Range Report 09-10-11

I haven’t been shooting in a while and today I got to the range. I went with my fiance and her aunt who hasn’t shot in many years. Today we had a bit of variety in the guns we shot. We got to shoot my Ruger Mark II Gov’t Target .22 and my Sig Sauer [...]

Interesting silencer side effect.

Something not everyone knows about silencer use is gas blowback. It’s never seen in movies or tv. When you shoot a silenced firearm, there is the possibility of gas being blown back through the barrel and action and at the shooter. It can be anything from mild and barely noticeable to uncomfortable (sometimes called “gasface”). [...]

AAC Tirant .45 video.

I went shooting with my fiance today and got some trigger time with my silencer. The video shows my Sig P220 .45 ACP shooting some 230 gr. Magtech FMJ with and without the AAC Tirant installed. The buzzing sound is the door alarm to the range. It’s a cease fire notice to save the ears [...]

SHOT Show 2010 – US Firearms Releases Woodsman .22 LR

U.S. Firearms, makers of fine Single Action Army and 1911 pistols, is reintroducing the classic Colt Woodsman .22. They are going to be manufacturing the 2nd Generation Woodsman Match. They will be distributed exclusively by Davidson’s. The Outdoow Wire reports: (Emphasis added) The New USFA WOODSMAN® Match .22 is hand crafted just like you’d expect [...]

Mers from AAC goes over how to legally buy a silencer.

Big thanks to Mers at AAC’s blog for posting this. While I don’t work at a shop that deals with NFA items, but we get the occasional question due to people not understanding the laws. How To Legally Buy A Silencer.

X-Ray pictures of guns.

Mike over at Every Day, No Days Off has some neat X-ray pictures of guns. If only these were around during the whole “plastic gun” scares in the ’80s when people tried to say Glocks would go through metal detectors and airport scanners. Also cool to see the baffle stack in the suppressor on the [...]

New .45 Silencer test results at Silencer Research.

John has the results of his side by side test of 3 .45 suppressors. He tested the AAC Ti-Rant .45, the Silencerco Osprey .45, and the HTG Cycle 2 .45. The review, pictures, and results are for his premium members. It can all be found HERE.

Silencer Research Heads Up.

For those of you following the Silencerco Inc. Osprey .45, John over at Silencer Research has completed his test and evaluation. He did a side by side shoot of the Osprey, the AAC Ti-Rant .45, and the HTG Cycle 2 .45. The results should be up in his premium review section very soon. If you’re [...]

Video of Silencerco Inc. Osprey

I found this video on Youtube of the new Silencerco Inc. Osprey. I would love to shoot one of these.

New can from Silencerco – The .45 Osprey

SIlencerco has a new .45 silencer in the works. The Osprey is rumored to be hearing safe when shot dry. The only others I know of that can claim to be hearing safe dry are the new AAC Ti-Rant .45 and the Knights Armament MK23 “SOCOM” but only when it is on an H&K Mark [...]