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IWB/Pocket Conversion holster for Ruger LCP

Posted on by Caleb

My buddy Michael from the Holster Site has finally come out with the holster that Say Uncle and I have been bugging him to make – a conversion holster that allows you to go from pocket carry to inside the waistband carry with one holster.  The idea is basically that you can holster your LCP, Kel-Tec, J-frame, or whatever in the rig and then place it in a pocket or move it IWB!  Even better, Michael decided to make it a tuckable IWB holster, so you can tuck your shirt in around the gun making it disappear for IWB or pocket carry.

Here’s a link to the actual holster, with pictures!  Michael makes a great product, and can make the tuckable/pocket holster for pretty much any sized gun, but it is going to be great with a Ruger LCP, Kel-Tec, or lightweight J-frame.  Hit up The Holster Site for pricing and ordering info.

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Indiana 2nd Amendment March April 17th

Posted on by Caleb

The Indiana 2nd Amendment March is this weekend, April 17th (that’s Saturday).  Here’s a link to the details for the march.

When: Saturday, April 17th 2 – 5pm

Where:  Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana State House!!!!!

There is ample parking downtown within walking distance of the State House, and the only major downtown event this Saturday (other than the 2nd Amendment March itself) is an Indianapolis Indians game which doesn’t start until 7:00pm, so parking won’t be an issue.

This is an open carry event, however there are some rules for people that want to carry a firearm to the event:

1) You must posses a valid handgun permit in order to carry a handgun, open or concealed, per Indiana handgun law.

2) All long guns are permitted. The firearm can have a loaded magazine, but no rounds may be chambered while carrying. Long guns must be carried with muzzle pointed safely to the ground at all times.

Indiana gun laws are very clear on the fact that you absolutely must have a handgun carry permit to carry a handgun (edited for clarity), open or concealed in the State of Indiana.   If you plan on attending the march and carrying openly, you must have a carry permit issued by the Indiana State Police or by the issuing authority in your state of residence.  No exceptions.

Again, that’s this Saturday April 17th at 2pm for the Indiana Second Amendment March!

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ATK acquires Blackhawk! Industries

Posted on by Caleb

ATK, which also owns Federal Premium Ammunition and multiple other defense/firearm accessory companies has acquired Blackhawk Products, makers of the popular CQC and SERPA holsters.  Here’s the full press release from ATK:

MINNEAPOLIS, April 12 Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK – News) has acquired Blackhawk Industries Products Group Unlimited, LLC, one of the most recognizable brands in the rapidly expanding security market. The acquisition of Blackhawk, combined with the recent acquisition of Eagle Industries, strengthens ATK’s position in tactical accessories and equipment for domestic and international military, law enforcement, security, and sport enthusiast markets. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

“The acquisition of Blackhawk supports our strategy of expanding into adjacent lanes while leveraging ATK’s existing core competencies to deliver efficient growth and EPS,” said Mark DeYoung, President and CEO. “Blackhawk provides ATK with a leading tactical systems brand, an expanded portfolio of quality products, and additional design and development expertise for innovative tactical accessories. This acquisition significantly increases our presence and our potential in the growing domestic and international security markets.”

Blackhawk is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and provides a comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading, high quality, tactical gear. The company operates manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Montana, and Idaho. Since its inception in 1993, it has become one of the most widely recognized brands for tactical, military, and law enforcement equipment. Blackhawk and ATK’s existing tactical accessories business will become a division of ATK’s recently formed Security and Sporting group.

“Blackhawk is proud to join forces with ATK,” said President and founder Mike Noell. “From the very beginning we have prospered by delivering on our promise to provide law enforcement, military, and security professionals with the highest quality products to help them effectively do their jobs in service to the nation. ATK shares our vision and we look forward to what our two great companies can do together.”

ATK is a global aerospace and defense company with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and revenues in excess of $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/.

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Gun Nuts Radio will be back next week!

Posted on by Caleb

After the long hiatus, Gun Nuts Radio will be returning to its regular Tuesday at 9pm Eastern time slot with all new episodes starting next week!  Coming up this year on Gun Nuts Radio we’re going to have new guests, repeat guests from previous episodes that a lot of people have asked for, the inside scoop on new guns and gear, and much, much more!  You won’t want miss Gun Nuts Radio: Year 3 so tune in Tuesday nights at 9pm Eastern time at www.blogtalkradio.com/gunnuts to hear the show!

