Archive for the ‘Gear’ Category
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Talking with Ken Hackathorn yesterday, we were both lamenting the steady decline of professional integrity in the firearms industry. Gone it seems are the days when you could trust a deal on a handshake or expect companies to stand behind their products. Perhaps it's the economy or perhaps it's just ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
People often get emotionally attached to their choices. Whether it's the Chevy owner who has to insist Ford sucks or an iPhone user who prays for the redemption of all Android heathens, sometimes it's difficult to see past works for me and realize it doesn't necessarily equate with best for everyone ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From Kyle Defoor's blog:
Whoever chose this piece of shit to be issued to anyone- you're an inexperienced pistol shooter who has no common sense. Hope you got a decent kickback from Blackhawk.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
While it was pretty well known that the deal was done before SHOT Show, today Freedom Group formally announced that it has purchased "certain assets" of Para USA (nee ParaOrdnance).
In the event that you've been living under a rock and paying no attention whatsoever to the gun industry, Freedom Group ...
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Aimpoint has released the 2MOA version of its Micro T-1. While this has nothing to do with pistols, it was apparently the single most important product launch in the history of the universe because now thousands of customers will be able to claim they own the exact same optic through ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
ASYM Ammunition has taken off like a rocket over the past year. They provided some .45 ammo in 2010 for the HK45 test and it consistently turned in the tightest groups through the gun ever. The company's owner, Stan Chen (yes, the Stan Chen, the famous 1911 gunsmith) has offered to ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
It's late so just some rough notes:
NLT is coming out with a number of pistol-related SIRT options in the immediate future:
The long awaited M&P SIRT should be out 1Q12.
A 92FS SIRT, complete with reciprocating slide and both DA & SA trigger strokes, will be available 2Q12.
A G19 SIRT is in ...
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Saturday, January 14th, 2012
55,221 rounds
9 stoppages
(+1 w/non-LCI extractor)
0 malfunctions
1 parts breakages
Two short sessions this week were spent primarily working with the laser and getting in my 2012 Performance Challenge results.
iron sights
laser
300
275-6X
267-0X
Changing Gears
26.28, 3 misses
24.76, 1 miss
99 Drill
88 (-4, -3, -1, -3)
94 (-0, -2, -2, -1)
The results are consistent with my overall performance ...
Posted in Gear, Gen4 Friday | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Some folks asked about the gloves photographed in last week's G17 update. They're Patrol Incident Gear FDT-Alphas from SKD Tactical. GearScout put up a short review.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Hate me all you want, I think it looks neat. Whether it serves any purpose or not I can't say, but at least on paper it creates a low recoil, short barrel, optic-ready weapon. Hard to mount a flashlight, however, which could be a deal breaker.
You'll note that the shooter ...
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