An Easier Way to Carry Your Range Gear

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December 12, 2019

DSCF7014 — 5.11 Tactical's Master Range Backpack Set gets you ready for the range.

When it comes to innovative ideas, 5.11 Tactical seems to be at the leading edge. 5.11 has been a leader in clothing and now they are making major inroads in the “range bag” market. New this year is Ranger Master Backpack Set.

As the name implies the Range Master Backpack Set is a system designed around a backpack. For the past several years I have been using a backpack for USPSA matches and found it to be much better than traditional shoulder carried duffle bag style bags. At first glance I knew 5.11’s new bag would be an improvement over my well traveled one, because from the start it is built to be a range bag.

We will look at the exterior first. There are two pockets on the front of the pack. You will find the small top pocket a good place to carry your phone, camera, keys, and etc. At the bottom of the main body is a semi-rigid lower pocket has magazine loops and four slash pockets for lubricant, small tools, etc and two slots for pens. This pocket is lockable and has a loop strip to attach a hook backed name tag.

The backpack of the Rang Master Backpack Set has plenty of MOLLE straps to attach gear including 5.11’s Sidewinder Straps.

On the main flap and sides you will find numerous MOLLE strips to attach other pouches to meet your needs. There are also cinch two cinch straps for large items. You will notice I added a pair of large Sidewinder Straps MSRP $14.99) to keep my rain jacket easily accessible. On the side I mounted my IFAK in case of an injury.

As you can see Sidewinder Straps have plenty of length for bulkier items than my lightweight raincoat.

When I did a detailed look at the RMBS, I found many features that set it apart from others. First it has a semi-rigid frame which helps distribute the load for long treks. The close cell foam ventilation ribs are covered with a soft touch mesh to give better airflow. This helps to keep you from perspiring which will wear you out and will eventually degrade the pack’s material.

Next, the adjustable backpack straps use the same closed cell foam and mesh. I have not seen this on other packs. I am sure when hiking between stages this will be a welcome feature. 5.11 added a chest strap in case you are carrying an uneven load. This strap will keep it in place. Above the straps is another pocket that can accommodate a 100 ounce hydration bladder. If you need to grab the backpack just above this zipper is a padded carry handle.

The soft touch mesh and close cell foam help make the Rangemaster backpack more comfortable for longer treks. The sternum strap will stabilize a heavy load.

The interior of the main flap has a dual access mesh zipper pocket. I liked the large “U” zipper of the main pouch with lockable pulls. This style zipper allows the front flap to completely open the body of the pack. It might not seem like a big deal, but this makes it easier to get your ammunition out of the system’s ammunition pouches.

Top of the ammunition pouches has loop material to attach an ammunition ID tag. The sides will also stand up giving you a place to empty magazines without having rounds roll away.

Like the backpack, the ammunition pouches have “U” zippers. When the pouch is completely open it is easy to put 150 rounds of factory packaged 9mm in the small pouch. The medium pouch will easily hold 200 hundred rounds of .45 ACP. There is a loop patch on top of the ammunition pouch for an ID strip so you know what kind of ammunition you have without opening it.

The last part of the Range Master Backpack Set is the padded single pistol case. 5.11 again uses dual lockable zippers making access to the five magazines stored in the retainer and zipper pocket for the pistol easier. It should be noted the single pistol case will not fit an Open Class pistol. I found Glock 34s, 1911s, Sig P320 X5s all fit easily.

As you can see the pistol pouch keeps your pistol separated from magazines so they will not scratch your pistol.

Overall I found the Range Master Backpack Set to be well made. All of seam ends are have sewn wraps. This keeps the ends from fraying, helping to ensure you get longer life out of the pack. You will find the zippers are all double sewn, again for durability. When you look at all of the small details of this system, it is worth the MSRP of $169.99. When compared to other quality range bags, The Range master Backpack Set, is more than competitive; it surpasses the competition. This range set makes it easy to get out to the range to practice shooting fast, accurately and have fun doing it.

On Jersey City

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Keith Finch

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December 12, 2019

The Jersey City gun battle that left a police officer, three citizens, and both assailants dead is starting to make sense. Unlike other events this one has a pretty clear beginning, middle, and end.

The Beginning

David Anderson and his girlfriend, Francine Graham, were suspects in the killing of a driver near Bayonne, New Jersey last Saturday. Anderson and Graham were associated with, members of, or followed an extremist group that believes blacks, hispanics, and Native Americans are the true ‘chosen people’ as an interpretation of Hebrew Scripture. The Black Hebrew Israelites are considered a hate group, perhaps most famous recently for the incident with Covington Catholic High School. In that incident, outrage and media attention focused on a teen who was said to have harassed a Native American ‘Veteran’… that turned out to be a total farce.

When an officer approached the couple in a cemetery about the Bayonne murder, they shot and killed him.

The Shootout

The pair then drove the vehicle they used to the market area, grabbed their guns, and took over the shop where they exchanged gunfire with officers for several hours and shot at anyone near the front of the store. The Jewish shop was likely a deliberate target. They first opened fire on a pair of officers on foot across the block from the store.

Two officers were wounded in the exchange. Footage exists showing one officer as she leaves cover to get another out of the line of fire after that officer was hit in the shoulder.

The Conclusion

Officers take their SWAT team, put them in an armored vehicle, and use it as a diesel fueled battering ram to breach the front of the shop. The two shooters go down under gunfire from the police. Anderson and Graham had killed three people inside the store already after taking it over, it sounds like an owner, employee, and customer.

In short Jersey City did a solid job containing the shooters quickly.

3D Printed Guns in 2019 – Industry Update

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Travis Pike

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December 12, 2019

If I was a salt miner, I could have made a fortune in 2013 and 2018 with all the hate and tears wasted on the Defense Distributed Liberator pistol. This silly little gun kicked off the idea of 3D printed guns. It’s been quite controversial with numerous attempts by the United States Government to block the distribution of plans, but you can’t stop the signal. 3D Printed guns have only evolved and gotten better with time. More than that, 3D printing is being used to make accessories as well.

The Evolution of 3D Printed Guns

If someone had designed and tried to market the Liberator, we would have laughed at them. It was huge, blocky, not very ergonomic, and a silly little 380 ACP pistol. We’ve come a bit further than that. This includes repeating revolver style weapons with multiple barrels. The American Pepperbox term most certainly applies to these devices.

