Innehållsförteckning för October 2022 från Guns & Ammo

GOOD MEMORIES Dave Emary, thank you for the fine article about P.O. Ackley in your August 2022 “Bullet Board” column. I enjoyed it very much. From your descriptions of him, Ackley seems like someone it would have been a pleasure to spend time visiting and learning his views on the sport of marksmanship. Also of interest was your mention of Robert Hutton. I spent many hours at the Hutton Rifle Ranch at age 13 with my dad. Mr. Hutton invited us into his home at the ranch where he signed my targets in pencil for submission to the NRA for awards. He was a wonderful gentleman who gave freely of his time for many discussions about shooting and related equipment. Tom DeBardas Ventura, California .30 SC? NO THANKS. Attention firearm…

THE MOUNTING OF RED-DOT OPTICS to handguns is a simple task that’s been needlessly overcomplicated. Allow me to cut through the noise and help to get your chosen electronic sight mounted. As the dot sight has become a ubiquitous part of hand-gunning, an entire subculture has sprouted up around mounting them. Ignore the sorcery and stick to common sense. The first thing you need to figure out is if the pistol requires the use of adapter plates. These plates allow the pistol to accommodate various brands and take advantage of the latest optic technology regardless of the footprint. Guns & Ammo readers tend to be among the most technically savvy, but many shooters who are new lack that technical understanding and end up with a pistol and optic that don’t…

ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL BENEFITS of military solicitations is the direction it drives manufacturers. In an effort to win these contracts, companies will invest the time and money to develop and test the creation of new products. Sometimes the product is too specialized to benefit the rest of us, but other times it’s becomes something that we didn’t even know we wanted. One example of a military solicitation benefitting the commercial market was the ability to quickly change a rifle’s chambering between .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum. This was a Special Operations requirement in 2009, and the Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) solicitation came from it. Until then, there were no common quick-change systems on rifle actions. Remington, Accuracy International, Desert Tech and Barrett all developed rifles…

IN RECENT YEARS, we’ve heard numerous reports of banks and other essential service providers enacting policies that are biased against the firearm industry. This problem has largely gone unnoticed by the general public, but not every state is simply accepting this situation for what it is. In 2021, Texas became the first state in the nation to enact a law that ensures its citizens’ tax dollars don’t inadvertently line the pockets of corporations that use its enormous power to enact de facto gun-control laws. The law is called the Firearm Industry NonDiscrimination (FIND) Act. As the name suggests, the FIND Act seeks to prevent financial institutions and other large corporations from discriminating against firearm-related businesses. The discrimination began during the Obama Administration when the government launched Operation Choke Point in…

@GUNSANDAMMOMAG DUANE “BUCK” BUCKNER is the director of training in the U.S. for Aimpoint. After retiring from a 26-plus-year career as a senior enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard, he became an instructor for government programs in 2017. His professional experience spans drug interdiction and joint operations with other agencies around the world. I expected an Aimpoint sales pitch the first time I heard Buck preach. Rather, his style of instruction is unique and inviting, albeit with a rapid delivery that doesn’t allow time to conjure a challenge. I signed up for some of his instruction where I recorded his message for follow-up. My takeaway was that he has both a unique perspective on using red dots and a fast-tempo personality. Buck emphasizes the brain’s base-level psychology during his training…

VERSACARRY arrived to the holster scene in June 2010 when founder Justin Sitz set out to develop a minimalist concealed-carry rig for his Ruger LCP and SIG Sauer P238. His invention set a new standard for a bulk-free design. Little more than an extended polymer clip, a caliber-specific barrel stud and a trigger shield, the holsters could be used with different makes and models as long as the handguns were the same chambering and similar in size. Today, the company catalogs a family of Zerobulk holsters. More recently though, Versacarry entered the realm of leather holsters. Most are multi-fit designs constructed from distinct vegetable-tanned water buffalo hide. The Bryan, Texas-based company has also developed hybrid rigs that utilize leather and polymer elements to provide best-of-both-worlds carry solutions, and some model-specific…

IN THIS DAY of digital marketing and computer-generated imitations, it can be difficult to sort out what’s real and factual. This problem is further compounded by social media and video platforms where anyone, regardless of their qualifications and experience, can espouse their opinions and thoughts on any topic. I’m not saying that the internet and social media is all bad, but too much of the information is simply opinion, or based on little more than a couple of vague observations or hearsay. A recent YouTube video sent to me for comment is a perfect example of this. The person in the video was discussing what made a good hunting bullet and what was important in such a bullet. He said, “The most important thing in a hunting bullet was retained…

GARRY.JAMES@ OUTDOORSG.COM FRENCH M1873 REVOLVER Q: I have an old French revolver, Model 1873, 11mm caliber, serial number 11XX. It also has number “S.1882” on the right side of the hex portion of the barrel. All parts have matching numbers. The revolver was and is in the white. There is an anchor stamped on the bottom of the grip frame. It is clean throughout and I would judge it at 90 to 95 percent. I was told some time ago that there was an officer’s model that was blued. Any information that you can pass along, as well as value, would be appreciated. W. P. Fontana, California A: You have a French Model 1873 revolver. This excellent double-action 11mm was manufactured from 1873 to 1890. The “S.1882”…

AS A FOLLOW UP to the success of the RSX-250 reflex sight, which was intended for full-sized pistols, rifles and shotguns, Bushnell recently unveiled the RXC-200 and the RXU-200. “C” stands for “Compact,” while “U” stands for “Ultra-compact.” Designed specifically for small, optic-ready pistols like the Glock 43, Smith & Wesson Shield, SIG Sauer P365 and Springfield Armory Hellcat, the red dots feature a sealed, impact-resistant chassis machined from 7075-T6 billet aluminum, garnering them a MIL-STD-810 impact and vibration rating. The fully multi-coated glass lens on either sight is Bushnell’s EXO Barrier, which helps protect the lens in rainy or dusty conditions. The RXC-200 and RXU-200 sights afford the user a point-and-shoot interface. Each unit displays a constant red 6 MOA dot that auto-adjusts for brightness based on ambient lighting.…

FOR YEARS, SHOOTERS have argued the merits of various cartridges for personal protection. Forty-five fans praise the cartridge’s heavy bullet weight and large frontal area, while others — since the introduction of the increased-capacity FN P.35 Hi Power — have proclaimed that the 9mm is a better option. What’s often lost in the argument, though, is that bullet performance is a critically important consideration for personal protection. Modern defensive handgun ammunition is superior to the full-metal-jacket (FMJ) rounds available when the argument began. Winchester’s new USA Ready Defense is an example of a modern self-defense handgun load that’s designed with real-world personal protection in mind. “Winchester is working to provide a product that is as consistent and reliable as possible, and has great threat-stopping ability,” says Nathan Robinson, Winchester’s public…