Say hello to the next generation AK
It’s an AK…with rails. So basically the Russians are putting a bunch of Tapco parts on an AK74 and calling it a new rifle.
Thursday's Scores from Bianchi Cup
NRABlog has the details of the scores from Thursday with the leaderboards. No breakdown by divisions yet (HINT HINT).
The shooters of Team Sig
We talk a lot about Team Glock and Team S&W here at Gun Nuts, and a lot of that is due to the fact that they do a lot to promote the shooting sports and are highly visible teams. This year however there is definitely a third horse in the race in the form of Team Sig.
Sig didn’t have a competitive team for quite some time, but then last year after leaving the Army they landed Max Michel Jr., who is now the captain of an excellent squad. In addition to Max you have the following team members:
- Matt Cheely
- Jason Koon
- Erik Lund
- Rodney May
Now, it’s great to have lots of high-speed, low-drag trigger pullers wearing your team jersey, and Sig has that now. What remains to be seen is if they can promote them well. Both Glock and S&W blow up my inbox with press releases every time they win something, and that’s how it should be. The whole point of having a shooting team is good PR, right? Personally, I hope that Team Sig shoots well…and is supported well at the corporate and marketing level by Sig itself.
As an aside, I got to meet Matt Cheely at the recent Indiana USPSA Prod/SS/Revo match where he was shooting Single Stack. Great guy, fun to talk to, and an all around excellent shooter (of course).
Shake it like a sword with a dead guy on it
This has nothing to do with guns, the shooting sports, and as such is absurdly off topic for Gun Nuts – but I laughed so hard when I watched it that I have to share it with you.
My challenge to you is to use “shake it like a sword with a dead guy on it” in conversation at least once this weekend!
S&W Bodyguard revolver ambidextrous cylinder release
Up close and personal view.
 |
| From NRA 2010 |
I actually played with this at the NRA Annual Meetings, and I can honestly say it’s not that different from where the cylinder release is normally located. For a right handed shooter, you can still reach up and quite simply hit it with your strong hand thumb – the real difference is for left handed shooters. I actually hope to see this release appear on more S&W revolvers outside of the Bodyguard series.
Jessie Abbate signs with Team Smith & Wesson
Breaking news of the “oh snap” variety from The Outdoor Wire: Jessie Abbate has signed with Team S&W.
Professional shooter Jessie Abbate has signed with Team Smith & Wesson. Ending months of speculation, Abbate joins a multi-disciplined team of experienced professional shooters. Abbate is considered by many to be the rising star in the shooting sports and is expected to take women’s shooting to a new level.
S&W basically just went all “Yankees” on the rest of the shooting sports with this – talk about buying championships! With Julie Golob, Jessie Abbate, and Kay Miculek they now have the most impressive “Triple Threat” in the women’s shooting sports. Smith and Wesson were already well on their way to being the most dominant force in the force in the shooting sports, and this move solidifies that. Jessie has been the big star in recent matches, and with Smith & Wesson’s commitment to the shooting sports backing her up, then everyone else needs to watch out.
What will really interest me out of this is how the other gun companies react. Will FNH pit Tasha Hanish head to head against Jessie in Limited or Production? How will Glock and Sig react? I guess we’ll find out!
Take a cut out of cancer
Bad pun, but a good cause. Pistol-Training.Com and SKD Tactical have partnered to produce a knife where a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Livestrong to help cure cancer. There is one word for this: “awesome”.