I wrote a blog about the lawsuit H&K filed against ATI a while ago where ATI was determined to be infringing on H&K’s design by importing their GSG-5 .22LR H&K clone. Well, it looks like there is an alternative on the market and this time it’s licensed by H&K. The Umarex rifles come in clones of the MP5, 416 and 416 pistol. Umarex is the same company that makes the Colt .22LR tactical rifle. See the Umarex website for more info.
H/T to the Gun Nuts Media blog where I saw this.
NYSRPA, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, is having a membership drive with some great prizes including a custom made CQC-S exotic skin holster from Alessi Gun Holsters. For each person you sign up you’ll receive a chance to win. NYSRPA is a great organization that looks out for our interests as firearm enthusiasts. Now is the time to get your friends to sign up if they are not already members.
I recently picked up this book to get me by through the long nights when our newborn cannot sleep, and found myself not being able to put it down! The book is Tactical Pistol Shooting by Erik Lawrence. Despite some simple editing errors in the book, it was very informative, had accurate and helpful pictures, and was an easy read.
“Mastering the basics is the only way to shoot faster or more accurately, and this goal can be achieved only with proper instruction and critiques. This consolidated, easy-to-read handbook provides a base knowledge that offers laymen and/or professional operators the references to learn/maintain their skills with their pistol, thus raising their level of competence. Whether you carry a pistol for a living or for defense, this book will help you attain the level of training desired.”
The book address concepts like mindset, body mechanics, fundamentals, tactical reloading, and even shooting while wounded. There were many times where it made me go “Well, what if this happened to me??” Additionally it gives you some drills to work on your skills, and even includes a progress worksheet. Unfortunately for Jeff (darkvibe), the entire book is written for the right hand dominant shooter, but it does have a small chapter towards the end for some information on left hand shooting.
The book is concise and to the point, and it gives the feeling of being written by an author with years of real-world experience. Many shooting books and guides are very much like textbooks, and teach great theories but do not offer practical applications to the concepts taught. This is not the case with Lawrence’s book.
After finishing this book I feel I have a much better grasp of the concepts and something to work on at the Tuesday night defensive pistol shoots with Rochester Personal Defense. I would definitely recommend this book to someone who wants to refine their skills or learn some new ones.
Title: Tactical Pistol Shooting, 2nd Edition
Author: Erik Lawrence & Mike Pannone
Pages: 256
ISBN: 1-4402-0436-5
Price: US $24.99
Happy Holidays from all of us at NY Firearms! We wish you and your families a very happy holiday season and prosperous new year. Thank you so much for being part of our community and we look forward to bigger and better things in 2010!
Best Wishes,
Mike & Jeff
Here is our first monthly e-Postal match. This match is for .22 rimfire pistols and revolvers only. Because we are starting mid-month, this match will go for 1 1/2 months, through the end of January. Future matches will go from the first day to the last day of each month. We will mix up pistols, rifles, rimfire and center fire matches to include everyone as we move forward. If you would like to participate, download the .pdf file below and print the target on standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper. Feel free to print several and shoot as many targets as you would like. Email a clear photo with good resolution of your best target to the address listed in the rules before the end of the day on January 31, 2010.
For this match you will place your target at 50 feet and fire 5 rounds at each of four targets on the page without using a rest or other support. Scoring zones are indicated on each target.
I have some prizes in hand for the top three scores:
1st place – Hoppe’s Bore Snake for .22 caliber pistol
2nd place – Hoppe’s Cleaning Rod Accessories:
3rd place – Swiss-Tech Micro-Tech stainless 6-in-1 screwdriver/pliers keychain tool
Download the match rules and target here.
I was taken aback by an email I received today. It included a proposal from SCOPE that supports renewable pistol licenses. In the email SCOPE justifies the view by saying “Based on the high probability of the passage of one or both of these bills, which we feel it is not realistic to blanketly oppose, we are working on proposals designed to protect our interests while meeting the stated objectives of the sponsors.”
Their proposal includes a 2 tier licensing system. A possession license would require a 5 hour lecture which, according to the proposal, would cost $75 to $100. This training is similar to the NRA first steps course. An optional concealed carry permit would require 16 hours of training in defensive tactics and laws and according to the proposal would cost $150 to $200. This training is similar to the NRA personal protection outside the home I, II and III.
Renewal fees would be limited to actual cost which would be under $50.
The proposal does include some good points such as a provision in the penal law to allow hands on training during the training and removal of the “proper cause” clause for issuing a permit.
I think this proposal creates unnecessary added costs to an already expensive application process. It also adds more burden on licensing agencies that are already months behind and although permit holders will fund the renewals, it does not address funding the added cost of vetting candidates under the two tier system. I don’t think this is a good starting point for a pro gun organization to accept regarding this legislation. I would rather support NYSRPAs position of opposing any renewable pistol license legislation.
The two page document containing the proposal can be viewed here. Page 1 and page 2.
