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October 3rd 2015 Show
Fun Show, Almost Great Purdue vs. Michigan State Game!
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Lot numbers affected by the recall are 10130139, 10131139, 10429139, 10430139, 80425139 and 80426139. “Use of this product from these lot numbers shown on the enclosed label may result in spontaneous combustion, fire damage or possible serious injury,” IMR said in the announcement
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Elderly gun owners have difficulty seeing the rear sight, front sight and target — or what’s necessary for normal sight picture — when shooting a firearm, said the laser sights company Crimson Trace when describing customers’ feedback.
The mood is somber at High Bridge Arms as the shop is closing following introduction of a law to video all gun and ammo sales and transmit data to the police department.
In July, Supervisor Mark Farrell asked city attorney’s office to draft legislation increasing restrictions on gun stores operating in the city to mandate the recording of sales, storing the videos for at least five years, and transmitting data on buyer and firearms to police at least once a week.
With the proposal’s planned introduction, owners of High Bridge Arms — the sole gun shop in the city of 830,000 — had feared the new regulations would mean the end of the shop over requirements to hand over personal information to include names, addresses and birth dates to city officials in conjunction with gun and ammo sales.
With the ordinance formally introduced earlier this month, High Bridge made it official and is having a going out of business sale.
“Dear friends and family, it’s with tremendous sadness and regret that I have to announce we are closing our shop,” the shop posted to their Facebook page. “It has been a long and difficult ride, but a great pleasure to be your last San Francisco Gun shop.”
The store is has confirmed they will clearance out their inventory in preparation to close the doors for the last time at the end of October.
“Orders for any items we don’t have must be placed before the 15th of October,” reads another notice.
The city ordinance, as outlined by Farrell, would mandate that all sales of firearms or ammo in the city limits be recorded on video and stored for a minimum of five years. Further, it directs a list of personal data be collected from any buyer and transmitted to the SFPD within a week of the sale.
To news that his legislation may force the shuttering of High Bridge, Farrell was candid.
“Prioritizing the public safety of our City’s residents always comes first, and trumps all else,” posted to his Facebook page in reference to the store’s possible closure. “My gun control reforms are intended to close known loopholes that exist in state and federal law. And, the facts don’t lie — jurisdictions with the strictest gun control laws on the books have less gun crime compared to those who don’t.”
The most high-profile recent murder in the Bay Area city, that of Kathryn Steinle, 32, has been tied to an illegal gun wielded by an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record who allegedly used a gun stolen from a Bureau of Land Management ranger’s car.
Steinle’s family are currently perusing claims for damages from the BLM, San Francisco Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, claiming the ranger’s weapon was left loaded and in plain view in his car.
While city lawmakers may see the closing as a win for public safety, Bay Area gun owners see otherwise.
“With other gun shops right outside city limits, the closing of Highbridge Arms will only result in inconveniencing law-abiding folks who will now have to drive a little extra out of their way for their firearms needs,” said Chris Cheng, Top Shot winner, NRA Commentator and city resident, to Guns.com. “I’m confident the criminals will still be able to acquire firearms through the trunks of cars and other nefarious sources within city limits.”
“I visited the shop often and there would always be regulars there hanging out and socializing,” he said. “It’s terribly sad that San Francisco will no longer have a gun shop.”
September 12th Show
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Hi Guys,
Sorry for the delay, Technical difficulties kept me from getting the files up until Tuesday night!
August 29th Show
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What a fun show today! I was joined in studio by Ken Ross, Ken is the Education Chair and Public Relations lead for Tri-County Sportsmen’s League in Saline MI.
Ken has scheduled a Nationally Known Firearms Trainer to teach a course titled “Threat Centered Revolver” to take place at Tri-County on September 19th and 20th.
Grant Cunningham will be teaching a course on the defensive use of Revolvers for those interested in using small and big revolvers for personal defense.
Grant describes the course and how these very basic and still relevant firearms are useful in this modern day world of semi-automatic firearms.
Simple, easy to use and very effective for both carry and home defense the revolver is often overlooked in this day of modern polymer alternatives.
The following links will bring you to Grant’s website and Ken Ross’s for information on this great class.
