Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
Weatherby has issued a product safety recall for some of its SA-08 28 gauge semiautomatic shotguns. The recall is based on reported incidents of accidental discharges upon closure of the bolt and chambering of a live shell. Affected shotguns are in the serial number range AN00001-AN02802. A similar recall affects Remington Model 887 shotguns made between December 1, 2013 to […]
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Colt Defense LLC, on the brink of bankruptcy, has been awarded a $36,104,812 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity foreign military sales contract for M4/M4A1 carbines to several countries. Hopefully they can fill it. Colt again extended the deadline for creditors to exchange notes or vote in support of a pre-packaged plan for bankruptcy. The extension was announced after the second deadline elapsed this
Colt update. Daniel Defense sues Remington again. Read More »
The reason that Sako (Sock-O) and Tikka (Tee-ka) rifles’ bolts operate so smoothly is that the receiver raceways are broached instead of drilled, leaving no extra points of contact beyond the locking lugs. If you’ve never worked a bolt on one of these fine Finnish rifles, go try one. Take your wallet with you. They’re also extremely accurate and have
Sako & Tikka slick bolts factoid Read More »
CZ-USA pro shooter Dave Miller, broke 3,653 clays in one hour (3600 seconds) to set a new Guinness World Record for “most sporting clays targets broken in one hour” as part of a fundraiser for Pheasants Forever’s youth programs. He used 30, CZ 712 shotguns holding 12 rounds each and a team of folks reloading them to achieve this rate
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Jerry Miculek: 20 rounds of .45 ACP from dual pistols in 1.5 sec.
Video: 20 rounds of .45 ACP from dual pistols in 1.5 sec. Read More »
She shares many reasons why she hunts. Click for her article.
Why Do You Hunt? by Hilary Dyer Read More »
Over 170 concealed carry permits that were issued in the state of Ohio have been revoked after it was learned that the permit holders didn’t actually receive any training. Instead, their instructor simply signed off on their certificates. The as-yet unidentified instructor is facing numerous felony charges (fraud related, I presume), and the permit holders will have to start over.
Bad Apple Trainer in Ohio Read More »
Another article about the new Boondocks Firearms Training Academy in Raymond, MS. Open house on June 20, and you have to buy tickets. This is just information, not a recommendation.
Update on Boondocks Firearms Training Academy in Raymond, MS Read More »