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If you could go back and duel Wild Bill Hickock, are your handgun skills good enough that you would walk away alive?Legend has it that Wild Bill Hickock was a “very good” pistol shot, but what does that mean, exactly? I don’t think we will ever know, but legend also tells us that during a gunfight with Davis Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in 1865, Wild Bill shot Tutt through the heart at 75 yards with either a 0.36-caliber Navy Colt or a 0.44-caliber Colt’s Dragoon. The gun he used is not that important, but most anyone would agree hitting a…
The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. The Hellcat Pro Comp “stock” gun is an amazing pistol. Does it benefit from the custom treatment? On this day, I had two pistols on deck: the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro Comp stock with an Olight SE Red Dot versus a custom-built Hellcat Pro from Floyd Custom Shop (FCS). The custom Hellcat Pro was decked out…
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Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is pure Hollywood fiction, but it was inspired by the true — and all too tragic — story of the five Sullivan brothers. The siblings enlisted/re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and insisted they serve together on the same warship. All were killed less than a year later when the Altanta-class light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) was sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. The “Fighting Sullivan” brothers onboard USS Juneau in early 1942. Image: Naval History and Heritage Command In…
The Brief: A national coalition of gun rights organizations has filed a federal amicus brief challenging Maryland’s refusal to recognize out-of-state concealed carry permits. The legal challenge argues that current state policies create unconstitutional barriers for nonresidents and impose significant administrative burdens on law-abiding citizens traveling across state lines. The lawsuit highlights the conflict between state licensing statutes and Second Amendment protections for public self-defense. Legal experts suggest the outcome could influence national standards for interstate reciprocity. Currently, travelers must navigate a complex landscape of varying state laws and federal transport provisions to avoid criminal penalties. ANNAPOLIS, MD — A…
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