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Indiana USPSA Single Stack/Production/Revolver match AAR

Posted on by Caleb

What a weekend – I got up at 4am on a perfectly good Sunday to drive to Warsaw for the match, and I have to say that I was not disappointed.  First off, a great big thank you to the guys at Warsaw Rifle and Pistol Club and Jake Martens from the Indiana USPSA Section for putting on a quality match.  The stages were fun, the weather was nice, and I think most people had a pretty good time.  Also, I got to meet one of the regular listeners of Gun Nuts Radio who was assisting as a safety officer on Stage 3!  It’s always great to meet fans of the show, so thanks for listening!

On to the match itself, I honestly had no idea what to expect here.  Prior to Sunday, I had shot exactly 2 club level USPSA matches, one with my Para LTC 9mm and another with my Springfield XDM. All my major match experience has been in Bianchi Cup, Steel Challenge, and (of course) IDPA. I started shooting revolvers full time last year, and shot the state Steel Challenge match and the state IDPA match with a revolver – so this was my 3rd major since converting to wheelguns and my first USPSA major with a wheelgun. My stated goal was to have fun and to not finish last, and I accomplished both of those goals. I also learned a lot about how IDPA is different from USPSA, and where that can help and hurt.

Probably the biggest difference is the number of rounds fired – on the longest IDPA stage that can be designed, I’ll reload a MAXIMUM of 3 times, and that’s assuming I take 6 extra shots.  Because IDPA limits the number of rounds to 18 while running my wheelgun even in a major match I will rarely have to reload more than twice on one stage.  Flip that over to USPSA, and in yesterday’s match there were multiple 30+ round stages, which means a minimum of 4 reloads if I shoot clean; and one stage I had six reloads (not a good stage for me).  The other major, and I do mean HUGE difference is how the reloads go down.  In IDPA, most of the reloads are “static” or standing reloads.  Basically, the course description will say “shoot 3 targets and reload in box A before advancing to box B and shooting 3 more targets” or something along those lines.  USPSA says “shoot ’em”.  With Production/Single Stack shooters, there is a huge amount of brain sweat devoted to eliminating standing reloads; with a revolver in USPSA it’s going to happen but should be minimized if possible…if you can reload on the run.  That was actually a huge problem for me – because I’ve been shooting primarily IDPA, I can honestly say that I mostly practice static reloads, and have gotten pretty good at them.  In fact, in Sunday’s match when I tried to reload and move, I was slower than doing a static reload and then running flatout to my next position.

The logic on that is actually simple for me – my skill level with reloading and running isn’t good enough to be able to run full speed and get the moonclip into the gun; so when I’m trying to move and load at the same time, I slow all my movements down.  My run turns into a walk, and my hands don’t move as fluidly on the gun, so my net time is slower than when I just stick the load and then haul ass.  That being said, I need to practice my reloads until I can stick a reload while running flat out – that’s the difference between an “A” class shooter and a Master Class shooter.

As far as my match performance goes, I finished 4th in Revolver, so I’m not too disappointed especially since I zeroed one stage (which I’d love to get back).  I’d love to go back and reshoot Stage 6 and Stage 1 (Stage 1 being the total stage meltdown), but overall I’m happy with my performance for my first USPSA Major Match shooting a revolver.  Ultimately, I learned the following areas of improvement for upcoming majors:

  • Reloads: I need to practice reloading on the move until I can be in a dead run and successfully reload the gun
  • Strong hand trigger work: I had 3 mikes on Stage 1, which was strong hand only.  I straight up destroyed the trigger pull on those because I was trying to go too fast.
  • Gun stuff: I want a 610 with a 6 inch barrel so bad it hurts for USPSA shooting.  As much as I love my 625, I want something with more sight radius and less recoil in major loads, and the 610 offers that.

Again, I had a great time at my first USPSA major match, and I have to give huge props to Jake and the crew at Warsaw for putting on a fantastic match!