Last fall I was admiring knives at the Rochester gun show when I ran across this small knife. I passed on it so I could do a little research on the internet having never owned an Emerson knife before. It got a lot of praise so I decided to pick it up the next day. The next weekend I was at the Syracuse gun show and got to see how Chris Fry has his La Griffe set up for carry. Chris got rid of the neck chain and rigged his kydex sheath up for belt carry, a much more accessible location. I wanted to write a review of the knife but knowing that my defensive knife knowledge is limited I sought out someone who could write an intelligent review of it. Chris Fry of MDTS Training was kind enough to do just that. You can read the review on Chris’ website here.
Every year the New York Senate Majority Conference has an “anti-gun day” in Albany. This year Senate Minority Leader Brian Kolb and NYSRPA are sponsoring an outreach day to advocate the Second Amendment. New York’s sportsmen are invited to participate in the outreach day on January 12th, 2010 . NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
For more details, including contact information to make an appointment with your representative is available in the flier from NYSRPA here. Please schedule an appointment with your representative beforehand. Also please let Senator Kolb know you will be attending. NYSRPA has driving directions on their site.
Kirsten Gillibrand’s website has a press release regarding proposed legislation to curb “illegal gun trafficking” into New York. The press release has quotes from a lot of public officials in New York including the mayors of Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Binghamton and Buffalo and Monroe County DA Mike Green.
Take a look at this blog post on the Snowflakes in Hell website which has a nice summary of their proposal with some thoughts on each point.
Yet another proposal that addresses actions that are already illegal and has as much gray area as any law we already have.
There are five main points described in the press release.
It looks like #5 is a lame attempt to appease legal gun owners while not really accomplishing anything.
You can contact Kirsten Gillibrand through her website here. You can contact Carolyn McCarthy through her website here.
NYFirearms.com was invited to co-sponsor a great cause by NYSRPA. Please consider donating to support the members of the 10th Mountain Division who are putting themselves in harms way to defend our freedom. Click here for the full sized banner promoting the fundraiser.
Originally posted by “DirectAction” fron NYSRPA:
The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, in conjunction with AR15.COM, MDTS Training and the Warriors Legacy Foundation (www.warriorslegacyfoundation.org) will be adopting the forwardly deployed units of the “10th Mountain Division,” in a program we are calling “Operation: Support their “Climb to Glory!”
In essence, the NYSRPA will be the monetary collection point for any and all donations made for the purchase of needed items that the “10th” may need to make their deployment just a little easier….We will be sending them personal items, gun cleaning supplies and whatever they decide that they would need to keep them in the fight….
If you are interested, please feel free to send a check in whatever amount – please know that all contributions are welcome!
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association
P.O. Box 1023
Troy, New York 12181
Please include ” Climb to Glory” in the memo portion of your check.
A Rockland County man surrendered 3 handguns, 3 rifles, a shotgun and shooting accessories to the sheriff’s department pursuant to a temporary order of protection as he went through a divorce in early 2002. When he returned to claim his property in mid-2006 he learned that his property had been destroyed. Last week the appellate division of the court overturned the previous judgement that the property had been legally destroyed. In the decision the court ruled that the shotgun, rifles and shooting accessories were illegally destroyed because they were not considered “firearms” as defined in penal code 265.00. The plaintiff conceded that the handguns were legally destroyed. The decision also states that the Sheriff’s department is open to suit and not exempt by immunity because the department had a policy allowing illegal destruction of property.
The full text of the decision is available here.
Apparently the Ulyanovsk ammunition plant located in Russia had an explosion as soldiers were trying to decommission munitions in one of their arsenals by means of controlled detonations. The Ulyanovsk plant is the manufacturer of Brown Bear and Silver Bear ammunition. This is not supposed to disrupt the manufacture of ammunition because the plant was in the process of being shut down as part of a planned decommissioning. One person was killed and 35 injured in the blast. 3,000 people were evacuated form the area. RTE news has an article on the event.
The 7th annual National Ammo Day is just one week away. Head to your local gun store and pick up 100 rounds of ammunition.
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NYFIREARMS.COM e-Postal match #2
Here is our second monthly e-postal match. This match is for .22 rimfire rifles only. To participate you must be a member of our forum. This match is pretty wide open. Any type of sights, any shooting position and any type of rest that does not clamp the rifle in are all fine to use. Download the .pdf file below and print the target on standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper. Shoot the target as many times as you like and email a clear photo of your best target to the email address in the rules before midnight on the last day of the match.
Prizes are similar to last months match.
1st place – Hoppe’s Bore Snake for .22 caliber rifle
2nd place – Hoppe’s Cleaning Rod Accessories:
• .22 Hoppe’s Elite Brass Jag
• .22 Hoppe’s slotted patch holder
• .22/.270 Hoppe’s cotton bore swab
• .22/.270 Hoppe’s cleaning patches (Qty. 60)
3rd place – Swiss-Tech Micro-Tech stainless 6-in-1 screwdriver/pliers keychain tool
Download the rules and target here.