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“…eye-opening…it‘s hard to resist a narrative that ends with a world awash with a weapon that has killed more soldiers and civilians than all the high-tech planes, missiles, bombs, WMDs and America‘s sophisticated rifles combined. An entertaining work that combines technical details, biographies, political maneuvering and insightful military history.” –Kirkus Reviews THE GUN by C.J. Chivers History of the Kalashnikov Rifle or AK-47 AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS 1TRANSCRIPT
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THE GUN by C.J. ChiversOCT 30, 2010 11:12A.M.
THE GUN by C.J. Chivers
History of the Kalashnikov Rifle or AK-47
Mikhail Kalashnikov Inventor of AK-47 Rifle - read more in THE GUN
by C.J. Chivers
“…eye-opening…it‘s hard to resist a narrative that ends with
a world awash with a weapon that has killed more soldiers
and civilians than all the high-tech planes, missiles, bombs,
WMDs and America‘s sophisticated rifles combined. An
entertaining work that combines technical details,
biographies, political maneuvering and insightful military
history.” –Kirkus Reviews
The Gun is a model of research, historical writing, military
expertise, and a soldier‘s ungrudging respect for a weapon
that really works.? –Thomas Powers, author of Intelligence
Wars
“This superior history….[is] written incisively and
researched exhaustively.”–Booklist
“The Gun does exactly what the best art history or music
writing does—it opens our eyes to see anew the familiar.
Chivers’ reach and scope is syncretic, omnivorous—he is
dazzling in his research and reporting. This is a book about
connections between people and culture, people and history,
nations with nations. Chivers pulls together vast threads of
an expanding portrait and what emerges is startling. The
Gun is filled with a sense of discovery in the way that John
McPhee‘s work is filled with delight, tribulation, and
surprise.” –Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers
“The Gun is for those who wonder how we fight today and
why we fight that way. C. J. Chivers has given us a seminal
work that will be respected by future generations trying to
understand us.” –James Bradley, author of Flags of Our
Fathers, Fly Boys, and The Imperial Cruise
Simon & Schuster
Roseburg, OR --(Ammoland.com)- It is the most notorious,
widespread, and lethal firearm in the world.
Created in the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War, the automatic
Kalashnikov rifle, or AK-47, as it was first called, was a breakthrough
weapon – a cheap, simple, and reliable device that allowed ordinary men
to kill other men without extensive training or undue complication.
It was used to crush anticommunist uprisings in Eastern Europe, to
battle American troops in Vietnam (who found it far superior to the
early versions of their own M-16s), and as a symbolic statement by
Osama bin Laden in his first taped message after the attacks of
September 11, 2001. Today it remains a leading cause of battlefield
deaths for American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, and terrorist-
training records show that an introduction to the Kalashnikov is often to
be the first class given to the young Islamic men who sign on for the
Jihad.
In THE GUN (Simon & Schuster; October 12, 2010; $28.00), Pulitzer
Prize-winning New York Times reporter and former Marine infantry
officer C. J. Chivers presents a rich, engrossing, and comprehensive
narrative history of this ground-breaking weapon – not only as a killing
tool but as a strategic and political instrument that has changed the rules
of war and influenced security and development in large sections of the
world. Some six decades after its invention, the armies of more than fifty
countries employ the Kalashnikov, as do myriad police, intelligence, and
security agencies. But by design and by accident, it has long since passed
beyond the control of governments. Authoritative estimates place the
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number of Kalashnikovs and their knockoffs as high as 100 million – one
for every seventy people alive. It is now an everyman‘s gun that marks
the terrorist, the guerrilla, the child soldier, the dictator, the drug
trafficker, and the thug as much as the professional soldier.
THE GUN by C. J. Chivers
THE GUN is a well-organized and fast-moving narrative that operates
at several levels. At the most basic level, Chivers focuses on the original
AK-47 and its many derivatives and companion firearms that have
flooded armories and arms bazaars around the world. He examines their
origins, design, production, distribution, stockpiling, export, and use as
one of the predominant instruments of war of the past half-century – a
status they are likely to retain for at least a half- century more. But he
seeks a larger context, and to equip the reader with a full understanding
of how war has evolved and where the assault rifle fits, he traces the
development of automatic weapons from the American Civil War
through two world wars, the Cold War, and Vietnam to the present day.
Chivers shows how the Kalashnikov became the product of evolutionary
processes in firearms and ammunition development and changes in
military and economic thinking that accompanied an industrializing and
polarizing world. But this is not merely the story of a weapon and where
it came from. It is a chronicle of how war has changed, a rich work of
history and a journey populated by geniuses and fools, ruthless villains
and naïve idealists, self-promoting salesmen and incorrigible profiteers,
a pantheon of killers of all stripes and, now and then, people who wanted
the killing to stop. The book‘s vivid and rigorously reported character
sketches – of expeditionary military leaders in the lopsided colonial
fighting in nineteenth-century Africa; of a famed arms designer who was
a trigamist and apparent draft dodger; of Winston Churchill reacting in
horror to industrialized war along the Nile; of the treacherous lives of
officials in Stalin‘s Soviet Union; of the first known guerrilla to carry a
Kalashnikov in an uprising, in Hungary in 1956; of an enraged young
Marine officer who stakes his name and his career in an act of
conscience; of a bodyguard shot by Iraqi assassins 23 times at close
range – make THE GUN a feat of storytelling, and elevate the story of
the AK-47 to an engaging history.
