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A SPECIAL THANKS to all the Manufacturers and Distributors that have contributed their various promotional material and samples to our Club. Our meetings are very interesting thanks to this material.

A SHORT VIDEO COURSE ON THE PROPER STANCE AND POSITION FOR PISTOL SHOOTING

Sunday, September 12, 2010

What A Close Call!

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Retired N.Y. Police Officer, Friend's Wife Save Man

Man Collapses While Using Treadmill At Clubhouse Gym

POSTED: 1:21 pm EDT September 8, 2010
UPDATED: 5:40 pm EDT September 8, 2010

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- A retired New York police officer and another retired police officer's wife performed CPR to save the life of a man who collapsed inside their clubhouse gym in Boynton Beach.Karen Rapport said she was outside the clubhouse at the Venetian Isles development when a man who was using the treadmill collapsed.Rapport said she immediately looked for her husband, Norman Rapport, because he knew CPR. But when she didn't see him, she called on her friend, Arnie Dansky, who is also a retired police officer from New York."I turned around and grabbed Arnie Dansky by the arm and said, 'Arnie, you take the chest. I'll take the mouth. Let's go to work,'" Rapport said.Dansky said their training kicked in and they did what they had to do until paramedics arrived.By the time Norman Rapport got there, his services weren't needed. But he said he learned a valuable lesson that day."What's really more critical than anything else is the personnel who work here need to be trained," he said.Karen Rapport said more people need to learn CPR "because you never know when somebody is going to drop or when you can save a life."
 

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Finally An Internet Store That Stocks What They Advertise

Lucky Gunner carries all sizes of ammo and only offers what is 100% in stock. Whether you are looking for rifle ammo, handgun ammo, rimfire ammo, or shotgun ammo, they are the best place on the Internet to find it all in stock and ready to ship. Lucky Gunner Ammo carries bulk ammo for all of your ammunition needs. Thanks goes out to The Firearm Blog for providing us with this information. For those of you that Blog, CLICK HERE to get the info on the FireArm's 1,000 round contest.

Friday, July 16, 2010

The GunBroker.com Newsletter

ISOMETRIC EQUILIBRIUM?

Push and Pull for a Steady Pistol Grip

Integral to the Weaver Stance is a grip where forward pressure is exerted straight from the right shoulder (for righties) into the grip of the pistol and countered by equal pulling pressure rearward from the left hand. The result? Isometric equilibrium or, simply stated, a darn steady grip. To learn more, watch this short video with top Gunsite instructor, Charlie McNeese.

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A FIELD KIT FOR YOUR RIFLE

Unless You're MacGyver, Don't Leave Home Without It

The old axiom, "If it can go wrong, it will go wrong," gets truer the farther out in the boonies you get. So, don't head out without a simple rifle "fix it" kit. A few tools and accessories can keep you in the hunt when the nearest gunsmith is 500 miles away. To learn more, watch this short NSSF video to find out what items can help you keep that rifle shooting straight.

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MCDONALD GUN RIGHTS DECISION

Q & A on This Landmark Court Case

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the Second Amendment applies to the states and local government. What does this decision mean to gun owners across America? Get the answers by watching this interview with NSSF President Steve Sanetti.

  • Watch Steve's interview on the McDonald decision.

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CASE PREP FOR PRECISION RELOADING

Dave Morelli, Tactical Gear magazine's Precision Marksmanship columnist, gives tips for case prep to help you shrink your group sizes.

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HOLD THE LINE!

Get Your Hold Point on the Target Path

A key to breaking any clay target is to establish a hold or insertion point directly along the flight path of the target. This minimizes gun movement and allows you to swing "on line" with the target. Watch this tip clearly illustrated when shooting skeet at low house, station No. 8.

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SHOOT THE TARGET, WIN A GUN!

The Field & Stream "I Love Guns" Target Contest

Our friends at Field & Stream magazine are sponsoring a fun, summer shooting contest with their "I Love Guns" target that can be found in the July issue of the magazine. Shoot the target with any rifle, send in a creative photo and you could win a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 MOE rifle. Learn more by watching this short NSSF video.

