What A Close Call!

Retired N.Y. Police Officer, Friend's Wife Save Man

Man Collapses While Using Treadmill At Clubhouse Gym

POSTED: 1:21 pm EDT September 8, 2010
UPDATED: 5:40 pm EDT September 8, 2010

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- A retired New York police officer and another retired police officer's wife performed CPR to save the life of a man who collapsed inside their clubhouse gym in Boynton Beach.Karen Rapport said she was outside the clubhouse at the Venetian Isles development when a man who was using the treadmill collapsed.Rapport said she immediately looked for her husband, Norman Rapport, because he knew CPR. But when she didn't see him, she called on her friend, Arnie Dansky, who is also a retired police officer from New York."I turned around and grabbed Arnie Dansky by the arm and said, 'Arnie, you take the chest. I'll take the mouth. Let's go to work,'" Rapport said.Dansky said their training kicked in and they did what they had to do until paramedics arrived.By the time Norman Rapport got there, his services weren't needed. But he said he learned a valuable lesson that day."What's really more critical than anything else is the personnel who work here need to be trained," he said.Karen Rapport said more people need to learn CPR "because you never know when somebody is going to drop or when you can save a life."

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Breaking Into A Garage In 6 Seconds!

By Marty Martenberg

There always seems to be something new out there that can compromise our safety. Here is a short video that shows how simple it is to open a garage door in about 6 seconds, using only a wire coat hanger. It is scary how someone can be able to get into your garage and once inside they can gain entrance to your home, even bypass your burglar alarm. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO

There is a very simple thing that you can do, and that is to simply make sure that they will not be able to see through any of the garage windows. Most garage doors down in Florida have no windows because of the hurricanes, but never the less you must be able to take steps to avoid anyone gaining access into your garage or home. Another measure that you can take even if you have no windows in your garage door is to simply buy a three foot section of aluminum angle bar (Home Depot) and drill a few holes in it and mount it just above the header where the garage door meets the top of the wooden frame. If someone then tries to put a wire coat hanger through the top rubber weather seal it will be deflected by that angle bar.

JERRY MICULEK'S VIDEOES FOR REVOLVER CONTROL

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JERRY'S GUNS

Jerry Miculek is renowned for his phenomenal prowess with revolvers. He is also an excellent rifle shooter. A testament to this are his many victories in rifle speed events, which require hitting small steel plates at various ranges against the clock, usually from unsupported positions.

Jerry's Equipment :: Revolvers & Shotguns

Click here to see Jerry's AR-15

Revolver used for .22 Event at Steel Challenge is a Smith & Wesson model 617 with 6” barrel.
www.smith-wesson.com

S&W model 617 used for speed shooting competitions..

Features include:

• Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces rear sight.)
• OKO Red Dot Sight, $217.50. (No distributors in the US at this time.)www.OKTarget.cz
• Miculek Pau Ferro Hardwood grips, $65.00. Purchase Here
• S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.

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Revolver used for USPSA/IPSC Practical Pistol competitions is a Smith & Wesson 625 with 5” barrel chambered in .45 acp.
www.smith-wesson.com

S&W model 625 used for USPSA/IPSC Practical Pistol Competitions...

Features:

• HiViz S&W Revolver front sight with green fiber optic, $41.15.www.hivizsights.com
• Bowen white outline rear sight, $99.95. www.bowenclassicarms.com
• Custom checkered thumb latch.
• Miculek red, white and blue laminated grips, $85.00. Purchase Here
• S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.

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Revolver for IRC (International Revolver Confederation) Open Division Competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 627PC (Performance Center) with 5” V-Comp barrel chambered in .38 Special.
www.smith-wesson.com

S&W 627PC used for IRC Open Division competitions.

Features:

• Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces rear sight.)
• Bushnell Holosight with 3 M.O.A. dot which is no longer available for purchase.
• Miculek silver and black laminated grips, $85.00. Purchase Here
• S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.

V-Comp ports on S&W 627PC.

Rear view of S&W 627PC used for IRC Competitions.

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Revolver for Steel Speed shooting competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 627PC (Performance Center) with 6” barrel chambered in .38 Super.
www.smith-wesson.com

S&W 627PC used for Open Division steel speed shooting competitions.

Features:

• Weaver scope mount, $10.18. (Replaces front sight.)
• OKO Red Dot Sight, $217.50. (No distributors in the US at this time.)www.OKTarget.cz
• Miculek red, white and blue laminated grips, $85.00. Purchase Here
• S&W serrated trigger, $45.00.
• Bobbed hammer.
• Black & Decker custom porting.

Custom single port.

