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How a 22 LR pistol with adjustable sights. Maybe even a 1911 / 2011 22 LR conversion unit.

The 185 gr Nosler has about 10% more muzzle energy than their 230 gr HP round, so it isn't less recoil. The Marines used to use the Nosler 185 gr bullet in their pistol shooting team loads. Their load was about 180 fps slower than the Nosler factory load, around 780 - 800 fps. They loaded it...

You should try a box of these https://www.nosler.com/45-acp-185gr-jhp-asp-handgun-ammunition-50ct.html AVERAGE SPEED 910.3 STD DEV 9.2 SPREAD 30.8 chrono results from my Gold Cup. $37.99 at Midway :) (three boxes will get you free shipping) Here is a 9mm 1911 with Koenig ammo at...

Springfield Armory and the 2025 Pin Shoot https://www.thearmorylife.com/springfield-armory-and-the-2025-pin-shoot/ Springfield Armory® Announces Title Sponsorship of Hillsdale College USPSA Match...

Developed in 1966 for the U.S. Navy SEALs, the Smith & Wesson Model 76 Submachine Gun was built to replace the M/45 Swedish K after U.S. supply was cut off during the Vietnam War. Production of the M76 continued until 1974, with a total of roughly 6,000 units built. Supposedly it cost $76.00 to...

On October 24, 1921, in the French town of Chalons-sur-Marne, an American sergeant selects the body of the first “Unknown Soldier” to be honored among the approximately 77,000 United States servicemen killed on the Western Front during World War I. According to the official records of the Army...

The phrase "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S. Marine Corps Hymn refers to the First Barbary War (1801–1805), specifically the Battle of Derna in 1805. During this conflict, the United States fought against the Barbary States (including Tripoli, a city in present-day Libya) to combat piracy...

October 23, 1983 (Palestinian withdrawal from Lebanon) A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers were killed in their barracks two miles away in a separate suicide...

As of the latest available estimates from 2025, Sturm, Ruger & Co. has sold over 7 million 10/22 rifles since its introduction in 1964. I had a 10/22 Sporter years ago, a nice rimfire rifle. For 60 years, the Ruger® 10/22® has been America's favorite .22 rifle...

October 19, 1781, Americans defeat the British at Yorktown Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force on October 19, 1781, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution...

SPC Amber Kingshill Marks Mountain Man History at 2025 National Trophy Rifle Matches CAMP PERRY, Ohio – SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), met her goal for the 2025 National Matches at Camp Perry – fire the scores she knows she can reach. Leading up to the...

October 16, 1956 : Pan American World Airways Boeing 377 Stratocruiser “Sovereign of the Skies” is past the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean on her route from Hawaii to San Francisco. Engine #1 has failed, and engine #4 begins to backfire. The cutters log reflects the following...

While CVA got its start with traditional muzzleloading firearms, the company thoroughly embraced the trend of “modern” muzzleloaders. Today, you won’t find any wood stocks or side locks in the company's catalog, but a lineup of the latest break-action and bolt-action smokepoles. In 2019, CVA...

This grip mod features reclaimed wood from the USS New Jersey and is a limited-edition, historical firearm accessory available exclusively at sigsauer.com. Only $349.99 ESTIMATED INVENTORY ARRIVAL - EARLY NOVEMBER 2025...

from AI History of Beretta Holding's Stock Buys and Acquisitions of Competitors Beretta Holding S.A., the Luxembourg-based parent company of the 500-year-old Italian firearms manufacturer Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, has pursued an aggressive growth strategy through strategic acquisitions...

Back on September 23 Why Is Ruger (RGR) Stock Rocketing Higher Today "Shares of american firearm manufacturing company Ruger (NYSE:RGR) jumped 6.3% in the afternoon session after Beretta Holding S.A. disclosed its acquisition of a significant stake in the company, signaling a potential for...

Prestigious President’s Match Sees Unprecedented Ending During 2025 National Trophy Rifle Matches It’s a competition steeped in history – a staple at the century-old National Matches that attracts some of the best marksmen and women to the grounds of Camp Perry each year, all hoping to earn the...

October 14, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis begins on October 14, 1962, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear conflict. Photographs taken by a high-altitude U-2 spy plane offered incontrovertible evidence that Soviet-made medium-range missiles in Cuba—capable of...

October 14, 1947 U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. All that changed on October 14, 1947, when Yeager flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft...

Vincent Hancock USA wins gold