Frank Jardim

Elizabethtown

Freelance Contributor at Freelance

Freelance Writer at Guns of the Old West Magazine

Contributing Features Writer at American Shooting Journal

Freelance Writer, Researcher, Military Museum Consulant & Director, Vintage Ordnance Company.

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Articles

Taurus USA 22TUC

5 days ago | americanhandgunner.com | Frank Jardim

The compact Taurus 22TUC is 5.12″ long from muzzle to beavertail, 4.35″ tall from pinky-rest to rear sight and 1.04″ at its thickest point across the removable grip panels. It weighs 11.5 oz. with a full 9-round magazine and one round in the chamber and is easily carried in a pants or coat pocket.
C. Sharps Arms - American Made Semi-Custom 1885 Winchester

2 weeks ago | athlonoutdoors.com | Frank Jardim

If Old West single-shot Winchester rifles excite your interest, a made-to-order Model 1885 rifle from the workshop of C. Sharps Arms Company in Big Timber, Montana, is probably on your wish list. With the newest of the original guns, now 125-year-old collectibles, it makes sense for those serious about their range time to go with a modern reproduction. There are two basic options. Suppose you are satisfied with an off-the-shelf gun.
Tipton Best Bore Cleaner

2 weeks ago | gunsmagazine.com | Frank Jardim

Shooting centerfire rifles is great fun — at least until you have to clean the copper fouling from the bore. In the past, I did this by brushing and soaking the bore with Hoppes #9 or similarly “aromatic” military solvent and letting it sit overnight for as many nights as it took until the cleaning patches stopped coming out green. Then I got married and discovered my wife didn’t like the smell of Hoppes.
The Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistol

2 weeks ago | americanhandgunner.com | Frank Jardim

First offered for sale in 1897, the Mauser C96 was a standout among its first-generation self-loading pistol peers. For starters, it was a genuine and immediate commercial success in the late 19th century and continued to be a solid seller beyond the brief period before superior designs, like those of John Moses Browning, demonstrated its obsolescence. In its first three years of production before 1900, about 19,632 Mauser C96 pistols were sold.
How The KRISS Vector Gen 3 Bends The Laws Of Physics

2 weeks ago | athlonoutdoors.com | Frank Jardim

With the adoption of select-fire assault rifles, military use of submachine guns declined worldwide. The somewhat anachronistic pistol-caliber submachine gun retained some popularity among elite law enforcement and security details. These groups tended to have closer engagement ranges. Beyond that, their missions were further complicated by the presence of civilian bystanders and the risks associated with over-penetration.
Cimarrons John Russell Rifle: The Hunter’s 1873 Winchester

3 weeks ago | athlonoutdoors.com | Frank Jardim

More than any other seller of Old West reproduction firearms, Cimarron goes the farthest to capture the spirit of the original guns. I love the way they minimize the anachronistic impact of the legally required markings by putting them in the location, format, and font styles used on the original guns. Other importers could have insisted on this, but they didn’t. Cimarron did, and it’s one of the things that puts their guns on a higher level than the rest.
From Ashes To Airborne

1 month ago | gunsmagazine.com | Frank Jardim

A few years back, a fire burned my barn and among the casualties were a pair of American M1 helmets I had since my youth. These iconic helmets became the symbol of the American soldier in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam and the Cold War. Mine was cooked to bare steel with the chin straps burned off, but they were not crushed or deformed. Nostalgia prevented me from scrapping them with the rest of the ruins. I thought I might someday restore them for my kids. That day came sooner than expected.
Sinclair International Hand Press

1 month ago | gunsmagazine.com | Frank Jardim

With this solid but compact stainless-steel bench-top press, precision handloading of rifle cartridges during load development can be an easy operation on the range. Designed for use with precision reloading dies, this arbor press eliminates the need for repeated mallet blows to de-prime and neck size your brass in the field and is ideal for all bullet seating applications.
GForce Arms Saddlehorn LTAC 357 Lever-Action Carbine

1 month ago | athlonoutdoors.com | Frank Jardim

Regarding pistol caliber carbines (PCCs), the manually-operated lever-action Winchester Model 1982 still remains one of the world’s most successful PCCs. From 1892 to 1941, Winchester made at least 900,000 of them. The Spanish made around a million more clones from 1915 to 1938 under the “El Tigre” brand. Brazil still produces clones of this slim and handy little carbine today. Miroku of Japan manufactured Model 1892 replicas for Browning and later for Winchester.
REV Industries High-Capacity Revolver Speed Loader

1 month ago | gunsmagazine.com | Frank Jardim

It’s hard to dream up new and practical accessories for a 189-year-old weapons system, but REV Industries has done it with their 18-round RI Speed Loader. With a lightweight body made of hardened ABS plastic, the patented design holds three reloads for six-shot, .38 Special/.357 Magnum revolvers. Cartridges are released to drop into the chambers when a central button on the face of the loader is pressed against the revolver’s cylinder ratchet.