SACS/Warren Reliability
Looking at the first 50,000 rounds of the SACS/Warren 1911 test, people seem drawn to one of two diametrically opposed opinions: A Mean Rounds Between…
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Springfield Recalls XD-S Pistols
Springfield this morning announced a recall of all 3.3″ XD-S pistols in both 9mm and .45 Auto. “Springfield has determined that under exceptionally rare circumstances,…
M&P Shield Recall
Smith is calling it a “safety alert and inspection procedure,” but if your gun fails the inspection you’re supposed to send it in for repair…
Introducing Max Wins and the 1%
Overheard every day on the internet: Sevigny/Leatham/Vogel uses <insert gear choice here>, so I should, too! Sometimes, it’s completely valid. These guys shoot a lot…
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Not just a squib. Not just a round fired into the barrel after a squib. Not just two. Three. Three rounds pushing the squib slowly…
JulieG and PRO GUN
(also available in non-orange colors, not that you’d want that)
Great Minds…
Kathy “Cornered Cat” Jackson, Can I Teach That? at the Scratching Post MAC from the Military Arms Channel Blog The Bang Switch, The Fading 40 Caleb talks about How…
9mm: Cool again?
A friend of mine emailed last week to say that his small police department in Ohio was switching from the .40-cal pistols they’ve been carrying…
FBI Revolver Training, circa 1961
Thanks to JAD on pistol-forum for finding this great video: “The revolver is no respecter of persons. It will kill anyone at whom it is…
The 1911 and “Teams”
Doctor Gary Roberts (better known ’round the net as DocGKR) has written an excellent article at Modern Service Weapons called The 1911 for LE and Special…