What is this rifle? At first glance, the new AK-47 was an oddity, a rifle
deviating from the classic forms in many ways. A midsized weapon that
fired a medium-sized cartridge, it was not powerful enough for long-
range sniping duty, but it could push out blistering automatic fire for the
length of two or three football fields. As American Marines found in
Vietnam, a single guerrilla with a Kalashnikov could slow an entire
company‘s advance. It was so reliable, even when soaked in water and
coated with sand, that its Soviet testers had trouble making it jam. It was
so simple that it could be disassembled and reassembled by schoolboys
in less than thirty seconds flat. Weighing less than ten pounds and easily
concealed, it was an eminently well-conceived killing tool, which could
be easily wielded with efficiency even by the small of stature, the
mechanically disinclined, the dimwitted, or the untrained.
Stalin’s Contest: The Invention of the AK-47
Drawing on years of research, a trove of exclusive sources, and
declassified documents from both the West and the East – as well as on
battlefield reportage and interviews with revolutionaries, terrorists, child
soldiers, arms dealers, conventional grunts, and Mikhail Timofeyovich
Kalashnikov, the man credited with the weapon‘s design – Chivers
travels the world, establishes a firm historical record, and demolishes
many myths about the AK-47. Legend claims that it was born out of an
epiphany at the workbench of a Russian sergeant, Mikhail Kalashnikov,
who was competing in a weapon design contest in Stalin‘s Soviet Union.
In fact, the acronym AK-47 abbreviates two Russian words, avtomat
kalashnikova (Kalashnikov‘s automatic), which pays tribute to this
proletarian hero of Soviet propaganda. The numerals signify the year the
Soviet army accepted the prototype for mass production.
But as Chivers shows, the political, military, and industrial system of the
Soviet state was the real inventor – both of the AK-47 and its fables.
Chivers also reveals how the United States, the incubator for rapid-fire
arms in the nineteenth century, repeatedly misread the path of
automatic arms development in the twentieth, leaving American soldiers
and Marines badly outgunned by the 1960s. The Vietnam chapter is
rooted in ground-breaking reporting and research that reveals the fullest
story ever documented of the debacle of the Pentagon‘s introduction of
the M-16 (a hurried reaction to the AK-47). The chapter uncovers sham
science and official embarrassment and folly, including secret U.S. Army
–lethality? tests against decapitated human heads and severed human
legs from India. The tests had been covered up for almost five decades.
The chapter also reveals internal memos and correspondence from the
manufacturer, as well as secret Pentagon correspondence, showing that
the men who pushed the early M-16 into service knew it was a faulty
weapon that needed to be reworked, and yet sent the rifles to Vietnam
nonetheless and kept quiet about their choices as the rifles failed in the
hands of G.I.s.
Chivers rejects all myths, and resists repeating the received wisdom
surrounding the world‘s most visible and abundant firearm. He explains
how the Kalashnikov became the most important line of firearms in
history not simply because they work well and are easy to handle, but
because Warsaw Pact military standardization mandates and their
production in planned economies assured they were manufactured in
outsized quantities. As its numbers grew and reputation spread, and as
the Kremlin and the White House realized that their stockpiles of nuclear
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weapons had made total war unwinnable, Stalin‘s rifle became the
defining weapon of the Cold War. Small wars and proxies would be the
means through which the Cold War would be fought – and the automatic
Kalashnikov would be the perfect weapon with which to fight it. –The
Kalashnikov Era had arrived,? Chivers writes. –We are living in it still.?
Everyman’s Gun
With its stubby black barrel, dull brown stock, and distinctive banana
clip, the Kalashnikov is the most recognized weapon in the world. It has
been used prolifically not only in armed clashes but also in political art
and ritual displays. More than a weapon, it has also become a symbol –
first of the industrial success of Stalin‘s Soviet Union and the socialist
way, later of popular insurrection, armed liberation, gangland stature,
and most recently of jihad. Kalashnikovs guard South American coca
plantations, serve urban gangs in Los Angeles, are hoarded by
survivalists in the northwestern United States, and have been used by
ivory poachers to nearly exterminate elephant herds in Africa.
As Chivers observes, in the aftermath of the Cold War, the
overabundance of AK-47s has remained a persistent factor in terrorism,
crime, ethnic cleansing, and local and regional destabilization. The
weapon‘s ubiquitous presence empowers undisciplined forces to commit
human rights abuses on a grander scale, raises the costs and exacerbates
the dangers of peacekeeping missions, emboldens criminals of many
sorts, stalls economic development, and increases the social burdens of
caring for the wounded, the orphaned, and the displaced. Shipped by the
millions to regions rife with the tensions of poverty, poor government,
and high ethnic, religious, or nationalist sentiment, the AK-47 has
helped to instigate and expand conflicts.
Ominously, specialists in armed conflict look to the price of Kalashnikovs
in a nation‘s open-market arms bazaars to determine the state of risk.
