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The most common sub-$200 firearms we find are from questionable manufacturers, in extremely poor condition, or come from a country that no longer exists. But we like to look under rocks at small gun shops and kick tires at pawn brokers during our travels — and occasionally among all the zinc-alloy Saturday Night Specials from the ’70s and assorted antiques that aren’t safe to shoot, we’ll uncover something decent from a name brand with a sterling reputation. Such was the case when this Ruger EC9s was unearthed in an Idaho pawnshop. This slim 9mm holds seven rounds in the magazine,…
Uncontrollable variables and physics argue strongly against excessively long-range hunting. But how far is too far?We don’t wish to create a political divide here. Nor can we, because the debate over long-range hunting has long existed. But technological advances over the past quarter century have accentuated it. Laser rangefinders. High magnification scopes. High-BC bullets. Pocket anemometers with barometric pressure gauges. Computerized scopes and binoculars. Turret dialing scopes. Even scopes that automatically illuminate the proper aiming dot for precise shot placement at any distance.We have the equipment. Question is, do we have the wisdom?You know the arguments…“I have a world-class, ¼-MOA…
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New Jersey confirmed Wednesday that two municipal water systems were hit by cyberattacks involving internet-exposed industrial control systems. Operators temporarily lost the ability to remotely monitor or manage parts of their plants and were forced to switch to manual operations.According to the state, water service was not interrupted and the drinking water remained safe. Nobody got sick, nobody lost water, and employees at both utilities were able to keep the systems running.That is the good news.The bad news is that New Jersey passed one of the toughest water cybersecurity laws in the country nearly a decade ago. The state required…
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Most people who get picked handed themselves over without saying a word.That’s a hard thing to hear, and people don’t want to hear it, but it’s the truth. When somebody gets mugged or worse, everybody wants to talk about the criminal. What’s wrong with him, where he came from, what society did to bend him. Almost nobody wants to look at the other half of it: the victim got selected, out of a whole street full of people, on purpose, and there was a reason it was them and not the guy walking ten feet ahead.I’ve told you before that…
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Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. One of the more difficult aspects in the application of force is threat assessment. Very often, both the aggressor and element of danger are very obvious and there is absolutely no mistaking the risk they pose to you or others. At other times, you may instantly recognize chaos unfolding all around you but not able to identify a…
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On July 18, 1934, a gentleman named Isaac “I.W.” Wilkinson gave someone a Maxim .22LR silencer. The next week, things got weird. In mid-July of that year, there were no federal restrictions on the transfer of a silencer. It could have been purchased cash-and-carry with no need for any paperwork, no waiting period. It could have been bought at a sporting goods or hardware store, or secondhand from another individual. For that matter, if bought — like this one — in the years before Maxim went out of the silencer business, it could have been obtained mail-order. After sending cash…
Springfield Armory has just launched three new COA-equipped 1911 and 1911 DS pistol models.Following the release of the COA-equipped Echelon, Springfield Armory has just added three new 1911 and 1911 DS models to its line of COA-equipped pistols. The Aimpoint COA, and its proprietary A-CUT mounting solution, is probably the best pistol red dot currently on the market, so the more handguns that manufacturers offer for it, the better. Each of the new Springfield pistols comes with an Aimpoint COA 3.5-MOA enclosed emitter red dot preinstalled.The first new COA model is the 1911 DS Prodigy 4.25-inch, a double-stack 9mm 1911…
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The Brief: Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 334, prohibiting the sale and manufacture of many striker-fired handguns in Maryland starting January 2027. The law targets pistols with cruciform trigger bars, classifying them as convertible to machine guns. This legislation effectively bans popular firearm models used by many law-abiding citizens. In response, gun rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging the measure’s constitutionality. The plaintiffs argue the ban violates Supreme Court precedents protecting firearms in common use. Legal experts expect further challenges and requests for injunctions before the law’s scheduled implementation at the start of 2027. ANNAPOLIS, MD — The…
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