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When asked if she ever “plinked” or shot just for fun, Ruby reflected for a moment and answered: “Shooting was always serious. It was a job that I loved. It was reverent. It was always a dress-up performance.” Fox traveled the world during her shooting career and was the only woman on the elite...

Notice the Senate did not ratify the treaty, the congress did, The Articles of Confederation took effect on March 1, 1781. This occurred when Maryland, the last of the 13 states, ratified the document (adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777). The Articles served as the first...

On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence. In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763, Britain...

On January 10, 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries. Originally published...

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About $2.60 in central Indiana https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts

Sierra discontinued the #7350 some years ago (exact date not widely documented, but it's no longer in current catalogs). As a result, remaining stock—especially sealed, original boxes—is considered collectible or desirable by some handloaders nostalgic for these "old" designs or seeking them for...

The basic design of the Model 10 shotgun was developed in the late 1950s by Alfred Crouch, a Santa Monica, California police sergeant. Crouch's goal was to create the ultimate entry shotgun for SWAT and tactical units. His original design used a modified Remington semi-automatic shotgun...

Remington XP 100 Bauer 25 Automatic (Stainless copy of Baby Browning) High Standard Shotguns and Revolvers Stoeger Luger 22 pistol Star PD 45 auto

Dan Wesson interchangeable barrel length revolvers. https://www.collectorseliteauctions.com/articles/dan-wesson-model-15-pistol-pack/

The gun is always moving and is never still. This is the hardest thing to accept. How can we shoot well when the gun is always moving? There are ways to reduce the motion, but it never stops. The best you can hold varies day to day and hour by hour From the book "Feeling Center" The Art and...

On January 4, 1847, Samuel Colt rescues the future of his faltering gun company by winning a contract to provide the U.S. government with 1,000 of his .44 caliber revolvers. Though never cheap, by the early 1850s, Colt revolvers were inexpensive enough to be a favorite with Americans headed...

Key Difference/Tip for Manual Safety Models User reports (from owners who have swapped or modified manual safety Echelons) indicate that COG removal and reinstallation is easiest when the manual safety levers are rotated slightly upward past the "safe" detent position. This aligns the internal...

I don't have one, but the SA web site says this for the 4.25" Garrison models in 45 ACP-- 4.25" Forged Stainless Steel, Match Grade, Fully Supported Ramp

I had an email from them too. It showed a load request page where you can ask for a cartridge, powder, bullet weight and primer for development. IT does say this- "Request customer load development for optimal firearm performance Important: This form is to request new load data. We are not...

Aware that huge quantities of military powders had been dumped at sea after WWI, Brewster E. Hodgdon had a better idea. After his U.S. Navy service in the ‘40s, he set about buying up surplus powder to supply handloaders. First step: borrowing against his life insurance to sock 25 tons of IMR...

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Government and Survey-Based Sources The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) through the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) provides the most consistent official estimates. This large-scale federal survey asks crime victims about self-protective actions, including gun use. Recent analyses...