Guns Holsters And Gear

How To Reload Steel Case Ammo

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date February 14, 2013
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So…is reloading steel cases possible? Conventional wisdom says you can’t reload steel case ammo, but reality says you can.

Sure, reloading brass cases are much easier, but you can reload steel cases. That cheap Wolf 7.62×39 and the surplus 7.62x54r can both be reloaded if you take your time and add a few extra steps to the normal loading process. Since I believe there is a bit of a tinkerer in every shooter that reloads, this would prove to be an interesting exercise for all of us to work on to improve the existing processes.

Ok, here we go…

Tags ammo, Ammunition, reload steel case ammo, reloading, reloading steel cases, steel case, surplus

Handguns

Browning Buck Mark Camper UFX

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 13, 2013

Browning announced the release of the new Buck Mark Camper UFX at SHOT Show this year. Sharing many of the qualities of the previous Buck Mark line of pistols, this addition will have an allow frame, with a matte blued finish. The biggest addition to this pistol is the Ultragrip FX (UFX) pistol grips.

The Barrel

The Camper UFX has a 5.5″ tapered bull barrel that also comes with the matte blued finish. The chambers are hand-reamed and the muzzle crowns are recessed for protection against damage. The Camper UFX has a simple blowback operation design. The slide has built in recesses with raised side panels for better grip. There is also a manual slide release that can be operated by the shooting or support hand.

The Buck Mark Camper UFX also comes in a stainless steel version.

Tags 2013 SHOT Show, Browning, Buck Mark, pistol, SHOT Show

news

Taurus M380 Revolver Spring Swap Video

Post author By Richard Johnson
Post date February 11, 2013

If you are looking to lighten the trigger pull on your Taurus M380 (or Taurus M85 series for that matter) immediately click over to Pocket Guns & Gear and watch Bruce’s video showing you how to swap out the trigger return and hammer springs.

Bruce uses a Wolff spring kit to replace the factory Taurus springs. With the factory springs, the M380 had a trigger pull weight of more than 12 pounds (the maximum his gauge could measure.) Once he got the new springs installed, the weight was reduced to about 9 pounds 10 ounces. He described the the lighter feel as “a huge difference.” I don’t doubt it.

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Handguns

TriStar Pistols

TriStar Arms added a number of new personal defense and target shooting handguns for 2013. I am not terribly familiar with the TriStar line of firearms, but according to the company, they only recently got into the handgun market when they introduced their first pistols in 2012.

The new TriStar pistols are chambered in 9mm and .40 S&W and come in a variety of finishes and sizes. Two of the pistols, the TP semi-auto handguns, are polymer framed guns. The other pistols are traditional metal framed handguns.

Tags 2013 SHOT Show, new guns, pistol, SHOT Show, TriStar

Rifles Silencers/Suppressors

Daniel Defense ISR: Integrally Suppressed Rifle

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 6, 2013
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Daniel Defense has already established themselves as a first rate rifle and component manufacturer, so it was no surprise to visit their booth at SHOT Show this year and find another great design: the Daniel Defense ISR. The ISR, or Integrally Suppressed Rifle, was designed from the ground up to be one complete package, which I explain below. The official model number is DDM4ISR 300.

The Integrated Suppressor (IS)

Matt Mozak of Daniel Defense walked me through the latest, greatest DD rifle. The rifle is designed to be a weapon system, and not just a rifle with accessories added. To accomplish this, Daniel Defense developed and added their all new Integrated Suppressor (IS). The integrated suppressor is threaded, pinned and welded to the rifle’s proprietary lSR gas block, in what Mozak called a monolithic baffel. So the IS becomes a permanent part of the rifle, and not simply an interchangeable accessory. The length of the barrel and Integrated Suppressor together is 16.145″.

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