Innehållsförteckning för August 2024 från Gun Digest

“Practice matters here, more than starting capacity. If you practice with speedloaders you’ll be faster on the reload than the pistol guy who didn’t practice.”-Patrick Sweeney, on choosing a revolver for everyday carry You don’t practice as much as you should. There, I said it. And, it likely wasn’t any easier for you to read just now that it is when I say it to myself in the mirror at least once a week. But how much practice is enough practice? I can’t answer that for you, but I’m at the range running rounds through a handgun about once per week, and it never feels like enough. On the other hand, I’ve tested guns and attended training where I shot every day for weeks on end … and that damn…

01 Heritage Manufacturing Roscoe Revolvers Have the hankering to carry noir, but not break the bank on a classic, collectible snub-nosed revolver? If so, then it’s high time to check out Heritage Manufacturing and it’s freshly minted and aptly named Roscoe revolvers. The .38 specials are available in 3-inch barrel and true snubby 2-inch barrel configurations and come dripping with retro style. Especially appreciated are the hard-wood rounded grips, dark finish and throwback lines that bring to mind the S&W 36. The guns are outfitted with a frame rear sight, ramp front sight and six-round cylinders. MSRP: $364 02 Colt Kodiak Colt revolvers have made the jump from serpentine to ursine with the release of its Kodiak .44 Magnum. With a robust revolver design, the hand cannon is tuned to…

As a lifelong student of Elmer Keith, the father of what we could consider the modern hunting handgun and its theory of use, I have come to appreciate the old man and his teachings far more now than I have in the past. And, wouldn’t you know it: Most of what was known 100 years ago is still just as relevant today—and perhaps we need a gut-check on what “handgun power” really means. Studying and participating in all facets of hunting/field revolver cartridge reloading, as well as their history and associated stories and legends, I’ve come to the understanding that many shooters today don’t understand what these rounds are actually capable of—ignoring data and instead taking information from anecdotal evidence, often from tall tales and word-of-mouth. In my experience with…

The .22 Hornet is a rifle cartridge you don’t hear much about anymore, but when it was introduced in 1930, it became very popular, very quickly. Understand, this was about 30 years before we had the .22 Magnum. A lot of hunters liked the .22 Hornet for varmint shooting and—where legal—for turkey hunting. But it was the slower velocity and less expensive to shoot .22 Magnum (1959) that eventually led to the decline in the Hornet’s popularity. Ruger has been a supporter of the .22 Hornet for a long time, and the cartridge has been moderately popular in their .77/22 bolt-action rifle that’s still available. But, in 2023, Ruger surprised everyone with the introduction of a Super Redhawk chambered for the .22 Hornet. I’ve had this revolver on hand for…

This scene has played out innumerable times. A new shooter or hunter is at a campfire or gun counter, going down the rabbit hole we all know well. A question arises, which gun should I get next? My answer is the list below, 10 guns everyone should experience at some point. However, before you get your pitchforks sharpened and torches lit, this isn’t a list of firearms you need for the rest of your life (though you would be well-armed). Think of this as 10 guns you need to get your hands on at some point simply because they are timeless classics. A WELL-BUILT AR-15 Eugene Stoner blessed us with an absolute classic when he designed the M16/AR-15 platform many years ago. While hundreds of manufacturers have produced the AR…

Reloading handgun cartridges has long been an economical means of creating both practice ammunition and hunting loads. Yes, our component prices have skyrocketed, but so has the price of loaded ammunition. There are still some ways to save money, primarily by casting your own bullets … and choosing a universal handgun powder that can serve several different handgun cartridges. I’d feel pretty comfortable saying that the .38 S&W Special, .357 Remington Magnum, 9mm Luger, .44 Remington Magnum and .45 ACP head the list of most popular centerfire handgun cartridges, and these vary quite differently in case capacity, bullet weight and velocities. Despite their differences, just a couple of powders can handle the lot of them, and a few are very economical, giving good performance with a light charge weight. ALLIANT…

I learned a lot from shooting snub-nosed revolvers. And from carrying them. The packability of a short-barreled revolver is not something you should overlook. Yes, the cylinder does add some bulk, but the real problem with comfortable carry is the barrel, the part that acts as a lever against your hip, waist or some other body part. With the right holster (and every handgun you carry should be in the correct holster, no “pocket carry” in the 21st century), it stays secure, rides comfortably and is easy to draw. What, then, are the complaints that people have with the snubby? Capacity, trigger pull and accuracy. NO HURDLES TOO HIGH Capacity is easy: You’ve got five or six rounds. Unless you opt for a big-frame snubby, then you can get seven—in…

Repeatedly in the press, we see “it’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns” as the explanation for homicide in the United States, but this rhetoric only serves to obscure the actual homicide problem. I don’t believe Black Americans are more inherently violent than any other group of Americans, but I do believe the country at large, particularly its white liberal faction, needs to come to grips with what’s going on in the Black community before anything can be fixed. As we go through this deep dive, we’ll discover the mathematical key to solving the murder problem in the United States lies not in gun control, nor even in socioeconomics, but rather in repairing the family unit across all demographics. We’re going to begin with mathematics, and attempt to…

Diamondback has been in the manufacturing space for decades and producing their own firearms since 2009. A believer in American production, Diamondback Firearms brings groundbreaking designs to market (a 5.7mm PDW, the DB57, was featured on the cover of sister pub RECOIL Magazine Issue 53) in quantity and at prices people can afford. Diamondback started their revolver journey a couple years ago with what many would consider a toy: the Sidekick series of .22 wheel guns. Instead of six rounds, they take nine. Instead of one caliber, they come with two cylinders (.22 LR and .22 WMR). The folks at Diamondback took some lessons learned there to bring us their latest: the Self-Defense Revolver (SDR) DETAILS In late 2021, lead designers Stuart Braudrick and Dave McCabe began sketching out their…