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The Stampede was mighty attractive. There are several versions (see website), including a deluxe one, for $710. Other options include nickel plate and something costly called “Inox.” Barrel lengths are 4.8 inches, 5.5 inches, or 7.5 inches, and calibers are .45 LC or .357 Magnum. All are made by Uberti, but we presume final details are specified by Beretta, and we also suspect Beretta is responsible for the final finish and assembly.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2009 Winter Airgun Championships came to a close at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs December 5 with Matt Emmons, Jason Turner, Sarah Beard and Sandra Uptagrafft claiming the top spots on day three of the competition.

The BFR 22H10, code name Little Max in the Magnum Research brochure, is a single action only gun. To load the BFR you first open the loading gate. No manipulation of the hammer is needed to free the cylinder. Much like the Ruger single-action revolvers, the hammer stays safely in a down position.

The BFR strikes a chord. We would have to rate the workmanship of the BFR superior to the Taurus. We recommend it if you need a hunting iron without the recoil of the harder hitting calibers meant for bears and large game.

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Chris Cassidy, assistant director of communications at the American Constitution Society, posted a short item about how women's groups lobbying for abortion may wind up supporting gun-owners' rights in the McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court case. He wrote:

WESTLAND, Mich. -- No charges will be filed against a Westland woman over the fatal shooting of her husband Monday evening, according to a story in the Observer & Eccentric newspaper.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), has received an additional $93 million in orders for small caliber ammunition from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill.

WASHINGTON -- Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 18, Attorney General Eric Holder revealed a stunningly broad and aggressive anti-gun agenda, according to a release from the Law Enforcement Alliance of America.

WASHINGTON -- In a letter sent to the White House, six national gun-banning groups -- the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance, Legal Community Against Violence, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence -- urged President Barack Obama to use his executive powers to ban the import into the U.S. of the FN Herstal Five-seveN semiautomatic pistol.

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. – Ken Solinsky, president of Insight Technology Incorporated, was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national winner in the Distribution and Manufacturing category.

McLEAN, Va. -- For 2010, FNH USA is rolling out a handful of handgun and rifle additions to its extensive firearms lines.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a brief to the United States Supreme Court in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, which challenges the constitutionality of that city’'s ban on handguns.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced that James Debney has been named as president of S&W’s Firearms Business unit, reporting to Michael Golden, president and CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation.