Tag Archives: American Firearms School

Gear Review: M3 TI (Tactical Illuminator)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Robert Farago

Illuminator? I just met her! And there’s your trouble. For an explanation of one of the main dangers of using a snout-mounted light on your handgun, let us turn to page 2, point 5 of Insight’s manual for its M3 … Continue reading →

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Trigger Comparo: Ruger SR9c, Springfield XD(m), Glock 30

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Robert Farago

So I was schmoozing with Wayne down at the American Firearms School this evening. When I opined that the Ruger SR9c’s trigger felt totally different from the go-pedal on Ye Olde full-size Ruger 9mm, he fished-out the rental SR9 from AFS’s … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Remington UMC vs. Ruger SR9c – Are We There Yet?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Robert Farago

I’ve just returned from the American Firearms School, where I fed our test and evaluation Ruger SR9c something other than 115-grain Remington UMC bullets. In specific, I shot ten rounds-plus from each of the five boxes above: Vollmantel, Independence (a soft-shooting … Continue reading →

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How To Tell If Your Smith & Wesson is Out of Alignment

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Robert Farago

Also a top-notch demonstration on why you should NEVER get your supporting hand ANYWHERE NEAR the front of a revolver.

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Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: ckmanzano

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Robert Farago

:36 seconds in, YouTuber ckmanzano points the barrel of his “one and only” Glock 17 at his head, or thereabouts. Apparently, it’s part of his post-shooting repertoire. This is a perfect example why all gun owners should put their “game face” … Continue reading →

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Gun Review: ArmaLite AR 24-15C

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

Back in the day, stoners contemplated life’s mysteries from a tetrahydrocannabinol-enhanced perspective. So enabled, they’d confront cosmic karma with a simple statement: “that’s heavy.” Heavy was deep. Heavy was good. Even when it wasn’t. “Dude, your landlord’s here to throw … Continue reading →

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Gun Review: Henry Repeating Arms Golden Boy

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Robert Farago

Don’t tell my kids, but I toured Europe on a BMW K100RT motorcycle. The “flying brick” was utterly reliably and Germanically comfortable (tough yet firm). When I returned to base, I looked for something suitable for intra-automobile London commuting AND … Continue reading →

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