When prices rise, public anxiety is considered high. When they sink, the
decline can indicate a conflict is ebbing. Chivers, a veteran of combat
zones around the globe as both reporter and Marine, writes, –Anywhere
large numbers of young men in civilian clothes or mismatched uniforms
are carrying Kalashnikovs is a very good place not to go; when
Kalashnikovs turn up in the hands of mobs, it is time to leave.? The
Twenty-first Century’s Rifle
The AK-47 is a Cold War weapon with a legacy as yet unresolved, a
legacy that continues to threaten people and security across much of the
world. Chivers proposes that because governments have focused
elsewhere, Kalashnikovs and the people who have put them to ill use
have killed and maimed more people, and dragged many regions deeper
into disarray, than they might have otherwise. He looks at certain
programs that have met with limited success in ameliorating the effects
of assault rifle proliferation. But, unaligned with any interest group or
side, he leaves the question of the best means of relief and abatement –
of methods that might bring a degree of peace and stability to many
troubled lands – to other hands.
With THE GUN, award-winning reporter C. J. Chivers gives us a
gripping, exhaustively researched, and far- reaching assessment of the
most important weapon of our time. It is sure to be of intense interest to
readers fascinated by military and international affairs, the history of
firearms, the legacy of the Soviet Union, the evolution of modern
warfare, or of a well-told tale that furthers an understanding of the world
today. And with its probing historical analysis, vivid reportage, and
provocative moral dimension, it will be equally compelling to those
concerned with the origins, dynamics, and resolution of global conflict.
–Far too many people regard the study of weapons as an illiberal art,?
Chivers writes. –The chronicle of automatic firepower, viewed through
the AK-47 and its infiltration across the world, suggests otherwise.?
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About the Author
C. J. Chivers is a senior writer for The New York Times and its former
Moscow Bureau Chief, as well as a frequent contributor to Esquire. From
1988 to 1994, he was an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, and
served in the Gulf War and in the Los Angeles riots before being
honorably discharged as a captain. His work has received several prizes,
including a National Magazine Award for Reporting for the
reconstruction in Esquire of the terrorist siege in Beslan and a shared
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage in the Times of
combat in Afghanistan. His war reportage from 2003 to 2009 in Iraq
and Afghanistan was selected by New York University as being among
the Top Ten Works of Journalism of the Decade in the United States. He
lives with his family in Rhode Island.
More Praise for THE GUN
• C.J. Chivers, a brilliant war correspondent, is an equally capable
military historian. By telling the story of a gun–well, not just any
gun but arguably ?the‘ gun–he reveals much about crime, war, and
terror, and he does so in convincing and compelling fashion.?
• Evan Thomas, author of The War Lovers
• Thanks to C. J. Chivers, every G.I. and Marine in Vietnam who
threw down his jammed M-16 in despair can trace the development
of the better weapon he envied. The Gun is part a biography of
Mikhail Kalashnikov and his AK-47, part grim social history and, in
all its parts, entirely absorbing.?
• A. J. Langguth, Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975
• C. J. Chivers tells a remarkable story of how this one, superbly
reliable firearm became the most abundant ever produced, and was
to exceed the consequences even of Soviet nuclear know-how in the
Cold War, and beyond.?
• Alistair Horne, author of The Price of Glory and A Savage War of
Peace
About the Book
THE GUN
By C. J. Chivers
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Published by Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: October 12, 2010
Price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0-7432-7076-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7076-2
eBook ISBN-13: 1-4391-9653-2; eBook ISBN-10: 1-4391-9653-2
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Valkyrie Armament IntroducesBelt-Fed, Semi-Automatic AR-15 RifleOCT 29, 2010 02:03P.M.
Valkyrie Armament Introduces Belt-Fed, Semi-Automatic AR-
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North Ridgeville, OH --(Ammoland.com)- In a continually shifting
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In the shooting sports, there are many options for you to consider when
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When is a Rifle a Pistol?OCT 29, 2010 01:40P.M.
When is a Rifle a Pistol?
Mini-14/30 Folding Stock Style Rifle
Michigan Coalition For Responsible Gun Owners
Michigan - -(Ammoland.com)- Q: I have a rifle with a folding stock. I
understand that it is legal under federal law since the so-called “Assault
Rifle Ban” expired in 2004. But, I’ve been told that I should register the
gun as a pistol in Michigan. Is this true?
A: The answer to the question of legality under federal law depends
solely on barrel length. The answer to whether a given gun is legal in
Michigan is a bit more complicated.
At the federal level, the National Firearms Act (NFA), which has been
around since the 1930′s, arbitrarily set the limits at 16 inches for a rifle
and 18 inches for a shotgun. The reasons are lost in the mists of time.
But, the law remains.
So, you are in violation of federal law if you are in possession of a rifle
(with any type of shoulder stock) that has a barrel of less than 16 inches,
unless you’ve applied for, and received, an appropriate tax document.
(The length measurement has been construed by ATF to include any
flash suppressor or muzzle brake that is permanently attached.) The
same is true of any shotgun with a barrel of less than 18″.
