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  • The M1911A1 Notebook
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      • If You’re Serious, Get a .45! or The Colt M1911A1 in Combat
      • Jack G. Hanson
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      • Randall D. Shughart
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      • Thomas A. Baker
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  • ▶Ammo Reviews
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  • ▶Articles on CCW
    • Concealed Carry and Terrorist Threats
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    • Examples Of Armed Citizens Coming To The Aid Of Officers In Peril
    • Guns & Survival Goes to API
    • Have Gun. Will Carry.
    • Jim Higginbotham Demonstrating Lateral Movement
    • On The Different Modes Of Pistol Carry
    • Pistol Packin’
    • Raging Against Self Defense: A Psychiatrist Examines The Anti-Gun Mentality
    • Rules for a Gunfight
    • Selecting a Holster for Concealed Carry
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    • The goal of the gunman?
    • The Moral Side of Lethal Force
    • The psychology of self defense and the force continuum
    • The Will To Win……
    • Wearing My Handgun into My Doctor’s Office
    • When Being a Good Guy Isn’t Enough
    • Why Concealed Carry?
  • Articles on Concealed Carry
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    • Getting the Bad Guy Under Control with the Laser Aiming Device
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    • The Police Marksman Reviews MIL-COMM MC-25 Cleaner/Degreaser
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  • ▶Holster Reviews
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    • My Two Favorite Holsters
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    • Shades of Sonny Crockett: The Galco Miami Classic Shoulder Holster
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    • Wilson Combat Featherweight IWB
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  • ▶Knife Reviews
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    • Cold Steel SRK
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  • ▶Long Gun Reviews
    • Browning Service
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    • Kalashnikov
    • Me and My Kalashnikov
    • Review: Benelli Nova Tactical
    • Savage Model 110 in .243 Winchester
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  • ▶M1911 Pistol Reviews
    • STI Trojan
    • A Review of the Colt Gunsite Pistol
    • A Tale of Two Springfield’s
    • Auto-Ordnance 1911PKZ
    • Charles Daly M1911A1
    • Chris’ Kimbers: Classic Custom, Pro Carry and Ultra Carry
    • Colt Defender
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    • Critique of New Colt M1911A1 Reproduction
    • Custom Classic, Compact Custom and Stainless Gold Match
    • Frustrated with the Para-Ordnance Model P14-45
    • GUNSITE GSP
    • Gunsite MM-1
    • Happy with my Springfield Armory Compact 1911A1 . 45 ACP
    • Kimber Combat Carry and Compact Custom
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    • Kimber Custom II in .45 ACP
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    • Kimber Pro Carry: A Modern Classic
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    • Living with the Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special
    • M1911A1 Colt
    • Making the Rock Island Armory .45 1911 Pistol Reliable
    • My Brief Love Affair with the Kimber Gold Combat Stainless
    • My New Thunder Ranch Special
    • My Perfect Gun
    • My Springfield Mil-Spec M1911A1
    • New guns for Tacoma
    • New Rollmarked Colt M1991A1 .45acp Government Model
    • Not Happy With Lightweight Springfield Armory Champion
    • Para-Ordnance C7.45 LDA Stainless Issue Update
    • Para-Ordnance P12
    • Personalizing the Colt Combat Commander
    • Range Report: Custom Colt Commander .45 ACP
    • Range Report: Para-Ordnance LDA 7.45
    • Rock Island Armory M1911A1
    • Rock Island Armory Milspec .45
    • Sistema Colt by Jan Haluska
    • Springfield 1911A1 Mil-Spec
    • Springfield Armory Loaded Micro-Compact 1911-A1
    • Springfield Armory OD Green Armory Kote™ “Loaded” 1911 Pistol
    • Springfield Loaded
    • Springfield Ultra Compact High-Capacity, Model PX9701l
    • STI Ranger
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    • The 38/45 Safestop Pistol.
    • The BUL M5 Pistol
    • The Colt M1991A1
    • The Kimber Ultra CDP
    • THE PARA-ORDNANCE P10-45
    • The Randall
    • The Rock Island Armory Guns
    • The Springfield Armory Micro Compact
    • The Wilson Combat CQB
    • When Cool Gets Cooler
    • Wilson CQB
    • Wilson Custom Gun Test Target
    • You want reviews? Here’s mine on the S-A “loaded” 1911A1.