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Revolver used for IDPA Competitions is a Smith & Wesson model 625JM with 4” barrel chambered in .45 acp.
www.smith-wesson.com

S&W 625JM used for IDPA competitions.

Features:

• HiViz S&W Revolver front sight with green fiber optic, $41.15.www.hivizsights.com
• Bowen white outline rear sight, $99.95. www.bowenclassicarms.com
• Miculek Pau Ferro hardwood grips w/ JM “Lightening” logo.
• S&W serrated trigger. (Standard from factory on this model.)
• Bobbed hammer.

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Shotgun used for Multi Gun and 3-Gun Open Division competitions is a Benelli M2 with 26” barrel.
www.benelliusa.com

Benelli M2 used for Open Division Multi-Gun competitions.

Features:

• Custom work by Benny Hill. www.triangleshootingsports.com
• Barrel porting by Mag-Na-Ported. www.magnaport.com
• HiViz Xcoil recoil pad. www.hivizshights.com
• Arredondo speed loader assist, $149.95.www.arredondoaccessories.com
• Arredondo M1/M2 bolt handle, $19.95.www.arredondoaccessories.com
• J Point Micro-Electronic Reflex Sight w/ 4 MOA Dot, $249.95.www.jprifles.com
• Custom made sight mount.

Jpoint mounted on Benelli M2 with Arredondo
speed loader assist and bolt handle.

STAND RIGHT TO SHOOT WELL

Expert JerryMiculek Shows the Best Stance for AR Rifle Accuracy

Whatever the sport, experts agree that success depends on starting with the right fundamentals. Champion shooter Jerry Miculek makes the point that accurate shooting with a modern sporting rifle starts with proper foot position and stance. Watch this short video to make sure you’re maximizing your setup for fast and accurate shooting.

• Watch Jerry Miculek’s video on improving AR accuracy with a proper stance.
• Find a shooting range near you.
• Print out a free sighting-in target from Shooting Times magazine

What's a good trigger pull?

By Caleb | April 7, 2010 at 08:21 | Categories: shooting | URL: http://wp.me/pqZBS-1ut

One of the most common topics of discussion on gun websites, magazines, and TV shows is the weight of the trigger pull of gun X. Usually heard as "my CQB Tactical Destroyer has a 2.5 pound trigger pull!" or "I had to use a fish scale to measure the trigger pull of the Hi Point it was so heavy". Many pixels have died to bring us this information, and yet for whatever reason people seem to think a light trigger pull is almost a badge of honor. I recently met a guy that was talking about how he had his Glock trigger down to 2.5 pounds or some absurd number, which made me wonder "why?"

I tend to fall in the school of thought that thinks that a light trigger pull isn't necessarily a good thing for self defense, or even for competition. Here's the logical process behind that though - I started shooting serious competitions at the Academy for the collegiate pistol team. I used an earlier version of the Pardini SP pistol in .22,

which being a bullseye .22 had a trigger pull that was adjustable. I was essentially issued this gun by the team, and I never bothered with screwing around with adjusting the pull, I'd imagine based on current knowledge that it was probably around 2.5 pounds, which was plenty light.

I also competed in Free Pistol, or 50m Pistol as it's known elsewhere. Free pistol is a weird bullseye sport that uses guns that have evolved to the point where they don't really resemble firearms any more.

The Pardini pictured at left has a factory trigger pull of 50 grams - that's 0.11 pounds if you're wondering. For reference, a quarter weighs about 6 grams, so a stack of 9 quarters would be enough to make this gun go "bang".

Now, you'd think that because my real introduction to serious shooting was with high end competition guns with great triggers that I'd demand light trigger pull weights on all my guns - but it's precisely the opposite. Coming in to shooting from NRA Collegiate Pistol taught me that the most important thing in the world isn't the weight of your trigger, but how you manage the trigger. With a 0.1 pound trigger, any mashing or jerking is magnified significantly, and turns a 10 into an unacceptable 7.

Fast forward 10 years, and now the lightest trigger pull on any of my competition guns comes in around 9 pounds. Yes, I shoot revolvers exclusively, but even though the triggers are heavy doesn't mean they're bad. Personally, the most important factor in whether or not a trigger is good or bad isn't the weight, but rather how smooth it is. I'll take a 12 pound double action revolver trigger that's nice and smooth over a gritty, stacking 5 pound trigger any day of the week. Even Jerry Miculek is credited with saying that the best action job you can give a revolver is to dry fire it 3000 times; from personal experience I can tell you that doing that will make the bearing surfaces plenty smooth.