Probably the most useful and revolutionary gun printed would be the AR 15 lower receivers coming out of the woodwork. These have lasted for hundreds and up into the thousands of rounds. These 3D printed lowers make it easy to build an AR 15, legally, without Federal Government overreach. They function a lot like 80 percent lowers legally. Once they are guns, you can’t go about selling them, but for personal use, knock yourself out.

There is also Ruger 10/22 receivers and Generation 3 Glock frames that allow you to build a variety of weapons. Building the frame and receiver for existing platforms is simpler, more reliable, and safer than starting from the ground up and designing your own gun.

As far as 3D printed guns go, the current crop of receivers and frames seem to be the most practical idea. However, this isn’t stopping people from making all manner of single shot and repeating 3D printed guns.

If you want to find some of your own 3D printed gun plans, check these guys out here.

A Google Drive with tons of plans.

A 3D Printed AR 15 lower

A 3D Printed 10/22 receiver

The Accessories

Printing firearm accessories is what’s cool to me from a practical, everyday perspective. 3D printed guns are revolutionary, but accessories and items are just fun and cool. 3D printing enthusiasts have taken to a website called Thingverse and started releasing numerous 3D printed accessories.

These are often straightforward pieces of furniture or accessories that range from useful to being best described as neat. This includes useful items like Arm Braces for pistols and minimalist stocks for AR rifles. There are rear grips, and vertical grips, and much more for the AR series.

For Glocks, there are grip plugs, stands, base plates, sight presses, Armorer’s blocks, and a lot more. Neat stuff includes magazine racks designed to fit on your safe door, and other handy little tools and accessories.

Printing these items is likely easier for beginners, and they can be quite fun. It can help you get the experience you need to tackle a gun build. These little accessories can even make fun gifts, or save you some money here and there.

The Future of 3D Printed Guns

It’s exciting to see where 3D printed guns will go, and I’m quite excited that people are thinking beyond guns and going into accessories and upgrades. 3D printing is still young, but as the price to purchase and use a printer drops, we’ll see more and more creative minds get behind 3D printing guns and accessories. This is only the beginning for hobbyists, free speech advocates, and 2nd amendment advocates. Gun control is quite close to being dead, and 3D printing is killing it.

Walmart Clearances Ammo

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Travis Pike

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December 11, 2019

When Walmart announced they were getting out of the pistol and “semi-auto” rifle ammo business we all knew they’d be clearancing the goods soon. Their foolish policy sprung up after the El Paso Walmart shooting. Somehow Walmart no longer selling popular ammo would solve the problem. Over the last few weeks, I’ve kept an eye out and seen some slight rollbacks. It’s been nothing like what I saw today though.

Today on my trip to Walmart for some small goodies I checked out the ammo area and was stunned when 9mm was going for as little as 7.4 cents per round. That was Winchester Forged. Beside it was 500 round bulk pack 9mm Winchester White Box going for 45 dollars. In the cabinet were various Remington, Winchester, and Federal loads for 8 to 10 cents per round for brass cased FMJs. Self-defense ammo was as cheap as 5 bucks a box. It was nuts.

That’s Not All

Rifle ammo was also being rolled back, but nowhere near the level of pistol ammo. By rifle ammo I mean 223/5.56, 300 Blackout, 7.62×39, and various other calibers popular in semi-auto rifles. Walmart had slight discounts, sometimes less than a buck off a box. I imagine they’ll start moving it out sooner than later.

The sales rep stated that they received a letter from Corporate telling them to get rid of it and it’s clear that’s exactly what they are doing. I’ve heard from other salespeople that ammo was still coming every day, even after the no handgun ammo policy. I purchased over 4,000 rounds myself and a group was gathering as I was on my way out. It won’t last long. Now’s the time to head to Walmart and stock up on ammo before it’s all gone.

Little does Walmart know (or care) people like me are going to take this ammo and use to teach new shooters, write articles, and spread the good word about the 2nd Amendment.

Why Hunt Hogs?

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Dr LateBloomer

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December 11, 2019

1A876E71-DAD7-435C-BC17-BD8584EAF83A — The author with her Aero Precision rifle and sausage on the hoof.

If you read about my recent hunting trip to Texas, you’ll know that I harvested my first feral hog while on that trip. Hogs are not much of a thing in my home state, so I didn’t know much about them. This being my first trip to Texas, combined with a news story about a woman recently killed by feral hogs outside a Texas home, I decided to do some reading up on the ongoing porcine plague.

I started with the USDA, and then proceeded to the webpages for a few individual states. This link provides a lot more in depth history for those who are interested.

History

As of 2018 there were an estimated 6 million feral swine in the U.S. spread across at least 35 states. The USDA notes that pigs/swine were first introduced to the Americas in the 1500’s by explorers and settlers who used “free range” farming practices. Those practices resulted in certain numbers of unrecovered livestock, which continued to breed in the wilds of the New World. Those pigs then interbred with Eurasian wild boars that were introduced for sport hunting in the 1900’s (great idea, guys). Unfortunately, nobody at the time really understood the problems with invasive species.

Technically, both types of hogs come from the species Sus scrofa, but one branch was domesticated and then went feral again, and the other branch was never domesticated. I’m a nerd about these things, so I’m including an illustration from one of the above websites. Bottom line is that there are three types of hogs running around out there now – the feral type, the wild type, and hybrids of the two.

https://feralhogs.extension.org/history-of-feral-hogs-in-the-united-states/

Damage

Wild pigs have been estimated to cause $1.5 billion worth of damage to agriculture and the environment yearly. This is not an insignificant problem.

In forested areas feral pigs compete with native species for food and resources. They may also carry diseases that infect domestic livestock and humans – such as Brucellosis. They gobble up hard mast before it can germinate into tree seedlings, and their rooting behavior uproots seedlings that do germinate. They prey upon the eggs of nesting birds and occasionally eat newborn game mammals.

In farm fields feral pigs trample crops and create wallow holes big enough to damage farm equipment. They contaminate water supplies and also occasionally prey upon newborn livestock.

Population Control

With the average litter size being 4-6 piglets (up to 12 is possible), and sows capable of producing more than one litter a year, beginning when they are less than a year old themselves, the population of wild hogs can quickly get out of control. The resources I read stated that the removal of 50-70% of a hog population yearly is necessary to keep their numbers stable to decreasing. That largely doesn’t happen. Thus, we have an ever increasing invasive species problem.

