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KelTec is known as an innovative firearms company. They continually break down what a gun is supposed to do and then they design it from the ground up. People comment that Keltec is always making futuristic designs, and that was true when they started in the ’90s. However, NOW is the future and Keltec continues to make guns that perform without fitting the forms set by guns from the 1960s.

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I was perfectly content with the standard P365, it has been my everyday carry since I purchased it to do my first P365 article, but then I tried the XL. So how do you make a great little gun even better?

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The dirty little (not-so) secret about sub-MOA accuracy guarantees is that they’re usually a pile of baloney. Almost any modern rifle, with quality ammunition, can shoot one three-shot group that measures less than one inch. I’ve owned and tested rifles that produced the occasional three-shot group in the 0.5-0.8-inch range, but that averaged something closer to 1.5 inches.

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Blazing white in the evening light, a 10-inch steel gong offered a challenge I couldn’t resist. Throwing the color-casehardened lever on my long-barreled Winchester Model 1894 forward and back, I chambered a round and shouldered the rifle from a standing, offhand position. My sights wavered and then settled on the target, just over 100 yards distant. The trigger broke, the target clanged, and a charcoal-colored mark appeared in the exact center of the steel. I was impressed.

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It isn’t every day you get to open up the box of a brand new firearm the hasn’t even reached the market. Enter the Springfield Armory Hellcat Micro-Compact Pistol. More specifically the Hellcat OSP (Optical Sight Pistol). Just this morning (September 24th) I received Springfield Armory’s newest entry into the handgun market. An offering that strives to bring together what shooters have been wanting from a concealed carry pistol. A thin profile, compact, lightweight, high capacity 9mm that is loaded with features.

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Remington introduced the Model 783 back in 2013 as an alternative hunting rifle to the venerable Model 700 and budget Model 770 that offered good accuracy for an affordable price. Fast forward to the present and Remington is offering some additional versions of the Model 783 outfitted with heavier barrels, muzzle threading, and other features that would appeal to long-range shooters and hunters. At SHOT Show 2019 I got to take a look at some of these models but the Model 783 Varmint, a heavy barreled version with a laminated wood stock, was one that I thought simply looked great. Offered in several common varmint and long-range shooting calibers, I was lucky enough to get a sample to test out chambered in .223 Remington.

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While the world continues to fill with new 1911 manufacturers due to the fantastic original design and readily available precision machining centers, Kimber continues to focus on meeting market demands for an Every Day Carry (EDC) 1911 with their Aegis Elite Pro (which I will abbreviate down to Pro for the remainder of the article).

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While there are a lot of 5.56 AR rifles out there, Springfield Armory has done a good job of bringing a rifle to market that stands out. They have done this with their line of Saint Victor Rifles. I’ve had the opportunity to spend time with both the 16” 5.56 rifle as well as the 7.5” 5.56 pistol. Running them hard on the range at both a carbine course as well as numerous outings, working through unconventional positions, shooting groups for accuracy, and making my way through stress shoots. Bottom line, I’ve been pretty impressed.

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Ruger has decided to enter the light-weight, long-range hunting rifle game with their appropriately named Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Bolt Action Rifle. This gun is designed to be accurate, lightweight, user-adjustable and tough. The light profile, stainless steel barrel contributes most to this rifle’s low weight and comes chambered in the most popular 6.5 calibers: 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC in order to provide the perfect balance of ballistic coefficient, velocity and recoil for you to make the one shot that matters most.

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Winchester’s new Wildcat .22 is a semi-auto rifle chambered for .22 LR. It joins a well-populated segment of the market, but it’s got such innovation that it will change the plinkster market forever. It has a radical new design and an incredibly low price. I’ve shot with extensively and spoken with some of the engineers involved in its design. This is a rifle worth your attention.

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