Sobriety Test
Sobriety tests are often administered in the field to see if there is reason to believe someone has been drinking and driving. These officers didn’t have to go much farther. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_c6tF248hc]
read more+P Ammunition
Do you need +P ammunition for your gun? Most people don’t know what +P means, or if they should use it. Quick rule of thumb: If you have an older gun, stay away from the atomic loads. This includes new model Colt Single Action revolvers. +P is a rating given to ammunition that has higher than standard pressure ratings for a particular cartridge. For instance, +P loads for the 9mm increase pressure by about 10%. This allows a higher muzzle velocity, greater chance of bullet expansion, and obviously more felt recoil. For most...
read moreTN Gun Legislation
The Nashville news stations reported today that the TN Legislature is considering laws to allow CCW holders to legally carry in State Parks. I don’t have to remind you how big this would be for our state. For any of you who hunt, fish or hike, your personal safety would be dramatically increased. So please, make sure you get the word out to your Congressman and Senator so they will approve this measure. Last week the TN House and Senate ended the senseless fingerprint rule for the 4473 form. Governor Bredesen should sign this into...
read moreGun Presentation
A good gun presentation is crucial to solid shooting. It involves pushing the gun out to where your eye is on target. In this video you will notice that Dave Sevigny does this every time he changes directions. This makes the first shot true to where you are looking. You can practice this at home with a post it note on the wall. With the gun UNLOADED work on presentations from different points in the room. When you get this fundamental down you will see your shooting drastically improve....
read moreMagazine Springs
I was at a class recently where an instructor said that a magazine spring would likely never have to be changed as long as you own the gun. Normally I try not to be argumentative, so I didn’t say anything, but as I thought about it a little more, I decided I would address that topic here. In a semi-automatic gun there is primarily one major cause of malfunctions; the magazine. This could be from deformed lips, but more often than not it comes from the magazine spring. So why would you not regularly change magazine springs? Is it...
read moreTaurus Judge Range Report
This week I got to spend some time with a few folks who were new shooters. It was interesting to watch because many of the shooters were women. We wrote about the Taurus Judge, and told you that it was a gun worth looking at. Seeing it in action was confirmation of what the gun is capable of doing. Shots were taken at several cans lined up. On more than one occasion the cans were dispatched in one shot. Recoil was mild, and even the smallest framed ladies had no problem with it. No one had any complaints about the gun. In fact, many...
read moreRemington 58
Recently we had a customer bring a Remington 58 into the shop for service and repair. The gun showed visible signs of rust on the 60% of the barrel and the frame was badly pitted. The customer wanted the surface rust removed and functionality restored. If you own one of these guns, you may be aware that there is virtually no information available for take down procedures and parts are not cataloged anymore. Even though you may not know much about the 58, don’t let that intimidate you. They are closely linked to the Remington 1100...
read moreDeWALT AR-15
This is for my brother-in-law who thinks that DeWALT is the only manufacturer of tools worth having. Someone sent this to me this week and I just had to laugh. I think the furniture may be from Cavalry Arms. They make some different colored AR stuff. The usefulness of this tool is endless. Think how fast your next project will go. Just get someone to hold the board while you snipe from a lawn chair sipping iced tea. Pretty cool.
read morePrice Gouging
Price gouging seems to be something that we are all familiar with since the end of the world started last year. Remember when gas was $4.00 a gallon, and companies like Exxon were still reporting record profits? Well that same problem has now reached the gun world. At the last Nashville Gun Show, one our customers reported seeing a RugerLCP go for around $500. This my friends is a great example of the price gouge. That gun on a good day should bring $300, but the current climate has prices so out of whack it isn’t funny. In the...
read moreTaurus Model 80
I recently had a customer bring in a Taurus Model 80, .38 special revolver to me with a few minor things that needed to be worked out. He complained of the gun locking up from time to time when he was shooting at the range. It couldn’t be replicated with dummy rounds or empty cases, but when live ammo was used it was as if the gun would freeze up. This type of problem is not uncommon for a revolver. If your ejector rod becomes loose it will likely cause this type of malfunction. Try screwing it back in with some padded pliers to...
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