Under the more-restrictive Michigan law, any gun with an overall length
of less than 30 inches is a pistol, and must be licensed and registered (the
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so-called “safety inspection”). Back in 1985, then Attorney General
Frank Kelly issued Opinion No. 6280 (interpreting MCL 28.419 and
MCL 28.421 et seq, as well as MCL 750.224b et seq) It states that if a
folding-stock weapon is capable of functioning at a length less than 30
inches, it is a pistol. This applies even though the gun may have a stock
attached, and therefore would not be considered a pistol under federal
law.
Furthermore, if the gun is capable of functioning at a length less than 26
inches, it is considered a “short-barreled” rifle or shotgun, even if the
barrel itself meets the minimum federal length requirements under
federal law as noted above. “Short-barreled” rifles and “short-barreled”
shotguns are illegal in Michigan. Manufacturing, selling or possessing
them is a felony punishable by imprisonment of up to 5 years and/or a
fine of up to $2,500.
To sum up: The magic numbers under federal law are minimum barrel
lengths of 16 inches for a rifle and 18 inches for a shotgun. The magic
numbers for Michigan are overall length requirements: Under 30 inches
folded, and still able to shoot, register it as a pistol. But, under no
circumstances can your gun be able to operate at a length of less than 26
inches if it has any kind of shoulder stock attached to it, folded or not.
Of course, there is no minimum size for a pistol that has no shoulder
stock and is properly registered as a pistol.
This information is provided by The Law Offices of Steven
W. Dulan, PLC , www.StevenWDulan.com . These answers
are intended as general information only and should not be
relied upon as legal advice for any specific situation or case.
The facts of each case vary and you should consult an
attorney whenever you have specific questions.
About:
The Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners is a non-profit,
non-partisan organization. Formed from just eight people in 1996, we
now have thousands of members and numerous affiliated clubs across
the state. We’re growing larger and more effective every day.
Our mission statement is: “Promoting safe use and ownership of
firearms through education, litigation, and legislation” Visit:
www.mcrgo.org
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Mexico Mayors & CNN BlameAmerican Guns FirstOCT 29, 2010 12:33P.M.
Mexico Mayors & CNN Blame American Guns First
National Rifle Association
Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Well, just when you think you have
heard just about everything.
Fox News reports that “A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the
United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who have been
convicted of serious crimes in the U.S. to Mexican border cities, saying
the deportations are contributing to Mexican border violence.”
Apparently, the mayor of Juarez — the world’s most murder-plagued
city, across the border from low-crime El Paso where Americans are able
to buy and carry guns for protection — said “that of the 80,000 people
deported to Juarez in the past three years, 28,000 had U.S. criminal
records — including 7,000 convicted rapists and 2,000 convicted
murderers.”
This, on the heels of a CNN story noting that Mexico’s foreign minister,
Patricia Espinosa, has claimed that violence in the United States is not
related to illegal Mexican immigrants, but that Mexico’s violence is
caused by guns smuggled into Mexico from the United States.
Predisposed to spinning the news in favor of gun control, CNN
attempted to bolster Espinosa’s claim by quoting a former Carter
Administration staffer to the effect that, as CNN put it, “more than 90
percent of weapons in Mexico come from the United States.”
About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest
civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA
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continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to
advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce
crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education
and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the
military. Visit: www.nra.org
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Holloway & NaughtonHandmade GunsOCT 29, 2010 11:57A.M.
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Columbia, SC --(AmmoLand.com)- The city of London is big. Really
big.
Over seven million residents. Nearly 12,000 folks per square mile.
Like New York City, it’s wide-open, sizzling, rocking and rolling around-
the-clock. On the other hand, Kathy and I are not big-city types.
Got a stoplight and a Wal-Mart? That’s big enough city for us.
After a couple of days visiting midtown gunshops, watching The Queen’s
Cavalry, staring at Buckingham Palace, shopping at Harrod’s and
dodging vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road (I was hit by a
bicycle and was called several names), we were ready for some fresh
scenery. So when Andrew Harvison, owner of Holloway & Naughton and
Premier English Shotguns Ltd., invited us out to the English countryside
for the day, we were happy to oblige.
Tuesday morning, after a quick bite at the Cartref House Bed and
Breakfast in London, we grabbed a cab to Marylebone Station to catch
the train out to High Wycombe about 30 miles northwest of the city.
Along the way we watched the landscape change from urban sprawl to
quaint hamlets, rolling pastures, forests, hedgerows and classic English-
style farmhouses. This was more our cup of tea.
When the train stopped at High Wycombe station, our host greeted us
warmly before driving us out to West Wycombe Park where his gun-
finishing work is done.
Well-dressed, well-spoken and well-mannered, Andrew Harvison is the
classic English gentleman, but with an even more relaxed demeanor.
That’s attributable to his preference for the country life as opposed to the
fast pace of “The Square Mile.” In fact, no portion of the Holloway and
Naughton operation is located in London, but every gun is 100-percent
English made. That was one of Harvison’s goals when he rekindled the
firm’s trademark.
“We made up our mind to design our own products and then
take them to the market,” he said as we rode through the
countryside toward West Wycombe,” rather than jumping on
the bandwagon of copying someone else’s design, or indeed,
using somebody else’s components.
“We employ twelve people total,” Harvison added. “Our
engineering base is in Leicestershire, where we employ four
craftsmen who design and build components. The parts are
then sent to outworkers. Barrels are put together with actions
at one place, then on to stockers and engravers.
