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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: Combining dynamic style with a host of performance-enhancing details, the Onyx Ultra II in 9mm and .45 ACP from the Kimber Custom Shop are striking personal defense pistols. Thin micarta grips and a short trigger ensure a perfect fit, even for shooters with smaller hands. Light 9mm recoil makes these pistols easy to handle and speeds sight recovery between shots; the .45 ACP offered in the Ultra-sized platform combines power with concealability. The highly-polished stain …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Micro 9 Rose Gold is a striking personal defense handgun that combines vibrant style with a host of performance-enhancing features. This firearm combines durability and style with its aluminum frame finished in matte black, paired with a steel slide featuring an elegant Rose Gold PVD coating. The 3.15-inch stainless steel barrel is ramped for enhanced feeding reliability and precision. Equipped with tritium 3-dot night sights, it ensures excellent visibility in low-l …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Kimber Micro 9 is right at the minimum size and weight for a semi-auto pistol chambered in 9mm, providing a slim, lightweight concealed-carry gun chambered in a battle-proven cartridge. The Micro 9 utilizes a single-action, match-grade trigger for enhanced accuracy potential and an intuitive 1911-style thumb safety. The slide release and magazine release also operate the same as a 1911. The slide is machined from stainless steel. The frame is made of lightweight corros …

SpecificationsManufacturer: KimberModel: 1911Caliber: .45Capacity: 7-RoundsImages …

Recap on The 8/18 Sunday ShowcaseThe Type 99 rifle or Type 99 short rifle was a bolt-action rifle of the Arisaka design used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. During the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, the Japanese soon found that the 7.7mm cartridge being fired by their Type 92 heavy machine gun in China was superior to the 6.5×50mm cartridge of the Type 38 rifle. This necessitated the development of a new weapon to replace the outclassed Type 38 and finally standardize …