  • ▶M1911 Technical Issues
    • Inertial Discharge of the M1911 Pistol
    • 1911 Reliability Secrets
    • Accidental Discharge of a 1911 in a Thumb Break Holster
    • Autoloader Actions
    • Breaking in a 1911
    • Build it Your Way
    • Colt Series 80 Firing Pin Block Mechanism
    • Custom M1911A1 Modifications
    • Dropping the Slide on an Empty Chamber
    • Firing Pin Safety and Accidental Discharge from Dropping a 1911
    • FTF (Failure to Feed) & FTE (Failure to Extract) Troubleshooting Guide
    • Here are some useful resources in countering the “ballistic fingerprinting” lies
    • Holding the Trigger Back While Loading an M1911 Pistol
    • Is “Cocked and Locked” Dangerous?
    • Jeff Cooper On M1911 Springs “Taking A Set”
    • Kimber Series II Firing Pin Block Safety
    • Making the Rock Island Armory .45 1911 Pistol Reliable
    • Malfunctions, Stoppages and Remedial Actions for the M1911-A1
    • Modifying the 1911
    • My Own Fluff and Buff
    • Parkerization
    • Recoil Spring Selection Tips (from Wilson Combat catalog)
    • Recommended Modifications to the Colt .45 Auto for Self-Defense Use
    • Safety Tests for the M1911/M1911A1 Pistol
    • Slide Locks Back on Kimber with Ammunition Still in the Magazine
    • Slide Release or Slingshot? Dropping the Slide During a Reload from Slide Lock
    • The 1911 Pistol Is Its Own Toolbox!
    • The Danger in Covering the Ejection Port While Racking the Slide
    • The Elements of a Trigger Job on an M1911 Pistol
    • THEORY OF OPERATION COLT .45 ACP GOVERNMENT MODEL PISTOL
    • U.S. Army Marksmanship Training Unit Standards & Procedures – Rebuild the .45 M1911A1 Pistol to USAMTU Specifications
    • Use of the .45 Auto Sear Jig
    • When to Restore (and when not to)
  • ▶Odds & Ends
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    • Glock vs. 1911
    • Handgun Power
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    • ▶Newsletter & Docs
      • Text of Congressional Letter: Academics say gun laws counterproductive
      • Gun Control: White Man’s Law
      • Gun Crime Soars in Run Up to New Laws
      • The False Promise of Gun Control
      • The Sight M1911 Newsletter Archive
    • Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware
    • Some military axioms that really make sense
    • The Case for the .45 ACP
    • The Real Meaning of Independence
    • Todd Jarrett On How to Shoot a Pistol
    • Two Wrongs Don’t Take My Rights
    • Why The 1911?
    • You Might Be a Gun Nut…
  • ▶Other Pistol Reviews
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    • CZ 75 D PCR COMPACT
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    • Going Over To The Dark Side
    • I Hate Glocks
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    • KAHR P9 Polymer Rocks!
    • Kel-Tyke
    • PRODUCT NOTICE: CZ 75 ST STANDARD IPSC MODEL PISTOL
    • Smith & Wesson Model 637, Chief’s Special Airweight .38 Special
    • Steyr M40, M357, & M9: New Super M Series Pistols
    • The Beretta Vertec: A double action auto that single action fans can get their hands around.
    • The Colt Mustang
    • The Kahr K9 Elite 98
    • The Para-Ordnance 7.45 LDA
    • The Para-Ordnance LDA 7.45 Makes the trip to Novak’s
    • The Ruger 22/45
    • The Smith & Wesson Model 60-15 3” .357 Magnum
    • The Thunder Rolls: A different kind of .45
    • Up Close and Personal
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    • Up Close and Personal – Final Conclusions and Recommendations
    • Up Close and Personal – Frames
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    • Up Close and Personal – Magazines
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    • Up Close and Personal – Slides and Sights
    • Walther P99: The Glock Alternative
    • Why Carry a Revolver?
  • Pistol, Holster, Knife, Ammo, & Gear Reviews
  • ▶RKBA Articles
    • Eating Away at the Fabric of Freedom
    • “No King but Jesus”
    • 40 Reasons For Gun Control
    • Al Gore’s campaign platform on gun control
    • Anti-Gunners Shamelessly Exploit September 11 Tragedies
    • Banning guns: It’s a good thing
    • Check Your Gun Mister
    • Contemporary Thinkers Comment On “Militia”
    • CREATING HYSTERIA OVER GUNS
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    • Remember New Orleans by Wayne LaPierre
    • Second Amendment Rights
    • Survey of Police Officers in Lehigh and Northampton Counties Pennsylvania
    • The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994
    • The Battle of Athens, Tennessee
    • The Impact of the Swiss Civilian Militia On Hitler’s War Plans
    • The Nineteen Eleven Effect
    • Violence Increases In Wake of British Gun Ban
    • What the Founding Fathers Meant by the “Militia”
    • Where Is The Militia?
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