“The outworkers then send the components back to us, and
after all the bearing surfaces and other fine details are
inspected, the guns are assembled and we add the finishing
touches. The entire process can take up to two years per gun,
though we are seeking ways to shorten that time-frame.”
One of Andrew’s favorite workshops is the one tucked away at West
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Wycombe Park.
Westwood Hall, the home of Sir Edward Dashwood
“You’ll enjoy this,” he told us as we traveled the paved drive that climbs
up toward the estate. From that vantage point we could take in the main
manor house overlooking a serene lake and acres of verdant pasture.
“This is very, very famous,” Harvison said. “It’s Westwood
Hall, the home of Sir Edward Dashwood. It’s been in the
family since the fifteenth century. These people made a
fortune out of tea and the old empire. This whole estate is just
absolutely incredible.”
Pointing to the lake, Harvison explained that big parties held there
during the 19th century became wild affairs.
“Attendees such as baronets and chancellors built small
pirate ships, which they sailed around the lake,” he said. “But
sailing was just part of the fun. They had live cannons and
would actually fire cannonballs at one another . . . they held
sea battles.”
Quartered in an 18th century church building a short walk from the main
house is Harvison’s finishing shop.
Holloway & Naughton Handmade Ryder Cup Gun Base
Inside, the small building was crowded with tools, blueprints and work
tables. The walls were decorated with various European mounts from the
estate, including roebuck and the muntjac, a smallish deer with short,
spiked horns and two-inch fangs.
As we watched a gunsmith at work, Harvison pointed out that the firm
produced 12 guns last year – a fairly lofty number for such a small
operation.
“We’re different,” he said, “because we do everything in a
modular sense. Unlike the others, we start with a clean bit of
paper on every design. From the beginning, we sat down and
designed a gun, then we designed another one and another
one and so on. No one has done it that way since before the
Second World War.”
The Holloway and Naughton name precedes Harvison’s ownership by
more than a century. In fact, the name has been highly regarded in
British gunmaking since the early 19th century. Thomas Naughton
started building guns in Birmingham in the mid-1800s and by 1888 he
was working for James Carr on St. Mary’s Row. At that time, George
Holloway, a purveyor of fine guns, was also interested in gunmaking and
saw Naughton as the ideal craftsman.
In 1909 the name Holloway & Naughton was born. Prior to World War II
about 90,000 Holloway & Naughton branded firearms were made, with
many sold in the U.S., India, Australia as well as Britain.
During the war, production ceased as the workforce was called to war.
The factory was annihilated in a bombing raid on Birmingham, and all
plans, blueprints, machinery and records were lost. During the following
40 years only a few boxlock guns were made.
In the early 1990s Harvison resurrected not only the brand, but also the
high standards set by the early Holloway & Naughton craftsmen. Today,
with his unwavering attention to every detail, be it a shotgun or rifle,
Andrew Harvison is being taken very seriously in the gun world.
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Harvison developed a love of shooting at an early age and by 1967, he
was the owner of his own shooting ground. Over the next 17 years he
developed two of the foremost commercial shooting centers in the UK,
which hosted many regional and national events. Harvison represented
his country for nearly 20 years at sporting clays, skeet and trap
competitions. He captained the England skeet team and collected a host
of shooting honors, including the British Open Sporting Championship
and English Skeet titles on two consecutive occasions.
After visiting West Wycombe, we drove out to the E.J. Churchill shooting
ground. Just in time for lunch, we enjoyed a delicious meal of prawn
baguettes served in the dining room. Afterward Harvison led us through
the Churchill shop to a 12-gauge Holloway & Naughton Britannia
displayed on the wall.
“Would you care to shoot some sporting clays with the Britannia?” he
asked. I thought about it for roughly one-thousandth of a second before
answering in the affirmative. Andrew broke the sidelock over-and-under,
looked down the glistening barrels, then passed it to me. I studied the
$65,000 shotgun in my hands before gently draping it over my arm. The
stock and forearm were cut from the finest Turkish walnut. Smooth,
handsome and shaped for shooting, they complemented the English
scrolled action and top-grade barrels.
E.J. Churchill shooting ground.
Soon, Harvison, Max Jellicoe, one of Churchill’s many shooting
instructors, Kathy and I were walking along lush green pathways to the
course to give the Britannia a try. Jellicoe and Harvison had previously
run several rounds through the gun, and had no doubts about its
performance. They wanted to see how this American, who swore he was
only an average shooter, would handle it.
The first thing I noticed was the Britannia’s balance and how it mounted
perfectly to my shoulder and eye. With a few tips from the two
instructors nearby, my shooting was, well, simply smashing! If I could
borrow the Britannia, or pay for it in itsy-bitsy installments, I could
finally be a hotshot back in the New World. But no deal.
Later, in the clubhouse, Harvison explained that the firm also produces
the Britannia Field Model, which is similarly well-balanced and fast-
handling with its slim stock and fore-end, light barrels and fine rib. The
gun is engraved with traditional English style scroll.
Driving back to the station for our return to London, I asked Harvison
what he considered his greatest achievement at Holloway & Naughton.
“To have designed every single part, every single component,”
he replied . . . “to make something as beautiful as this from
scratch, has been a monstrous achievement. To have
accomplished this as an independent gunmaker is just a
million to one.”
