Author: Aaron

Aaron is a sergeant with a midwestern police department, where he serves as a trainer, supervisor and SWAT sniper. In addition to his broad tactical knowledge, Aaron is an experienced hunter using bow and both modern and blackpowder firearms.

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Stark SE-5 Express Grip – New AR15 Foregrip

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 18, 2013
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Stark Equipment’s pistol grips have been praised by many, including the military and law enforcement, for their scientific approach to designing grips that fulfill the needs of the end-user. This year Stark has introduced a new product, and some additions to already produced products.

THE NEW SE-5 EXPRESS GRIP

Stark announced the new SE-5 Express Grip at SHOT Show, and I had the chance to speak with DJ Webber at their booth.

The SE-5 will be a fore grip for AR-platform rifles that is designed for shooters who grip the rail or hand guard at the same time as the grip when shooting. The SE-5 is unlike other grips that hang straight down that predominately require the shooter to place their hand completely on the grip, or perhaps wrap their thumb onto the hand guard. There have been several tactical trainers that have advocated this grip stance as a better way to control recoil and maintain accuracy even in rapid fire situations.

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Why So Many Guns – Long Guns

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 15, 2013
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woman hunting ar15 — Contrary to media reporting, AR-style guns, like this .22 rimfire, are often used for hunting.

Ed. note: This is the final part of a three part series called Why So Many Guns? This installment covers long guns such as rifles and shotguns. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here.

THE VENERABLE SHOTGUNS

Having begun archery hunting 3 years ago, I have really come to appreciate the skill, difficulty, and traditional means of taking game with a bow and arrow. However, if I want to be certain of bringing home some meat I take a long gun into the field. The same principles of selection are then easily applied to long guns.

In the area of shotguns, the 20-gauge and 12-gauge are by far the most popular, but are not exclusive. For shooting smaller game at closer ranges a 410 shotgun can be just right, and is a great starter shotgun for younger shooters or smaller framed individuals. And if you’re into shooting geese in the air, or zombies on the ground, there’s always the hard-hitting 10-gauge shotgun.

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Handguns

Browning Buck Mark Camper UFX

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 13, 2013

Browning announced the release of the new Buck Mark Camper UFX at SHOT Show this year. Sharing many of the qualities of the previous Buck Mark line of pistols, this addition will have an allow frame, with a matte blued finish. The biggest addition to this pistol is the Ultragrip FX (UFX) pistol grips.

The Barrel

The Camper UFX has a 5.5″ tapered bull barrel that also comes with the matte blued finish. The chambers are hand-reamed and the muzzle crowns are recessed for protection against damage. The Camper UFX has a simple blowback operation design. The slide has built in recesses with raised side panels for better grip. There is also a manual slide release that can be operated by the shooting or support hand.

The Buck Mark Camper UFX also comes in a stainless steel version.

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Why So Many Handguns

Post author By Aaron
Post date February 13, 2013

Ed. note: This is part two of a three part series called “Why so many guns?” Click here to read part one of this series.

PISTOL OR REVOLVER?

Another consideration in handguns is that between revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. Revolvers have been around since before the Civil War, but semi-auto handguns are only about 100 years old. With a revolver the shooter has the ease of mind to know that all they have to do is point and shoot. Revolvers offer an ease of mind that pulling the trigger will get the desired result. And in the extremely rare situation that a cartridge is bad and fails to fire, the shooter need only pull the trigger again to cycle the revolver to another cartridge to fire.

The .357 and .44 cartridge have been very popular and successful as a handgun cartridge, but many of the revolvers shooting these rounds have pushed their price tags up above $600. The price of ammunition for these guns has also gone up, so their use as a target shooting gun is really diminished. The .38 caliber offers a relatively inexpensive medium ground for gun and ammunition, but is definitely on the lower end of good self-defense gun selection. However, the lightweight, and compact .38 revolvers from S&W, Ruger, and others have been very popular lately, due largely to their compact frame and easy concealment. Any revolver calibers lower than .38 might be good for target practice, but haven’t faired well as good self-defense rounds.

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Why So Many Guns?

The first time I shot a gun was when I was about 5 years old! My family was visiting a friend in Alabama, and dad took his shotgun with plans to do some squirrel and bird hunting while there. I was so enamored with the guns that my dad finally relented and helped me shoot his Winchester 12-gauge pump shotgun. I’ve been hooked ever since.

However, along the way I’ve realized there are a lot of people who don’t share the love of the gun. Some are the anti-gun nut jobs that attempt to demonize firearms at every turn. Thankfully this nation’s history is solidly stamped with liberties gained and maintained because of guns, so the arguments of the nuts have no merit. But many are simply friends and family that didn’t grow up around guns and wonder – why so many guns? Well let me tell you why!

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