If someone were to ask you which products Colt has sold over the years, would you say a .22 semiautomatic rifle? I didn’t think you would. Colt made three versions of .22 rifles, the Courier, Colteer and Stagecoach, as well as others under several private-label names for Sears, Wards and other companies. This alloy rifle shot well, but did not hold up well. Unless it was kept oiled and clean, the alloy parts wore very rapidly. In spite of this, the little Colt rifles were good enough lightweight shooters that most owners will pay to get them fixed rather than discard theirs.

Introduced in 1963, the Remington Model 1100 shotgun has been around for over 40 years now. Variations include a sporter for field shooting, a Magnum version for ducks and geese, as well as a skeet and trap model for those who enjoy breaking clay targets. In all, there have been well over 3,500,000 Model 1100s produced over this period of time so you are bound to see one (or more) come across your bench. In this article, I’ll cover some of the common problems that result in ejection failures along with a few of the possible glitches that aren’t seen very often. And, of course, I’ll examine the cures that will help you get this shotgun back in service as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Check out several videos this week: Close quarter defense requires different tactics than defense from a distance. Pillar bedding is the process of installing aluminum columns in a rifle stock to ensure there is perfect metal-to-metal contact between the action and bottom metal. Gunsite Range Master Il Ling New demonstrates the how to properly load and unload your firearm.

What's ahead for the midterms? Jeff Knox at The Firearms Coalition says, 'There might be a few Democrats who haven't been able to bring themselves to declare support for the Second Amendment, but the official party line is broad support for the constitutional right, while interpreting it in the narrowest terms, and doing all they can to undermine and dismantle it.' As for the other party, 'Republicans, on the other hand, are generally supportive of the right to arms, but few of them have any more understanding of the issue than do the Democrats. They definitely lack the resolve and the backbone to vigorously oppose the Democrats' attacks on the Constitution and the President's appointments of radical extremists to the courts and high level government positions.'

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SAF Files Amicus Brief in Chicago Gun Ban Challenge

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a brief to the United States Supreme Court in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, which challenges the constitutionality of that city’'s ban on handguns.

SAF is joined in the lawsuit by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and four individual plaintiffs. They are represented by attorney Alan Gura, who successfully argued the landmark Heller case before the high court in 2008, leading to a ruling that the Second Amendment affirms and protects an individual right to keep and bear arms beyond the scope of serving in a militia.

The McDonald case not only challenges the Chicago ban, but also brings up the question of application of the right to keep and bear arms to the states through the 14th Amendment.

"Our filing today will help establish that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right of American citizenship no city official can violate," Gura said.

Alan Gottlieb, SAF founder and executive vice president, added, "We brought this case because the Chicago ban has denied law-abiding citizens the exercise of a basic civil right for more than 20 years. We are delighted to bring this action with our colleagues in Illinois because this kind of onerous regulation simply cannot go unchallenged."

Reader Comments

Oh, man! I can't wait for the results of this case to get published!

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 18, 2009

I hope it's in our favor Gaviota. These are lawyers after all........

Comment by: TIM C | November 19, 2009

Well,it's about time someone is trying to do something about these things.I read a thing that said gun related crime is down because of this gun ban.After watching the news reports from Chicago they might be right.......The animals I saw were useing sticks and clubs made of wood.No need for guns there.Oh wait,maybe if there had been a legal weapon available the boy might have been saved???

Comment by: Kodimutt | November 19, 2009

I sure hope we win this one cause with all the anti-gunners being put in place by El Pres. Obeyme, it looks like it is going to get real ruff. Because we are being hit by the real bad guys right on our own military bases also where just one ccw could have saved alot of lives. God Bless America and Our Troops Past, Present and Future Keeping to My Oath, Locked, Loaded, and Keeping My Powder Dry

Comment by: bear1 | November 20, 2009

All logic and rational thought, along with the success of previous related litigation, points to a decision in the favor of our Second Amendment rights. I would like to hold my breath for this, but experience tempers my optimism. I hope, and yes.....I pray, that this case is decided in favor of our cause for freedom. When (if) this Chicago thing goes our way, the skids will definitely be greased as precedent for other cases to follow. Who knows?.....We may see the dominos willingly begin to fall across the nation!

Comment by: canovack | November 20, 2009