To find out more about Holloway & Naughton, visit
www.hollowaynaughton.co.uk.
Holloway & Naughton Handmade Ryder Cup Eagle Gun
Sporting Classics Magazine Sept/Oct 2010
About:
Sporting Classics is the magazine for discovering the best in hunting and
fishing worldwide. Every page is carefully crafted, through word and
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picture, to transport you on an unforgettable journey into the great
outdoors.
Travel to the best hunting and fishing destinations. Relive the finest
outdoor stories from yesteryear. Discover classic firearms and fishing
tackle by the most renowned craftsmen. Gain valuable knowledge from
columns written by top experts in their fields: gundogs, shotguns, fly
fishing, rifles, art and more.
From great fiction to modern-day adventures, every article is
complemented by exciting photography and masterful paintings. This
isn’t just another “how to” outdoor magazine. Come. Join us! Visit:
www.sportingclassics.com
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R.A.R. Guns – Black Rifles fromthe Best BrandsOCT 29, 2010 11:08A.M.
R.A.R. Guns – Black Rifles from the Best Brands
R.A.R. Guns - Black Rifles from the Best Brands
RAR Guns
Castle Rock, CO --(Ammoland.com)- R.A.R. Guns is pleased to
announce our association with several different black rifle and
accessories vendors.
We worked hard in the last year and have added the following premium
brands to our RAR Line up. LMT, Adams Arms, Spikes Tactical, Del-
Ton, Yankee Hill Machine, Timney Triggers and Black Hole Weaponry to
our RAR Line up.
At R.A.R. Guns, we want to be able to offer as many top quality choices
and options as we can.
Lewis Machine & Tool
LMT is an industry leader in the AR platform world. LMT provides
weaponry to US Special Ops Command, US Army, US Navy, US Air
Force, US Marine Corps and other government agencies and bureaus.
They build their rifles with unsurpassed quality and we are proud to be
able to offer their products.
Adams Arms
We added Adams Arms to our lineup because of their reputation with gas
piston systems. Their conversion systems are easy to install and work
flawlessly. Their monolithic uppers make for a great build for those who
want a great, ready to go, reliable gas piston gun.
Spikes Tactical
When we started selling our guns, we chose Spikes Tactical for our lower
receivers. We did not make this choice lightly. Spikes Tactical does a
great job on all of their products. After using many of their lowers and
never having a single problem, we decided to take on their entire line.
We feel that the Spikes Tactical product line adds and affordable, quality
rifle and parts selection to our lineup.
Del-Ton
We’ve had many, many customers ask if we carried Del-Ton products.
We knew who they were and we also knew they made a good product at a
good price. So we looked more deeply into their products and decided to
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add them as a vendor. They offer an amazing amount of configurations
and choices for the customer to choose from. Now we can offer the public
those choices as well.
Yankee Hill Machine
Yankee Hill Machine is another company we have been dealing with for a
long time. We are particularly fond of their free float hand guards and
sights. They make a very high quality product at a very affordable price.
It wasn’t a tough decision to start carrying all of their products.
Timney Triggers & Black Hole Weaponry
Timney Triggers the leader in drop in trigger assemblies. We felt we had
to add them to our product line. They offer triggers for all types of guns
and now even for archery. A rifle is only as good as it’s barrel. So we now
offer the superior quality of Black Hole Weaponry barrels. They offer
polygonal rifling, custom fluting and more.
R.A.R. Guns offers military and LE discounts on everything
we sell. We also offer discounts to the general public under
certain conditions. We are very competitively priced. Not all
products are available on our web-site. If you don’t see what
you’re looking for, please call us. 303-495-5406
About:
RAR Guns. Home of the best AR 15s in the world. We don’t just assemble
parts. We measure and test each part before it is installed. Then each
part is function tested to insure proper operation. We have several AR15
models to choose from and we also build to your custom specifications.
We warranty our AR15 rifles for workmanship for a full year no
questions asked. Our AR15 rifles will even perform with most Russian,
steel cased and polymer coated ammo. If it breaks or has a malfunction
within one year of purchase, we will correct the problem for free. Visit:
www.rarguns.com
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Preserve Your FirearmsFreedoms By Voting Pro GunOCT 29, 2010 10:56A.M.
Preserve Your Firearms Freedoms By Voting Pro Gun
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association
New York --(Ammoland.com)- Do you want to preserve your firearms
freedoms, promote youth hunting, increase access to public lands and
ensure Conservation Fund monies are wisely spent?
On November 2 make your voice heard and vote for those candidates
who will support you in Albany and across the state.
2010 General Election Candidate Ratings and Endorsements
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association 2010 Candidate Ratings
The grading system is as follows:
• A Outspoken supporter of RKBA/sponsors pro-gun legislation and
initiatives
• B Supports RKBA/votes for pro-gun legislation and initiatives
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• C Cannot be counted on to vote pro-gun/possibly clueless and/or
does not understand the issues well
• D Opposes RKBA/votes for anti-gun legislation and initiatives
• F Outspoken opponent of RKBA/sponsors anti-gun legislation and
initiatives
• ? Did not survey/unable to survey/did not return survey
Notes: It is much easier to get an F than it is an A. A person must have
publicly demonstrated his support for the RKBA to receive an A.
