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CONTENTS
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 | VOLUME 31, NUMBER 5 | PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY | www.handguns.com
FEATURES 26
26 THE BIG 10
By J. SCOTT RUPP
Ruger upsizes its solid SR1911 pistol to 10mm Auto, and the result is an
34
affordable and effective all-around handgun.
34 ON GUARD
By BRAD FITZPATRICK
Kimber’s new Camp Guard 10 focuses on backcountry defense, with a
side benefit of aiding a key U.S. conservation group.
42 HAMMER DOWN
42
By JAMES TARR
It’s easy to think the DA/SA semiauto is passé, but Springfield’s new
XD-E aims to prove that notion wrong.
50 THE FIGHTING .44
By BRAD FITZPATRICK
The latest addition to Smith & Wesson’s Combat Magnum family is a .44
50
Mag. with a 2.75-inch barrel.
58 GETTING OUT OF A JAM
By RICHARD NANCE
Nance lays out best practices for clearing malfunctions in a semiauto—
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skills that could mean the difference between life and death.
DEPARTMENTS
4 LETTERS 24 ESSENTIALS
FIRING LINE
JAMES TARR
12 SPEEDLOADS Great accessories for the Army’s
REPORTS
new baby: the SIG P320.
• Magazine maintenance tips
72 BACK PAGE BEAUTIES
• Advice on gun fit for women
68 SIG SAUER
18 EN GARDE STAN TRZONIEC
P220 HUNTER
Smith & Wesson M28 Highway
RICHARD NANCE
Patrolman revolver.
By J. SCOTT RUPP
How to know when it’s time
to keep your mouth shut.
22 GUNS & GEAR
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back page, and one of the attack-
ers in Richard Nance’s “Multiple
Choice” article had a revolver. Hop-
ing to see more revolvers featured,
new or old.
I also want to note that Richard
Nance is terrific. Both “Multiple
Choice” and “Get Off the X” were
great articles with information that
caused me to rethink strategies—
and I’ve carried a gun for almost
four decades.
D l
aviD ivingston
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Hope you enjoyed last issue, Mr.
Livingston. We had “Pearl Hart’s
Stand Your Ground
New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia and
Revolver” (in “Speedloads”), the
In your August/September issue, Washington.—Scott
Kimber K6s, Ruger Super Black-
there is an article on page 10 about
hawk Hunter and Dan Wesson Pistol
Mouse Guns—the Sequel
“stand your ground” states. There
Pack. This issue brings you a pair of
isn’t a list of the states that do have Please tell the reader who wrote in
S&W wheelguns to check out.—Scott
this personal defense law. I live in about “mouse guns” (August/Sep-
Illinois. Is this a state that has this tember) there are plenty of semiau-
Appendix Carry Is Dangerous
law on the books? tomatics that are easy to rack. Just
I read with interest the letter on
Daniel l. Johnson Jr. look for any that advertise “locked
“Best Carry” in the June/July issue.
COOK COUNTY, IL breech.” I have a SIG P238 .380 Auto
In my time as an instructor and
Not exactly, Mr. Johnson. According with locked breech. I’m 77 years old
a uniformed officer I know how
to Wikipedia, the following states and have a left-hand/fingers injury
difficult it is to get out of a patrol
have stand your ground laws on the that prevents me from grasping the
vehicle swiftly or efficiently with
books: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, slide firmly. I can easily rack it.
a Level III duty holster, but the
Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mike king
appendix carry that’s all the rage
Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, ARLINGTON, TX
now is impossible to use or initi-
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
ate a safe draw from as you sit in
More Wheelguns
Hampshire, North Carolina, North
or attempt to exit any vehicle. And
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsyl- Just received my June/July issue.
having a loaded firearm pointed
vania, South Carolina, South Da- Like Mr. Anderson’s letter appear-
at your lower extremities and
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West ing in this issue, I’m also a revolver
positioned to discharge in close
Virginia and Wisconsin. guy. I look first for articles about re-
proximity to your genitals, thighs,
According to the same source, the volvers but will settle for pictures.
etc., is never a good idea.
following states have stand your I was disappointed there was only
Get an inert training gun and
ground “in practice” via case law one revolver in the holster round-
try it in your appendix rig while
or other, less-formal means: Cali- up, although I acknowledge the
attempting to simply sit down in
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Ruger Security Six featured on the
your vehicle (an armchair will
substitute), draw from the seated
CONTACT US position or fend off a surprise as-
sault from the appendix carry. Use
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