The .22 TCM is the latest wildcat round to begin to gain popularity in shooting circles. It joins a crowded list of other wildcat rounds that are picking up commercial producers. The 6.5 Grendel by Alexander Arms and the .300 Blackout by Advanced Armament Corp and the 5.7MM by Fabrique Nationale are a few of the more popular rounds to make the transition from concept to … [Read more...]
The ever changing political climate has been tumultuous the past few years. Cycles of panic buying and hording guns and ammo have made firearms training very challenging. Fortunately, there are a couple things shooters can do to become more creative about their trigger time to get the training they need for skill survival during an ammo shortage. First is including a … [Read more...]
The TalonSS is a pre-charged pneumatic air rifle from AirForce Airguns. Unlike the spring piston guns of childhood, this is a serious hunting rifle suitable for small game. State-of-the-art airgun technology pushes a .22-caliber pellet up to 1,000 fps. The TalonSS is a highly accurate rifle which can entertain by punching small holes in paper or small game hunting. Shooting … [Read more...]
Have you ever shot the .22 TCM? I hadn't. While at SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range, I stopped by the Rock Island Armory/ Armscor booth to put a few rounds through Rock Island's double stack .22 TCM 1911 to see how it handled (check out the video embedded above). One of the Armscor engineers explained to me that the purpose behind the .22 TCM round was to develop a small … [Read more...]
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Issues Safety Warning and Recall Notice of Ruger Mark IV Pistols (ArmsVault.com) – Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) announced that it is recalling all Mark IV™ pistols (including 22/45™ models) manufactured prior to June 1, 2017. Ruger recently discovered that the pistols have the potential to discharge unintentionally if the safety … [Read more...]
...in Iowa. I have many fond memories of learning to shoot with my dad and brother when I was a kid. We started off on my little bro's Red Ryder, and by 7 years old, Dad decided I was ready to move up to the Ruger Mark III Target .22 LR pistol (which we still shoot often). Were we in Iowa, this family activity would have been considered illegal. The current law in Iowa … [Read more...]
