Jeff Pittman

Army pistols update: Beretta scrambling?

Beretta is apparently scrambling to try to keep its US military pistol contract in the face of the Army’s ongoing Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition to replace the existing M9 pistol. Some say Beretta is a shoo-in to win the competition with it’s revised M9, due to cost and logistics. But we wonder why even have a competition if the

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“Beaver Attacks are Serious”

OK, I’ve never seen this headline before: “Beaver Attacks are Serious” We have beavers around our home property. But I always play offense, hence the item on shotshells below. Shotshells Have you noticed that since lead shot was banned for waterfowl hunting, shotshell loads with large size lead shot (BBs and #2s mostly) have all but disappeared? It’s a shame,

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FL teacher reassigned after taking toy rifle to school

A longtime Osceola County, FL, eighth-grade teacher has been reassigned after taking a toy rifle to Neptune Middle School in Kissimmee. The toy musket was used during the history teacher’s lesson on the American Revolutionary War. The Osceola County School District said several students complained that they were frightened by the replica. Boy I can’t wait until they get to

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Kids and guns

14-year-old kills home invader, protects sick grandmother in Charlotte, NC. Works for me. Also note that the teenager is the son of a mechanic who was murdered when the boy was eight. The teen’s father was killed in 2008 at his auto repair business. A relative said, “He had the hood open in his car. He was a mechanic. It

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