Complicating the population issue is the adaptability of wild pigs. They can survive in a variety of environments, will eat almost anything, and they have almost no natural predators.

There are no approved poisons or “birth control” methods currently available for use against wild swine. Trapping and hunting seem to be the most effective controls on feral hog populations, but even those measures struggle to keep up. Hogs are intelligent animals and they learn from their human interactions. Too much daytime hunting pressure can force them into nocturnal activity. Some gear heads may be happy that they then have an excuse to use their night vision toys, but none of that stuff is cheap. Some people even hunt hogs out of helicopters, but that isn’t cheap either.

My Hunt

While on my ranch trip, I was advised that with hogs, a head shot is the way to go. Apparently a heart/lung shot placed as for a whitetail will result in a hog running for quite a distance before he realizes he is dead, often rendering him unrecoverable. I was advised to aim for the ear instead. That advice proved to be sound for me, as my first hog dropped in place with a an ear shot from my Aero Precision M5 .308. It still took his nervous system awhile to realize he was dead, because his “air running” movements fooled me into taking a second shot for good measure. Regardless, he stayed where I dropped him – no tracking needed. For a novice, that was a great feeling.

Charging to Hunt

I used to wonder why, if wild pigs were such a problem, that so many ranchers charged for the privilege of hunting them. But I now understand a little better that the landowners are just trying to get a little something back in exchange for the damage, lost feed, etc. that the hogs have caused in the first place. Plus hunters themselves can sometimes cause unintended damage to property or crops while they are on the ranch that isn’t discovered until later. This gives the property owner a little recompense. Then there are liability issues to be considered, all of which makes for a complex situation and renders what at first glance appears to be an easy “solution” into a not-so-easy one.

But even at a charge-for-hunt, it’s not necessarily a bad deal. I did a quick internet search and found that the cost to bulk order just half of a domestic pig from a local farm runs in the 4 to 5 dollar-a-pound range. Even with a property owner charge of $100 per wild hog, a hunter still gets cheaper meat than could be had by buying a farm pig. Granted, I am a neophyte and outsider, but from my angle it looks like everybody still wins.

That’s a good looking bit of pork, right there.

Pork chops

As I have presented here, there are lots of reasons that feral hogs are a bad thing and lots of reasons that hunting them is a good thing – not least of which is sausage and pork chops!

So what are you still waiting for?

The Marines are Developing a New Rifle Qualification

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Keith Finch

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December 11, 2019

From the Marine Times:

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – On a windy December morning a small group of Marines with Weapons Training Battalion shot what might become the most drastic changes to the annual rifle qualification in nearly a century.

After years of feedback from marksmanship experts and operational commands across the Corps asking for a more realistic ― and shorter ― shooting qualification, a new experimental course of fire will be rolled out over the coming months.

It is the first major update to the course of fire in nearly a century (1921 if I recall correctly) and it is looking to streamline the training process, shorten the time requirements, and better prepare Marines for the realities of tactical shooting in combat while evaluating their individual skill levels and readiness.

Now here are the highlights

Recruit Training Marksmanship program is not changing (as of now) and will still be conducted over a two week span focusing purely on marksmanship fundamentals.

‘Fleet’ Qualifications are updating to utilize a condensed version of the 6 tables of fire into a single course of fire. This should consist of 3-days total time to complete.

Marines will use their individual issue weapon which will be an M4/M4A1, M16A4, or M27. All rifles will shoot the same course.

Targets have been standardized to a single ‘hostile’ target. This target will be used for all distances.

Targets won’t be graded hit/miss or on a point total in the new fleet qualification the way they are in recruit training. They will be graded as ‘Miss’, ‘Suppressed’, ‘Neutralized’, or ‘Destroyed’ with destroyed targets being the only ones scored. Scoring criteria and marksmanship badge thresholds will come later.

Criteria for a ‘Destroyed’ target will be based on the iteration being fired. Grading will be done in the Pits or “Butts” and no longer done on the line. The qualification will have more stringent time requirements.

The shooters will be in full ‘kit’ and there are distance, unsupported, supported, and CQB firing drills to complete. Sitting position has been eliminated as tactically irrelevant (finally) and barricade shooting has been added in a manner to allow Marines to problem solve the shot(s) themselves. This replaces some of the ‘hold your hand’ step-by-step format from the old qualification.

There will be daytime and nighttime portions of the shoot for a total evaluation of competence and to identify areas Marines need to work on during training to follow.

This shift aligns with the earlier update the U.S. Army made to their marksmanship and rifle qualification programs. This is a welcome sign from the military that they are aware of the deficits within the old systems when comparing it to operational considerations and combat marksmanship. A more active, more mobile, and fully kitted evaluation in a shorter time period will give Marine training personnel more time and better resources to work on the specific deficits that exist.

Glock Releases… Another Glock! The G44, a .22

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Keith Finch

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December 10, 2019

Glock jumps into the rimfire game with a factory model. The G44 is a .22lr with a 10rd magazine in the G19 sized frame.

Yay! I guess.

I like the play on words, or numbers, that Glock managed by making their iteration 44 a .22lr. If you’re confused on the numbers when we have a Glock 45, a known G46, and a G48 model also, the numbers traditionally go in order of patent and not release.

GLOCK 44 – REAL GLOCK. NEW CALIBER. EXPERIENCE 22 l.r.

Once you start with perfection – you stay with perfection. The G44 is the ideal pistol to start or enhance your shooting experience. The innovative design of the hybrid steel-polymer slide chambered in our first .22 caliber round provides a lightweight and low recoil functionality for optimal control.

The G44 was thoroughly tested with a wide variety of ammunition to ensure maximum performance and redefine what small can do.

The G44 is a compact size pistol with the ability to adapt to nearly every hand size by using the different backstraps supplied with the pistol. The G44 comes standard with the GLOCK Marksman Barrel (GMB) for increased accuracy and precision.

The right equipment is essential. The G44 comes with adjustable rear sights and two load-assist magazines. Everything that a well prepared shooter needs.

Someone needs to edit their TDP though. Empty and full weight are not measured in millimeters or inches.

All in all, I think they needed to add one, just… it’s not that exciting. Glock has needed to add a rimfire trainer, critter getter, and beginner pistol to the lineup for awhile and this looks like the ticket. Especially if it’s ammo compatibility is as high as they are claiming it to be and it will chew through almost any box of rimfire you give it.

