American Handgunner

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.

1 week ago | americanhandgunner.com | Tom McHale

Fifty-six hours into a normal “day at the office” (at least for astronauts), an oxygen tank exploded. When you’re 205,000 miles from Earth in the deadly vacuum of space, that’s kind of a big deal. It was a safe assumption that Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise would quickly suffocate and drift through space for eternity. But we all know the crew of Apollo 13 made it home, against all odds. Why? The power of effective teams.

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.

2 weeks ago | americanhandgunner.com | Jeremy Clough

Founded in 1991 by George Smith, Evolution Gun Works (EGW) is a major aftermarket supplier of 1911 parts and produces OEM parts for many of the major gunmakers. EGW also offers an extensive line of gunsmithing tools. Smith, who went to night school for Auto CAD (computer assisted design), CNC and Solid Works, also worked for Austin Behlert, a pistolsmith who did pioneering work making compact pistols out of large ones.

3 weeks ago | americanhandgunner.com | Tom McHale

I’ve got a confession… I’ve been using an el-cheapo spring trigger gauge for far too long. They give a reasonably close pull weight reading, but the Lyman Digital model surpasses their capabilities in every way. The digital “scale” measures pull weight within 1/10th of an oz. and allows you to take up to 10 measurements before calculating an average of all readings. It’ll handle pull weights up to 12 pounds. A “minor” feature that makes a big difference is the roller on the measuring extension.