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IF MOMMA AIN'T HAPPY

Your Next Hunting/Shooting Partner May Be Right At Home

Recent surveys confirm that women comprise the fastest growing segment of hunting and the shooting sports. Summer is the perfect time to get your sweetheart shooting at the range. So share your passion with someone you love. It's a great way to keep "momma" happy. Watch this short NSSF video on how and why today's women are heading to the field and to the range.

COLLECTOR'S CORNER

Collecting: Top 5 Classy Double Guns

If it looks good, feels good and kills birds dead, it qualifies as a Classy Double. Here's a look at five affordable double-barrel shotguns that will make a fine addition to your collection -- but are equally at home in the field. Read now.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Breaking Into A Garage In 6 Seconds!

By Marty Martenberg

There always seems to be something new out there that can compromise our safety. Here is a short video that shows how simple it is to open a garage door in about 6 seconds, using only a wire coat hanger. It is scary how someone can be able to get into your garage and once inside they can gain entrance to your home, even bypass your burglar alarm. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO

There is a very simple thing that you can do, and that is to simply make sure that they will not be able to see through any of the garage windows. Most garage doors down in Florida have no windows because of the hurricanes, but never the less you must be able to take steps to avoid anyone gaining access into your garage or home. Another measure that you can take even if you have no windows in your garage door is to simply buy a three foot section of aluminum angle bar (Home Depot) and drill a few holes in it and mount it just above the header where the garage door meets the top of the wooden frame. If someone then tries to put a wire coat hanger through the top rubber weather seal it will be deflected by that angle bar.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

JERRY'S GUNS

Jerry Miculek is renowned for his phenomenal prowess with revolvers. He is also an excellent rifle shooter. A testament to this are his many victories in rifle speed events, which require hitting small steel plates at various ranges against the clock, usually from unsupported positions.

Jerry's Equipment :: Revolvers & Shotguns

Revolver used for .22 Event at Steel Challenge is a Smith & Wesson model 617 with 6” barrel.
www.smith-wesson.com


S&W model 617 used for speed shooting competitions..

Features include:

  • Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces rear sight.)
  • OKO Red Dot Sight, $217.50. (No distributors in the US at this time.)www.OKTarget.cz
  • Miculek Pau Ferro Hardwood grips, $65.00. Purchase Here
  • S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.

Revolver used for USPSA/IPSC Practical Pistol competitions is a Smith & Wesson 625 with 5” barrel chambered in .45 acp.
www.smith-wesson.com


S&W model 625 used for USPSA/IPSC Practical Pistol Competitions...

Features:


Revolver for IRC (International Revolver Confederation) Open Division Competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 627PC (Performance Center) with 5” V-Comp barrel chambered in .38 Special.
www.smith-wesson.com


S&W 627PC used for IRC Open Division competitions.

Features:

  • Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces rear sight.)
  • Bushnell Holosight with 3 M.O.A. dot which is no longer available for purchase.
  • Miculek silver and black laminated grips, $85.00. Purchase Here
  • S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.

V-Comp ports on S&W 627PC.

Rear view of S&W 627PC used for IRC Competitions.


Revolver for Steel Speed shooting competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 627PC (Performance Center) with 6” barrel chambered in .38 Super.
www.smith-wesson.com


S&W 627PC used for Open Division steel speed shooting competitions.

Features:

  • Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces front sight.)
  • OKO Red Dot Sight, $217.50. (No distributors in the US at this time.)www.OKTarget.cz
  • Miculek red, white and blue laminated grips, $85.00. Purchase Here
  • S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.
  • Bobbed hammer.
  • Black & Decker custom porting.

Custom single port.

Revolver used for IDPA Competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 625JM with 4” barrel chambered in .45 acp.
www.smith-wesson.com


S&W 625JM used for IDPA competitions.