I would like to see threaded barrels next to add those wonderfully fun rimfire suppressors. But as for ‘continuing the legend’? Or whatever the tagline was… meh.

‘Gunfight’: A Challenging Addition to Your Reading List

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DRGO

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December 10, 2019

(from amazon.com)

Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America has, interestingly, been accused of being both NRA propaganda and wildly anti-gun. The varying reactions to this book suggest that author Adam Winkler has at least tried to take a balanced approach in his discussion.

This book gives an excellent panorama of the gun control debate, mostly centered on the D.C. v. Heller case. And the author’s conclusion seems to be somewhere near the middle of the range of proposed solutions to gun violence.

However, this book is not a perfect or comprehensive source of information. It’s best used as a piece of a larger reading list. But, it’s certainly worth reading. Here’s why, and what to expect.

Decent History

Winkler spends a fair amount of time on the history of gun control. This history is where this book gets the most criticism for taking an anti-gun stance.

He details the history of gun control from before the inception of the United States to near the present day (it was published in 2013). He cites local gun control laws implemented in the Old West and subsequent gun control measures that were put in place during the 1920s, 1960s, and 1980s.

The author’s position seems to be that gun control measures have been put in place before, and nothing bad happened, so why worry? We still have the individual right to keep and bear arms.

But it’s up to the reader to decide whether or not the author’s sources and analysis support his conclusions. Also, staunch supporters of the “shall not be infringed” part of the Second Amendment will likely disagree with a number of his opinions.

Conclusions aside, from a purely historical standpoint, there are other books that evaluate a much longer timeline for those who are interested in the history of guns and gun control.

Individual Rights

From the outset of the book, Winkler makes clear that he recognizes the Second Amendment as an individual right. This is a significant distinction between this book and many left-leaning pieces of literature. This also tends to be the main sticking point for those who have branded this book as NRA propaganda.

However, the book certainly doesn’t meet the usual standards for pro-gun literature. The author makes the case for certain gun control measures, from the standpoint that the Second Amendment secures limited individual rights. The book doesn’t toe the line of the gun control lobby, taking a more compromising stance.

Overall, Winkler takes a problem solving approach, with the assumption that there must be a solution. He hasn’t written a pure justification of one side of the argument or the other. He presents a counterpoint to nearly every position he discusses. He details the history and facts surrounding the problem of gun violence, and attempts to arrive at a solution.

This is not a book suited to those who are reading solely for the purpose of bolstering a certain position, whichever side they are on.

Extensive Sources

Obviously, any discussion of the Second Amendment without multiple references would never be taken seriously. The good news here is that Winkler collected a lot of information. In fact, a significant portion of the pages in this book are dedicated to the sources section.

However, one of the chief criticisms that can be levied against this book is the variable quality of his sources. Winkler seems to have taken any and all data involving guns for source material. He captures many very good original sources, but he also uses some questionable ones. For instance, Winkler cites a “study” underwritten by Michael Bloomberg which concluded that 63% of private sellers sold guns to buyers who had admitted that they “probably couldn’t pass a background check.”

However, this data was collected by a couple of people whom Bloomberg sent to gun shows in just three states, asking only 30 sellers. The methodology hardly qualifies as research. But Winkler’s wide net picked this up as somehow relevant.

Also, there’s been scrutiny over Winkler’s assessment of certain information. Winkler cites Clayton Cramer, who has studied and written extensively about concealed carry laws. Cramer is an excellent source. However, students of Cramer may decide that Winkler’s interpretation of Cramer’s work is flawed.

Even with these imperfections, it’s clear that Winkler put in the time and effort to ensure that he offers very few, if any, unsupported opinions. Those looking for a book that provides plenty of research and further reading to chew on will appreciate the range of sources cited in this book.

Plenty of Anecdotes

The most universal criticism of this book is that it can be hard to follow at points. Winkler often shifts forward and back in the timeline. He focuses on the seminal case D.C. vs Heller for short periods before shifting focus to a separate story or anecdote to drive a point home.

You have to pay attention to stay oriented. Occasionally, the anecdote or story Winkler uses to demonstrate a point takes a while, and it takes some mental effort to take his point back to D.C. vs Heller.

However, his writing style keeps all the legal talk and law jargon from getting stale. You won’t get bored. But you may need to reference pages you’ve already read to avoid confusion.

Is Gunfight for you?

If you’re looking for a laundry list of pro-gun or anti-gun talking points, this book isn’t for you.

If you’d like to read a deep examination of the material interpreting the Second Amendment leading to one man’s conclusions about how to practice it and what to do to retain our right to bear arms in the 21st century, you may enjoy it. Whether or not you agree with Winkler is entirely up to you.

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—Jay Chambers is a Texas business owner, archer, shooter and survivalist. He believes in free speech, resiliency and self-sufficiency in an increasingly unpredictable world.

All DRGO articles by Jay Chambers

Giving New Life to a Time Tested Favorite

By

Scott Smith

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December 10, 2019

KGB turned a well traveled pistol into a functional work of art.

The news of Browning ceasing production of the Hi-Power caused the prices to skyrocket. Fortunately I was able to procure a used FNH model manufactured in Argentina at Ottawa Ordnance in Ottawa, Ohio (Phone: 419-523-4911; Online: ottawaordnance.com). The pistol was in amazing shape and would be perfect to have KGB Custom (Phone: 419-235-5839; Online: kgbcustom.com) rebuild this pistol into a perfect Hi-Power.

I was impressed with the overall condition of this pistol. Cindy Verhoff, the owner of Ottawa Ordnance was not kidding when she said it was in great shape. There were very few signs of wear even on the slide rails had most of the factory finish intact.

This is an early Mk ll Hi-Power; the diminutive front sight is part of the slide. Like all P35s the trigger is bad thanks to the magazine disconnect which I removed to reduce the trigger pull and creep.

I tested stock pistol with mixed factory and reloaded ammunition. It fired the various loads to point of aim/impact in nice 4” groups at 25 yards. It had no issues with hollow points; many of the older pistols can be finicky. Overall, I was pleased with the Argentine Hi-Power.

I knew it shot so; it was off to KGB Custom so Karl Benning could work his magic on P35. This pistol is going to be a shooter; I wanted new sights, trigger job, new hammer/sear and a beavertail welded and fitted. If you are familiar with Hi-Powers they are notorious for biting the web of your shooting hand and drawing blood.

