Downrange: 08/06
Firing Line: 08/06
Firing Line: 07/06
Downrange: 07/06
Firing Line: 06/06
Re A Trio of Pocket .380 ACPs:
Steer Clear of NAAs Guardian, April 2006:
When you tested a new PPK, you had fail-to-fire problems in the double-action mode. Has S&W fixed the problem, and is this a one-gun problem, or is it occurring in the entire PPK line?
Steve
Readers will recall we had trouble with the fine little .380 Walther PPK, now made by S&W. Our test gun failed repeatedly to fire in the double-action mode. We sent the gun back to have the problem looked into, and got it back in short order. The redone gun no longer fails in any way. The gun has now fired many rounds of a variety of ammunition in the DA mode, with zero failures to fire. A phone...
Downrange: 06/06
YET ANOTHER WAY TO BAN GUNS
Some Florida businesses are getting around state carry laws, as well as Constitutional principles, by trying to ban guns in cars.
In Florida, some businesses are banning firearms in their parking lots. Some are even searching private vehicles that park in parking lots that are open to the public. These gun-ban policies are discrimination against people who chose to exercise a constitutional right and take responsibility for their own safety.
A Florida House measure, HB 129, would prohibit employers from having a policy to prohibit firearms in vehicles on the employers property. It would be a third-degree felony for the employer to have such a p...
Firing Line: 05/06
The April issue of Gun Tests was great (OK, so were all the previous ones), and I found several articles of particular interest.
Messy Old Mausers: I would be totally discouraged from buying one of the $99 rifles you reviewed, not wishing to acquire an expertise in cosmoline removal; however, I have seen Mitchells Mausers (www.MitchellSales.com) advertise new Mausers for $299 (collectors grade).
The extra cost might be a good trade-off against the work you did to get yours to the point of testing. According to Mitchells, these were manufactured in Serbia during WWII on German too...
Downrange: 05/06
NRA SUES MAYOR RAY NAGIN
The National Rifle Association has filed a motion for contempt against the City of New Orleans, the mayor and the acting chief of police for failure to comply with a temporary restraining order, handed down September 12, 2005, ordering an end to all illegal gun confiscations.
Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, said, …Ray Nagin thinks hes above the law, and thats just wrong.
Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist said, During a federally declared emergency, [Nagin] abused his power and abandoned the very people he was sworn to protect. He took away the victims freedom and their basic means of self-defense during an ill-fated and peril...
Downrange: 04/06
"The Bias Against Guns, Why Almost Everything Youve Heard about Gun Control Is Wrong," is a follow-up book to "More Guns, Less Crime," the ground-breaking work by economist John R. Lott Jr.
"Bias" examines the inaccurate coverage of guns, the role of firearms in self-defense and countering terrorism, and the impact of gun-control laws such as waiting periods and regulations on gun shows. Lott, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, writes in Bias that guns receive tremendous attention from media and government.
And he asks rhetorically if these institutions do a good job of informing people about the costs and benefits o...
Firing Line: 04/06
March 2006
I was tickled pink when todays mail brought the March issue of GT, with the positive review of the Taurus Thunderbolt. Ive lusted for one in .357 Magnum since I first ran across it on the Taurus website, but hadnt seen a review of it and wondered whether it was any good. So your positive review was most welcome. I cant wait until my dealer can get one in.
Ray Shaw
Merriam, KS
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Re: Budget .45 Colt Cowboy Guns: Heritage Comes Up Shooting
February 2006
I am a very satisfied owner of a Cabela Millennium and a Taurus Gaucho, both in .45 LC, so I was surprise...
Downrange: 03/06
Apparently, Democrats have lost on the gun-control issue so often that theyre considering changing their public stance on the issue. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is suggesting that the party take a more regional approach on gun-control legislation. In rural states in the West, for instance, Democrats could view gun-control laws as state issues, rather than promoting national gun controls that have been losers for the party since 1996. That would allow Western and Southern Democrats to finesse the issue and avoid riling red-state voters who want to protect their Second Amendment rights.
Voters in blue states or in blue areas of red states wo...
Firing Line: 03/06
February 2006
I just read your article comparing the Heritage Rough Rider to the Taurus Gaucho. I dont understand how the same ammo fired through the same length barrel can produce significant differences in velocity. Can you explain that?
I recently purchased a Gaucho with case-hardened finish, and I like it a lot. I find it shoots very close to point of aim (less than 1 inch high), though I did not use a sandbag rest as you did. The fit and finish is excellent, and the light trigger pull feels like my S&W 686. I think your Dont Buy rating was a bit harsh for a very nice cowboy gun. I would like to find a Rou...
