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    Should .40 S&W be Banned?

    We had an STI Limited Class gun glock at our local USPSA match today. (To glock; verb; the sudden violent rupture of the case head, most commonly associated with Glock brand pistols firing the .40 S&W cartridge, sending raipidly expanding gasses out of the chamber and back into the mechanism of...
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    Home Invasion! Help!

    Here in East Tennessee, the Claiborne County Sheriff staged an armed invasion of a suspected drug house. OOPS! Wrong house! Luckily, no one was hurt. We've been discussing it on a local radio talk show. The host challenged me when I said that several people had died attempting to resist...
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    Forward Assist on M-16/AR-15

    When was the forward assist added to the M-16/AR-15? Yr. Obt. Svnt.
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    Whatever happened to IHMSA?

    My home range, the Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association, in Oak Ridge, TN, used to be the location of the International Handgun Metalic Silhouette Association Eastern National Range. It was "owned" by IHMSA and reserved for their exclusive use, and the IMSHA National Championships were held there...
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    Weatherby Vanguard Recall

    I just received a recall notice from Weatherby. Recall of Vanguard rifles manufactured 1970 through 1993 inclusive. Due to improper reassembly of the bolt by the owner or other unskilled person, THE RIFLE CAN FIRE OUT OF BATTERY, causing severe injury. The bolt will be replaced. Contact...
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    RCBS Service

    I just called RCBS Service. I broke the handle off my RCBS Lubri-Sizer last night. The damned thing can't be less than 22 years old, and I don't know how many thousand pounds of lin-o-type bullets I have cycled through it. Anyway, they're sending me a new handle. NO CHARGE! I guess that's...
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    Gorons @ The Range

    Our local range (privately owned) held its monthly IDPA match last Saturday. Concurrent with the match, there was a handgun carry class (Required to obtain a handgun carry permit in TN) being held in the clubhouse. One of the trucks belonging to one of the class attendees was plastered with...
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