Handguns - August/September 2022

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CONTENTS
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 36, NUMBER 4 | PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY | www.handguns.com
FEATURES 26
26 A 1911 WITH STING
By KEITH WOOD
The Kimber Rapide Scorpius is a 1911 with high-tech looks. But looks
aren’t everything, and at its heart it is a good-shooting, reliable pistol
with a terrific trigger.
36
36 INTELLIGENT REDESIGN
By BRAD FITZPATRICK
Springfield Armory’s new Ronin EMP is a 1911 for the concealed-carry
crowd, thanks to its three- or four-inch barrel lengths and lightweight
aluminum frame.
46
46 BABY PYTHON
By KEITH WOOD
The Colt Python is one of the most venerated revolvers of all time. Now
Colt is bringing out a three-inch version, which was a much-coveted
version back in the day.
58 LEGAL EAGLES
58
By BRAD FITZPATRICK
Even in a “good” shooting where your actions are justified, you could
find yourself in legal jeopardy. U.S. LawShield offers insurance to
cover the costs of hiring an attorney.
DEPARTMENTS
6 FRONT FOCUS 22 EN GARDE
FIRING LINE
RICHARD NANCE
10 SPEEDLOADS REPORTS
The Vertx Commuter Sling 2.0
pack could save your bacon.
• A look back at the 1911
80 BACK PAGE
• Safariland range bag 72 S&W SHIELD EZ
• H&R 999 BEAUTIES
.30 SUPER CARRY
20 ESSENTIALS
STAN TRZONIEC
Springfield Garrison By BRAD FITZPATRICK
BRAD FITZPATRICK
76 SPRINGFIELD
SIG’s new Romeo Zero Elite ups
the ante for red dots. XD-M 3.8 .45 ACP
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Handguns & Defensive Weapons’
Not Quite Everything
New Season Is Underway
The article in your February/March issue on the Springfield SA-35 was
well written and informative. I do, however, take exception to one com- Tune in every Thursday at 10:30 p.m. Eastern for
ment that was made in the article, specifically, “This gun has everything it “Handguns & Defensive Weapons” on Sportsman
needs and nothing more.” Channel. See local listings for additional air times.
As one of the 10 percent of the people in this world who are left-
June 30 Recoil is an unavoidable fact of life when it comes to shooting.
handed, it needs an ambidextrous safety. Not only for those of us so
Rich Nance, Kourtney Fleming and Scott Rupp take a look at factors that
cursed, but also for the right-handed folks who wish to have the controls
contribute to recoil and how to overcome them. In the “En Garde” segment,
available in the event that they need to use the pistol with their weak
Rich demonstrates different types of revolver reloads.
hand. I can only hope that Springfield will eventually offer this pistol with
July 7 The HGDW crew is joined by Handguns writer Keith Wood for an
an ambi safety.
overview of advanced shooting techniques—skills that could make all the
D D , F
an aniels loriDa
difference in a life-or-death situation. Keith also runs the V-TAC 5x5 drill in
Place Your Bets!
this week’s “Skills Drills” segment.
Your June/July issue was again July 14 When it comes to defensive shooting, accuracy is a relative term.
a winner. While I have always Rich, Kourtney and Scott dive into the question of just how much accuracy
enjoyed Mr. Rupp’s articles and you really need in a variety of self-defense scenarios. Rich’s “En Garde” seg-
even his appearances on TV, I ment covers proper trigger control.
found his lead sentence to the
King of the Magnums
referenced article interesting.
I’m sure it was intended to get
We posted an image of several
the reader’s attention, but it seemed a bit simplistic for such a compli-
“conventional” magnums: (l.-r.)
cated individual as John Wesley Hardin.
.327 Federal Magnum, .357 Mag-
I’m happy that Mr. Rupp didn’t live in that era, as his rashness may
num, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum.
have caused him to get a view of the business end of that Model 3 or
We asked our followers what
maybe Hardin’s Colt Lightning. As I stated, I’ve seen him shoot on TV, and
their favorite one was. While there
if we had both lived in that era I would have been happy to cover all bets
was some support for all of them,
two to one for Mr. Hardin.
the overwhelming choice was the
M T
ichael urner .357 Magnum.
Ouch.—Scott
Not A Pussycat
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