Features:

  • HiViz S&W Revolver front sight with green fiber optic, $41.15.www.hivizsights.com
  • Bowen white outline rear sight, $99.95. www.bowenclassicarms.com
  • Miculek Pau Ferro hardwood grips w/ JM “Lightening” logo.
  • S&W serrated trigger. (Standard from factory on this model.)
  • Bobbed hammer.

Shotgun used for Multi Gun and 3-Gun Open Division competitions is a Benelli M2 with 26” barrel.
www.benelliusa.com


Benelli M2 used for Open Division Multi-Gun competitions.

Features:


Jpoint mounted on Benelli M2 with Arredondo
speed loader assist and bolt handle.

Friday, April 16, 2010

STAND RIGHT TO SHOOT WELL


Expert JerryMiculek Shows the Best Stance for AR Rifle Accuracy

Whatever the sport, experts agree that success depends on starting with the right fundamentals. Champion shooter Jerry Miculek makes the point that accurate shooting with a modern sporting rifle starts with proper foot position and stance. Watch this short video to make sure you’re maximizing your setup for fast and accurate shooting.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

What's a good trigger pull?


By Caleb | April 7, 2010 at 08:21 | Categories: shooting | URL: http://wp.me/pqZBS-1ut

One of the most common topics of discussion on gun websites, magazines, and TV shows is the weight of the trigger pull of gun X. Usually heard as "my CQB Tactical Destroyer has a 2.5 pound trigger pull!" or "I had to use a fish scale to measure the trigger pull of the Hi Point it was so heavy". Many pixels have died to bring us this information, and yet for whatever reason people seem to think a light trigger pull is almost a badge of honor. I recently met a guy that was talking about how he had his Glock trigger down to 2.5 pounds or some absurd number, which made me wonder "why?"

I tend to fall in the school of thought that thinks that a light trigger pull isn't necessarily a good thing for self defense, or even for competition. Here's the logical process behind that though - I started shooting serious competitions at the Academy for the collegiate pistol team. I used an earlier version of the Pardini SP pistol in .22,

which being a bullseye .22 had a trigger pull that was adjustable. I was essentially issued this gun by the team, and I never bothered with screwing around with adjusting the pull, I'd imagine based on current knowledge that it was probably around 2.5 pounds, which was plenty light.

I also competed in Free Pistol, or 50m Pistol as it's known elsewhere. Free pistol is a weird bullseye sport that uses guns that have evolved to the point where they don't really resemble firearms any more.

The Pardini pictured at left has a factory trigger pull of 50 grams - that's 0.11 pounds if you're wondering. For reference, a quarter weighs about 6 grams, so a stack of 9 quarters would be enough to make this gun go "bang".

Now, you'd think that because my real introduction to serious shooting was with high end competition guns with great triggers that I'd demand light trigger pull weights on all my guns - but it's precisely the opposite. Coming in to shooting from NRA Collegiate Pistol taught me that the most important thing in the world isn't the weight of your trigger, but how you manage the trigger. With a 0.1 pound trigger, any mashing or jerking is magnified significantly, and turns a 10 into an unacceptable 7.

Fast forward 10 years, and now the lightest trigger pull on any of my competition guns comes in around 9 pounds. Yes, I shoot revolvers exclusively, but even though the triggers are heavy doesn't mean they're bad. Personally, the most important factor in whether or not a trigger is good or bad isn't the weight, but rather how smooth it is. I'll take a 12 pound double action revolver trigger that's nice and smooth over a gritty, stacking 5 pound trigger any day of the week. Even Jerry Miculek is credited with saying that the best action job you can give a revolver is to dry fire it 3000 times; from personal experience I can tell you that doing that will make the bearing surfaces plenty smooth.

The point of all of this is to establish that you don't need a light trigger to shoot well - in fact a light trigger can actually hurt your ability to shoot well by masking flinch and jerk that would affect shots if fired from a "duty" trigger pull. If you're shooting IDPA or USPSA there isn't any reason to screw around with the pull weight on your gun unless you're running head to head with Dave Sevigny and need to shave 0.003 seconds off your splits. Shooting a gun with a light trigger isn't going to make you a better shot - but practicing your trigger pull with lots and lots of dry fire or a Crimson Trace laser will.