Incumbents are in bold. NYSRPA/NRA members are in italics. NYSRPA-
PVF endorsed candidates have a * next to their grades.
Check our webpage for last minute additions or corrections.
About:
The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is the state’s largest and
oldest firearms advocacy organization. Since 1871, our organization has
been dedicated to the preservation of Second Amendment rights, firearm
safety, education and training, and the shooting sports. Our membership
consists of individuals and clubs throughout the state. We are a not-for-
profit 501(c)4 organization and the official NRA-affiliated State
Association in New York. Visit www.nysrpa.org
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Maryland Natural ResourcesPolice BlotterOCT 29, 2010 10:29A.M.
Maryland Natural Resources Police Blotter
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Annapolis, MD --(Ammoland.com)- Allegany County – On October
25, 2010, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged Donald
Sneckenberger, 75 of Hagerstown, Md. and Doy Sneckenberger, 46 of
Hagerstown, Md. with hunting bears with the aid of bait. This offense
occurred in the Little Orleans area of Allegany County.
Baltimore County – On October 25, 2010 at 9:20 p.m., NRP charged
Daniel Scott Pieper, 23 of Whitehall, Md. with hunting at night and
possessing a loaded weapon in a vehicle. Pieper was stopped as officers
were investigating a suspicious vehicle on Hunter Hill Road. NRP seized
two loaded weapons from Pieper’s truck. The weapons seized during the
incident were a loaded Bushmaster .223 caliber rifle equipped with a
silencer, night vision scope and a laser sight and a loaded .22 caliber
rifle.
Garrett County – On October 25, 2010, Maryland Natural Resources
Police (NRP) charged the following individuals;
• Donald David Gutermuth, 53 from Baldwin, Md. was charged with
hunting bears with the aid of bait and Lee Cliford Brenneman, 63
from Accident, Md. was charged with the use of attractants to lure
bears. This incident occurred on private land near Bittinger.
• Charles Dock Crigger II, 52 from Middle River, Md. was charged
with hunting bears with the aid of bait, failure to wear fluorescent
orange and failure to maintain visual contact between permitees.
Earnold Lee Crigger, 52 from Middle River, Md. was charged with
hunting bears with the aid of bait and failure to maintain visual
contact between permitees.
• Jerome Stanley Ziemski, 55 from Baltimore, Md was charged with
hunting bears with the aid of bait and failure to maintain visual
contact between permitees. These charges occurred on private
property near Swanton.
• Rex Allen Penick, 55 ofWestminster, Md. and Terri Lynn Penick,
48 from Westminster, Md. were both charged with hunting bears
with the aid of bait. This incident occurred on private land near
Grantsville.
• James Bennett Wood, 42 from Westminster, Md. was charged with
hunting bears by the aid of bait in the Oakland area of Garrett
County.
Garrett County – On October 26, 2010, NRP charged Allen Eugene
Soth, 55 from Swanton with hunting deer with the aid of bait, hunting
bears without the permitee and possession of deer during closed season.
This incident occurred on Backbone Mountain near Swanton.
Worcester County – On October 27, 2010 NRP charged James Melvin
Steward, 33 from Fruitland with casting rays of artificial light onto fields
and woods with a weapon in possession and possessing a loaded weapon
in a vehicle. This incident occurred in the area of Old Furnace Rd and
Whitesburg Rd near Snow Hill.
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Yamaha Reminds Hunters toRegister to Win a New 2011Grizzly 450 EPSOCT 29, 2010 10:13A.M.
Yamaha Reminds Hunters to Register to Win a New 2011
Grizzly 450 EPS
In Honor of National Hunting & Fishing Day Yamaha’s ATV
Sweepstakes Remains Open Through November.
Yamaha 2011 Grizzly 450 Auto. 4x4 EPS
Yamaha
CYPRESS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., the
leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoor
enthusiasts, has donated a new 2011 Grizzly 450 with Electric Power
Steering (EPS) in honor of National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) Day’s
celebration of outdoor recreation and conservation. Yamaha wants to
remind outdoor enthusiasts that they can still register to win.
This year’s NHF Day celebration was held on Saturday, September 25,
2010, and proved to be a great success – with 120 registered events held
in more than 40 states. The Yamaha ATV sweepstakes, which remains
open through November 30, 2010, was promoted online and at NHF Day
events nationwide. Anyone can enter to win by registering online at
www.yamahaoutdoors.com/nhfday.
“As a sponsor of NHF Day for the third year in a row, as well
as a partner with numerous other conservation organizations,
Yamaha supports preservation efforts across numerous
recreational activities,” said Steve Nessl marketing manager
for Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group. “NHF Day celebrates
sportsmanship values, ethical outdoor activities and
conservation — all of which are principles Yamaha has always
promoted and will continue to support. NHF Day is reflective
of Yamaha’s core recreational values and we are proud to
sponsor this important and commemorative day.”
“Year after year, NHF Day’s successful events showcase the
celebration’s effectiveness in promoting the importance of a
healthy environment in outdoor sports throughout the
nation,” said Denise Wagner of Wonders of Wildlife museum
in Springfield, Mo. — the official home of NHF Day.
