Jeff Pittman

December 19, 2014 product highlights

From Ruger: A Prescott, AZ, 150th Anniversary commemorative LC9s with an engraved slide. The new LC9s Pro, a version of the pistol without a manual thumb safety. (S&W deleted the thumb safety from its Shield pistol earlier this year.) Some rare, unusual, discontinued, or one-of-a-kind Ruger firearms and accessories on Gunbroker. The new BX-Trigger, touted to be a light (2.5-3 […]

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Army pistols update: Beretta scrambling?

Beretta is apparently scrambling to try to keep its US military pistol contract in the face of the Army’s ongoing Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition to replace the existing M9 pistol. Some say Beretta is a shoo-in to win the competition with it’s revised M9, due to cost and logistics. But we wonder why even have a competition if the

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“Beaver Attacks are Serious”

OK, I’ve never seen this headline before: “Beaver Attacks are Serious” We have beavers around our home property. But I always play offense, hence the item on shotshells below. Shotshells Have you noticed that since lead shot was banned for waterfowl hunting, shotshell loads with large size lead shot (BBs and #2s mostly) have all but disappeared? It’s a shame,

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FL teacher reassigned after taking toy rifle to school

A longtime Osceola County, FL, eighth-grade teacher has been reassigned after taking a toy rifle to Neptune Middle School in Kissimmee. The toy musket was used during the history teacher’s lesson on the American Revolutionary War. The Osceola County School District said several students complained that they were frightened by the replica. Boy I can’t wait until they get to

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