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Fredericksburg, Texas (August 2020) – Cimarron Firearms, a leader in authentic replicas from America’s Old West, is expanding their pistol line-up with the mid-year introduction of the Pistoleer. Designed by Cimarron founder and CEO, Mike Harvey, the Pistoleer is produced by Cimarron’s partner, Uberti. The Pistoleer is styled on classic Old West-style revolvers but made for today’s customers. “The Pistoleer is Mike’s idea for a new line of revolvers incorporating all the best design features our customers love, such as the unique finishes and details,” Bryce Wayt, VP of Retail Operations, said. “The 45LC version we have available now is just the first in this series that will eventually have more caliber and finish options.” The Pistoleer is a .45LC six-shooter with Uberti’s Fully Automatic Safety Hammer with a 4 ¾” blued barrel and receiver. The steel backstrap is nickel-plated and the hammer and trigger guard are polished for a two-tone effect. All the screws are also finished in a charcoal blue. The two-piece walnut grip features a Cimarron Firearms embedded coin. The Pistoleer is a superb Western-style carry gun and accurate on the firing range. MSRP is $518.70. For more information on Cimarron Firearms and accessories, visit www.cimarron-firearms.com. |
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Remember when you acquired your first firearm?
For most gun owners, that time was both exciting and scary! On one hand, you acquired your first handgun and had hopefully gone to the range. At the same time, let’s admit it, unless you were in the military, you were at least a LITTLE bit afraid, either of scratching up that shiny new bluing, not being able to put it back together after cleaning, or even leaving it unattended. After a while however, you become accustomed to it and it becomes “yet another gun.”
Much in the same way, I look at “going to the range.”
It is the near universal experience of gun ownership. You purchase your gun and then you end up going to the range to shoot at least once or twice a week for the next 3 to 6 months. Every trip is exciting as you become more and more proficient with the gun and discover your passions for different firearms. At some point however you average day in the range goes from 4 or 5 boxes of ammo to a mere social event and 1 or 2 boxes of ammo becomes the norm. Simply put, going to a typical range and standing in a port and shooting at a bullseye or a zombie target was no longer fun or appealing. If you are at the range, it is typically to function check your gun, chrono your loads or just to make sure the gun works and remains rust free after that unfortunate boating accident.
This is why I believe in and encourage community members of all experience levels and interests to go out and try some form of matches, whether it is steel matches or one of the practical shooting sports such as IDPA or USPSA. Not only is it fun, but it is also a great way to take your shooting skills to the next level.
But what if you can’t do that?
I recently came across some targets made by REFactor Tactical. The company is a veteran lead business catering to military and civilians, offering products and solutions for on and off the battlefield.
One of their solutions is their line of shooting targets which I have come to call “Targets With a Purpose.”
There are 4 that I have come to really appreciate.
The first target is your standard USPSA/IPSC Practice Target. Generally I am a fan of using the thick cardboard targets for nice clean holes and the ability to paste them. This lets you use use the targets for quite a long time. Unfortunately there are a few downsides. First, a pack of 25 or so has some weight and they take up quite a bit of space to store. Secondly, it is not so easy to use the cardboard targets at many indoor ranges. The challenge is, with a cardboard target, you are attaching the head next to the carrier, so unless you want to risk destroying range equipment, a good portion of the target is unusable.
The REFactor Tactical target is printed on paper with wide margins. As such, you can easily use them at an indoor range or outside with wider target stands.
When it comes to rifles, my favorite target is the Hitman Target. The target comes complete with a grid overlay which is extremely helpful for sighting in a rifle with a new optic.
Once dialed in, the left side of the target has bullseye target grids ranging from 1″ to 3″ boxes. They are great to use for 1 MOA groups out to 300 yards.
The right side of the target features similar triangles and a bullseye target on the bottom.
Even though it is meant for rifles, this target is also great for handgun training at close ranges.
The other two targets are meant for “gun work,” or targets designed to work on the fundamentals of shooting.
The IQ Target is a full sized target made up of a combination of shapes, colors, numbers and letters. This allows the shooters or instructors to create a variety of shooting problems to solve. IT could be simple as “on command, draw and fire 2 rounds at the Square 2” or “on command, turn, then draw and fire 2 rounds at all of the green circles, reload and fire 2 rounds at all of the blue triangles.”
To make the IQ target even more effective, REFactor Tactical offers playing cards/shooting decks which contain various exercises ranging from static shooting to more difficult turn, draw, move and reload ones.
At a recent range day, I really enjoyed practicing with these targets and the cards. What is quite eye opening for me was finding out that despite not having difficulties with accuracy, I had real issues shooting triangle shapes, typically shooting just below them.
Perhaps to make it even more challenging, I practiced with a completely different handgun than I am used to shooting, a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm versus my go to 1911s and CZ 75 SP01 Shadow Custom. To make it even more interesting, I alternated the magazine between my regular match loads and Speer Gold Dots +P ammo. (Or perhaps I just happened to leave my gun game guns at home and the M&P was the only handgun in the range bag with some ammo.)
Finally, the other target that I believe would be of great interest and benefit to gun owners is the Essentials Shooting Target,
It is a full sized target of various sized squares and circles, along with a bulls eye. It was designed around a 150 round drill which covers multiple aspects of pistol marksmanship including slow aimed fire, strong and weak hand shooting, target transitions, speed changes, drawing and reloading. You can find the drills in their book, the “Essentials Shooting Guide” or simply create your own drills.
Bottom line, these were some of the best targets I have shot in the last 15 years. Factoring in that you are supporting a veteran owned company who produces the targets in the United States at very reasonable prices, there are no reasons why a few of these are not in your range bag for your next trip.
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A number of community members know that last month, I attended a private media event sponsored by Ruger which was co-sponsored with Leupold and Hornady.
During this event, Ruger showed off and let us play with the new products which were set to be announced around the 2019 NRA show which just wrapped up.
While the central products of focus were the three Ruger long range rifles, the Ruger Precision Rifles in 6.5 PRC and 300 PRC, and the Ruger Hawkeye Long Range Target, the company did showcase 3 of their new pistols, including the Ruger Wrangler.
The Ruger Wrangler is a 6 shot, single action revolver, chambered for the 22 long rifle cartridge. The gun is precisely what you would expect to see at a local Single Action Society match or in a western movie. It was created to compete with the Heritage Arms Rough Rider revolver at the very low price point of under $200.
Based on that information alone, can you blame a North East run and gun guy of overlooking the gun?
While I had no doubts it would be commercially successful, I passed up the opportunity to take one home with me for further testing. After all, the Ruger PC Carbine with the Free Float Rail and the two new rocket launchers capable for shooting 2,000 yards plus were certainly more exciting? Right?
In the real world however, the one filled with many new gun buyers, people with a budget and a geography where the vast majority of the time spent shooting is at indoor ranges at under 15 yards, the Ruger Wrangler is really an easy purchase to justify. It is then further reaffirmed by the simple fact that Heritage Arms sells hundreds of thousands of pistols!
With it’s $249 MSRP and a real world street price of around $200, the Wrangler offers an unparalleled value for a pistol. Combined with Ruger’s casting experience and a cold hammer forged barrel, the gun buyer is sure to have a gun that is both durable and reliable for many years to come. With Ruger’s lifetime warranty, the gun can easily be a generational product!
For New Jersey gun owners, the Ruger Wrangler has another position. It is a pistol that you should buy if you have pistol permits that are due to expire and you do not want to let them go to waste! This brilliant idea was brought up by our very own Steve at Monmouth Arms, aka @remixer.
So are you planning on buying a Ruger Wrangler? In which color?