I was happy to see a great blue press from Dillon Precision for August 2023. There are many cool articles in it. I’ll give a quick summary. If you don’t have a subscription and you live in the US, you can sign up for it here.
Safety Tips for Travelers – Maureen P. Sangiorgio. This article references a book by Gary Quesenberry called “Spotting Danger for Travelers.” I have not read this book, but certainly am interested in getting a copy. Sangiorgio goes through several nice tips for travelers and the article is very much worth your time.
Dry-Fire Training: Good or Bad Idea by Rob Orgel. I have never seen an article about dry-fire training that explored its cons before. I definitely fall into the con camp. If you can’t practice with normal rounds, you may want to move to something like a Cool Fire Trainer, which uses mimics slide movement and recoil for semi-automatic pistols. This device also allows you to use a MantisX system to evaluate your performance.
Choosing a Suppressor: Go Long or Go Short? – Duane Thomas. Nice but short article on suppressors. I certainly belong in the short camp. I use DeadAir Sandman-K on almost everything. What I don’t think is covered well is that short suppressors do not work well on rifle calibers in an SBR configuration – a caution to some readers. Also, a lot of rounds and short suppressors can still result in damage to your ears. If you are going to be putting a lot of bullets downrange with a short suppressor, you should wear hearing protection.
How Springfield Armory’s Hellion Changed My Mind About Bullpups – Frank Jardim. I had a Hellion for a while. Loved it. What I do not like is the caliber. I have never been a fan of the 5.56mm. This particular rifle should exist in the 6mm ARC or 6.5 Grendel. With a 20″ barrel, you have the handling qualities of a AR15 16″ carbine, but an extra 4″ of barrel to squeeze all the performance out of a harder hitting cartridge. No gunsmith I knew would touch this conversion, so I had to sell mine. Waiting for the day when the 6mm ARC will be available in it. I’ll be first in line to purchase one.