Huwebes, Disyembre 31, 2015
NRA National Firearms Museum's final donation of 2015 is a doozy
Miyerkules, Disyembre 30, 2015
The New Ruger American Pistol – Because Anything Else Would Be Un-American
Ruger polled law enforcement and military trainers throughout the country to determine the form, function and features of this firearm. The resultant new pistol combines a recoil-reducing barrel cam (which better spreads recoil over time) with a low mass slide, low center of gravity and a low bore axis to provide better balance, less felt recoil and less muzzle flip than comparable pistols.
The Ruger American Pistol also features a pre-tensioned striker system, which allows for a short takeup trigger with positive reset, and a modular wrap-around grip system that adjusts palm swell and trigger reach to fit a wide range of hand sizes.
“The Ruger American Pistol is the most advanced semi-auto pistol we have ever produced,” noted Ruger CEO Mike Fifer. “Rugged, reliable, and a great value in the finest Ruger tradition, the Ruger American Pistol is ready for duty anywhere in the world. Our customers deserve the opportunity to ensure their security with such a well-engineered pistol from an American company they can trust – Ruger,” he concluded.
Watch and read the review of Ruger American Pistol on DRTV.
Every Ruger American Pistol is built on a rigid, one-piece, precision-machined, black nitrided, stainless steel chassis with integral frame rails and fire control housing. Additional features include genuine Novak® LoMount Carry three-dot sights, a stainless steel slide with non-reflective, black nitride finish, a one-piece, high-performance, glass-filled nylon grip frame and a mil-standard 1913 accessory rail.
Available in 9mm Luger and .45 Auto, the 9mm weighs in at 30 ounces with a 4.20” barrel and the .45 weighs in at 31.5 ounces with a 4.50” barrel. Both ship in a hard case with replaceable grip modules and two, nickel-Teflon® plated steel magazines (17-round for 9mm and 10-round for .45 Auto; 10-round magazines are also available for the 9mm where required).
For more information on the Ruger American Pistol or to learn more about the extensive line of award-winning Ruger® firearms, visit Ruger.com or Facebook.com/Ruger. A full line of duty and concealment holsters, replacement sights and rail-mount accessories for the Ruger American Pistol are available through ShopRuger.com or your local independent retailer of Ruger firearms.
About Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. The only full-line manufacturer of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 400 variations of more than 30 product lines. For more than 60 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, “Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens®,” echoes the importance of these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens
Down Range Radio #451: Vicker’s Glock, handguns for the first time buyer and critical skills
G19RTF2 GRAY VICKERS 9MM 15+1
This week, Michael talks about the new Lipsey’s Gray Vickers custom G19. He also touches on the topic “recommended guns for new shooters and concealed carry holders” and “Critical Skills”.
Episode #451.
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Host: Michael Bane
Producer: Marshal Halloway
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Lipsey’s/Larry Vickers “Grey Glock” G71 and G19
Back-to-Back Premieres of Your Favorite NRA TV Shows
Martes, Disyembre 29, 2015
Ruger American Pistols
You might wonder why a company would spend many years on one project so I’ll give you an example: At one point Ruger spent a year re-designing the trigger and they are rightfully proud of the result. While writers are accustomed to providing readers with information on triggers measured in pounds – the amount of weight necessary to actuate the trigger, there is far more to the tale. Ruger discovered that factors like trigger finger reach to the trigger, take-up (motion of the trigger before it breaks, and how much effort is involved), smoothness of movement, crispness of the break and how the trigger resets are all measurable factors influencing the shooter’s impression of the trigger. At the factory they measure and record these factors on each pistol by placing it in a custom made testing fixture that provides a graphical representation. Not having such sophisticated testing measures at my disposal I used a set of trigger weights and a Lyman electronic trigger tester and found the 9mm trigger on my sample breaks at slightly over five and a half pounds while the .45 is about the same with the trigger weights but measures almost a pound heavier with the Lyman gauge. Go figure. In both cases the triggers break crisply with minimal take-up and are entirely “usable”, if I can get away with describing them that way.
The sights are genuine Novak three dot white sights in Novak sight cuts. Should you wish to change them, www.shopruger.com has a variety of replacement Novak sights for the American Pistol. Magazine capacity for the .45ACP version is 10 rounds, while the 9mm magazine holds 17. Fully loaded with 11 rounds of Ruger ARX defensive ammunition, the .45 weighs 36.5 ounces, while the 9mm, with 18 rounds of ARX on board weighs 36.0 ounces. While many pistols these days have removable back-straps to accommodate different hand sizes the Rugers use a grip module that changes the grip size as well as reach to the trigger. The 9mm comes with three, a small, medium and large size, and the .45 comes with two, a large and medium module. The modules are secured with a locking device that’s turned with a torx wrench provided with the pistol. Should you wish to install lights, lasers or other accessories, the pistols have a mil-spec Picatinny rail on the dust cover.
