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Replacing Missing Firing Pins

Don’t give up if a replacement firing pin is unavailable from your catalog suppliers. Instead, use these tips to solve the problem.

Working with Pins and Punches

One of the things some gun owners—engineers or fairly well-educated hobbyists who have a good grasp of mechanical things—ask about is how to handle the different kinds of pins in their guns. Particularly, they often want to know if their punches are the right ones, or if they can use a slightly different one without damaging their pins.

Commentary

Time to Put An End to Army Bases as Gun-Free Zones

“Shouldn't an army base be the last place where a terrorist should be able to shoot at people uninterrupted for 10 minutes? After all, an army base is filled with soldiers who carry guns, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case. Beginning in March 1993, under the Clinton administration, the army forbids military personnel from carrying their own personal firearms and mandates that 'a credible and specific threat against [Department of the Army] personnel [exist] in that region' before military personnel 'may be authorized to carry firearms for personal protection.'

Nullification Redux: Resisting Federal Domination

From MonroeRising.com: Recently, a friend and I were lamenting the steady dissolution of our Constitution. It seemed to us that the further our politicians have strayed from the spirit, meaning and intent of the Constitution, the more enervated, disunited and dispirited our nation and its people have become. Discussing how best to remedy the nation’s decline and to restore Constitutional governance, we briefly alluded to the discredited doctrine of nullification about which neither of us knew very much at all. So, I decided to briefly revisit the subject to see what I could learn. In a nutshell, this is it. I hope it will be of some interest to you.


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Featured Home Defense



Fulton Armory Titan FAR-308 308 Winchester

From the 04-01-2009 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:Titan
Manufacturer:Fulton Armory
Model Number:FAR-308

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Fulton Armory is a small manufacturer located in Savage, Maryland, known in the competitive shooting market for its reproductions of the M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, and M-14 models. Their AR-15s aren’t chopped liver either: Fulton’s FAR-15 (5.56/223 Rem.) was our gun of the year in 2009. Now the Titan FAR-308 was in our crosshairs. To ensure neutral opinions on this gun, none of our testers had participated in last year’s review of the FAR-15.

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Arsenal Inc. SLR-106FR 223 Rem.

From the 08-01-2008 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:SLR-106FR 223 Rem.
Manufacturer:Arsenal Inc.
Model Number:SLR-106FR 223 Rem.

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Many shooters want a lightweight, handy 223 carbine for self-defense—and that means reasonable accuracy, a good trigger, shooter friendliness, and ease of handling. In self-defense use, reliability is paramount, but the gun has to have enough accuracy to hit what it’s aimed at. There are several potential solutions to this firearms problem, one of which is the AK-based Arsenal SLR 106FR, $925. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov’s famous assault rifle is the basis for the Arsenal gun. Likely more than 75 million AKs have been produced by more than a dozen countries, including Albania, Bulgaria, China, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, and the former Yugoslavia.

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Featured Law Enforcement



Mossberg Persuader Model 590A1 12 Gauge Magnum No. 51411

From the 09-01-2005 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Shotguns
Model Name:Persuader Model 590A1
Manufacturer:Mossberg
Model Number:590A1

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The Mossberg Persuader Model 590A1 No. 51411 , $443, uses an 18.5-inch fixed Cylinder choke barrel, single front bead sight, non-glare matte finish, and 5+1 capacity. We tested the 5+1 500A Persuader, No. 50411, in the January 2001 issue. The major differences between the two guns are the heavy barrel and matte-black Parkerized finish on the 51411 and the presence of a pistol grip as part of the 50411 package. Also, the 590A1 has a metal trigger guard and safety button. The 590A1 is also more pricey, $443 compared to $357 MSRP for the 500-series gun.

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Featured Concealed Carry



Smith & Wesson 638 Bodyguard .38 Special +P

From the 07-01-2001 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Handguns
Category:Revolvers
Model Name:638 Bodyguard
Manufacturer:Smith & Wesson
Model Number:103070

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The name Bodyguard has to be one of the all-time classic names for a self-defense gun. Certainly this Smith & Wesson design has been with us a long time, and in many ways it should be considered an unsung hero among the latest super-light firearms, mainly because it did so much so well.

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Featured Hunting



Ruger 77 Mark II 243 Heavy Barrel

From the 01-01-2001 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Long Guns
Category:Rifles
Model Name:M77VT Mark II
Manufacturer:Ruger
Model Number:243 Win.

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This was an attractive $685 rifle, with a blonde-colored laminated stock sporting an extremely nice and well-done matte finish. After our initial negative experiences with the electronic Remington, the entirely conventional Ruger, with no gizz-whizzes or batteries or insulators needed to make it go bang, was most welcome. Besides .243, the same rifle is available in .223, .22-250, .220 Swift, 25-06 and .308. All the metalwork except the sling swivel studs was finished in a semi-matte light color that Ruger calls Target Gray, which we found very attractive in contrast with the light-colored stock. The studs were blued. The 26-inch-long stainless-steel barrel was free-floated evenly all the way back to the action.

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Featured Recreational



Kel-Tec P32PK 32 ACP

From the 05-01-2008 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Handguns
Category:Pistols
Model Name:P32PK
Manufacturer:Kel-Tec
Model Number:P32PK

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A good choice for deep concealment; anyone trained on a double-action-only handgun will find the P32PK to be a most suitable backup.

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Glock 34 9mm

From the 03-01-2009 Issue of Gun Tests

Classification:Handguns
Category:Pistols
Model Name:34
Manufacturer:Glock
Model Number:

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Not much has changed on the Glock 34, and it is still the most popular choice for Practical Shooting competitors, including Dave Sevigny, the most prolific winner in the history of the USPSA Production division. The G34 featured a 5.3-inch barrel on a full-size frame that housed a 17-round magazine. The G34 has a large cutout in the top of its slide. It might just be the easiest way to produce a slide of the proper weight so that reciprocation remains smooth and reliable.

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