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To readers of The Armory Life and many 1911 afficionados, Hilton Yam is going to be a familiar name. In the company of the many great gunsmiths and competitors who have built their professions around the construction or use of 1911 pistols, Yam offers a very unique perspective. Excepting, perhaps, a dwindling corps of old-guard military armorers, few have amassed more experience using, maintaining, and improving real-world, hard-use duty 1911’s than Hilton Yam. The Springfield Armory 10-8 Performance Master Class combines Hilton Yam’s decades of FBI duty experience with Springfield Armory’s 1911 manufacturing capabilities. Image: Carson McDaniel The late 1980s and early 1990s…
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Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Dr. Will Dabbs examines the versatile Heinkel He 111 in World War II. The German medium bomber became one of the most recognizable Luftwaffe aircraft of the war. Originally designed as a civilian airliner, the He 111 evolved into a versatile combat aircraft that participated in every major campaign. Lt. Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev was a Russian P-39 Airacobra pilot during World War II. The peculiar mid-engine P-39 offered fairly poor high-altitude performance and was subsequently relegated to second-line duties by the US Army Air Corps. However, the Russians desperately needed a nimble ground attack plane.…
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Turkey has been the highest volume firearms importer to the United States for many years now, and given that their global military exports have more than doubled in the last five years, that isn’t something likely to change anytime soon. Because so many of these foreign-made guns have been, eh, “inexpensive at best” in the past, it can be easy for some to shrug off any gun out of Turkey. But Sarsilmaz isn’t a company making craptastic plastic mag-fed shotguns like so many others. First founded to make flintlocks in 1880 back in the Ottoman Empire days, Sarsilmaz is reportedly…
Want a little scope with big capabilities? EOTECH has just expanded its super short riflescope line with the 4-12×36 Vudu.Who says small guns can’t have awesome magnified optics? EOTECH brought a lot to the table last year with its Vudu 3-9×32 SFP, and now the company is expanding its line of super short scopes with the 4-12×36 Vudu.The new 4-12×36 Vudu has a lot in common with its predecessor, but now features an FFP (first focal plane) reticle, greater magnification and a slightly larger objective lens. While it is a bit bigger, it’s still an incredibly compact optic with a…
What’s your plan when the internet disappears and the lights don’t come back on?Cell networks are down. Internet’s gone. Nobody’s posting updates, and whatever happened last night has already overloaded the system. You don’t know if it’s a storm, a cyber issue, or something bigger — only that Google is useless and help isn’t a phone call away.If you are prepared, then hopefully you’re not left guessing. You’ve got a tablet, e-reader, or small local server loaded with real information: how to make water safe, treat an infection, fix equipment, grow food, and keep things running without outside support. That’s…
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It’s unusual for a rifle to be so versatile that it can be used for more than one purpose. In my opinion, the new SAINT Victor 7.62, 20″ rifle is likely that one rifle. Over the past few decades, Springfield has made rifles chambered for the relatively new 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge, and competitors have won many matches with this highly capable chambering. However, for mid-range shooting to 600 yards, the proven .308 Winchester/7.62×51 NATO round is an accurate, versatile and affordable cartridge. The SAINT Victor 7.62 with its 20″ barrel brings serious versatility to the table. Whether you’re thinking of…
Viridian Weapon Technologies has just unveiled its new Venta Green Dot reflex sight, meant for long guns. The new Viridian Venta Green Dot reflex sight is an unmagnified optic with a 22 mm objective lens that runs off a single CR2032 battery and provides an estimated 30,000 hours runtime. Its simple reticle consists of a 2-MOA green dot that includes 10 different brightness settings, eight visible and two night vision. For added convenience, Viridian ships all Venta green dot reflex sights with a co-witnessing, standard height 1.41-inch-tall mount. The Venta borrows the ubiquitous and industry standard Aimpoint Micro T1/T2 mounting…
A Memphis man is charged with voluntary manslaughter after admitting he shot a burglary suspect who was running away from his apartment. The case raises serious questions about how Tennessee self defense laws apply once an intruder is no longer an immediate threat.LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLEMEMPHIS, TN (4 minute read) — In Memphis, 30 year old Marques Griffin is facing a voluntary manslaughter charge after police say he admitted firing his firearm at a man who had just broken into his apartment and then ran away. Investigators say Griffin told officers he heard a noise, went to his living room,…
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