A Simply Rugged Holster for the Ruger American Pistol
Ruger has partnered with a number of holster makers to provide holsters for the American Pistol so you won’t have to wait to find holsters from outstanding manufacturers such as Blade-Tech and Simply Rugged Holsters. Spare magazines and other accessories are available at Shop Ruger. With availability now, and a suggested retail price of $579.00 the first run of 10,000 American Pistols should sell quickly – but don’t despair, I happen to know another 10,000 are coming right behind them and Ruger isn’t planning on slowing down.
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NRA Hunters’ Leadership Forum Throws Social Media Punch for American Hunters
Lunes, Disyembre 28, 2015
On American Rifleman TV: Hornady’s ELD-X
Air times on Outdoor Channel: Wed Dec 30: 10:00PM ET | Thu Dec 31: 2:00AM ET | Thu Dec 31: 5:00AM
Outdoor Channel is available to cable and satellite customers across the United States. Additionally, some cable providers offer Outdoor Channel HD. Click here to look up where to watch the channel in your area.
American Rifleman Television is the on-screen version of the National Rifle Association’s American Rifleman magazine, “the world’s oldest and largest firearm authority.” American Rifleman Television is the pre-eminent source for accurate, compelling, authoritative information on all aspects of firearms, the shooting sports and all Americans’ exercise of the Second Amendment. For more information, visit: www.americanrifleman.org.
Biyernes, Disyembre 25, 2015
Huwebes, Disyembre 24, 2015
Miyerkules, Disyembre 23, 2015
Down Range Radio #450: How The Brain Is Wired!
Episode #450.
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Host: Michael Bane
Producer: Marshal Halloway
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“Run, Hide, Fight is Not How Our Brains Work”/NYT
Lipsey’s/Larry Vickers Gray Glock
Women Who Shoot and Blog About It
Martes, Disyembre 22, 2015
Enter the NRA Truck Raffle Sweepstakes!
NRA Foundation Funds Montgomery Community College Scholarships
Lunes, Disyembre 21, 2015
Biyernes, Disyembre 18, 2015
The Truth About NRA Blended Learning
Huwebes, Disyembre 17, 2015
Apex Teams With Top Custom Builders On Brownells Dream Gun
The Brownells Dream Guns® Project was started in 2011 to help feature the wide range of parts and accessories available from Brownells that customers can use to upgrade and customize their own pistols, rifles and shotguns. To date over 100 Dream Guns® have been built and are available for review at Brownells.com.
“When Brownells asked us to participate in their Dream Guns Project by submitting a custom M&P fully equipped with Apex upgrades, we decided to take it a step further and turned to a trio of custom gun builders whose collaborations are some of the most recognized and coveted among custom firearms aficionados,” explained Scott Folk, vice president of Apex.
“To give our M&P Dream Gun its one-of-a-kind look we asked Doug Presson of DP Custom Works, Mike Sigouin of Blowndeadline Custom and Damon Young of SSVI to contribute their expertise. These three have worked together on so many guns, and their work so highly regarded, that we knew they’d be the ideal partners for our Brownells build.”
Apex’s contribution to the build was a suite of key performance parts that have made Apex the go-to company for M&P upgrades. Included in this build are the company’s newly released patent pending Apex Grade Gunsmith Fit Barrel, patented Flat-Faced Forward Set Sear & Trigger Kit, with the “Red Flatty” anodized trigger sold exclusively by Brownells, the Failure Resistant Extractor, patented Reset Assist Mechanism and Apex 10-8 Performance Polymer Base Pads.
Additionally, Apex outfitted the pistol with a Catalyst Extended Magazine Release from 21 Century Gunfighter and a sight package configured of an Ameriglo ProGlo green tritium with bright orange outline front sight and a 10-8 Performance U-Notch rear sight. Also contributing to the build was flashlight and weapon light manufacturer Inforce which supplied one of their popular APL 200 lumen pistol lights.
However, it’s the work of DP Custom Works, Blowndeadline Custom and SSVI that gives the pistol its unique appearance. DP Custom Works machined the slide, lightening it and adding side and top scales. The gray with red accents finish of the slide, frame and Inforce APL light is the result of the Cerakote work of Blowndeadline Custom. The finishing touch is the signature look of SSVI’s 360ยบ texturing, hard edge bordering, undercut and trigger guard texturing, as well as forward reference point texturing.
Apex M&P Dream Gun Features:
– Apex Grade M&P 5.00” Gunsmith Fit Barrel
– Apex Red Flat-Faced Forward Set Sear & Trigger Kit (a Brownells Exclusive)
– Apex Reset Assist Mechanism
– Apex Failure Resistent Extractor
– Apex 10-8 Performance Polymer Base Pads
– Front Sight: Ameriglo ProGlo Green Tritium w/ Bright Orange Outline
– Rear Sight: 10-8 Performance U-Notch
– 21st Century Gunfighter Catalyst Extended Magazine Release
– Inforce APL 200 Lumen Pistol Light
– DP Custom Works Custom Machined Slide
– Blowndeadline Custom Titanium w/ Black Battleworn Cerakote Finish
– SSVI Basic Package Grip & Frame Texturing
For more information on Apex parts and services, visit www.ApexTactical.com, like Apex Tactical on Facebook or follow @ApexTactical on Twitter. Instructional videos on the installation of Apex parts are available on Apex’s YouTube channel.
