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Gun rights and the 2010 election

Posted on by Caleb

Dave Kopel has a great piece on how the Senate races feature key areas in the war to protect our right to keep and bear arms.  Obviously, I skipped straight to Washington, where A rated and NRA endorsed candidate Dino Rossi is locked in a tight fight against F-rated incumbent Senator Patty Murray.  Go over that list in the article of Dave’s, and see if your state is on it.  If it is, and you have a fight in your state to defend gun rights, get involved!  If you don’t live in a state that has a key Senate race, you can still help out.  Send me an email at [email protected] on how you can take part in Project Phone Bank – a nationwide effort dedicated to making thousands of calls in support of NRA endorsed candidates.

Smith & Wesson

M&P40 Pro Series now available

Posted on by Caleb

It’s finally here!  The S&W M&P40 Pro Series long slide pistol is finally cataloged and available on S&W’s website.  I have been excited about this gun ever since an S&W rep said last year that they “might” do something like that as part of the Pro Series line up.  I’ve blogged about it, I’ve talked about it, and finally my wait is over.  I have a serious love affair with the .40, and the M&P Pro series – someone asked me the other night what it would take to get me to stop shooting wheelguns and go back to semi-autos on a permanent basis?  You’re looking at it.  I am way more excited about this gun than I have any reason to be – I just don’t know what it is though; the M&P series won my heart with ease, and I’ve always had a soft spot for .40s.  I cannot wait to get my hands on one of these for USPSA and IDPA competition; this is the perfect fit for the “one gun to rule them all” project I’ve been talking about.  Whether it’s USPSA Limited-10, IDPA ESP and SSP, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun Competition, or Bianchi Cup production division I imagine you’d be hard pressed to go wrong with one of these.

I know I sound like a ridiculous fanboy right now, and I promise that once I get my hands on them I’ll offer up the kind of reviews and coverage you’ve come to expect from Gun Nuts, but right now I’m just so excited that I’m dorking out a little bit.

Things that are rad

Monster Hunter Vendetta now available

Posted on by Caleb

Monster Hunter Vendetta, the 2nd book in the Owen Pitt series by blogger and generally awesome cat Larry Correia is now available for order on Amazon.  Buy it here!  I’m sure it will also be in bookstores and the like, so if you’re the type of person that prefers your books in the “dead tree” format, you can now finally purchase MHV.

Seriously, it’s a great book.  It’s an improvement from the wildly popular Monster Hunter International, as well.  MHI, the first book was Larry’s first published novel – I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I honestly feel like Monster Hunter Vendetta is an improvement.  The story is tighter, the writing is better, and most importantly the characters are much better fleshed out.  You get a really interesting eye in to the support cast in Monster Hunter Vendetta, and the tease for the next installment at the end of the book is just epic.

So seriously, go buy it.

Crimson Trace

Big news from Crimson Trace Defense

Posted on by Caleb

Yesterday, Crimson Trace Defense, a division of Crimson Trace dropped four major announcements, all of which are good news for military, LE, and sport shooting community.

Like many of my fellow bloggers, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Crimson Trace on multiple occasions, and have always found them absolutely top-notch to work with.  In supporting HAVA, direct media, and the shooting community in general you’d be hard pressed to find a better group that’s more committed to what they do.

It also doesn’t hurt that they make absolutely the best laser products on the market.