IF IT AIN’T
IN MY SIGHTS
I’
mallforthelatestimprove-
mentsingunsandgearfor
concealedcarry.And,whileon
thesurfaceitmightsoundas
ifit’sacontradiction,Ialsobelievein
theoldadage,“Ifitain’tbroke,don’t
fixit.”Muchisdiscussedabout“thelatest
advancesinammo,”especiallywhen
itcomestobulletdesignwiththe
latesthollowpointsandrevolutionary
lightweightsolids.Sure,thesenew
designsarebetterthantheoldround-
noseleadbulletsmydadcarriedin
hisservicerevolverwhenhewasa
policeofficer.Butconsiderthatamong
handguncartridges,twooftoday’s
mostpopular—the9mmLugerand.
ACP—arebothmorethan 100 years
old.Ifyoupreferarevolver,consider
thatthe.38Specialiswellintothree
digitsinagetoo.The.357Magnumis
arelativenewcomer,havingmadeits
debutin1935.WithhandgunssuchastheTaurus
Judge,Smith&WessonGovernor
andCharterArmsPitbull,therehas
beensomerenewedinterestinthe
old.45Coltcartridgetoo,whichis
approaching 150 yearsold.Yes,the
popularityofthosefirsttwogunshas
comeprimarilybecausetheywillalso
chamber.410shotshells.ButIhave
tobelieveyou’dbewellarmedwith
anyhandgunloadedwithheavy,flat-
nosedlead.45Coltslugs.Whataboutthegunsthemselves?Re-
volvershavechangedverylittleinthe
past 100 yearsandtheystillcando
thejobofsavingyourhide.Andmost
everymanufacturermakesa1911,
attestingtothecontinuedpopularity
ofthisoldsemi-autodesign.Thesedays,polymer-frame,strik-
er-firedpistolsarealltherage(andI
ownquiteafewmyself).Butthevast
majoritystilluseatilt-barrel,short-re-
coil-operatedaction,alsomorethan
100 yearsold.Mostimprovementsare
notthatrevolutionary;theyamount
mostlytotweakingestablishedmech-
anisms,thebiggestdifferencebeing
theconstructionmaterialsused.The
primarybenefitsofthenewpistols
arethattheyarelightweightand
inexpensivetomanufacture,sothey
areaffordable.Theyalsotendtocome
withgoodsights.Holsterdesignhaschangedquitea
bittoo.TheKydexcrazehasledtoa
multitudeofcompaniesofferingrela-
tivelyinexpensive,maintenance-free
holstersthatareform-fittedtoyour
particularhandguns.Tomethere’s
nothingwrongwithputtingaplastic
guninaplasticholster.Callme
old-fashioned,ifI’mcarryinganicely
bluedgunwithwoodengrips,Ijust
don’tfeelrightaboutputtingitinto
anythingbutleather.Yes,gunsarejust
tools,butwhat’swrongwithhaving
nicelookingtools?Ilovetotrynewgunsandifthey
comeequippedwithlittleinnovative
featuresthathelpmetoshootbetter,
that’sgreat.ButIneverlookdown
mynoseattheoldtimernexttome
attherangewho’sshootingthesame
gunhe’sownedfor 50 years.Ourguns
aren’tthatmuchdifferent.Andthey
stillsufficefortheirintendedpurposes.
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