May/June 2020 #48

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RECOIL magazine is a firearms lifestyle magazine covering not only guns but the lifestyle gun enthusiasts enjoy.

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Downrange
Last issue, I rambled on incoherently about the importance of taking a newbie shooting and in this one, we take a close look at things with a .22-inch bore diameter, which I’m guessing for most of us were the gateway drug to this firearms lifestyle.
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Editor/ Iain Harrison Editor, Concealment/ Rob Curtis Managing Editor/ Laura Peltakian Features Editor/ Dave Merrill Senior Editor/ Tom Marshall Contributing Editor/ Steven Kuo Network Manager/ John Schwartze Director, Video Production/ Calvin Coulth
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Best Of Shot Show 2020
As we’ve done at previous SHOT Shows, we handed out awards for standout product releases in four categories: › Best of Show › Best Firearm › Best Accessory … and our personal favorite, Best of the Basement As usual, the discussion surrounding the win
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Incoming
1 MTHD’s (Mountain, Tundra, H2O, Desert) Aphelion is a mid-layer jacket that keeps you warm while recognizing your body benefits from different materials in different places. The front torso is insulated with a breathable, lofting insulation and cove
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Indiana Military Museum
While not as well known as Saratoga or Yorktown, another highly significant battle of the American Revolution was fought not in the 13 colonies, but on what was then the frontier near present-day Vincennes, Indiana. The Siege of Fort Vincennes is not
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Cars Against Humanity
In 2010, a standoff with police in Hoonah, Alaska, on the northeast shore of Chichagof Island led to a shootout that resulted in two officers being killed and the suspect barricading himself inside a house. Alaska State Trooper Rodney Dial responded
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Interrogating
Strider’s JC is a midsized fixed blade with an upswept-style Persian blade. The handle is made of Coyote Tan G10 fiberglass, and it rides in a form-fitted Kydex sheath. Strider chose CRM 20CV steel for this model because of its toughness, corrosion r
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Unusual Suspects
Call them what you want: Persians, Kwaikens, Sabers, Pesh Kabz, trailing points, or a host of other names fit to print. The upswept blade design may be one of the oldest blade designs, dating to the time man first made knives from metal. Some say the
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Going Offgrid
There seems to be a nebulous atmosphere of gloom and doom circulating in America today. Politicians and TV pundits claim our government is on the brink of collapse; Time magazine’s scowling teen slacktivist-of-the-year thinks we’ll all be fighting ov
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In The Footsteps Of Giants
The recent explosion of interest in precision rimfire rifles feels new, but the fuse was lit more than a decade ago. That’s when guys began scouring shops and shows looking for rare 22LR Remington 40x repeaters, or less rare single-shot 40x actions t
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Build Or Buy?
It’s easy to see why every kid dreams of owning an Italian supercar. A piece of art that looks like it can break the sound barrier is the apex of what life is all about. But age creeps up, and words like practicality, frugality, and comfort enter the
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S333 Thunderstruck
Oddball firearms pique the interest of any firearms history enthusiast. Derringers, pin-fire revolvers, lever-action shotguns, most of what was developed in the infancy of modern firearms from the mid 19th century to the early 20th. Some represent st
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The Unfriendly Skies
Weaving our way through deserted back alleys, I can tell we’ve arrived at the front. Not just from the noise of heavy 14.5s, mortar hits, and RPGs, but because driver Hussam hunches down and peers up through the windshield of our grimy Toyota pickup.
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Small Guns Big Fun
Twenty-two caliber rimfire rifles have long been the go-to for teaching new or younger shooters. For many, it’s the first rifle they learned to shoot, plinking or hunting squirrels. However, the last few years has seen an explosion in the popularity
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Ati’s Galeo Rifle
As a teenager growing up in New York City back in the ’80s, I had a lot of friends of the Jewish persuasion who’d go to Israel for their mandatory service in the Israeli Defense Forces. Being a gun nut in training who couldn’t own a gun at the time,
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We Made A Thing
Olympic 50-meter pistol shooting is perhaps the purest, accuracy-driven discipline of all the pistol sports. In it, shooters attempt to send sixty, 22LR rounds into tiny groups at 54.68 yards … riveting stuff. Which isn’t to detract from the undoubte
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Gear For Your Daily Gunfight
FOOTWEAR, GLOVES, AND TECHNICAL APPAREL PURPOSE BUILT FOR YOUR DAILY GUNFIGHT GO TO WWW.VIKTOS.COM FOR MORE Life is a daily gunfight. On occasion, that gunfight is a live-ball shit-show. But most days, it’s just dealing with a society gone off the ra
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I Got 57 Problems, but Ruger Ain't One
When Ruger announced it was getting into the 5.7 game with a new handgun, the gun-buying public let out a collective, “Err, what?” No doubt seeing that FNH had the market to themselves for years and were able to charge a premium as a result, Ruger’s
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A Study In Swiss Arms
Here’s a fun anecdote about the Swiss Army: The story goes that when asked what they would do if invaded by a force twice their size they said, “Shoot twice and go home.” Depending on whom one asks, this conversation took place either just before Wor
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When The Brass Dries Up
We’ve seen it happen in recent history. Ammo shelves are empty, retailers limit the quantities consumers can purchase, and suddenly reloading becomes very popular. Then reloading components dry up too. The reasons for these events are many, and usual
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Dirty Cans
We all know that guy who cleans his gun after every range trip, and we also know that guy who has never cleaned his gun. Neither are right or wrong but one thing we should all agree on is cleaning your silencer is unneeded, right? Well, sort of. Here
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Precision Plinking
The 22 Long Rifle cartridge came on the scene in the late 1800s and has remained the most commonly used cartridge among hunters and recreational shooters alike. It’s often thought of as the go-to caliber for young or beginner shooters, but it’s so mu
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Knives Outlook
Sal Glesser is president and founder of Spyderco Knives. He’s a modern success story and a portrait of the American Dream. Coming from humble beginnings, he and his wife, Gail, built their company from the ground up with little more than determinatio
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Green Feet Brewing
Elsewhere in this issue, we recapped our top picks for interesting and innovative products in the RECOIL Best of SHOT 2020 awards. The awards themselves were provided, in part, by the company behind this installment of Veteran Vices: Green Feet Brewi

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