Innehållsförteckning för May 2017 från Guns & Ammo

It’s not just for nerds . EVER WATCH A GOOD SHOOTER in a match? You might miss the reloads. How did they get that fast, that smooth or that good? Practice, yes, but what kind? Some practice models prove to be not just distracting, but also counterproductive. One is the medical school model. Aspiring physicians learn by the method known as “see one, do one, teach one.” And then they go on to the next one. Which is fine if you have the particular knack that med schools sort for, but that doesn’t necessarily work for the rest of us. The analogous method would be learning the basics of a reload, then spending many hours doing reloads at the fastest speed possible. Let me save you…

Hornady 4DOF &Vortex Razor AMG UH-1 THE SCIENCE behind long-range shooting has changed significantly over the last 10 years. It used to be that the only way to predict how much a scope needed to be dialed up to hit a target at long range was to shoot at that distance and then write down the number displayed on the elevation turret, along with environmental data like temperature, in order to make accurate estimations in the future. All this information had to be kept close at hand because nobody was going to remember a fat notebook’s worth of numbers when an important shot was on the line. Then we witnessed the rise of the ballistic calculator. Phones (and other handheld devices) that were as…

Taxation without justification . THE HEARING PROTECTION ACT (HPA) is one of the hottest topics within the industry. At the time of this writing, there are 113 co-sponsors for the U.S. House of Representatives bill H.R.367 introduced by Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C.-3, on Jan. 9, 2017, and 13 co-sponsors for the U.S. Senate bill S.59 introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, on the same day. The HPA was developed by the American Suppressor Association (ASA), the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the office of Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz.-5. It was first introduced last October by Salmon to remove suppressors/silencers from the National Firearms Act (NFA) and to replace the federal transfer process with a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). HPA also includes a provision to…

I OFTEN HEAR stories about this or that instructor. They range from awesome to keep it positive to not awesome. This column started with the idea that I regale you with a few of these stories concerning my fellow man (and, in some cases, woman). Then it occurred to me, why not discuss what to look for when it’s time to spend hard-earned money on firearm training? The Résumé I will jump right on this hand grenade: Having a good résumé does matter. What matters less is what is on that résumé when it comes to life experiences. If you want a shooting instructor, find an individual that has what it takes to teach you to shoot. Having many notches cut into their pistol grips does not make them better…

THERE ARE MORE firearm owners today than at any other time in American history, and a large segment of our gun-owning population are not hunters. For decades, the firearms industry has lumped those types of shooters together and sold hunting rounds as self-defense loads. I say, “No more.” Hornady has been observing the population growth of its non-hunting consumers, including those who own a variant of America’s rifle: the AR-15. These ARs are also part of a growing category often referred to as “black guns.” For a day of plinking at a range or shooting a 3-Gun match, these shooters don’t look to traditional hunting ammunition when it’s time to feed their black guns. It’s often unnecessary and cost prohibitive. Knowing that it can be confusing to navigate ammunition shelves…

“One must be careful of family legends — they are difficult to prove , and there is generally more romance and wishful thinking than scholarship about them.” A REMINGTON AND A WHITNEY Q: First off, I want to say how much I enjoy your articles each month. [I] love seeing the old guns and their history. My father-in-law has a couple he got from my mother-in-law’s parents’ house years ago and doesn’t really have any info on them, so I was hoping you could help. One appears to be a Remington Rolling Block in 7mm and the other a Springfield .45-70. I am including pics of the guns as well as any markings I could find on them. If you could please provide any history on them…

Hone your cognitive decision-making abilities. TRIUMPH SYSTEMS is a new company with several innovative products designed to help shooters hone their cognitive decision-making abilities. The products range from numbered and colored targets to G&A’s favorite — the Pivotal Trainer. The latter is a remote-controlled target system that forces shooters to use discretion prior to pointing their firearm at a target and pressing the trigger. A double-sided, replaceable target features a humanoid silhouette aiming a pistol at you on one side and the same humanoid taking a picture with a smartphone on the other. Both sides show vital organs and target zones. The target is attached to a rotating armored solenoid that is operated by a wireless remote, allowing the target to be controlled manually or to…

SIG Sauer P320 X-Five 9mm A capable and competitive gunfighter. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, a lot of what drives handgun development comes from competition ranges. SIG Sauer has not attempted to conceal this fact and is forthright in stating that the P320 X-Five uses the best extras gleaned from lessons learned in competition. The P320 X-Five has a host of features that savvy gunners have been adding to their carry guns for some time now. Let’s take a look. The slide is built to encompass a 5-inch barrel, but its topside had material machined out to lighten it. With that weight taken off the top, the slide bottoming out has a lower leverage point to lift its Dawson fiber-optic front sight, making it easier to track during the recoil cycle.…