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Monthly Archives: July 2014
FBI Going Back To 9mm
Continuing a trend to steer away from larger handgun calibers for law enforcement, the FBI will be soliciting vendors, i.e. firearms manufacturers, for commercial off the shelf (COTS) semi-automatic pistols chambered for the 9 x 19mm round for future test and evaluation. The FBI currently fields the .40 S&W caliber for standard use. A movement toward 9mm and from .45 ACP, .40 S&W, and .357 Sig comes down to ballistic effectiveness and training issues, in my opinion. The Wonder 9’s modern bullet technology and increased magazine capacity make it attractive. And let’s face it, today’s generation of cops rarely have had a traditional firearms upbringing–especially with handguns. Teaching and maintaining … Continue reading
Remington R51 Update
Remington Arms released the following statement today: July 25, 2014 Remington R51 Pistol Product Update Earlier this year, we launched the innovative R51 subcompact pistol to critical acclaim. During testing, numerous experts found the pistol to function flawlessly. In fact, they found it to have lower felt recoil, lower muzzle rise and better accuracy and concealability than other products in its class. However, after initial commercial sales, our loyal customers notified us that some R51 pistols had performance issues. We immediately ceased production to re-test the product. While we determined the pistols were safe, certain units did not meet Remington’s performance criteria. The performance problems resulted from complications during our … Continue reading
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Swab-its, Bore-Tips, and Gun-Tips for Gun Cleaning
I saw Swab-its® brand Bore-Tips and Gun-Tips at SHOT Show this year. They are reusable firearm cleaning products Made in the USA. Some advantages to Gun-Tips are: • Gun-tips® foam swabs are reusable and replace cotton swabs. • Fiber free, does not shed or leave lint behind. • Perfect for cleaning and lubricating hard to reach places. • Available in a variety of shapes, sizes and packages. • Economical, washable and reusable, just like Bore-tips®. • Made in the USA. Pam over at Swab-Its sent me the story below, which explains their products better than I can. This is the story of an innovative American company, Super Brush LLC, which, … Continue reading
Marion County Sheriff Employs Crime Kiosks
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has unveiled a new method for distributing criminal information to the community in the form of stand-alone kiosks. Modernizing a concept used by Sheriff Chris Blair decades ago when he was a detective, a trio of video screens mounted in a secure housing shows crime alerts, Amber and Silver alerts, missing persons, sexual predators, and public service announcements to citizens within minutes of their posting. The kiosks are connected to the Internet and information is uploaded to them by crime analysts. In addition to general crime trends, bulletins can be surgically sent to selected kiosks where it is determined the criminals or threats are specific … Continue reading
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Pistol Training Video on a Treadmill
Okay, my first reaction was, “Wow, that’s gonna be unsafe as hell.” At 1:24 minutes into the vid, I was a bit mesmerized, though. Nice shooting, Mr. Harrington. This is not a training method I would advocate, but it shows an excellent degree of skill. Mr. Harrington’s pedigree: Dave Harrington (a.k.a. “Super” Dave) is the President of Combatspeed LLC which is located in Tampa, Florida. Dave is a two time retired senior weapons instructor from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He has 23 years of military experience, the last 16 of which were spent in the Army’s Special Forces. He qualified as an … Continue reading
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TruGlo’s Tritium Brite-Site for Duty Use
Friends don’t let friends go on duty with stock Glock sights. Look around and you’ll see the friendless ones. For goodness sake, get those plastic things off your pistol! Tell your co-workers. Mine were switched out steel tritium night sights posthaste. I have nothing against the “dot and U” Glock sight picture. I have shot quite well with the plastic and paint atop a Tenifer slide. However, my issues are twofold. First, there is zero durability in a standard set of Glock sights. They cannot take the abuses of police duty use, period. Our guns get banged around miserably in uniform, and just somewhat less so in plainclothes. A handgun … Continue reading