“Yamaha’s donation for the ATV giveaway is a prominent
feature in NHF Day’s celebration. NHF Day is very grateful
that Yamaha’s similar interest in conservation has provided
support for this important cause in the hunting and fishing
communities.”
The sweepstakes is open to all outdoor recreational sports enthusiasts.
One lucky winner, 18 years-of-age or older, will receive a 2011 Grizzly
450 EPS. Approximate retail value is $7,499. No purchase necessary.
The sweepstakes continues to be open until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard
Time on November 30, 2010. The winner will be determined by random
drawing.
More information on NHF Day is available at www.nhfday.org. Complete
rules, entry details and additional information are available by visiting
www.yamahaoutdoors.com/nhfday.
About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a leader in the motorsports
market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-
by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings also
include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft,
snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a
nationwide network of dealers in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1976,
Yamaha also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory
operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha,
visit www.yamaha-motor.com.
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Day 6 PlotWatcher Trail CamSuccessesOCT 29, 2010 10:00A.M.
Day 6 PlotWatcher Trail Cam Successes
Mike Strickland’s Massive Buck
Day 6 Outdoors
Columbus, GA --(Ammoland.com)- A few weeks ago, Mike Strickland
was watching a 193-inch buck at 80 yards using his Day 6 PlotWatcher
time-lapse video camera, now that buck is up on his wall, and he can see
him anytime he wants.
People all across the country are getting this type of result thanks to the
PlotWatcher Time Lapse Video Camera. Does your game camera
produce results like this?
Not your traditional game camera, the PlotWatcher videos daytime game
activity around potential hunting locations several days leading up to
your hunt.
When you review the footage, you can see what you would have seen had
you been sitting there. Using the information the video provides, you can
make an educated decision on when you should hunt and which spot
offers you the best opportunity.
• Check out the PlotWatcher footage of this buck at
http://tiny.cc/o3vkg
• You can see trophy shots at http://tiny.cc/ci0tr
The PlotWatcher doesn’t rely on a motion-activated or heat-sensing
trigger to work, so the animals don’t need to be close to the camera in
order for it to take their picture. Using time-lapse video technology, the
PlotWatcher takes a picture every 5 to 10 seconds and saves these
individual pictures as an HD video.
The GameFinder video player software comes free with the PlotWatcher
and has been developed to give you the ability to watch an entire day’s
video in just a few minutes. For optimum performance and to preserve
your camera battery’s life, use a 4GB ReadyBoost USB to download your
video to your computer.
Stop by the Day6 booth at the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas to check
out the new PlotWatcher camera boasting updated features and
technology that will help improve the quality and success of your hunts
even more.
For more information on the PlotWatcher, check out
www.day6outdoors.com
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Direct Components Announcesthe First & Only Black TacticalLightOCT 29, 2010 09:44A.M.
Direct Components Announces the First & Only Black Tactical
Light
Direct Components UVGS7 Black Tactical Light
Direct Components
Lake Forest, CA --(Ammoland.com)- The highly anticipated UVGS7
has made its launch September 7th. UVGS7 is the first and only Black
Tactical Light on the market.
Released earlier this month by Direct Components, the UVGS7 is the
latest in a new concept of aiming light technology which provides
maximum safety and flexibility in critical situations, rapid target
acquisition and all the benefits of IR lasers without the use of optics.
“Based on our proprietary laser design technology, this new
ultraviolet diode laser operates with low amplitude noise,
higher target fluorescence, tight focal length, shorter Rayleigh
length and extremely low power consumption in a compact
laser housing” says Steve Mencanin Direct Components
President and CEO.
The laser is nearly invisible to the naked eye until the beam hits the
target; due to higher energetic frequency target materials fluoresce to
user, and not the target. Designed to improve range and visibility in day
and night conditions, UVGS7 offers faster target acquisition, zero beam
track back, no effect on night vision and is fifty times more visible than
any green laser aiming light on the market.
Direct Components UVGS7 Black Tactical Light
Due the unique properties of the UVGS7 UV spectrum laser, users will be
able to recognize the beam faster, in day or night settings, than a red or
green laser, never lose track of the beam in a heavy action situation and
the target will not be able to track the beam back to the user.
Mencanin says” These unique UV properties make the
UVGS7 the safest and most effective aiming light in the
world.”
Mencanin also boasts, “That in conjunctions with all of the
safety and accuracy features the rugged devices remains
light-weight and meets the MIL-STD-810G requirements for
reliability under harsh conditions.”
Available for handguns, M-4, M-16, AR-15 and other weapon confirming
to the MIL- SPEC 1913 rail. UVGS7 comes in four versions the 5mW,
50mW, 100mW and 150mW.
Features include: rugged aerospace aluminum housing (MIL-SPEC
Type III hard coat anodized), power warning indicator, multiple user
modes, light weight, no rail equipped fore grip required, “Bread Crumb”
capability, and ultralow parallax. Manufactured in the U.S.A. this patent
pending device comes with mounting hardware, battery & 7 inches
remote cable switch.
About Direct Components:
Focused on accuracy, efficiency and safety; Direct Components is the
aiming laser and target acquisition source. To learn more log on to
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