Tag Archives: S&W

New From S&W: M&P C.O.R.E. 9mm

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Chris Dumm

The M&P “Combat Optics Ready Equipment” version features a worked-over 4.5 pound trigger (slicker than buttered Teflon), and raised iron sights to allow co-witnessing with mini red-dot sights like the Trijicon RMR shown here. The slide also has a factory … Continue reading →

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Gear Review: Elite Iron CQC 1 Tactical Muzzle Brake

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Ryan Finn

As a resident of Big Sky Country I am constantly running into native companies that are making some very nice firearms products. Recently I came across one of these firms while chatting up a professional varmint hunter who was taking … Continue reading →

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Question of the Day: If Guns Kill People, Why Aren’t Prisons Filled With Guns?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Brad Kozak

I mean…wouldn’t that solve the problem?

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I need a new wingman…uh…Wingmaster.

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Brad Kozak

In my continuing effort to come up with a workable home defense strategy, some time back I bought a shotgun. Actually, let me be more specific. Sometime ago, I bought a shotgun to keep a borderline-homicidal, certifiably-crazy, martial-arts expert former … Continue reading →

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.38 Special Comparison: 3rd Place – Taurus Model 85

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Don Gammill Jr.

It just so happens that three extremely-representative samples of these guns live in the nightstands of people in my family. My dad (who used to serve warrants as a part-time constable) owns probably the newest of these – the very-mainstream Taurus Model 85. My mom (a former Justice of the Peace who issued the warrants dad served) owns the original-and-even-more-ubiquitous Smith & Wesson Model 36. And last but not least, my 82-year-old grandmother packs in her pajama drawer one of the most premium small .38s ever produced – the iconic Colt Cobra, a derivative of the famous Colt Detective Special. Continue reading →

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