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History of 7.5x55mm Swiss Ammo
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Eduard Rubin, a Swiss Army Lieutenant Colonel, designed the 7.5x55mm Swiss cartridge in 1889. The Swiss military was using a 10.4x38mm rimfire rifle at the time, and the 7.5x55 Swiss used a bullet with a smaller diameter (.304 inches) and was among the first cartridges to investigate the idea of firing smaller and lighter bullets at high velocity. This cartridge was chambered in the Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 rifle, which the Swiss Army adopted for service in 1889. An interesting fact about the cartridge is that the bullet, configured as a steel-capped round nose and weighing 211 grains, used a paper patch. This was common at the time, and increased the time required for manufacturing. |
Ruger Model 57
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What’s in a number? There was a time in ancient history, and for some people still today, when numbers were thought to be mystical. Secret societies, cults actually, even rose around worship of numbers. The number 57 has some special significance for me. After WWII we lived in a housing project specially constructed for returning veterans. Although I was just learning to read, my mother could send me to the store to get a certain yellow or red bottle which I could recognize by the 57 on the front. |
Henry Announces 29 New Rifles & Shotguns
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The hardest secrets to keep are usually withholding good news, so this is one cat we’re glad is out of the bag. Announced a few days early, Henry Repeating Arms is launching 29 new rifle and shotgun models for 2021 — the largest product announcement in company history! Out with the old and in with the new, included in the new models are side loading gates on all steel-framed centerfire lever-action rifles and shotguns, plus three new Single Shots. We don’t have the space to go into detail about each and every new model, so visit Henry’s website for more specs and information. |
Review: GSG-16 .22 LR Rifle
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Who here wants a Heckler & Koch MP5? Raise your hand. Everybody? Now, who here wants an MP5 look-alike that shoots the ton-of-fun .22 LR? All those hands should still be up, especially when you get those same hands on the GSG-16. Every once in a while, you come across an inexpensive firearm that offers a lot more than you anticipated. It has more gadgets, more cool features, and is just a darn good piece of equipment that you just didn’t see coming. Such is the case with the GSG-16 .22 LR from German Sporting Guns. It’s a lot more than you might expect from a plinker. And it’s a blast (pun fully intended) to shoot! |
MI: Gun sales booming in Michigan and nationally
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Moe Chowdury is selling whatever he can get his hands on these days.
The sales manager at IFA Tactical Gun Shop in Sterling Heights is one of the many firearm dealers across Michigan reporting record-breaking sales in 2020.
According to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), a total of 868,190 FBI firearm background checks were performed in Michigan through October, the highest number since 1998 when the FBI started keeping track.
Chowdury said there are many factors that have contributed to the historic increases in gun sales statewide.
"My sales are up 400% over last year," he said. |
Metro Mayhem: Murders Soar in Chicago, Los Angeles = More Gun Law Failure
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Monday morning it appeared the City of Chicago was close to hitting—if it hadn’t already—700 homicides for the year, with five weeks remaining in 2020, according to data from the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Windy City is not alone in the rise of metropolitan mayhem.
Two thousand miles west, the City of Los Angeles hit a murderous milestone over the weekend, as the Los Angeles Times reported the city has racked up 300 slayings so far this year. It was a figure the city hadn’t logged since 2009, the newspaper said. |
PA: As Deer Season Approaches, Pa. Hunters Adjust Camp Traditions in Light of COVID-19
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For the past 49 years, Ralph Martone has had the same routine when deer hunting season rolls around. An avid hunter since he was 12, Martone's deer hunting season typically involves going to a camp in Clearfield County that has about 25 people. Martone hunts with his and other families, swapping stories around the fire. They might even have three or four hunters stay with his family of four in their house. |
Report: There Are Nearly 20 Million Concealed Carry Permit Holders in USA
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There are nearly 20 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States and perhaps untold millions more who carry every day in the 16 states that don’t require such permits.
The NRA-ILA reported figures from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) showing there are over 19.48 million concealed carry permit holders in the USA, including 820,000 permit holders who were added in 2019 alone. |
3 Pounds of Awesome: Diamondback DBX 5.7
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Florida-based Diamondback Firearms announced their new DBX 5.7x28mm pistol earlier this year and the neat little gun is now filtering out to the market. Teased at SHOT Show earlier this year when the gun was in pre-production, the large format pistol uses an adjustable dual gas piston action-- no buffer tubes here-- with a stainless steel 8-inch threaded barrel that ends in the company's DBX series muzzle device. Using receivers crafted from 7075 aluminum and an M-LOK-compatible 6061 aluminum handguard, the gun is light, coming in at the 3-pound mark on our scales right out of the box. |
'This Gun Fits Me Perfect' Browning BAR Safari
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Muller’s Browning is chambered in .30-06 and is topped with a Leupold scope. He’s owned it for over 30 years, and he'll never sell it. He’ll hand it down to one of his children as an heirloom. “This gun fits me perfect,” said Muller. “I can’t describe it. Out of all the weapons I have, and I have more than one, I can stand out in a field and literally, at 200-yards, hit beer cans on top of fence posts.” |
Just What Penance Does Warnock Want Gun Owners To Do?
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One thing that Second Amendment supporters need to understand: Anti-Second Amendment extremists hate you. There is no compromise to be had with them. In their mind, by defending your rights, you are now an accessory to any horrific crime or act of madness that involves the misuse of firearms, be it Sandy Hook, Parkland, Las Vegas, or Tucson. |
2 Oregon Counties Adopt ‘2A Sanctuary’ Measures; Will They Stand?
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A new political gun battle is shaping up in two Oregon counties after they adopted ballot measures earlier this month that prohibit enforcement of gun laws, another signal that Second Amendment activism is alive in the Pacific Northwest. According to KGW News, four counties had similar ballot measures up for approval Nov. 3, and two of them were adopted, in Columbia County northwest of ultra-liberal Portland along the south banks of the Columbia River, and in Umatilla County in far more conservative Northeast Oregon. |
Savage’s New 110 Ultralite Is Built for the Mountains—and for Anyone Who Doesn’t Want to Pack Around a Heavy Rifle
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When it comes to hunting rifles, more and more gunmakers are looking to slim down their guns. This coincides with a rise in popularity of backcountry, walk-in hunting, backpack hunting in recent years. Another possible driver is the increasingly diverse makeup of hunters. Or, it could simply be that carrying a light rifle around in the mountains and woods is just plain more enjoyable. Whatever the reason, more rifle companies have been turning their efforts toward producing truly lightweight, standard-production hunting rifles. Cutting weight is nothing new to seasoned mountain hunters, but many weight-cutting features were only available on custom built or assembled rifles. |
Kim Rhode And Her Dad, Richard Rhode
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Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist in the shotgun sports, grew up competing, and even lettered four years on her California high school’s shooting team. Kim, along with her dad and coach, Richard Rhode, are some of the best go-to folks in the shooting world to talk about the importance of training kids to shoot and learn about the Second Amendment. On the day of this interview, they were going home after a day of training. |
"V" Is For Victory: The Smith & Wesson Victory Model Revolver
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In mid-1940, when it was becoming increasingly likely that the United States would be drawn into the war raging in Europe, the U.S. Navy, along with all branches of our armed forces, was evaluating the projected demand for arms. The standard handgun for the Navy at the time was the M1911A1 .45 ACP pistol. It became pretty obvious that the demand for these pistols would soon overwhelm the available supply, particularly since the Army and Marines would also be clamoring for handguns when war began. |
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