To improve the trigger pull I wanted Cylinder & Slide’s hammer, sear, and trigger installed. The hammer and sear will set you back $109-141.00. Most importantly if you do not have a beavertail installed, the no-bite hammer will save your hand. I also wanted their wide chrome trigger for $69.95; the blued version is $52.50.

This pistol’s is safety is as diminutive as the front sight. A Cylinder & Slide single side safety that will set you back $52.50 or an ambidextrous model for $87.75 drastically improves the safety. If you are like a lot of shooters who use Brownell’s you can find all of these Cylinder & Slide parts there too.

Having a nice trigger is useless if you cannot see the sights. I sent a set of Heinie Ledge with fiber optic front with the pistol. Lastly to ensure no more pain while shooting, KGB was going to fit a custom beavertail. Not only does it totally eliminate hammer bite, but it helps control recoil when you are shooting fast controlled pairs. To save your hand the pain, spend the $350.00; its money well spent.

The P35 returned home after about a year. When it arrived home I was shocked. It looked and felt amazing. The stainless hammer and chrome trigger contrasted nicely with the all black Parkerizing.

You can see how KGB’s beavertail keeps the hammer from contacting your hand.

Two other items caught my eye; the sights and the beavertail. First, the beavertail which is reminiscent of that on CZ75s. It is short enough not to snag on clothing and long enough to do its job. I like this beavertail enough I can see having one added to a couple of other P 35s.

You can see how Karl rounded the Heinie Ledge so it looks like it is part of the slide.

Second, I really liked how the Heinie Ledge Sights were installed. The leading edges were rounded allowing the sight to blend into the slide. The rear sight is not melted into the slide it just flows without any sharp leading edges to catch your hand on clearing malfunctions. The front fiber optic sight is easily picked up and you have the option of using red or green fibers to meet your needs. It is hard to beat the sight picture of Heinie Sights.

Heinie’s fiber optic front makes target acquisition fast.

While checking it out I found the trigger to be crisp with a small amount of creep; that is normal of any Hi-Power. Pull weight is about 4 ½ pounds. C&S’s wide trigger makes it feel like the pull weight is less. Thanks to Karl’s skills all of the fire control parts mate up and function flawlessly.

Overall the work Karl did was amazing. The beavertail looked like it was part of the original frame and fit perfectly. Installation of the Heinie sights could not have been done better by the master himself. Installing and fitting the new C&S hammer/sear/safety/trigger made the fire controls and trigger pull perfect. The KBG pistol is a shooting work of art.

After I was done drooling over the Hi-Power I gave it some lubrication, gathered up ammunition and it was off to the range. I gathered a mix of match range ammunition and a variety of loose factory ammunition. All told, about 200 rounds to give the KGB P35 a shake down. This mix bag of cartridges was polymer coated lead, full metal jacket, hollow points of virtually every weight and type of bullet available for a 9mm chambered pistol.

This pistol quickly proved to be a shooter. Off hand at 15 yards I had 3”, 13 shot groups with a mixed variety of ammunition. At 25 yards the groups opened up to 4”. I had no doubt this pistol would be more accurate than I can consistently shoot if I ran quality factory ammunition.

We used a variety of ammunition to test the KGB Custom Hi Power and it had no preferences. I changed its look with Duracoat, I like my firearms to be totally unique.

To thoroughly test the KGB Custom Hi-Power I used a mix of factory ammunition. From Black Hills I had their new 100 grain Honey Badger, 115 grain JHP EXP, and their proven 124 grain +P JHP. I chose Federal’s Tran & Protect 115 grain VHP and 150 grain HST. Hornady’s 115 grain XTP American Gunner, 135 grain FlexLock and 124 grain HAP were a good sampling of their line. I had one offering from Remington, the 115 grain HTP JHP. Finally I had Sig’s 124 grain V Crown JHPs. These loads are a good cross section of ammunition on the market today for range, competition and personal protection.

I found the P35 was not ammunition sensitive. This is significant because many older pistols do not feed innovative ojives such as the Honey Badger. KGB’s P35 fired them like it was built to shoot them. I do not suggest a steady diet of +P rounds; they could damage older frames.

To test for accuracy, I fired 5 shot groups at 25 yards off a rest. All groups hovered around 3”, no one load stood out. There were several sub 2”, 3 shot clusters. It’s nice that the pistol will shoot everything well. If you want a P35 to shoot better you will have go to the expensive of having the rails/frame and a match grade barrel fitted. You have to decide if it is worth the cost. For me the performance was good enough. It is more important that it was reliable and comfortable to shoot.

Cylinder & Slide’s wide trigger reduces felt trigger pull weight by giving your finger more surface area to “pull” on.

Karl’s installation of the C&S hammer/sear, safety and hammer coupled with the beavertail made controlled pairs a breeze. The sharp clear sight picture of the Heinie Ledge with fiber optic front made picking up the sight fast and was easy to follow during recoil. This pistol was now ready for use in USPSA or IDPA.

During firing there is no way the hammer can bite.

After running several hundred rounds through the KGB Custom Hi Power, I can say it is a practically perfect pistol. Karl can work magic on a wide variety of pistols, I was lucky enough to have him do this P35. I plan to take it out often and use it in 2020 for matches because it is accurate, safe and fun to shoot.

I have been shooting the Hi-Power in all weather and it never misses a beat.

SIG SAUER Introduces 300BLK FMJ Rifle Ammunition

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Keith Finch

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December 9, 2019

NEWINGTON, N.H., (December 9, 2019) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to add 300BLK to its Elite Performance line of full metal jacket (FMJ) rifle ammunition for training. SIG FMJ ammunition is ideal for those seeking cost-efficient, high-quality training rounds. The 125gr 300BLK load has muzzle velocity of 2,145 fps.

“There is huge demand for 223 Rem and 308 Win FMJ training ammunition, and we’ve had many requests for 300BLK as well,” said Brad Criner, Senior Director, Brand Management and Business Development, SIG SAUER Ammunition. “These premium training loads are designed to offer high-level performance at affordable prices.”

The SIG SAUER 300BLK FMJ ammunition is now available for purchase at the sigsauer.com/store.

All SIG SAUER Elite Ammunition is manufactured by SIG SAUER at its state-of-the-art ammunition manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Arkansas to the same exacting standards as the company’s premium pistols and rifles. For more information, visit sigsauer.com/ammunition

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About SIG SAUER, Inc.

