Archive for the 'Firearms' Category

I guess Tim has discovered the tactical lever action gun.  I think this is the first video he’s done on lever action rifles.

I love that Dan Wesson Pistol Pack.  As best as I can tell, they don’t manufacture this any more, or at least, I can’t find it.  If readers know better, weigh in with comments. CZ currently owns Dan Wesson.

This is another great presentation by Paul.

Pick one…

annnnd then, complain in the comments about not having it‍♀️

PC: @HKshooting pic.twitter.com/8rbs0tUre9

— Heckler & Koch (@HecklerAndKoch) June 27, 2022

H&K can go pound sand.  I don’t want any of their products.

Chris takes a wise approach to most things.  I’ll make a few comments regarding the things he said as it relates to me.

First, concerning listening to “experts” criticize you for what you carry, that’s silly beyond belief, and I concur with Chris.  I literally couldn’t care any less than I do at this moment what a trainer or “expert” says about me or anything I do or don’t do.

Second, like Chris, I have a very low tolerance level for anything on my body.  I don’t wear necklaces, rings, watches, or anything else like that.  If I’m sitting, my phone comes out of my pocket.

I do find that one unobtrusive way to carry is in an ankle holster (a revolver, of course).  Beyond that, I find that if I have to carry IWB, a commander size 1911 frame is narrow enough that it doesn’t cause too much hassle, at least, for a while.

Finally, this is one reason I would rather openly carry, regardless of what other people think about it.

Tim makes the comparison and contrast.  I really like Tim and have exchanged email with him, with Tim being helpful with advice in a purchase I wanted to make.

But I think they are wrong in their conclusions on almost every account.  First, don’t shoot practice ammunition when you can shoot the real thing.  No, .38 Spl versus .357 magnum isn’t a good comparison.  If you intend to carry .357 magnum, you’d better be shooting .357 magnum at the range.

Next, I think the high pressures this cartridge generates is going to be problematic, including scorching the chamber and throat.  Also, until you see this gun running its high pressures in hot environments for years, you have yet to see what sorts of problems will develop.  Next, I think the weight is going to be problematic, both for the gun and the ammunition.  Next, I think no one is ever going to shoot this in full auto – it will be completely uncontrollable.  I could go on, but I think you get my main points.

What to do then?  The Stoner platform is great, and so is the 5.56X45 for distances short of about 400 yards.  For those who need to shoot further than that, they should have considered the 6mm ARC.  No, they shouldn’t have considered it, they should have purchased upper receivers chambered for this cartridge as fast as they could.

The upper receiver will fit an AR-15 lower.  The cartridge fits within the AR platform.  Weight stays the same.  Operation stays the same.  A new upper receiver and new magazines is all that is required.  For that, you get a 6mm bullet that weighs almost twice what the 5.56X45 does (103 grains, 105 grains, 108 grains) with the velocity of the 5.56X45, and a long bullet that has the ballistic design for effectiveness at 1000 yards. You do all of that with only 1 – 2 pounds more recoil.

Leave it to the DoD to make stupid decisions and waste money.

I think it’s fairly common knowledge that you cannot grip a revolver the same way you do a semi-automatic pistol.  You cannot put your finger near the gap between the cylinder and the forcing cone.

But some newer gun owners may not be aware of this.  If you cannot get some one to teach you to do it the right way, read articles and watch videos to teach yourself.

Wheel guns are awesome and every man should have one or more.  But like any firearm, they come with warnings on their usage.

TFB.  They’ve released the new compact ACOG.

• Model: 1.5x16S (TA44 Series)
• Magnification: 1.5x
• Objective Lens: 16mm
• Eye Relief: 2.4 in. 61.0mm
• Exit Pupil: 0.42 in. 10.7mm
• Field of View (in degrees): 7.4°
• Field of View: 39.0 ft.@ 100 yds. 12.9m @100m
• Adjustments (Per in. @ 100 yds.): 2 clicks
• Dimensions (L x W x H) w/o Mount: 4.0 x 1.6 x 2.1 in. (102 x 42 x 53mm)
• Weight w/ Mount: 5.1 oz. (144.5g)
• Illumination Source: Fiber Optics & Tritium
• Reticle(s): Circle Dot, RTR .223 Reticle, RTR 9mm PCC Reticle
• MSRP: $1,357

I put the MSRP in bold.  Yes, you read that right.  They’ve released an ACOG that doesn’t have the magnification of the classic ACOG, and increased the price.

Ha!  And I had the audacity to recommend to Trijicon that they consider their pricing and whether they really want a share of the American market!

Why on earth would anyone buy this for $1357?  It isn’t a 1X so both eyes open downrange will see some oddball things, and it isn’t powerful enough to really be an LPVO or legitimate prism scope.

Good.  It’s nice to see someone has come out with a .22 magnum pistol that’s reliable.  I dumped my KelTec because I couldn’t make it go more than a magazine without a FTF/FTE.  I wrote them and suggested that they reengineer the magazine to be aluminum rather than polymer, and they ignored me.

This one is polymer coated on the outside, but aluminum in the inside.  Also, I had found one link which suggested that the pistol was striker fired in spite of what he said in the video.  But TFB confirms with confidence that it’s a hammer fired gun.  The hammer is a bit hidden but the pictures are good.

That checks the other box for me.  I don’t shoot striker fired guns.

Finally, I like the availability. I hate to read about a new firearm and then find that nothing is available and no one knows when there will be.

His answer was the same thing I said not too many months ago if you recall.  Although I have to say that the idea of unreliability of semi-automatic firearms is very dated and incorrect now with shotguns like Beretta makes.  I’d prefer a semi-auto shotgun to a pump action for a number of reasons, including recoil management and the breakage of sight picture to work the pump.

But I do like the idea of reliance on a wheel gun.