Featured Rifle
MechTech Systems Carbine Conversion Unit for Glock 9mm
From the 06-01-2012 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:Carbine Conversion Unit
Manufacturer:MechTech Systems
Model Number:Carbine Conversion Unit for Glock 9mm
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This neat unit gives excellent performance. It is a good option for the Glock fan wishing to dedicate one of his pistols to the carbine concept. Commonality of trigger action is a strong point, as well as commonality with magazines. On the basis of affordability, it is a good choice, if you already have the Glock pistol on hand.
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Featured Specialty_handgun
Inglis Hi-Power w/stock 9mm, $1650
From the 01-01-2011 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Handguns
Category:Specialty_handguns
Model Name:Hi-Power w/stock
Manufacturer:Inglis
Model Number:
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Long ago someone put a shoulder stock on a handgun so he could do a better job of shooting it without becoming a skilled pistolero. The shoulder stock holds the gun steadier than the hands alone can hold it, thus some immediate handgunning success was possible. Some early examples were the shoulder-stocked Third Model Colt Dragoons and 1860 Army Colts of the Civil War era, and there were some earlier uses. Weve seen examples of percussion firearms dating to the mid 1830s, and would bet a nickel there exist examples of shoulder-stocked flintlock pistols going back a hundred years earlier. For this test report the Gun Tests staff looked at a gun from the early 20th century which saw plenty of wartime and civilian use. The magazines test gun was an Inglis Hi-Power w/Stock 9mm, $1650, supplied by Collectors Firearms in Houston (www.collectorsfirearms.com). The Browning was a Hi-Power made by Inglis in Canada ($1650 with stock, also Collectorss counter price). It had a walnut stock and tangent sights with a narrow V-notch combined with a sharpened post front blade, which gave relatively poor sight pictures. The GT staff tested the 9mm Hi-Power with Black Hills 147-gr and Winchester BEB 115-gr ammunition. Here is what the GT staff found.
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Featured Pistol
Kimber SIS Custom RL 45 ACP
From the 02-01-2008 Issue of Gun TestsClassification:Handguns
Category:Pistols
Model Name:SIS Custom RL 45 ACP
Manufacturer:Kimber of America
Model Number:SIS Custom RL 45 ACP
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The SIS Custom RL came with night sights. The rear unit, windage adjustable via drift, was mounted in a dovetail aligning its rear face precisely with the back of the slide for maximum sight radius. Its forward edge presented a vertical surface reaching about 0.2 inches upwards from the top of the slide. This was to provide a catch point on ones belt or other edge in case the slide needed to be racked without using two hands. Todays pistols commonly feature a rear sight with a ramped profile front to back. The ramped profile is much less likely to snag clothing than a tall and sharp sight blade. But if the slide must be racked and the support hand is not available, the operator might wish for the sharp edge of the old-style rear sight. Kimbers SIS-style rear sight meets this need without the worry of hanging up on the inside of a jacket or shirt.
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