SIG SAUER, Inc. is a leading provider and manufacturer of firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, airguns, suppressors, and training. For over 150 years SIG SAUER, Inc. has evolved, and thrived, by blending American ingenuity, German engineering, and Swiss precision. Today, SIG SAUER is synonymous with industry-leading quality and innovation which has made it the brand of choice amongst the U.S. Military, the global defense community, law enforcement, competitive shooters, hunters, and responsible citizens. Additionally, SIG SAUER is the premier provider of elite firearms instruction and tactical training at the SIG SAUER Academy. Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER has almost 2,000 employees across eight locations in the U.S. and around the world. For more information about the company and product line visit: sigsauer.com.

On the UPS Hostage Slaying in Florida – Nothing Good

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Keith Finch

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December 9, 2019

Broward County is not having a themselves a good PR face at the moment. From their deputy who did nothing in Parkland, their political quagmire with the Sheriff, and now their participation in what looks like a highly questionable police shoot.

This wasn’t a single officer making a bad call on his own. This was dozens of officers in the chase (over 70 last I read, from four different commands) and around twenty who actively fired on the truck where a hostage was held. Reports are saying officers approaching the truck took fire first and then returned it.

That hostage, a 27 year old who had just started on his truck, is dead. A bystander in a nearby car is also dead. And the two jewelry robbers are dead. Four dead when the number would ideally be zero, or two at most, dependant on the actions of thieves.

Yes, this started as a jewelry store theft.

Officers were seen using occupied civilian vehicles for cover against the two robbers, putting civilian bodies between them and the UPS truck. The footage doesn’t clearly show if any attempt was made to move the surrounding vehicle occupants out of the line of fire. The footage also didn’t catch the moment officers were fired upon from the truck as is claimed.

If another video captured that moment, the response from officers is more understandable, if still highly risky with the surrounding collateral.

The news helicopter footage shows the twentyish officers lighting the delivery truck up with gunfire, shooting through the paneling and killing the occupants. It isn’t known where the bystander’s position was (to me at least) when he was killed. It isn’t known if police fire or the thieves killed the UPS Driver.

We will see in the report, hopefully. From the footage, only the officers shots were visible. I don’t know why the officers decided to move so aggressively on the van when it was stuck in traffic and surrounded by occupied civilian vehicles. I don’t know what Broward County and the other involved agencies training level and procedures for a carjacking with a hostage are, but this feels unlikely to be the by-the-book or ‘proper’ intervention response.

It looks bad.

It feels like officers were overwhelmed by the situation and aggressively pursued thieves resulting in a great deal of collateral damage and two deaths. This appears, currently, to have been avoidable by just following the truck and I don’t know of a circumstance, unless the occupants were actively firing upon the vehicles around the UPS truck, where the action made sense. The giant UPS truck wasn’t getting away from GPS, a helicopter, and dozens of pursuing officers.

Do I begrudge officers safeguarding themselves with available cover? Not in the slightest. The concern is that no apparent effort is visible to move civilians. Along that same thread there doesn’t seem to be any regard for the vehicles in front of the UPS truck as rounds go ripping through it. Around 200 rounds were fired according to one report, for twentyish officers that’s not all that many per… but that is a lot of lead going unknown places once it made it through the truck. And make it through the truck it did multiple times in the news helicopter video.

The Response

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FLDE) is requesting anyone who witnessed or has video of the incident assist them in the investigation. They confirmed 19 officers were in the shootout and 13 from Miami-Dade specifically are on administrative leave right now.

The linked report says officers approaching the UPS truck were fired upon and then they returned fire.

The chain of events is still murky. Some experts are claiming officers acted appropriately in defense of the citizens around the truck and others are claiming their actions directly escalated the threat unnecessarily and put everyone around the truck at increased risk.

That which is known for certain, Frank Ordonez, 27 (the UPS driver/hostage) and Richard Cutshaw, 70 (a nearby motorist bystander) did not survive the exchange in gunfire.

You can do everything absolutely right and people can still die. That fact is an immutable.

But a lot went very badly here and we need to know how and why.

Sanctuary ‘State’ of Virginia

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Keith Finch

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December 9, 2019

Virginia, since it’s democratic electoral swing, has been in a bit of a crisis around the 2nd Amendment. Virginia has gone full bore on 2A restrictions including a de facto ban on firearm training. However, as has become common in place like Oregon which also swung anti-2A, Viriginian counties have held their own votes and many have elected to ignore Richmond.

BATSUKH: Sheriffs ought to obey state gun control legislation

Bilge Batsukh over at The Cavalier Daily believes that isn’t a good idea.

I disagree.

Batsukh has a point worth considering. Virginia is… well here’s the explanation.

The reality is that those local measures are entirely symbolic. Virginia is a Dillon’s Rule state, meaning the authorities of local governments are derived from the legislature such that counties cannot legally obstruct the will of Richmond on most issues. With a Democratic grip on statewide executive offices and both houses of the legislature, counties face the option of following the law or having their authority rescinded by the state.

Though the constitution of Virginia provides for the creation of local governments, it does not allow said governments to act as truly independent organizations. If counties were empowered to create “sanctuaries” for certain actions or properties, they would be able to completely circumvent state laws regarding educational curricula, regulation of commercial activity and all other facets of government that impact our everyday lives.

True, Batsukh, true. But what if they all do it anyway. Or at least a significant number of counties like… oh say… all the green ones plus a few more that could pass the option.

What I’m saying is there is a critical mass of counties within the State of Virginia that, if they go sanctuary, it doesn’t really matter what the rule in Richmond is. The State will not have enough mechanisms in place to enforce their rules, it is the open expression of ‘governance at the consent of the governed’, and the whole of Virginia does not consent.

At best, gun control laws will be enforced by state troopers instead of by sheriffs’ offices, usurping the traditional role of law enforcement in many jurisdictions. Refusal to serve the interests of the legislature is futile, and can only end in either extreme divisiveness or the end of elected, local control of law enforcement duties. The existence of the sheriff’s office bridges the creation of laws by the state and their enforcement by local authorities. Law enforcement ought to be carried out by those close to the community, but the state does have the supreme right to intervene and see its will carried out. Having law enforcement officers refuse to carry out the law is a recipe for apartisan anarchy in the future.

