There is an excellent pdf file circulating the internet titled
A little history in the 10mm Auto. Early in the 1970s Whit Collins (who was on staff with Guns and Ammo magazine) was interested in rechambering the 9mm Browning Hi-Power into a more powerful cartridge. He initially looked at the Super .38 (which came about in 1929 using the.38 Automatic but increasing the propellant to…
Here is my opinion based on what I have been told and read. I do not work for Colt nor do I represent them in any way but I have been in this game a couple of decades now and somethings are evident. Colt is not perfect, but nor is any other manufacture. In my…
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San Francisco Ex-Democratic Senator Leland Yee pleads guilty to gun running, the irony here is Yee was the most anti-gun Senator in office. Once holding an A+ from The Brady Campaign to prevent Gun Violence, Yee was arrested about a year ago by the FBI for charges of bribery, gun running , and extortion. Yee…
With the cost of doing business at the range going up every time it rains I decided that casting lead bullets from scrap lead might be worth the endeavor. I spoke with Robert Bank (a member at m1911.org) initially about getting started. We exchanged many emails and spent several hours on the phone getting me…
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) has issued a product Safety Bulletin for certain Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm. Ruger has discovered that some Ruger American Pistols chambered in 9mm may exhibit premature wear of the locking surfaces between the slide and barrel which, if ignored, can result in a crack developing near…