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Detecting Sniper Scopes

GizMag reports on JETprotect CS300K "Long Range Counter Surveillance Camera" ...

Now a new device which uses the same "red-eye" effect of flash cameras and projects it hundreds of meters, can identify binoculars, sniper scopes, cameras and even human eyeballs that are staring at you. It is hence the first machine that can offer 24/7 warning that you are being watched or targeted, BEFORE a shot is fired.

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The system uses a Class IIIb laser illuminator to paint the target and a camera to watch for reflections. Software must be used to detect the difference of the reflection from a wall verses the reflection from optics. I suspect this device is designed for use in non-urban areas. In a urban area it would be hard to detect the difference between a scope or a car window.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Marines wanting to buy 4000 more M45 pistols

The M1911 is stealthily making a comeback! The Marines are wanting to procure 4000 M45 pistols. The M45 was previously know as the MEU(SOC) pistol. A few interesting points from the procurement document ...

  • Pistol must have an accessory rail meeting MIL-STD-1913 specifications
  • five shot group to an average of no more than 4 inches by 4 inches at 25 yards
  • It has a consistent trigger pull of 5 (+/- 1) lbs.
  • Reliability of an average minimum of 300 rounds between stoppages and 5,000 rounds between parts failures

Friday, February 19, 2010

The Russian .38 S & W - A "Good Natured" Round

Dan Shideler, editor of Gun Digest book, takes a look at the Smith & Wesson single action .38.
The author’s well-worn, 122-year old S&W .38 Single Action 2nd Model can still turn in a good performance at 7 yards with good, modern Remington 146-gr. ammo.
The author’s well-worn, 122-year old S&W .38 Single Action 2nd Model can still turn in a good performance at 7 yards with good, modern Remington 146-gr. ammo.

If there’s one gun that’s indelibly associated with the Old West, it’s got to be the Colt Model P, the 1873 Single Action Army. Yet not everyone back in those mid-Victorian days carried the big .45. Actually, if you rounded up a hundred hombres of the period and dumped their pockets, you’d probably find a motley assortment of .32- and .38-caliber Forehand & Wadsworths, Hopkins & Allens, Webleys and Suicide Specials of various persuasions.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

GET A GRIP ON IT!



Gripping your handgun correctly is the key to accurate shooting

Whether the game is golf, tennis or handgun shooting the right "grip" is critically important to making good shots. Forget how they do it on the shoot-em-up movies and get it right by watching firearms expert Tom Gresham show you how, whether you shoot a semi-auto handgun or revolver.Try Tom's tips next weekend at the range and watch your scores go up!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Elzetta ZFH1500 Tactical Flashlight Holder and Picatinny Rail Kit (AR15/M16/M4).


The Bottom Line

Elzetta's ZFH1500 Tactical Light Holder is a good, tough product. A hex wrench is included for installation, which went smoothly for me. The hardest part was removing the side mount sling swivel from my Rock River rifle. Once that was done, the rest was a breeze. After that, I added the picatinny rail, which was just as easy, with the hardest part being handling the tiny nuts with my fingers, which seem to get clumsier every day.

Installation was fast and easy, and in no time I had it mounted on my rifle with a Surefire G2 Nitrolon flashlight, which is a perfect match to the Elzetta design.

Pros

  • Glass-filled Nylon polymer is tough and light.
  • Obviously made stronger than it needs to be.
  • Styled to match my Rock River Entry Tactical well.
  • Includes adapters for smaller-diameter flashlights such as Mini-MagLite.
  • Made in USA.

Cons

  • Required the removal of my side mount sling swivel.
  • No hex wrench included with picatinny rail kit (no biggie).
  • READ COMPLETE REVIEW

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Guess the gun answers

Courtesy of The FireArm Blog

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:39 PM PST

I am impressed with the answers to yesterdays guess-the-gun. I thought I had made it to hard but many of you got very close. Both sadlerbw and Advocate were right on with their answers. With no further ado ...