Again, critical mass argument. There aren’t enough State LEO’s to effectively enforce unconstitutional prohibitions. Is this divisive? Yes. It’s time to stop pretending that it isn’t, or that we should all “enforce it until it gets figured out in the courts” when we know the courts have are very partisan as well.

This division is running amok because bad laws keep getting passed. Every time a bad law makes it into the books, erosion of legitimate authority occurs and divisiveness increases. The consent of the governed wanes further and we get closer to less than ideal political climates like that currently illustrated in Virginia. When the government is focusing the the defense of its citizens individual liberties and is carefully framing each and every rule with that in mind, the legitimate authority is retained. Even if a citizen group disagrees with a rule the spirit of good governance overall can be maintained by the transparent and overt policy decisions being disected in the light of being as minimally invasive as possible to be effective.

I see your point, Batsuhk, I really do.

And ideally it would be an easy, quick, apparent ‘law passage’ to ‘law struck down as unconstitutional’ for these onerous ineffective restrictions. But people are worried because they do not see that. They don’t see an even hand in the courts across the nation right now, they see a piecemeal application that leaves the rights of a New Yorker and Californian vastly different than that of a Texan or Michigander. With the massive partisan disparity and court cases that should probably see the light of day and get a decision sometimes dying because they simply can’t be funded… faith in larger governing bodies is eroding.

So ultimately, even if this is a symbolic gesture, the fact that it has entered into the political discourse is a salient point that Richmond and Washington D.C. need to pay very close attention to. If Richmond wants to clash with its counties on this resulting legal fallout and further erosion is something I don’t know if Richmond is ready to take the necessary steps to avoid and regain the confidence of its citizens.

We will see.

Optics Cloths

By

Dr LateBloomer

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December 9, 2019

I am currently pondering one of life’s great mysteries. No, not “Where does the other sock go?”, but the mystery of …

“Why do I have so many optics cloths, and why do I never have one when I actually need one?”

The trigger for this great musing was the occasion of my clearing off the kitchen table for the first time since … oh, probably last year when I last needed to present a holiday meal.

I do not claim to be a tidy housekeeper. I am the first to admit that my other interests – full-time medical job, part-time writing job, guns, hunting, quilting, singing, gardening, canning, and now learning to knit and spin – take higher priority than my clutter cleaning. So in my annual table clear-off I encountered not just two, but FOUR optics cloths! They have apparently accumulated there from various scopes, binoculars, and iDevices which have been opened upon the table in the past year.

I do appreciate the forethought of the various companies in supplying a microfiber swatch with which to carefully clean their optical glass. Where the failure lies is in my inability to figure out what to actually do with said swatches so that they are useful to me in the real world.

I really need to poll the audience here – is this problem unique to myself? Does everyone in the universe but me clean their optical glass carefully and religiously with the supplied microfiber cloth? If so, where do you keep it so you always have it close at hand in the field or range?

My own experience has been that when my glass is dirty, wet, or foggy, all I have available is the clean(est) corner of a dirty back pocket bandana, the sleeve of my inner fleece jacket, or the softer inside layer of my face mask. The actual microfiber cleaning cloth is at home, still in its plastic sleeve, buried on my kitchen table or in my basement gun corner. I have tried tucking one into a pocket of my pack, but it either disappears among the granola bar wrappers or I forget about it completely.

It’s not as if I don’t already have probably a hundred of such cloths scattered around my existence, and it’s not like I don’t regularly receive several as swag at gun events, it’s my lack of organizational skill that interferes between point A of possession and point B of actual use.

I started thinking about solutions to this conundrum. I could start sticking them inside the pistol grip compartment of my AR’s. But what about my non-AR platform guns with optics? Here’s the innovative idea I came up with.

I propose that companies who make scope throw levers start making those components hollow, so that one could tuck the cleaning patch inside. I’m no engineer of course, so yeah, it probably wouldn’t work. Plus, I’m then putting the onus upon manufacturers to fix a problem that is caused by my own lack of organization/planning. Yeah I know. It was just a thought.

So, what do y’all do? Anyone care to share their perfect solution with me? Or should I just sew all those patches together into a microfiber quilt and forget about it?

Jase is Back! And Dark Angel Comes With Him

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Keith Finch

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December 8, 2019

I know I’ve been MIA for a bit, but for good reason. Life here has gotten super busy with the start of the new school year. As some of you know, I’m a High School Junior… But I am enrolled in the Running Start Program at a local University and taking a full class load as a College Freshman. Sadly that means most of my shooting has to take the backseat for a while. But on a happier note I‘m having a blast and loving this college life!

Now, please pay attention.

I have a very important message for y’all. It’s a simple message if you think about it. If you carry a gun and no medical gear, you are wrong! If you take firearms training but not medical training, you are wrong!

In your life (and answers may vary here) how many times have you had to use a firearm in a public or private atmosphere for your safety as a civilian? This applies to Military and Law Enforcement as well, but specifically in the context of off duty.

Now how many times have you come across a car accident, a freak accident at work, or home, etc. I’m going to assume the accidents number is far higher than the firearms use number. The point here being that you are far more likely to use a medical kit in your daily life than a gun. Yet we hyperfocus on the gun.

Now this isn’t me telling you carrying a gun is a wrong thing to do, quite the contrary. I believe a good guy/ gal with a gun is the only thing that is going to stop a bad guy with a gun, AND that you should be your own first responder. But first responders are cops AND paramedics, so be both.

The second point here is that if you just dropped $2000 dollars on your guns and gear, and another $1500 on a pistol/rifle class (travel, lodging, course fee, ammo… it adds up) but refuse to buy a $200 med kit and go to a $420 D.A.R.T class you are still wrong. Back to that whole likelihood of use thing above. Whether you spend $500 or $5000 on your guns and gear, the law of averages says you’re more likely to slice open your hand in the kitchen than burn down a hostile threat with your space-age master blaster.

Finally, I know somebody(s) reading this is going to say, “Well I’ve never stopped at or been in an accident, so I won’t worry about it” or “I’m a safe guy/gal, it won’t happen to me”. Bluntly put, your BS bulletproof mentality is what’ll get you killed. Accidents happen all the time and people are hurt daily by their own negligence or that of others. To walk through life believing that an accident won’t ever happen to you is ignorant and makes you a danger to yourself and others.

