Innehållsförteckning för March 2018 från Guns & Ammo

THE TRUTH ABOUT WD-40 I read with interest Mr. Deloney’s letter in response to Mr. Poole’s editorial on “mystery oil.” He claimed that the WD-40 left a gummy residue. That is what it was designed for! I worked 20-plus years for the General Dynamics (GD), Convair Astronautics Division in San Diego. We had been awarded the contract to design, build and deliver the first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which became the Atlas that launched John Glenn and others into space. It was interesting since the tank was the missile; a monocoque design, very light and efficient. In fact, the skin was thinner than a dime. Before being deployed, the missile would have two or more full dress rehearsals. Tanked with liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene, the hot, humid salt air…

FEEDBACK IS VALUABLE. At the range, we check targets and inspect our firearms, optics and ammunition. The goal is to always improve, and to accomplish that every shooter needs to make a shot timer part of their range bag. Shot timers detect gun shots, and good timers will tell us the time from the first beep to each subsequent shot to a degree of accuracy within 1/100th of a second. Besides the time recorded between start and finish, timers will also offer information such as splits. Split times, i.e., the time between shots, are helpful in determining consistency. Improving consistency will help eliminate many errors. Shot timers also help to improve the skills we already have. Using a timer allows us to compete against ourselves. If you haven’t already, you’ll…

ONE OF THE MOVIE SENSATIONS of 1965 was “Thunder-ball” starring Sean Connery as James Bond. A highlight of the film was this exchange between the hero and villain Emilio Largo: Bond: This shotgun seems more fitting for a woman. Largo: You know much about guns, Mr. Bond? Bond: No, I know a little about women. The gun industry of the 1960s didn’t know much about women, and wouldn’t learn much for a long while. Female shooters and hunters were thin on the hunting grounds, and it was generally thought that if a woman needed her own gun, she would just have to find a gunsmith who could fit it. Change was initiated as more women began to hunt and shoot, and it especially caught fire as more…

RUGER has an enduring reputation for producing affordable, high-quality, American-made products. Back in 1972, the robust Security-Six became Ruger’s first double-action (DA) revolver and was successfully marketed to law enforcement with a competitive price point. From its introduction, came the Service-Six and Speed Six models, as well. Rugged and reliable are accurate descriptors of the Security-Six as it brought comfort to both cops and citizens alike. And here we go again. Meet the Security-9 You’d be hard-pressed to find a police officer with a revolver in their duty holster these days. In fact, the New York Police Department announced that it will finally phase out the last of its revolvers in 2018. Sure, revolvers have their place, but their low ammunition capacity and generally slow reloading procedure just don’t stack…

WITHOUT QUESTION, right at the top of any Victorian hunter’s list of “must-haves” was the Bengal tiger. Weighing 500 pounds or more, this majestic creature was, in the 1800s, seen in considerable abundance in certain areas of the Indian subcontinent. Taking the beast predated the appearance of the British in India, having been a favorite quarry of indigenous rulers. When the English arrived in the mid-18th century, along with an avidity for commercial enterprise, they brought with them firearms and a taste for parlous adventure. For centuries, Indian villagers had been subject to the depredations of tigers, in both human life and the loss of valuable livestock. Local tiger elimination schemes ranged from traps to primitive matchlock long arms, but these arrangements were often quite risky. When the British showed…

KNOWN FOR QUALITY, yet understated semiautomatic shotguns and overunders, Franchi’s Italian engineers have spent the past few years developing the brand’s first bolt-action rifle that’s set to square off with other similarly configured, entry-level long guns in 2018. In the United States, the economy rifle segment continues its steady growth as one of the most competitive areas on the rifle racks in gun stores. Reliability is common among them and minute-of-angle (MOA) accuracy has become an expectation of potential customers. Though each brand’s definition of the word “economy” varies significantly, contenders currently include the Kimber Hunter ($891); Mossberg Patriot Synthetic ($379); Remington Model 783 ($399 with scope); Ruger American (standard, $489); Sauer 100 Classic XT ($699); Savage Axis ($368); T/C Compass ($399); Tikka T3 ($552); and the Winchester XPR ($549).…

HOWA’S MINIACTION is an ultra-short action built to fit cartridges with a case length of about 1.7 inches or shorter. Howa rifles built on this action are currently chambered for .204 Ruger, .222 Rem., .223 Rem., 7.62x39mm and 6.5 Grendel. Any of the cartridges listed will certainly fit in a standard short action, but the extra length and bolt travel is unnecessary, and it eats up valuable time when trying to manipulate the bolt quickly. The difference in length between a long action and a standard short action is about a half inch. The difference between the MiniAction and a short action is .9 inch. The length difference noticeably changes the handling characteristics of the rifle, making it much faster and more efficient. The MiniAction’s reduced bolt travel also means…