Daily Archives: August 19, 2009

Remington 597 buyback

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August 19, 2009

Remington recalls 597 model rifle in .17 HMR. Apparently, there were repeated issues of the extremely high pressure .17 HMR round reducing the rifle’s action to so much scrap metal. Actually, a friend of mine had a mini-kaboom in his .22LR 597, which did a surprising amount of damage to the gun. If you...
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That had to hurt

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August 19, 2009

White House affirms 2nd Amendment rights of protesters. A well played decision on the administration’s part (credit where it’s due), and also it has got to suck to be Paul Helmke today. We talked about it a little last night, but when the gun control movement’s “big play” is to complain about people open...
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Canadian Gun Porn

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August 19, 2009

Following a blogwander that started with the Marines’ debate about switching to the M4 carbine, I found a really old post at Murdoc’s about the Canadian C7A2, the service rifle issued to the Canuckistani military. The C7A2 is unique in that it mounts an A2 length barrel (20 inches) on an M4 style adjustable...
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Gun Nuts Radio: Open Carry and Tea Parties

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August 19, 2009

In football, there’s a phrase that’s used – “moving the chains”, which is when a team gets a first down and retains possession of the ball for another series of downs.  Moving the chains is a good thing, because it gets you closer to scoring.  I feel like last night’s Gun Nuts Radio, despite...
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