Daily Archives: November 19, 2009

To the point

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November 19, 2009

Michael Bane on stopping power: “Try aiming”.
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And now a word from our sponsors

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November 19, 2009
And now a word from our sponsors

Look ma, more advertising!  In all seriousness though, we’re committed to only offering the best of the shooting sports community, which is why now we’re partnered with two of the best out there, Cheaper than Dirt (on the right) and now part of the Brownells.com affiliate program.  I’ve had a lot of dealings with both...
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.38 Super for self defense?

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November 19, 2009

The short answer is “absolutely”, and the longer answer is “yes, think of it as a hot 9mm.”  Cor-Bon manufactures several different loads for the .38 Super as a defensive round, from standard jacketed hollow points in 115 and 125 grain weights all the way to a 100 grain Pow’RBall load.  DoubleTap also makes...
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I should not have done that

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November 19, 2009

Namely, spend about 45 minutes browsing the USFA website.  Because when I did, I found their “Lend-Lease” Colt SAA reproduction, which is a Colt SAA style revolver chambered in .45 ACP.  This is a historically accurate revolver, as well – it seems at the start of WWII, the Brits were off in a bad...
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Send in the hounds!

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November 19, 2009

Let me tell you a story, shall I?  So, some cub reporter for a paper that no one reads decides he’s going to write a story about people in Indiana that have pink cards, aka carry permits.  So he contacts the State 5-Oh and gets a copy of the list, because if you’re an...
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