Guns Holsters and Gear

Michael Bane mentioned in a recent blog post that he had information about a new 4.6×30mm revolver that would be introduced at the 2009 SHOT Show.  Bane posts:
BTW…Wednesday’s podcast will have some thoughts on choosing a gunsafe as well as the skivvy on the new 4.6 X 30 revolver to be introduced at SHOT!
The 4.6×30mm […]

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Smith and Wesson is bringing back the .41 Magnum at this year’s SHOT show in the model 57 Classic and the model 357 Night Guard.  (Information on the S&W model 357 Night Guard is here.)
The S&W model 57 Classic is offered in four variations: 4″ and 6″ in bright blue and 4″ and 6″ in […]

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A new Night Guard revolver has been introduced by Smith and Wesson: the Model 310.  The model 310 Night Guard will chamber both 10mm and .40 S&W cartridges allowing the shooter to choose from a very broad selection of ammunition.
The six-shot S&W model 310 Night Guard features a XS 24/7 front tritium sight on the […]

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Smith and Wesson has brought back the powerful .41 Magnum as a self defense gun in the Model 357 Night Guard.  The six-shot S&W model 357 Night Guard sports a XS 24/7 front tritium sight on the end of its 2 1/2″ barrel and a Cylinder and Slide Extreme Duty fixed rear sight.
With a Scandium […]

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Just days before the 2009 SHOT show, Smith and Wesson has introduced several new revolvers including the model 632 Carry Comp Pro.  The S&W 632 Carry Comp Pro is the first .327 Magnum chambered firearm offered by Smith and Wesson.
Sporting a 3″, full lug barrel, the six-shot model 632 is all stainless steel in the […]

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Charter Arms has been showing the willingness to be different and offer consumers revolvers that they can’t find elsewhere.  Earlier this year, Charter Arms introduced the Patriot line of revolvers chambered in .327 Federal Magnum.  The Ruger SP101 was the only revolver chambered for the .327, until the Patriot revolvers which gives buyers a choice […]

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Ever since Ruger and Federal introduced the .327 Federal Magnum in November of 2007, I have been intrigued by the potential of this caliber.  Granted, any new firearm caliber has a serious uphill battle to be accepted by the general shooting public.  But, the .32 has been around and used for self defense since the […]

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Massad Ayoob hinted at a new Ruger SP101 revolver that will make a debut in 2009.  An aluminum framed SP101 chambered in .38 Special was strongly hinted at by Ayoob in the most recent round table discussion on the Pro Arms podcast.
Ayoob stated:
“I wouldn’t bet my life on it, but if somebody was taking bets, […]

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In recent months, it seems the 10mm cartridge has been gaining a lot of followers.  The problem is, there aren’t many firearms currently manufactured that shoot the 10mm.  Consequently, the prices of used 10mm handguns, like the Colt Delta Elite, have been climbing.
Smith and Wesson, rather quietly, has been selling a 10mm handgun.  Rather than […]

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Federal Premium Ammunition will be re-introducing the Nyclad in .38 Special at the 2009 SHOT Show according to the folks at the Pro Arms Podcast.  During a show on “snub nosed” revolvers, one of the participants made the announcement.
The Nyclad line of ammunition was developed several decades ago and became popular as one of Federal’s […]

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