02 March

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Gear Review: LA Police Gear Sector Coyote 8” Side-Zip Duty Boot

The Short Review: This duty boot from LAPG’s clothing line is a superb performer, and represents an unbeatable value at its price point. For long daily wear in wet conditions or rugged terrain, this boot will keep your feet well protected and dry. The Long Review: LA Police Gear’s Sector Coyote 8” Size-Zip Duty Boot is a solid choice for people looking for an all-purpose duty boot that will work well in a variety of conditions. The list of features is impressive: suede and ballistic nylon uppers, a thick robber sole that has an aggressive tread, a hefty YKK side zipper that a...

18 January

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Join On the Hunt: .44 Magnum or .460 S&W?

Posted by Michael Helms

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Whether you’re looking down a 300 BLK scope or aiming down iron sights, when you’re hunting you want a reliable weapon that will take down your prey with one shot. A lot of that depends on the caliber of your round, so today will settle the debate between the .44 Magnum or the .460 conversion. Velocity The first main point to compare is velocity, or how fast the bullet travels to the target. You can look statistics up on any website or forum, but Smith and Wesson, the manufacturer of the .460 claims that it’s the fastest bullet out there. Based on experimentation,...

14 June

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.38 Special vs .357 Magnum: The Basics and Differences

Posted by Michael Helms

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A guest post written by Richard Douglas, founder of Scopes Field.

27 April

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The Smith & Wesson .460 XVR: When .44 Magnum Isn’t Big Enough

Posted by Michael Helms

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There’s an old joke that goes something like this: “A man is asked why he carries a forty-five. His response is that it’s because there isn’t a forty six.” But there actually is, thanks to Smith & Wesson.

26 January

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Glock 44: The Littlest Glock

Posted by Michael Helms

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No, not little in terms of overall dimensions … but little in terms of caliber. The Glock 44 fills the long-discussed gap in the Glock line for a pistol chambered in .22 LR. It’s no surprise that this gun has the same outside dimensions as a Glock 19; many would argue that the 19 is the best gun in the lineup. The Glock 44 started shipping earlier this week, and I stumbled across one at a local shop for the going street price of $379. A completed 4473 and four Benjamins put the newest Austrian in my safe.

13 January

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Charles Newton: The Forgotten History of the Wildcatter Who Created the .22 and .250 Savage

Posted by Michael Helms

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Originally published here over at Ammo.com. By Sam Jacobs.

Wildcatters are a specific subset of firearms enthusiasts – nerds among nerds, if you will. And their king is Charles Newton.

06 January

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A Brief History of the .45 ACP Cartridge

Posted by Michael Helms

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A guest post written by Chris Colson, Editor-In-Chief of ColsonTaskForce. For over 400 years, the Spanish Empire ruled the Philippines. Then, in 1898, the Spanish gave the Philippines to America with the Treaty of Paris. This resulted in the Philippine War. This war led to a rebellion which would lead to the invention of the first .45 caliber, and later the .45 ACP. Thanks to this, we now have the two finest weapons known to man: the M1911 and the .45 ACP carbine. But...

23 July

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Go / No Go Gauge

Posted by Michael Helms

in Old Guns, Smith & Wesson

One of the unsung inventions of the industrial revolution was the go / no go gauge. Most mechanical parts have only a few critical dimensions, and the go / no go gauge was used to make sure the part fit, in the most literal sense.

09 June

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Smith & Wesson’s Union (Gutta Percha) Case

Posted by Michael Helms

in Manufacturers, Old Guns, Smith & Wesson

Among the rarities of Smith & Wesson’s earliest years is the gutta percha case. Between 1850 and 1861 almost 5,000 of these cases were manufactured. The cases’ fragile plastic and delicate hinges have whittled the number of survivors down to an estimated 250 cases, if that.

15 May

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The Glock 48

Posted by Michael Helms

in Glock, Modern Guns

Until last year the gun that fit my body geometry the best was a Smith & Wesson M&P 1.0 with the Apex sear and trigger. I now seem to shoot my 19X with more accurately than both my M&P and my Glock 34. The Glock 48 may change that calculus once again, and for reasons I may have never imagined.

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Gear Review: LA Police Gear Sector Coyote 8” Side-Zip Duty Boot

Join On the Hunt: .44 Magnum or .460 S&W?

.38 Special vs .357 Magnum: The Basics and Differences

The Smith & Wesson .460 XVR: When .44 Magnum Isn’t Big Enough

Glock 44: The Littlest Glock

Charles Newton: The Forgotten History of the Wildcatter Who Created the .22 and .250 Savage

A Brief History of the .45 ACP Cartridge

Go / No Go Gauge

Smith & Wesson’s Union (Gutta Percha) Case

The Glock 48

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