Down Range: March 2012
Later in this issue is a quick-hit list of new products the staff encountered at the 2012 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Unlike some years in which manufacturers push banal items that are simply color or texture changes, we saw some cool stuff in the pipeline that's worth advising you about. Standard caveat applies: We didn't shoot anything enough to say "Buy It!", but we can comment about advances in design or execution that we believe hold promise.
SHOT Video: Gun Tests Magazine Designates Ruger LCR-BGXS As 2011 Best in Class Revolver
SHOT Show Video: Features of the Mass-Legal Kahr PM9 9mm Pistol
BigGovernment.com interviewsJohn Bolton on Fast and Furious
SHOT Show Video: Springfield Armorys new XDS 45
SHOT Show Video: Maglula Rifle Magazine Loader and Benchloader Demos
SHOT Show Video: Easy Disassembly for the Modular Beretta Nano
SHOT Show Video: Two Big-Hole Wheelguns from Kahr Arms
FOX Bans Firearms and Ammunition Advertisements
Video: Gun Tests Magazine Recognizes Kel-Tec for PMR-30 22 Magnum Best in Class Pistol
SHOT Show Video: Galcos New Products for 2012
KimSon Grips Worth the Wait?
KimSon Handicraft Co. grips from the Republic of Vietnam are great grips and always get noticed. However, it is noteworthy to inform your readers of my experience with KimSon. Worth the wait? Maybe for some, but not for most. I placed my order in March 2008 with a prepayment of $240 for four sets of grips. One was a custom set made from water-buffalo bone with abalone inserts. The work is exceptional, and the grips are beautiful. The only caution was the time of delivery. Even though they promised a delivery of 45 days, it took eight months and at least 45 emails to get my grips. Also, all four sets for different 1911 models had to be adjusted with a file to make them fit.