Luis Valdes – Shooting News Weekly

Revolver Rant: A Real .22 Magnum – Smith & Wesson’s Model 53 in .22 Jet

Luis Valdes — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:00:24 +0000

Built on the same S&W K-Frame used for the Model 19, the Model 53 was a handy wheel gun. It's richly blued and svelte with a number of interesting features not seen on traditional K-Frames...plus a few quirks.

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20 Years Ago Today, The Clinton ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Was No More

Luis Valdes — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:00:04 +0000

The lesson for anti-gunners and federal level Democrats should be that nothing makes an American want something more than the government telling them they can't have it.

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30 Years Ago Today, The Clinton Assault Weapons Ban Was Signed Into Law

Luis Valdes — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:44:46 +0000

Gather round, folks, because today we’re going to do a deep dive into gun control history. Today is the 20th […]

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Revolver Rant: Shiny Brazilian Round Butts

Luis Valdes — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:00:06 +0000

Not everyone can afford a $1,000+ wheel-gun. Trust me, I know. I still remember buying brand new GP100s for under $450 and I thought that was expensive when I was a rookie patrolman.

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Revolver Rants: Czech Out APF’s R1 Wheel Guns

Luis Valdes — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 18:00:19 +0000

You can't get more classically American than that. Immigrants move to Miami with a passion for capitalism and shooting. Then they start a gun import company and bring over some fine pieces from the old country. I love stories like that. It's truly the American dream.

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The Wyoming Arms Parker: A Gun So Ugly, Not Even A Mother Could Love It

Luis Valdes — Fri, 24 May 2024 05:27:06 +0000

I like guns. So much so that I even like the first generation Smith & Wesson Sigma. But the Wyoming […]

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The Days Of ‘Concealed Means Concealed’ Increasingly Coming to an End

Luis Valdes — Tue, 21 May 2024 21:00:58 +0000

As a gun owner in Florida, I grew up with the mantra, “concealed means concealed.” Meaning that if a place […]

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District Court Judge Issues TRO Blocking ATF’s ‘In the Business’ Background Check Rule

Luis Valdes — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:52:16 +0000

Gun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation have helped secure a temporary restraining order against the Biden ATF’s […]

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