From a LEO in the Midwest
2 Nov 99 From a LEO in the Midwest: “I had the opportunity to test Winchester frangible 223 ammo at our indoor range yesterday. It worked as advertised! The bullet appeared to completely disintegrate upon impact with our steel bullet trap. There was only a small amount of copper color left on the steel plates. […]
From a friend in the Federal System
2 Nov 99 From a friend in the Federal System: “We had a Glock 19 damaged at the range yesterday. It was a nearly new gun. The agent loaded a full magazine of Russian-made ‘Wolf’ ammunition. The very first round peeled the Glock open. The chamber split along the top. The extractor blew out. The […]
Retail sales
26 Oct 99 I visited this afternoon with a good friend who is a major gun retailer in the Midwest. Here is what he told me: >The hottest selling handgun is the Glock-19, even with ten-round magazines. He can sell every one he gets the same day. >The hottest selling handgun ammunition is Cor-Bon. Everyone […]
Saf-T-Lok
“Dennis Henigan of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence drops the ball in front of a roomful of reporters, while trying to prove the efficacy of Saf-T-Lok, a purportedly easy-to-use combination lock in the gun’s grip. Henigan fumbles and fails to unlock the gun in a well-lit room with no intruder at the door… Finally […]
Incident
20 Oct 99 This from a friend in Wyoming: “Two teenage boys in the Worland area were recently fooling around with a Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk 44 Magnum in the front seat of a truck. One young man decided it would be better to place the weapon on half-cock rather than leave it laying […]
Even MORE accidents
20 Oct 99 From a friend in Michigan: “An on-duty Mt Pleasant police officer accidentally fired his weapon (Glock 22) after dropping it on the floor in his own home. Isabella County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the accidental discharge. The officer, Anthony Leonard, called 911 after dropping his weapon and accidentally firing it when he reached […]
More accidents
15 Oct 99 From a friend in the Midwest: “An officer from the local PD attempted to forcibly enter a vehicle yesterday. A teenager had locked himself inside and refused to come out. The officer struck a side window with the butt of his pistol (brand unknown) in an attempt to break the window. Unfortunately, […]
“Accidental” shooting
13 Oct 99 This from a friend in Tennessee: “In ________ County, TN, the local, inept Sheriff’s department executed a ‘no knock’ search warrant on a local residence a short time ago. The officer who was picked to go in first had worked as a deputy for only three days, had never worked in law […]
Overheating
12 Oct 99 From an instructor in Texas: “Item of interest that you might wish to pass along to others in relation to rifles, in particular lever actions: Last night I was at our local range shooting a Winchester Model 94 (30-30 caliber). The five-round tube magazine was charged to capacity. I was shooting Winchester […]
More on the blind leading the blind
12 Oct 99 From my friend in the Philippines: “Yup, that kind of thing happens here a lot too. At the last gun show in Manila, folks were required to check their guns in prior to entry. Booths with sandbagged backstops were provided for this purpose. Qualified individuals were on hand to assist visitors in […]
The blind leading the blind?
12 Oct 99 From a friend in NY: “As you know, I work evenings at a large gun store here in western New York. The following took place on 8 Oct 99. A woman (mid-30s) entered our store and approached the pistol case which houses our inventory of Glock pistols. She pointed into the Glock […]
More from IALEFI ’99
8 Oct 99 Some interesting statistics and info from various lecturers at the IALEFI Conference: >78% of people who assault police officers are intoxicated >95% of police officers who reach cover during a shooting incident are ultimately uninjured. >The primary indicator of impending violent resistance on the part of a suspect is the SUSPECT FAILING […]
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7 Oct 99 This from a friend in Arizona: “A local Sheriff’s deputy named Richard Carmona came upon a situation in traffic. Carmona is actually a local doctor, but he is associated with the local PD and carries local tin. One car had just rammed another from the rear. The driver of the car that […]
Full-auto kits?
6 Oct 99 This just in from my friend in the Philippines: “A few days ago, I was at the range when two rank beginner shooters showed up, thoroughly excited about their latest gizmos. Both gentlemen carry Glocks, and each of their pistols was fitted with a ‘full-auto’ device which attached to the rear of […]
More on CCW Permits
6 Oct 99 More from the friend in Texas who is applying for out-of-state CCW permits: “Received my State of Maine CCW Permit today! The application form arrived within one week of request. It included a form that you had to sign releasing data concerning your mental health, but the record search confined to State […]
IALEFI ’99
6 Oct 99 We’re here at the annual IALEFI (International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors) Conference, this year in Phoenix, AZ. The conference is only half over, but here are some notes of interest: >Several of my colleagues and I tried, once again, the S&W (Walther) P99 Pistol. We were united in concluding that […]
Permits
3 Oct 99 This is from a colleague in Texas: “Here is a recap of permit info I have submitted and the results: Arizona: No Home State Permit Required. Application needs no notary. Fingerprints required. Proof of Training required (16 hour Course by AZ Instructor, OR Approval by DPS, as in my case, as an […]
More on Aftermarket Accessories
1 Oct 99 From a well-known instructor and colleague: “A student in an instructor class of mine had a similar experience several years ago with an aftermarket-ported Glock .40, shooting Cor-Bon ammo. (In addition to being a firearms instructor, he was also a dealer or rep, both for Cor Bon and for the porting system.) […]
Sport Shooting in the Philippines
30 Sept 99 From a friend in the Philippines: “Some folks over here recently ran an IDPA match. One scenario called for a hip shot/speed rock at very close range. A competitor was using a 1911 retrofitted to 40S&W. It was equipped with a Hybrid barrel. (The aftermarket “Hybrid” barrel vents gasses directly upward) He […]
More on the STI LS40
27 Sept 99 I had a chance to extensively shoot the LS40 pistol from STI last weekend at a defensive handgun program in the Midwest. I used an Alessi holster designed for a S&W 4556, but the fit was sufficiently good to make it work in the short term. My Kydex magazine holder made for […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
