Archive for the 'Firearms' Category

I love the .22 WMR round, and have always believed that the .22LR was underpowered for anything other than plinking on trash can lids (which is what I did with it when I was a boy).

But in an AR?  Will it work?  Will the bolt extract the case without major modifications?  Will it be reliable?  How will the mags work without rim-locking?

Color me skeptical until it proves itself.  I won’t be buying one.

He makes his point well enough.  Bronze is softer than steel (although I suspect he’s using a brass brush).

During a demonstration to share holders last week, the operator clicks the key pad on the side of the 9mm smart gun. Once unlocked, the smart gun is operable. @Lodestarguns @6abc https://t.co/gVzML0sARg pic.twitter.com/c8O8zNbp6i

— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) January 18, 2022

If you can get past the stupidity of the rest of the video, they do a good enough job of explaining what Ernest Langdon does to the Beretta pistol.

I think it’s fairly popular, maybe not at the level of competing in popularity of the CZ Shadow 2 at competitions.

Field & Stream has some of the newest arrivals.

We had previously discussed the value of traditional Walnut stocks as heirlooms to pass down to your sons.  The latest releases have that – a beautiful Benelli for more than $2000.

There are also some very light rifles, carbon fiber stocks combined with carbon fiber barrels – a Weatherby for more than $3700.

There are some less expensive rifles too, e.g., Connecticut Value Arms (CVA) has one for less than $700.

But just my, my, my goodness, these rifles on the whole are so very expensive.  Nice walnut and light carbon fiber parts cost a lot of money.

This continues his defensive lever gun series.

Nice review, but I would have preferred to see shooting.

Smart guns in the news.

LodeStar integrated both a fingerprint reader and a near-field communication chip activated by a phone app, plus a PIN pad. The gun can be authorized for more than one user.

The fingerprint reader unlocks the gun in microseconds, but since it may not work when wet or in other adverse conditions, the PIN pad is there as a backup. LodeStar did not demonstrate the near-field communication signal, but it would act as a secondary backup, enabling the gun as quickly as users can open the app on their phones.

It sounds like the Babylon Bee, but it’s a serious article. Or sort of.

You can’t make this stuff up.  “Hold on there froggy – it’s raining and I dropped my guns, can you give me a second to access my iPhone?”

Outdoor Life.

Let’s get this part out of the way first: I am not a Fudd. I own lots of rifles and shotguns with synthetic stocks, I’ve shot smart scopes, and I’ve hunted with AR-style rifles. Plus, I’m a Millennial, at least as defined by age. I know that new shooting technology is useful and has its place. But I think that those traditional, wood-stocked bolt-action rifles have their place, too.

In my opinion, that place is deer camp where tradition thrives. The gold standard here would be hunting with Grandpa’s old gun (perhaps a Savage 99 or Marlin 336), but maybe you didn’t grow up in a deer hunting family, or maybe Grandpa is still hunting with his rifle. Sure, you could shop around for an old, used gun (maybe a classic Remington 700 or a Winchester Model 70), but the nicks and scratches in that rifle won’t be yours. I think there’s still value in buying a new, wood-stocked rifle, marking it with your own memories, and then one day passing it down.

The good news is there are still plenty of quality rifles being made with wood stocks. This fall, I spent my deer season hunting with a new Winchester Model 70 Super Grade rifle that’s fitted with a beautiful maple stock. And, I plan to hunt with this gun for many deer seasons to come.

We were just discussing this a few days ago.  I agree.  But I will say that (a) the number of offerings in fine Walnut stock isn’t what it used to be, and (b) those wood stocks sure are heavy.

It’s also not possible to put enough oils on the stock to prevent swelling without also changing the appearance of the wood.