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Below is a pic of some Checkmate made (small "C" on base plate) Colt marked 45acp mags. Note the small dimple on the edge of the lower lip of the plate. These may have been on these for awhile but it's the first time I noticed them. The Colt marked mags from Metalform ("M" marked on base plate)...

Every year the Los Angeles Police Dept. releases it's end of the year reports on Officer Involved Shooting Incidents and use of force. The NYPD does the same. The reports are a wealth of useful information and the reports are valuable reading and worth tracking from year to year. Often the...

I think this is a very useful video on the NRA, guns and the opinions of Black folk on the same. Opinions usually not seen here. http://www.gunnews.com/black-folk-dont-join-nra/ tipoc

An article in the paper today caught my eye. It's reported that a lot more guns are being stopped by the airport screeners at airports around the country. In the first 6 months of this year 894 handguns were found on passengers on in their carry on items. This is a 30% increase over the same...

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a very used S&W 386PD. These are 7 shot revolvers. They have an alloy frame and cylinder and a sleeved barrel. The aluminum has a bit of scandium mixed into it so S&W featured them as scandium framed. Two versions of the 386 were made a Mountain Lite and the...

As folks know last year Colt won the contract for supplying up to 12,000 new 1911s to the Marine Corps' Special Operations Command. The guns are upgraded versions of of the stainless steel Colt Rail Gun. The Marine Corps' MARSOC had for decades been rebuilding the Colt 1911s it had been using...

I've posted links to two articles on the current 2nd amendment debate which appeared in the U.S. newspaper "The Militant". The Militant has been publishing continuously since 1938 and reflects the opinions of the Socialist Workers Party. They defend the 2nd Amendment along with the rest and...

In a separate thread on another subject a fella posted a link to a shooting video that I watched, thought about and got to liking. I like it because it's a very good lesson on why if you get in a gun fight you ought to move. Forget the Hollywood thing of standing still...move. I come from the...

I hate bear threads but this is one of my favorite bullet defying bears. Breaks into homes and leaves calling cards. Hit by 44 Magnum and 30-30. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/10/BAL71BDC28.DTL http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20091202/NEWS/912029988/1050/rss tipoc

One of the comments I've heard (and read) many times over the last few years was that one reason for the .357 Sigs existence, or a reason in favor of it, was that it penetrates auto glass and bodies better than other rounds or where other rounds do not. I don't think there is any truth to this...

This may have already been posted so if it was and I missed it excuse me. But I think it can lay to rest a couple of myths about the gun used in the films. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jicw94_aXiQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltBhm64WrQQ&NR=1 tipoc

They are showing some of it on T.V. this time round. Folks can see the schedules, scoring, how they score and view the events live by going here... www.nbcolympics.com Look under shooting. They show the NRA convention, interviews with shooters, etc. If you want to see some accurate one handed...

Back in June I was in Ireland and while there the article below appeared in The Irish Times. The Irish Times is a daily published out of Dublin. It occupies the same place in Ireland that the N.Y. Times, Washington Post or the Wall St. Journal occupy in the U.S. The article is on Ireland's...

Hope this works. A few developments out this way. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/04/23/MN8I10A2UG.DTL tipoc

I heard recently that the Taurus revolvers in .45 acp (is that the M445?) will not shoot .45 AR. Is this the case? If it's true, why? tipoc

I'm posting a few pics of a Colt Combat Commander that Louis Seecamp coverted to double action during the 1970s. Some folks may have heard of these guns and some not so a little background: After Ludwig Seecamp left Mossberg where he had been for a number of years he set up his own shop selling...

This is a post about two guns and some brands of .44 Spl. The guns are a S&W M 629 Magnaport Custom. If I remember right it is their Defender Model with a 2.5" barrel. The other is a S&W 624 from a run for Lew Horton distributors a decade or so back with a 3" barrel. Both have very good...

Some years back ammo manufacturers introduced 185 gr. JHP loads for the .45 acp. This at the time that many good loads of 230 Gr. JHP were available. What was the thinking on why the 185 gr. was introduced and why has it ramained popular? tipoc