The “it won’t happen to me” mentality is great until it does happen to you and you or a loved one is lying on the ground bleeding out, wishing you’d just listened to Jase. #bleedingoutisdumb… so don’t do it. And if it won’t happen to you… why do you carry a firearm (for those it applies to)?

Seems kind of hypocritical don’t it?

Bonus point: Why is it that so many don’t associate medical with our gun gear? Think about that. If you’re setting up your plate carrier and putting your battle belt together why would you not count your life saving medical gear as a part of your kit? It is just as important, if not more important, than that ‘grenade’ pouch you threw on that you don’t have grenades for. What about your hunting gear? Accidents in nature and in hunting happen all the time so why wouldn’t you be prepared to deal with them? Our medical gear should be just as important on our kit list as everything else is.

This brings me to who’s med kit you should buy, and why. Dark Angel Medical is a company founded and run by a solid dude and friend of mine, Kerry Davis.

His mission is simple: Get as many medkits into as many people’s hands as possible and get as many people trained as possible.

Kerry only uses top tier products in his kits and is uncompromising on his use of the best. In his highly paraphrased words “If you use less than the best in your kits, you’re gambling with people’s lives”. Kerry believes in the importance of people being trained and equipped with the proper tools to save lives, and his company is built on it.

Kerry offers a variety of different kits to suit all your needs. There are EDC kits such as the Pocket Dark and Pocket Dark Mini which I carry daily. They are perfect for low profile excellence and simple peace of mind. He makes more robust kits like the DARK and DARK slim, small and compact but with everything you might need to stop the bleed and save a life. These easily attached to MOLLE webbing, your belt, a backpack, or just placed somewhere handy (like in your range bag).

Kerry makes car kits, designed to neatly fit into your car like it came out of the manufacturer that way with the VISR and HEDR kits. Do you need a multiple personnel kit? Fear not for Kerry has some of those too, designed for a really bad day at the office. Need something simple for the kids? Try one of the DARK BooBoo or bleeding control kits. Complete with an instruction card and all the necessary tools to save a life, simplicity of design is a marvelous thing.

My point here being that no matter your profession, your daily life, your clothing, or whatever “limitations” you think you have, there’s a work around, and no excuse not to have a med kit.

Having a med kit is half the battle, so now that you’ve ordered yours from Dark Angel Medical (hint hint, wink wink) it’s time to take a class. Now you can take a proper, in-depth two-day D.A.R.T (Direct Action Response Training) course from Kerry and learn the best knowledge possible or you can go to a “me too” company and get lied to for 3 hours or however long it is.

Now let me explain the “me too” company. That’s a company or individual that says, “Hey look at me, I took a Stop The Bleed instructor course, I’m a teacher now”. They may know enough to get themselves by, but a one-time instructor course does not a teacher make.

Real world experience, years of practice, and a strong desire to do people right, a teacher makes. The “Me Too” instructor IS NOT THE PERSON YOU SHOULD BE LEARNING ANYTHING FROM other than who you/your children don’t want to be like when you grow up.

What you need is a highly skilled and knowledgeable instructor like my friend Kerry. In his classes he makes sure you have the knowledge needed to be a help, not a hindrance. Do yourself a favor and take a Dark Angel Medical class, you’ll thank me later.

Now let’s recap. Carrying a Gun with no med kit is wrong. Spending thousands of dollars on your gun stuff without spending <$700 on medical training & gear is also wrong (and ignorant). Your bulletproof mentality will get you killed.

A proper top tier med kit from Dark Angel Medical is a must. There is absolutely no excuse not to have a med kit since there are such a variety of options to choose from.

“Me Too” courses are horse crap and unacceptable to take thinking it’s the end all be all of medical knowledge. Dark Angel Medical D.A.R.T course is excellent training and a must for good medical knowledge. If you want to be a part of the solution rather than part of the problem in this world, get a med kit and get training. It really is that simple.

Now for those of you who stayed and read the whole article, I thank you, and I reward you because you’re awesome. CHS15 gets you 15% your entire order on the Dark Angel Medical website. Let’s be prepared together. -Jase

H.R. 5289 – Hope for the Holidays in the Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act

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Keith Finch

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December 7, 2019

The Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act is introduced to the Ways and Means committee this week and to the House of Representatives as a whole by Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall.

Yes, M.D. Marshall is a physician by trade and wants Short Barreled Rifles (SBRs) deregulated.

“Opponents of the Second Amendment want to use bureaucracy and regulations to obstruct citizens attempting to exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms. The firearms addressed in this bill are commonly used for hunting, personal defense, and competitive shooting,” said Dr. Marshall. “Since I came to Congress, I have fought tooth and nail to stop attempts that would strip our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. This bill will eliminate regulations designed not to protect Americans, but to deny them their Constitutional rights.”

The full text of the bill is not yet available but from the tone of the introduction it is pretty simple. Get SBRs off the National Firearms Act. It’s a technologically moot distinction. Rifles of certain barrel lengths are not more or less dangerous than other rifles. Especially when they exist as pistols too.

According to statistics from the ATF, some 413,167 SBRs were listed on the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) as of May 2019. In 2014 there were only 137,201 SBRs on the books. This doesn’t even count the popularity of “AR Pistols” that avoid the tax penalty and weight times of the NFA.

Would this mean the end of the ‘Brace’?

No.

AR Pistols inhabit a unique legal niche, not just a physical one or a technical NFA work around. In many locales a ‘pistol’ is required to be the firearm transported for personal protection and so AR type pistols would still have a market, just a shifted one. The rifles, of any length, would just be purchasable in any desired configuration with no one having to parse out the idiocracies of barrel length and overall length just because it has a buttstock. Buttstock+rifled barrel = rifle. Easy.

This would also open up a vast market of original firearms that would no longer have to worry about violating the NFA in their original forms. The X95 that has a native 13″ barrel, just a rifle. M4 and M4A1 clones, just rifles. SCAR with a 14.5″ barrel, just a rifle. Owners and buyers who want certain variants of firearms would no longer be required to get them multistep. Manufacturers would be free to optimize their builds and parts based solely on performance and not on an arbitrary length they must hit with their parts configuration.

Will it pass?

Sadly… probably not. It’s in sitting in an anti-gun seated house at the moment and it stops revenue into the government coffers. How much? About $55.2 Million since 2014. Small change to a government that spends in the trillions but still 8 figures of operating revenue.

But I want it to. I want to support it fully once the text hits and we see all of what it will do towards gutting the NFA back to oblivion.