The point of all of this is to establish that you don't need a light trigger to shoot well - in fact a light trigger can actually hurt your ability to shoot well by masking flinch and jerk that would affect shots if fired from a "duty" trigger pull. If you're shooting IDPA or USPSA there isn't any reason to screw around with the pull weight on your gun unless you're running head to head with Dave Sevigny and need to shave 0.003 seconds off your splits. Shooting a gun with a light trigger isn't going to make you a better shot - but practicing your trigger pull with lots and lots of dry fire or a Crimson Trace laser will.

Detecting Sniper Scopes

GizMag reports on JETprotect CS300K "Long Range Counter Surveillance Camera" ...

Now a new device which uses the same "red-eye" effect of flash cameras and projects it hundreds of meters, can identify binoculars, sniper scopes, cameras and even human eyeballs that are staring at you. It is hence the first machine that can offer 24/7 warning that you are being watched or targeted, BEFORE a shot is fired.

The system uses a Class IIIb laser illuminator to paint the target and a camera to watch for reflections. Software must be used to detect the difference of the reflection from a wall verses the reflection from optics. I suspect this device is designed for use in non-urban areas. In a urban area it would be hard to detect the difference between a scope or a car window.

Marines wanting to buy 4000 more M45 pistols

The M1911 is stealthily making a comeback! The Marines are wanting to procure 4000 M45 pistols. The M45 was previously know as the MEU(SOC) pistol. A few interesting points from the procurement document ... Pistol must have an accessory rail meeting MIL-STD-1913 specifications five shot group to an average of no more than 4 inches by 4 inches at 25 yards It has a consistent trigger pull of 5 (+/- 1) lbs. Reliability of an average minimum of 300 rounds between stoppages and 5,000 rounds between parts failures

The Russian .38 S & W - A "Good Natured" Round

The author’s well-worn, 122-year old S&W .38 Single Action 2nd Model can still turn in a good performance at 7 yards with good, modern Remington 146-gr. ammo.

If there’s one gun that’s indelibly associated with the Old West, it’s got to be the Colt Model P, the 1873 Single Action Army. Yet not everyone back in those mid-Victorian days carried the big .45. Actually, if you rounded up a hundred hombres of the period and dumped their pockets, you’d probably find a motley assortment of .32- and .38-caliber Forehand & Wadsworths, Hopkins & Allens, Webleys and Suicide Specials of various persuasions.

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Gripping your handgun correctly is the key to accurate shooting

Whether the game is golf, tennis or handgun shooting the right "grip" is critically important to making good shots. Forget how they do it on the shoot-em-up movies and get it right by watching firearms expert Tom Gresham show you how, whether you shoot a semi-auto handgun or revolver.Try Tom's tips next weekend at the range and watch your scores go up!

• Watch Tom Gresham's video on the right way to grip a handgun.
• Find a shooting range near you.
• Print out a free sighting-in target from Shooting Times magazine

Elzetta ZFH1500 Tactical Flashlight Holder and Picatinny Rail Kit (AR15/M16/M4).

The Bottom Line

Elzetta's ZFH1500 Tactical Light Holder is a good, tough product. A hex wrench is included for installation, which went smoothly for me. The hardest part was removing the side mount sling swivel from my Rock River rifle. Once that was done, the rest was a breeze. After that, I added the picatinny rail, which was just as easy, with the hardest part being handling the tiny nuts with my fingers, which seem to get clumsier every day.

Installation was fast and easy, and in no time I had it mounted on my rifle with a Surefire G2 Nitrolon flashlight, which is a perfect match to the Elzetta design.

Manufacturer's Site

Pros

• Glass-filled Nylon polymer is tough and light.
• Obviously made stronger than it needs to be.
• Styled to match my Rock River Entry Tactical well.
• Includes adapters for smaller-diameter flashlights such as Mini-MagLite.
• Made in USA.

Cons

• Required the removal of my side mount sling swivel.
• No hex wrench included with picatinny rail kit (no biggie).
• READ COMPLETE REVIEW

Guess the gun answers

Courtesy of The FireArm Blog

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:39 PM PST

I am impressed with the answers to yesterdays guess-the-gun. I thought I had made it to hard but many of you got very close. Both sadlerbw and Advocate were right on with their answers. With no further ado ...

1) DS Arms FAL Pistol.

2) Umarex H&K 416 rifle (.22)

3) DPMS AR-10 with wooden furniture.

You want the answers - You'll have to email me - so I know you read this! - George VIShooting@aim.com

Definition of Magnum as it Applies to Guns and Ammunition

Definition: The word "magnum" has long had mythical connotations when it comes to guns and ammunition. When someone says "magnum," you may hear a collective "Oooooooh" from impressed listeners. But what does it really mean, and when was it first applied to guns and ammunition?

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