Coming soon to a dealer near you! Have you always wanted to limit out during duck season but Pa’s old side by side wouldn’t shoot fast enough? Have you always been afraid that your single barrel shotgun made girls think you were inferior? Well now you can slay the ducks and make girls drool. All you need is a Class III license and more money than you lost last week in the stock market. Check it out and keep dreaming....
Charter Arms
Our good friend Gunner has a good post on some new Charter Arms revolvers coming out that will let you fire some non-traditional cartridges in their revolvers. Charter has been making a name for themselves lately with new revolvers including a Southpaw edition. You can find them here.
Plaxico's Problems
ESPN reported today that NY Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress turned himself into authorities after he shot himself in the leg with a Glock Saturday night in a nightclub. Allegedly the gun was tucked into his waistband and started to fall. He reached for it and it went off, shooting him in the leg. He was not seriously injured, but the fallout may be huge. Not only is he at risk for losing a $35 million dollar contract, he may also lose...
22 LR Makes Sense
I thought it would be good to remind all of you that there are many good options right now that will allow you to keep shooting while ammo prices are rising. If you don’t own a good 22 LR pistol, check out Smith and Wesson’s 22A or any of the Ruger pistols. If you have a Glock, 1911, or Beretta, you can buy a conversion kit from Ciener. They offer a wide variety of top ends. Rifles are easy to come buy in many configurations...
Homemade Trigger Job
Today I did some test work for another shop on a S&W 645 that was in for a detail clean and strip and for a function test. The owner complained of inconsistent primer strikes causing the gun to malfunction. Upon further inspection it was determined that the mainspring had been trimmed to lighten the trigger. This is one of the most common mistakes the home enthusiast makes. When you start cutting coils from springs you run the risk of...