Indholdsfortegnelse for Volume 77, Issue 13 i Firearms News

BRADENTON, FL May 8, 2023 Liberty Ammunition is recognized as the most lethal ammunition available. Recently, Idaho amended their methods of execution by adding the firing squad as an alternative method of execution when lethal injection is unavailable. As a result, Liberty Ammunition has offered to donate ammunition to the firing squads of the great state of Idaho, assisting them in a time of budget constraints and increased violence in our nation. Gary Ramey – CEO of Liberty Ammunition noted “Americans were stunned in 2022 by the tragedy at University of Idaho. As a father, this crime in particular needs resolution. We are more than happy to donate ammunition to allow Idaho to carry out lawfully ordered executions now and in the future.” Representative Bruce D. Skaug of Idaho sponsored…

OK, in the beginning, there was black. And you would have to work hard to find a color worse than black, if your intent is to blend in and pass un-noticed. Black is the only dye that works in type III hard coat anodizing, so if you want anodized colors you have to go with Type II. Which isn’t bad, it just isn’t mil-spec. Or, you can use paint, or Cerakote, or other coatings. The first thing people notice about the Desert Dirt Color is “It is so bright.” Well, yes, in a gun store. In the desert you probably won’t want to put it down, for you might not find it again. Even in the Midwest, the DDC blends in, because the shade, or shades, of DDC are colors…

Prologue: A Rugged Rifle and a Lucky Bear in the Alaska Range… Merely an hour before, the high-country of the 49th state was displaying her iridescent charm with brilliant blue skies, light feathery breezes, the chirping of birds, and that early-fall brand of warm, Indian summer sunlight that almost feels like love. This was about to come to an abrupt end. Alaska can be a mischievous and fickle mistress with a penchant for raining on your parade… as well as everything you have packed into her otherworldly realm. Malevolent black clouds with wispy banners of sleet sweeping the terrain below them poured over the snow-capped peaks in front of me and gained momentum as they raced down the massive glacier several miles from my position. I’ve spent enough time in…

Early in World War II, facing the distinct possibility of invasion, the UK armed forces were desperate for weapons, purchasing wherever possible. Domestic arms makers were operating at full capacity as well. To arm Home Guard personnel, special units such as the airborne, tank crews, and others, the submachine gun seemed an attractive option. Its manufacture required fewer scarce materials, in many cases less machining, and less expensive ammunition if chambered for the 9x19mm cartridge. The SMG would also require less intensive training than the SMLE rifle. The Thompson SMG was already in use with the Commandos, but it was heavy, expensive, and those on order from the USA were already allotted to other units. The first UK SMG produced during the War was the Lanchester, a copy of the…

Versatile: vur-suh-tl or, especially British, -tahyl. Adjective. Capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer. Having or capable of many uses: a versatile tool. We gun writers live an enviable life, but also a transient one. In most instances, any given firearm we are reviewing may have been in our hands only for a few weeks. Sometimes a few months, now and then (the ones we really hate to have to be assigned) for only a few days. It isn’t often we get to spend a lot of time with one particular firearm. Well, I’ve just spent three years with a Geissele Super Duty, and I’m here to tell you, I like this job. A lot of…

Here’s a little friendly advice. If you’re topping off at the local Quik-E-Mart and you see some tough, competent-looking guy in a hot old car just be friendly and tell him you think his car is rad. You might make a new friend. What you really, really, really don’t want to do is follow that guy home, beat him up, steal his car, and kill his dog. That’s because that quiet introspective dude might just be John Wick. If you read gun magazines and you haven’t seen John Wick at least twice I sure wouldn’t admit that to anybody. Certain films are genre-spawning pieces of cinematic art. JAWS introduced us to the trope of the rampaging monster animal that eats people. Star Wars piqued our curiosity regarding events a long…

FIRST EVALUATION BY LEROY THOMPSON My experience with less-lethal shotgun ammunition has, in the past, primarily been with rounds designed for anti-riot police or military units. This has included the “infamous” rubber bullets as well as rubber buckshot and some gas loads. However, the item I’m discussing here: Byrna’s less-lethal 12-gauge cartridge is designed for the individual home/personal defense market. I’m a great believer in the combat shotgun for self-defense. In many scenarios, it would be my first choice, but I’m thinking of my Remington 11-87 Police Model loaded with #4 Buckshot loads. Byrna’s target market is those individuals who live in places where the authorities are not favorable to individual rights to self-defense or individuals who because of their personal beliefs are reluctant to deploy a weapon to deliver…