Like many shooting enthusiasts, the Nosler family has always dreamed of introducing a new rifle cartridge. And they’ve done it with the arrival of the 26 Nosler — a new cartridge that was submitted to SAAMI in June 2013. Formal launch of the round will take place at the 2014 SHOT Show.
Many experts describing how to flee from an armed actively shooting attacker advise, “Don’t run in a straight line.” But the idea that running in a zig-zag or crouch is better than running in a straight line is pure conjecture, says Greg Ellifritz, a full-time firearms and defensive tactics training officer for a central Ohio police department and the president of Active Response Training.
Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing recently conducted an eye-opening ballistic gelatin test of buckshot at 50 yards distance. The rounds were shot from a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun with 20″ barrel length and full choke. This video shows the results.
The “made in the USA” MasterPiece Arms MPAR 556 Sporting Rifle differentiates itself from other AR-style rifles by its heavy stamped-steel receiver. Read this article to learn more.
Starbucks Coffee Company CEO Howard Schultz issued a statement last week that respectfully requested its customers to “no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas — even in states where ‘open carry’ is permitted — unless they are authorized law enforcement personnel.” A survey of comments on the company’s website and Facebook page shows that gun owners are mostly unhappy about the request and will stop frequenting the stores, but a few are willing to cut Starbucks some slack and stay with the store.
A video demonstration conducted under the supervision Sheriff Ken Campbell of Boone County, Indiana, shows that magazine limitations have little or no real effect on a shooter’s ability to deliver aimed fire.
Rifle Ranch offers a 1200-yard range that stretches from about 100 feet above the road and across a pasture ending at a grove of trees by a river bed. If you fancy yourself a long-range shooter, this is heaven.
In Chapter 9 of The Covert Guide to Concealed Carry, former CIA officer Jason R. Hanson covers various holsters and carry solutions and offers advice on what he prefers and why. Chapter 9 is reprinted below, with permission. — Cheaper Than Dirt! Chronicle staff
Over 25 years ago, Clint McKee started Fulton Armory to build fine M14 rifles, and the business has grown to include selling and servicing all of the U.S. standard-issue gas-operated rifles of the 20th Century: the M14 (M1A), M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, AR-15, and AR-10, as well as virtually everything needed to care for these legendary rifles.
M2A1 ammo cans, like the Military ZAA-095 cans we sell for $14.97, are used extensively by the military to transport ammunition to the troops. Because I shoot a lot of different guns during the same range trip, I use them to “can” my ammo choices by cartridge and mark what’s in which container.