduction of the SR9 almost two years ago, people have asked about a .40 S&W version. The Internet hopeful have even named the pistol the “SR40″.
It looks like there was a printing error in the 2010 Hodgdon Annual Manual, causing several pages (108 and 109) to be reversed. Hodgdon is advising not to use the 7mm data until you contact them for a manual update.
With the release of the 06 Auto G10 Tanto, Gerber continues to advance the art of fine knife design and manufacturing. I got to handle a G10 Tanto at the 2010 SHOT SHOW in Vegas and I found it to be a really fun knife.
Improving on the already popular 06 Auto knives, Gerber made the new series even more light-weight by using the G-10 handle. That handle is made of hard anodized 6061-T6 machined aluminum.
The 06 Auto G10 has a S30V black oxide coated stainless steel blade, which is reported to increase edge retention while providing for corrosion resistance. This blade is just under 4 inches long and has a partially serrated edge and Tanto-style tip. The overall length of the knife when the blade is extended is about 8.5″ and with the lightweight material this knife is only 6.3 oz.
BLACKHAWK! announced the addition of three new models of the SERPA holster: Springfield XD Subcompact (RH), Glock 26/27/33 (LH), and Ruger P95 (RH). All three new SERPA holsters use two levels of retention, and are available in a matte finish and a carbon fiber finish. MSRP is $48.99 and $58.99 respectively.
Winchester “White Box” ammo (aka: WWB) sucks. Maybe it is just me, but I don’t think so. Reading some of the threads on some of the gun forums makes me think I’m not alone on this.
WWB is an inexpensive line of ammunition that tends to be popular because it is frequently cheaper than other factory ammo at WalMart and other stores. I’ve purchased a few of the WWB 100-round bulk packs of 9mm in the past, but no more.
The WWB 9mm load is a 115 grain FMJ bullet loaded to standard pressures. I’ve measured it from 1050-1125 fps (approximately) across a Chrony Beta chronograph. So it seems pretty normal.
The problem is it induces malfunctions in everything!
I’ve used different lots of the WWB 9mm, and the only pistol I can get it to run reliably in is a Glock 19. That’s it. The list of pistols that won’t reliably function with the WWB 9mm is pretty long, but includes the Sig Sauer P226, Springfield XD and Smith & Wesson M&P. (After yesterday’s trip to the range, add the Taurus 709. The 709 loved hollowpoints though…more on all of that later.)
And by malfunction, I don’t mean the failure to go “bang” every hundred rounds or so. Nope. I mean every magazine has at least one malfunction (usually two or three per mag). Failures to extract, double feeds, stovepipes, solar flares and other weird happenings are a regular occurrence with WWB.
TAPCO produces a fine alternative to the traditional aluminum quad-rail that many AR-15 owners consider as standard equipment today: the TAPCO Intrafuse AR Handguard
The TAPCO handguard is made of high strength composite and has full-length Picatinny rails on the top and bottom with half-length Picatinny rails on both sides to create the quad-rail. The bottom and side rails have detachable covers, while the top rail remains open at all times.
The covers are made of Santoprene, described as a high strength flexible rubber material, and are designed to be modular to fit the shooter’s desires. The covers can be removed in a matter of seconds, and do not require any tools to do so.