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1) DS Arms FAL Pistol.

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3) DPMS AR-10 with wooden furniture.

You want the answers - You'll have to email me - so I know you read this! - George VIShooting@aim.com

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THE CONDITIONS OF READINESS...

The legendary guru of the combat 1911, Jeff Cooper, came up with the "Condition" system to define the state of readiness of the 1911-pattern pistol. The are:

Condition 0 - A round is in the chamber, hammer is cocked, and the safety is off.

Condition 1 - Also known as "cocked and locked," means a round is in the chamber, the hammer is cocked, and the manual thumb safety on the side of the frame is applied.

Condition 2 - A round is in the chamber and the hammer is down.

Condition 3 - The chamber is empty and hammer is down with a charged magazine in the gun.

Condition 4 - The chamber is empty, hammer is down and no magazine is in the gun.

The mode of readiness preferred by the experts is Condition One. Generally speaking, Condition One offers the best balance of readiness and safety. Its biggest drawback is that it looks scary to people who don't understand the operation and safety features of the pistol.

Condition Two is problematic for several reasons, and is the source of more negligent discharges than the other conditions. When you rack the slide to chamber a round in the 1911, the hammer is cocked and the manual safety is off. There is no way to avoid this with the 1911 design. In order to lower the hammer, the trigger must be pulled and the hammer lowered slowly with the thumb onto the firing pin, the end of which is only a few millimeters away from the primer of a live round. Should the thumb slip, the hammer would drop and fire the gun. Not only would a round be launched in circumstances which would be at best embarrassing and possibly tragic, but also the thumb would be behind the slide as it cycled, resulting in serious injury to the hand. A second problem with this condition is that the true 1911A1 does not have a firing pin block and an impact on the hammer which is resting on the firing pin could conceivably cause the gun to go off, although actual instances of this are virtually nonexistent. Finally, in order to fire the gun, the hammer must be manually cocked, again with the thumb. In an emergency situation, this adds another opportunity for something to go wrong and slows the acquisition of the sight picture.

Condition Three adds a degree of "insurance" against an accidental discharge since there is no round in the chamber. To bring the gun into action from the holster, the pistol must be drawn and the slide racked as the pistol is brought to bear on the target. This draw is usually called "the Israeli draw" since it was taught by Israeli security and defense forces. Some of the real expert trainers can do an Israeli draw faster than most of us can do a simple draw, but for most of us, the Israeli draw adds a degree of complexity, an extra step, and an opening for mistakes in the process of getting the front sight onto the target.

Using the "half-cock" as a safety

The half-cock notch on the M1911 is really intended as a "fail-safe" and is not recommended as a safety. However, it has been used as a mode of carry. From Dale Ireland comes this interesting piece of service history from WWII:

When the hammer is pulled back just a few millimeters it "half cocks" and pulling the trigger will not fire the gun [on genuine mil-spec G.I. pistols]. I imagine this is an unsafe and not a recommended safety position. The reason I bring it up however is that it was a commonly used position especially by left-handers in WWII. My father carried his 1911 (not A1) to Enewitok, Leyte, first wave at Luzon, the battle inside Intramuros, and until he was finally shot near Ipo dam. He tells me that he regularly used the half cocked safety position especially at night and patrolling because bringing the weapon to the full cocked position from the half cocked created much less noise and he was left handed so he couldn't use the thumb safety effectively. He said using the half cocked position was all about noise reduction for lefties while maintaining a small amount of safety that could quickly be released.

Again, the half-cock is intended as a fail-safe in the event that the sear hooks were to fail, and it is not recommended as a mode of carry. It should also be noted that on guns with "Series 80" type hammers, the hammer will fall from half-cock when the trigger is pulled. This would include guns from Springfield Armory and modern production Colts. But, if you happen to be a south paw and find yourself in the jungle with a G.I. M1911A1 and surrounded by enemy troops, the half-cock might be an option.

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