Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2018 i Guns & Ammo

ONCE CONSIDERED a core component of trigger control and follow-through, trigger reset has gone from being the darling of industry trainers to being thrown on the scrap heap of old ideas. Let’s talk about why both camps are wrong. Before we dig deep, let’s discuss what trigger reset is, exactly. If you’re a mature shooter, you may have heard of it referred to as “catching the link.” It’s a technique that has the shooter press a shot, hold the trigger to the rear and then move the trigger finger forward only to the point where the sear engages a hammer hook. By doing this, the shooter should be able to focus briefly on the trigger press, focus on the follow-through, and finally, have the trigger prepped and ready to go…

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT WRITTEN and said in periodicals, catalogs and online blogs within the last few years about ballistic coefficient (BC) and the use of drag coefficient (Cd) in the shooting sports. A great deal of this conversation has been driven by confusion of what BC and Cd are and what they mean. Let’s have a technical-based discussion about what each is, how they are used and the pros and cons. From the first time a rock was placed in front of blackpowder in a tube, the shooter wanted to know where they needed to aim in order to hit targets at different distances. To determine a trajectory, we need to know the muzzle velocity, at what distance our target is and where our firearm is zeroed. With…

In a partnership with Blackpoint Tactical, SIG Sauer is offering a series of concealment holsters designed for the new P365. Readers may recognize the brand’s Leather Wing holster and magazine pouches from G&A’s Carry Rig column (Sept. 2015). Blackpoints new appendix-carry holster is called the APX (top, right). It features ride-height adjustability and a removeable strut to tuck the grip of the pistol. The metal spring-clip allows this holster to be worn with or without a belt, allowing a bit more freedom when choosing attire. The APX works equally well when positioned on or behind the hip. Another new addition from Blackpoint Tactical is the pancake-style, outside-the-waistband (OWB) kydex holster (bottom, left). This is a great holster to wear at the range and is also ride-height adjustable. All models are…

JEFF COOPER WROTE for Guns & Ammo beginning with issue No. 1 in 1958. Through the 1960s and ‘70s, the focus of his musings was on handguns and their use. Looking back, his influence of action pistol disciplines, tactics and the development of contemporary handgun and cartridge designs are chronicled in his column “Cooper on Handguns.” Once Cooper began building the Gunsite Academy and its training curriculum, he took a hiatus from writing articles for G&A. After 19 years, G&A’s September 1977 issue included his last column until his return in 1986 with “Cooper’s Corner.” Some might even remember that Cooper’s column first appeared behind the backpage that featured Dick Wolff’s “Parting Shot,” until it was replaced in 1995. Until his death in 2006, Cooper’s rebooted column became a first-stop…

LAST FALL I WAS PREPPING my gear for an all-night hog hunt and mounted a Surefire X400V IRc infrared illuminator/laser aiming device on my pistol. Using EOTech PVS-15 night-vision googles, I co-aligned the laser with the red dot sight on my pistol at 15 yards. I then live-fired it at 25 yards and observed a significant impact shift. Scratching my head, I rezeroed at 25 yards and engaged a target at 35 yards, again observing a large point-of-aim (POA)/point-of-impact (POI) shift, but in the opposite direction. Discouraged, I holstered my pistol and vowed to use the zeroed red dot sight, if needed. Traditionally, I have shied away from using visible lasers, especially on a handgun, choosing instead to go with a slide-mounted red dot or conventional iron sights. The reason…

IN THE MARCH ISSUE of Guns & Ammo, we discussed how to clear malfunctions with the use of one hand that may occur with your sidearm. I would like to say we all carry a pistol, but there are many gun owners who look at a carbine as their primary. So, for those who are law enforcement, in the military or, what should be our most guarded commodity in America — the civilian owner of a variation of our current battle rifle — let’s continue with “Part 2” of the one-handed, malfunction-clearing saga. Not a lot of love is given to one-handed target engagements with the carbine. This level of training is usually an afterthought. I don’t recall ever being taught in any class to shoot the carbine one handed,…

Springfield Armory M1A Loaded NOW CHAMBERED FOR 6.5 CREEDMOOR. TEAMING A PRECISION adjustable stock (PAS) with the 6.5 Creedmoor is one of the best things to happen to the M1A in decades. Between the comfort and shoot-ability of a tunable stock and the chamber dimensions and ballistic performance of the 6.5 Creedmoor, this new M1A is the most ideally suited rifle of this type for long-range shooting on the market. Springfield Armory distilled several years of wartime experience they gained under a military chassis refit program into an economical solution that gives consumers the needed capabilities at a fraction of the price. The fix is with their precision adjustable stock that is offered on their Loaded M1A 6.5 Creedmoor. The Springfield Armory-branded PAS stock is made entirely from polymer that’s…

BELGIAN SAA Q: I have an old single-action six-gun that I inherited from my grandfather. He always told me that it was his uncle Gus Elder’s sidearm from the late 1800s. (Yes, Gus’ mother’s name was Katie, but the movie didn’t do him justice). I have enclosed some pictures for your review. There are no obvious maker’s name stamped on it that I’m familiar with, just the ones on the face of the cylinder and what appears to be a serial number on the bottom of the butt (54XX). I believe the 20 notches on the right grip to be pure bluster. I am curious to find out more about this handgun as well as a value for insurance. Needless to say, it will remain in the family. B.B. Hopedale,…

AS MUCH AS EVERYONE in the United States’ Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wishes they could be Green Berets, they can now all at least be “quiet professionals ” thanks to the command’s renewed interest in suppressors. SOCOM first attempted to field integrally suppressed upper receiver groups for its AR-pattern rifles back in 2016. Now in its second evolution, the Suppressed Upper Receiver Group (SURG) solicitation serves as an example of what SOCOM has learned from 17 years of war. I once had the honor of leading two Special Forces’ A-teams on an early morning raid against several suspected Taliban compounds. We expected to find five to eight soldiers somewhere inside six buildings, but instead were met by 40 to 60 armed Taliban in those same buildings. The ensuing few hours…

LONG-RANGE PRECISION RIFLERY is the hottest it’s ever been. The competitive shooting world, in the form of the Precision Rifle Series (PRS), is booming as are rifles and cartridges that center around shooting beyond 300 yards. An example of such has been the rocket-like ascendance of the 6.5 Creedmoor. During the last two years, the 6.5 Creedmoor has been the most popular, contemporary, long-range cartridge and it shows no signs of going away anytime soon. Its low recoil, ballistics and long barrel life are all reasons why the 6.5 Creedmoor has the following it does. (I can’t forget to mention that the availability of inexpensive match ammunition also helps.) The 6.5 Creedmoor was designed around long pointy bullets with very low drag (VLD). These bullets are paired with a case…