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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SPC Sherri Gallagher, USA, was the Creedmoor Cup Match Rifle winner. SPC Gallagher was awarded a Remington Tactical 700 donated by Remington. Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Ocab, http://photography.ocabj.com/

Gallagher Takes Win at 2009 Western Creedmoor Cup Matches

BEN AVERY SHOOTING FACILITY, Ariz. -- SPC Sherri Gallagher's 797-33X score easily beat a field of more than 130 other highpower competitors at the 2009 Western Creedmoor Cup Matches held Oct. 21-25.

Gallagher, shooting in the match rifle category, won the Creedmoor Cup Aggregate Match ahead of match-rifle shooters Neil Jensen (791-30X) and, Dennis DeMille (788-33X). Gallagher also took the High Woman title.

The 2009 Western Creedmoor Cup Matches were the third held at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility near Phoenix since moving from Camp Pendleton, California.

TSgt Daniel Rodriguez ANG scored the highest Creedmoor Cup aggregate in service rifle with a 782-26X, with junior Tyler Rico edging SFC Robert Mango, USAR for second with a score of 781-33X compared to SFC Mango's 781-25X. Rico's score also made him the top junior.

On Friday, the four-man USMC Team Base Hawaii shot an aggregate score of 1899-42X to win the service rifle Creedmoor Team Match. Firing members of the team were GySgt Ryan Benedict, SFC Robert Mango, CWO2 William Bush and Sgt Kenneth Wittiekiend. The USMC Shooting Team took second place honors with a 1888-46X. The Remington team finished third with an aggregate score of 1885-42X.

The match rifle team winner was Predator, consisting of Phil Hayes, Neil Jensen, Royal Hubert and Matthew Hubert. They fired an aggregate score of 1895-40X for the win. The Deadeyes placed second with an aggregate score of 1878-52X and the Tucson Rifle Club-Black finished third with a score of 1857-33X.

The 2010 Eastern CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches at Camp Butner, North Carolina are scheduled to take place on May 8-16, 2010.

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