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Working a trade show like the NASGW Expo, one hears all sorts of interesting rumors. Â One of the ones floating around is that Diamondback is going to introduce a new, larger pistol in 2013.
The new Diamondback pistol will be a double-stack, polymer pistol chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. Â I’ve been told the gun will have a different action than the current DB380 and DB9 handguns. Â It is said the new gun will be striker fired.
Hornady Triple Defense ammo is a new load specifically designed for the Taurus Judge and other similar .410/.45 Colt revolvers. This new load is part of the company’s Critical Defense line of ammunition.
This specific round stacks a non-jacketed (bare lead only) FTX slug on top of two .35 caliber round balls. Standard 00-buckshot is .33 caliber and 000-buck is .36 caliber. So, the two balls are slightly larger than 00, but not quite 000-buckshot.
Here are a few of the new bits of gear and other gun information to hit my mailbox in the past few days…
Burris is now shipping the Eliminator II and Eliminator III LaserScopes to dealers. Â The scopes are an extension of the original Eliminator LaserScope that use an automated trajectory compensation system to help improve shooter accuracy.
The Eliminator started shipping last month. Â It is a 3.5-10×40 with a 0.3 MOA dot. Â MSRP is $799. Â The Eliminator II and III are 4-12×42 and 4-16×50 scopes respectively. Â MSRP is $999 for the II and $1,499 for the III.
Days before the NASGW Expo, news is starting to move at a much faster pace including announcements of new guns, shooting gear and even corporate acquisitions. Â Here are a few of the things that are leaking out ahead of this week’s show.
The Remington Arms Company picked up gun accessory maker TAPCO, expanding the company’s reach throughout the shooting market. Â TAPCO manufactures a wide range of firearm parts, mainly for rifles. Â I know a lot of people that have relied on their replacement AK and SKS parts to ensure 922r compliance.
The new LaserLyte Kryptonyte Center Mass shotgun laser is definitely a step away from traditional laser sighting systems. Â The Center Mass system projects nine laser dots: eight in a circular pattern with the final dot in the center of the ring. Â The idea is to provide the shooter a visual representation of where the shot will strike.
The farther away the target, the larger the circle. Â The approximate spread is 1″ per yard of distance. Â While not exact, this is a relatively decent approximation that has been taught to defensive shotgun shooters using traditional 00-buck loads in an 18″ barrel pump gun.