Indholdsfortegnelse for Volume 77, Issue 19 i Firearms News

Prologue: Lonely Roads, Misty Mountains, Legendary Predators, and the Alaskan Tale of the Stag Arms “Stag 10 Pursuit” Hunting Rifle Every firearm has a tale to tell…whether its legend charts the course it traveled before being placed into the bearer’s hands, its efficacy on the field of competition, or the weapon’s role in a real-life adventure. In the saga about to unfold on the pages ahead, you will travel to the snow-ensconced glacial fiords, coastal mountains, and punishing maritime environment of Prince William Sound in south-central Alaska to bear witness to the events surrounding the testing of a heart-attack serious hunting rifle. Once in America’s northern hinterlands, you will join Firearms News magazine on a soul-crushingly cold and rainy early spring black bear hunt with Stag Arms’ latest game-getter…the Stag…

The NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits (referred to everyone as the NRA Convention) is arguably the second-largest “trade show” for gun people in the U.S. every year, and in the past decade has significantly increased in size and importance. It used to be that almost all new product introductions were done in conjunction with the SHOT (Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade) Show in January, but now nearly as many products are introduced at NRAAM as SHOT. While the NRA as an organization has made more than their share of missteps in the last few years, the show is a great place not just to see cool new stuff but to hang around like-minded folks—i.e. people who love America and aren’t nuts. There were 14 acres of exhibits at the show floor,…

In the first installment of this two-part series (see issue 16, 2023, or read it in the future online at FirearmsNews.com), I covered two models of the P226R currently being sold by SIG Sauer, the U.S. Navy issued Mk 25 and the competition-oriented X-FIVE. However, while the P226/P226R currently seems to be forgotten by many people, and nearly unknown to anyone under the age of 35, for years this pistol was the pistol most commonly seen in the holsters of U.S. federal law enforcement agents, and several versions of it have been adopted for use by the U.S. military. It is still a great choice for self-defense—it just doesn’t get any attention. In this article, I’m going to first cover the history of the SIG P226, then go over your…

The P2P HDP 50 Compact .50-caliber defensive pistol is a less lethal alternative to deadly force in certain defensive situations. P2P stands for Prepared to Protect. Under certain circumstances, the HDP 50 Compact can be the ideal self-defense tool. The HDP 50 Compact is a handgun-shaped semiautomatic repeater that launches .50-caliber balls. Payload options include solid rubber and powder balls for training as well as pepper defense loads for discouraging miscreants. The gun is powered by a standard 8-gram CO2 cartridge. The CO2 cartridge lies dormant in the grip of the pistol until needed. When called upon, the operator strikes the Quick Pierce knob on the bottom of the grip to puncture the cartridge and pressurize the weapon. The HDP 50 Compact then offers four rounds that are instantly available.…

The Hi-Point YC9 Yeet Cannon is the next generation of the basic Hi-Point unlocked blowback semiautomatic pistol. Featuring upgrades like textured polymer grips, a more angular gun-looking slide, a grip safety, a threaded barrel, and a proprietary double-column, single-feed magazine, the Yeet Cannon takes everything about the no-frills Hi-Point C9 and bumps it up a notch. New options also include a Glock-style replaceable front sight, optional mounts for optics, and a user-installable rear ghost ring if desired. The YC9 brings the basic Hi-Point C9 into the Information Age. Ballistic Philosophy The combination of low cost and good performance sells a lot of Hi-Point pistols. Along the way, it also arms a lot of young dads just starting out. I have a buddy who worked an entry-level job at a local…

While in “The Capital of the World” (Rome), I recently had the opportunity to visit the Eternal City’s largest gun store. While replete with guns you wouldn’t see in your average American gun store, the store felt more like something I’d see in my native Ohio, than a European country with “strict” gun laws like most American gun enthusiasts would expect. While touring the store, and after gawking at the AR-15s with shorter-than 16-inch barrels, I got to talk to one of the employees of Armeria Frinchillucci, Fabio Pellegrini. An attendee of many a SHOT Show, we both shared the same passion for guns on opposite sides of the globe, and he was delighted to talk with me about Italian firearms regulations, and ownership in the Italian Republic. While there…