![]() To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Employees and agents of Publishers’ Development Corp. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household multiple entries will disqualify entrants. Deployed military should use stateside address. Mail-in entries accepted send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, GOM February 2022, P.O. All entries must be received by giveaway end date. It’s a gorgeous commemoration honoring the brave men and women who fought so valiantly for our freedoms. The Auto Ordnance 1911GCH ships with one 7-round steel magazine and has an MSRP of $1,327. I lost no fingers to frostbite and found the gun performed without a hitch on the frozen tundra. Groups of 2.5 to 3″ were the norm and the HoneyBadger ammo was the most consistent when shooting at the 2″ Birchwood Casey targets. With frigid temperatures, my runny nose produced “snot tusks” of Boone & Crocket proportions, making me look like a prized walrus any Eskimo would proudly harpoon.īesides ball ammo and various handloads, I also had Black Hills HoneyBadger 135-gr. This was a fun “warm up” (ha!) for paper punching at 25 yards. My hit average on 10″ steel plates at 50 yards was 6 for 7 (I always managed to miss one). It’s not the steadiest method, but better than off-hand. Being a casual, but rather chilly range test, I shot the Auto Ordnance with elbows on table. My cousin’s farm has a makeshift range consisting of steel swingers set up at various distances along with a shooting bench. I know, jumping out of a heated truck, shooting for 30 minutes and then jumping back in is a sorry comparison. Shooting in sub-zero weather with a 20 mph wind had me thinking of what the soldiers in the Siege of Bastogne experienced during WWII. on my gun, after 10 measured trigger-pulls with my Lyman gauge. The mil-spec trigger is surprisingly good for a factory firearm, having an average of 5 lbs. 45s in a last-ditch effort to save their skin during some intense battle. ![]() military ball ammo into the blued steel 7-shot magazine, I think of all the grizzled veterans reaching for their. (Editor’s Note - I actually gave him three-and-a-half days.) “Suck it up buttercup! We need it in 3 days max!” So, off to the range I go … Think I … um, could get an extension for this project?” I nervously asked the former SWAT sniper turned editorial despot over the phone. ![]() I’ve got the gun and I’m up in Pennsylvania, and it’s … a … kinda cold up here! The wind-chill is going to be around 25-below-zero all week. ![]()
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