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I recently picked up one of the XO non-railed Sig 1911's, and as expected, I'm having some difficulty locating a decent holster for it. Anyone know of any manufacturers making a quality leather holster for it?

There's no need to check under the bed for Sarah Brady tonight, as her organization isn't making much of a showing. The Brady Campaign issued their Congressional endorsements for the 2010 mid-terms, and the list is pretty thin. This could have something to do with the fact that the group's...

Ok, so I'm talking to a guy from the CBC on Tuesday. Apparently, there's a French CBC, as opposed to the regular CBC. He was quite emphatic on that point. I'm aware of the budget leaks of the Registry, as well as the fact that the majority of Canadians simply do not comply with it. For the...

OK, it's five times this week I've heard some variation on this: A guy was in Basic shooting the Beretta. The slide flew off, hitting him in the face, injuring or perhaps maiming him. Now he roams the night in a Phantom of the Opera mask, or something to that effect. Of course, it's not the...

I dealt with a 4" 65 today that was binding up. Oddly, enough, it's got a pinned barrel and recessed cylinder. The serial # is 1D3XXX, which puts it around 1977. There are some questionable marks around the recoil shield, and there's very little clearance between it and the rear of the...

I'm curious about the lineage of this one. The design certainly has elements of Myres/El Paso to it, but it's stamped "Gibbs of Texas, Inc" and "Gilmer, Texas." The crest certainly looks familiar: The stitching in the rear is similar to a Threepersons, but the holster is more aggressively...

Someone once told me, but for the life of me, I can't remember. The S&W Highway Patrolman/28 models have this little guy stamped on the barrel: What exactly is it? I've heard it said it was a native American symbol, but does anyone know the context or reason for its inclusion?

Some folks may remember last summer's dust-up over this. There was a bill before Congress to get the District of Columbia a seat in the House. John Ensign tacked the Second Amendment Enforcement Act onto it, and it became something of a poison pill. Democrats were unable to excise his...

I was going over the NICS statistics for background checks today, and the numbers are interesting. Between November 2008 and April 2009, there were 8,097,103 checks run. From November 2008 to the present, 19,449,325 checks have been performed, an increase of 53% over 1998, which is the first...

Anyone who's worked in a gun store knows that guy. He's in his early 20's and usually comes in with a couple of friends. They want to see specific guns--the Deagle, the M4, the SCAR, anything in "fifty cal." Most of all, they'd love a chance to fondle the ever-elusive ACR. Soldiers on leave...

Here's a weird one. It's labeled "19-3" under the crane, but is obviously a 13. It's not a chop job, as the rear sight is the typical fixed type, with no evidence of screw removal. Any ideas? Could it just be a factory mismark?

A student brought in a stumper of a revolver. It's a top-break, very similar to a S&W Model 3. The top of the barrel is marked "The Old Firearms Manufacture," and there's a logo on the right side that looks like a S&W trademark, except with different script. The grips appear to be old S&W...

The decision [pdf] is here. Essentially, Steven Skoien was indicted under § 922(g)(9) for possessing firearms after being convicted of domestic violence. He appealed his conviction, arguing it was unconstitutional under Heller. The 7th Circuit has agreed and is vacating his conviction. The...

This is an M&P 340, Scandium-frame .357 J-Frame. The owner fired six rounds of .38 Special through it without issue. The first shot of .357 blew up the gun. The operator was unharmed, as all of the unpleasantness happened forward of the muzzle. The .357 loads were factory ammunition, and...

Gun crimes in England have doubled over the last decade. In Lancashire alone, the rate has risen by nearly 600%. London police are breaking with age-old tradition by sending out routine armed patrols, armed with Glock 17's and H&K MP-5's. Previously, the only armed officers in the...

These casings were taken from a lot fired by a customer at my range today. The loads are 115gr, standard pressure 9mm target loads. They are commercial reloads, from a reputable company. Of 60 rounds fired, there were 11 failures. These are the worst four: All were fired from a new...

Read the alert here. These briefs, as they come, are likely to be longer and richer in historic and textual analysis than those submitted for Heller, as there's simply much more specific evidence available from the drafting of the 14th Amendment.

Just had one of these presented to me. Old Bangor Punta era box. The box reads "Model 372," and it's inscribed inside the crane. It's essentially a matte-black airweight Model 37. SCSW doesn't list the model at all. Anyone have any information?

I had to talk down a very frightened elderly gentleman named Conrad yesterday. He approached me clutching an email he'd received and printed out, and he wanted me to clarify it for him. The email resembled a printout of a Snopes page, complete with fonts and formatting. It claimed to confirm...

I carry my revolvers in Tom Threepersons holsters, and I'm seriously considering one for a Sig P220. Anyone have one of these holsters for a Sig/Beretta/similar pistol? I'm curious to see how it looks.