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“Many European guns can seem odd, quirky — even just plain strange to our eyes on this side of the pond,” lends FMG Special Projects Editor Roy Huntington in the Sept/Oct issue of American Handgunner. “Yet these latest from Armscor are simply stout guns, even over-built at many levels, with lots of features and benefits we expect in a good gun. I think they’re sure to deliver what American shooters expect from them.”
Huntington tested the AL3.1 .357 Magnum, a 2" fixed-sighted model, and the AL22M 4" .22 Magnum. Both guns use the same frame/action and Roy found them to run easily with no stacking. He notes, “The 2" gun is clearly made for self-defense and carry so I shot it at 7 and 15 yards with quite a cross-section of ammo. The .22 Magnum was a delight and remarkably accurate. The weight meant there was virtually no recoil and the full grips meant it was easy to handle and control.”
If you were limited to a single handgun for all expected tasks, what would it be? Jeremy D. Clough goes in search of the elusive survival handgun in “One And Done.” “In my view,” he explains, “the .22 conversion is the best of both worlds since there’s still a heavier caliber option, and both the rimfire and the .45 are plenty accurate.”
A Volquartsen Mamba-X tops the Sept/Oct Handgun of the Month giveaway package. The .22 LR pistol with 10-round capacity sports a 6" stainless steel barrel (with stainless steel breech) housed in an aluminum shroud and the Universal Red Dot Mount system allows for a variety of popular red dot optics. The lucky winner will also receive a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro and Deschutes Skinner hunting knife from Kershaw Knives. Valued at nearly $1,940, readers are encouraged to enter the free drawing at AmericanHandgunner.com/giveaways.
Other points of interest in Sept/Oct Handgunner include Lindsey Bertomen’s primer on making jacketed bullets in the Handloading column. “If anyone tells you one can’t swage bullets at home using standard reloading equipment, tell them that’s not entirely true,” he begins. Too few people, even in the criminal justice system, understand the concepts of disparity of force, disarming attempts and furtive movement shootings. In the Ayoob Files, Massad Ayoob presents the facts of Jarrett Jones’ trial for murder. And in Guncrank Diaries, Will Dabbs, MD pens a tribute to the heroic efforts of CW4 Rob Bender in “The True Measure Of A Man.”
Exclusive online articles can be found at AmericanHandgunner.com. Purchase the Sept/Oct issue or order a subscription at fmgpubs.com. Kindle and digital versions are also available.
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