You can check out Grant’s website at the following websites
http://www.grantcunningham.com
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Check out Grant’s author page on Amazon!
…but you can read his blogs for free!
You Can register for this Class at Ken Ross’s website at:
Trump Response When asked if more gun control is needed following Wednesday’s tragic on-air WDBJ shooting in Virginia.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that the U.S. has a mental health problem, not a gun problem.
“Do you think it is time to do something else about guns?” Cuomo asked. “Would you do something different with gun policy?”
“I don’t think I would, because this is really a sick person,” Trump said of the WDBJ shooter. “This isn’t a gun problem, this is a mental problem.”
I am done with Mark Hamill, Please take you Blaster and Light Saber and enjoy Australia
Don’t forget some of your Drone Ammo when you go hunting this year!
We talked about this on the American Dream show today when I substitue hosted for Linda on her show!
August 22nd Show
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Hi Guys! Had a fun shoe today with several caller. I also was the Guest Host for Linda Hughes on “The American Dream” show that airs right after TriggerTalk Radio, I am putting both files up for your listening pleasure!
August 15th Show
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Fun show today, we discussed using a Taurus Judge as both a home defense gun and to rid ones garden of rabbits (“wascally wabbits” as Elmer Fudd would say).
We also discussed air gun accuracy and maintenance and several other topics!
Cruising Woodward in a 1960 Lincoln Continental on the Dream Cruise from 8 Mile to 16 Mile and back. It ONLY took me 5 hours to go 16 miles. The big ole 430 cubic inch engine gets pretty hot at 3 miles per hour in stop and go traffic, but we made it with no problems!
August TriggerTalk Article – Ammo Selection: Everyday Plinking and Special Purpose
I have counseled people for years on ammunition selection, although it typically has more to do with Self-Defense and Hunting ammunition than with everyday range ammo.
To refresh your memory or if you are new to shooting, the selection of the ammo you use has a lot to do with your success. It is important to remember that all ammo is not created equal. Economy rounds are manufactured cheaply and often provide the best value for a day at the range. Premium ammunition that uses very specific projectiles and powder charges are tailored to the intended use whether that is small game, large game or bad guys.
I was reminder of this during the “Women on Target” event this past weekend. For the past several years 22 LR ammo has been hard to find, and often you may need to use whatever you can find.
This year’s Women on Target organizers procured some Winchester Hyper Velocity ammo that we had never seen before and is not in the current catalog of product offerings.
We found out the hard way that the combination of a lightweight bullet (26 gr.) and Hyper velocity (1650 feet per second) would not create the necessary energy to function our guns properly.
The short barrels of the Ruger SR22P and Ruger Mark III 22/45 resulted in bullets leaving the barrel before enough pressure was created to extract the spent round, force the bolt open and pick up a fresh round. A frustrating combination of malfunctions from jams, failure to feeds and stovepipes to lack of extraction resulted.
We even had a couple dozen failures where there were clear firing pin strikes on the case and the primer failed to fire. This might be acceptable if your intent was to teach malfunction drills, but was not welcome in an introductory event.
We found the ammo would work in long barrel guns like my Ruger Mark II Target with a 6 7/8” barrel and it functioned in some revolvers we had. Fortunately some of us had our own ammo with us and substituted it in to salvage our day and the event for the ladies.
Every gun has ammunition that it “Likes” and Doesn’t like”: the ammunition from different ammo makers have different shapes, power, weights, points or hollow points. Every gun has different chamber and feed ramp designs, different spring weights, that can affect the way it functions.
The list goes on and on, but suffice it to say that not all combinations work well together, and when your gun absolutely positively has to go “Bang” you do not want to hear “click”!
I suggest if you intend to carry a gun you that run 300-500 of value/ practice ammo through it before you begin to carry it. In addition to good practice for your technique (stance, grip, trigger control and sight picture) it will help smooth and burnish the sliding surfaces, rails and other internal parts.
Clean the gun and lubricate it properly, select your defensive ammo and put two boxes of this premium defensive ammo through the gun. If it fires and cycles perfectly (no malfunctions) now you are ready to carry that gun/ammo combination for self-defense with the confidence that it will work.