Ruger has issued a safety bulletin for their SR22 pistol. The issue occurs when the left and right sides of the frame inserts are not properly attached to each other, causing the firing pin blocker and hammer block to move separately of each other. If this happens, the pistol can sometimes have a “slack” single […]
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Hornady Rapid Safe Shotgun Wall Lock Review
The Hornady Rapid Safes are designed to fill the gap between safety and rapid access to your firearms. A home defense weapon should be secured, but also be easily accessed. With this in mind, how do you find a compromise between safety and access? The Hornady Rapid Safe series is attempting to provide an easy […]
Colt Issues Voluntary Recall on Modern Sporting Rifles
Colt’s Manufacturing Company recently issued a safety recall for some of their modern sporting rifle platforms manufactured from March 5, 2021 onward. The safety recall only affects a small number of AR-15 style rifles, but if you bought a rifle from them during that timeframe it is recommended that you check the serial number as […]
The 4 Basic Firearms Safety Rules
The necessity to be safe while “gun training” cannot be overemphasized … There are rules. The rules must be followed or people could get hurt. Really, that’s how it is with all aspects of life from the job you have, to raising your children, to driving down the road. Take, for example, the simple stop […]
Ruger-57 Safety Recall Issued
Ruger just sent out an email regarding a safety recall concerning a small batch of their new Ruger-57 pistol. The safety recall is for right hand safety levers that may crack. Here is the press release we were sent: Ruger has discovered that a small number of Ruger-57™ pistols may have right safety levers that […]
Henry Repeating Arms Issues Voluntary Safety Recall on Single Shots
July 30, 2020 — Henry Repeating Arms issued a safety recall and warning on single shot rifles and shotguns. A voluntary recall has been issued on all H015-series single shot rifles and single shot shotguns manufactured prior to July 1, 2020. Here is the press release we were sent by Henry: Henry has recently discovered […]
S&W Issues Consumer Safety Alert on M&P15-22
S&W issued a consumer safety alert on their M&P15-22. All rifles and pistols manufactured before February 1, 2019 could be affected. The issue is that the rifle’s breech face counter bore depth could be out of specification, causing it to crush the rim on the .22 round, firing, cycling the bolt again, and causing multiple […]
Handgun Safe Review: Gun Vault 2000
We’ll get to the handgun safe review in a moment, but I wanted to talk about safety for a second … One of the most important aspects of anything regarding guns is safety. Gun safety goes beyond safe handling, trigger control, proper muzzle awareness, knowing your target, and treating all guns as if they are […]
