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Glock 19M Retaliatory Defensive Shooting MOSSBERG MVP SCOUT RIFLE PACKAGE SURVIVAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS COMBLOC PERFECTION Dead Air Armament PBS-1 Suppressor AND .41 Arsenal SAM7R-65 AK MAGNUM Is the Middle Magnum Still Viable? CARBINE TIPS CMMG MkW ANVIL Hold It, .458 SOCOM Mark It, Tighten It, Lube It REAL-LIFE ROBOCOPS Drones and Robots PROVIDE EDGE in Threat Environs FBI ISSUES NEW PISTOL! GLOCK 19M RETALIATORY DEFENSIVE SHOOTING APRIL 2017 PRO-2A PRESIDENT? 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BY TODD BURGREEN FBI ISSUES NEW PISTOL! 52 Glock 19M The author brings his years of professional experience with the Glock at the FBI to his analysis of the latest model from Austria. BY BOB PILGRIM MOSSBERG MVP 50 SWEEPSTAKES SCOUT RIFLE Enter for your chance to win Mossberg’s version of Col. Jeff Cooper’s Scout rifle. The prize rifle comes with a Vortex Crossfire II Scout Scope and sling. The winner also TOTAL VALUE receives 200 rounds of Black Hills .308 168-grain Tipped OVER $1,500! Match King and a Tactical Tailor Covert Carry Case. .41 MAGNUM COLUMNS Is the Middle Magnum Still Viable? 64 In which the author attends a 6 BRIEFING ROOM 21st-century self-defense event Hearing Protection Act at Gunsite with a 19th-century designed rifle/pistol combination BY DENNY HANSEN shooting a 20th-century designed cartridge. 16 STREET SMARTS Danger in the Back Seat BY DICK WILLIAMS BY BRENT T. WHEAT 20 AGAINST ALL ODDS Souped-Up Wooden Camp Tools BUDGET BLASTERS BY REUBEN BOLIEU Quality ARs That Won’t 32 ENEMY AT THE GATE 70 A Second Amendment President? We’ll See ‘N’ Break the Bank OT SA O V H E S BY KURT HOFMANN • If you believe in buying • S E H V O A O S T ’ the best you can afford ‘ N today for personal defense, 36 FRONTLINE DEBRIEFS here are some options for In the Police Museum doing just that, from the BY SCOTT REITZ venerable Smith & Wesson and a new gun builder, 96 GOOD GUYS WIN! Jones Arms. Second Amendment in Action BY JEFF HALL BY TAMARA KEEL 98 TRAINING AND TACTICS Retaliatory Defensive Shooting •B E E S H T BY LOUIS AWERBUCK T OF CARBINE TIPS PAT ROGERS 76 Hold It, Mark It, Tighten It, Lube It DEPARTMENTS Classic straight talk from Pat about handling and maintaining a carbine, and valuable tips for attending a training course. 8 MAIL ROOM Letters from Our Readers BY PATRICK A. 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Two items that seemed to be almost everywhere were suppressors and OPERATIONS MANAGER firearms with threaded barrels. Grit Salewski Suppressors have been growing in popularity for several years, but pend- TACTICAL CONSULTANT Expanded Field of View Enhanced Front Sight 16TRIJ11414 ing legislation may make them readily available. Louis Awerbuck|In Memoriam MADE IN THE USA MADE IN Thin front post promotes Photoluminescent painted | In 2015, the Hearing Protection Act, H.R.3799, would have removed TRAINING CONSULTANT larger eld of view for fast front outline paired with suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) and make them available Patrick A. Rogers|In Memoriam target identi cation at black rear outlines quickly to the public the same as any handgun or rifle, with the same background LAW ENFORCEMENT check requirements. Unfortunately, that bill died in committee. 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