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SPEAKOUTPepperBlaster launches a powerful, less-lethalinflammatory agent at 90 MPHthat instantly stops an assailant.See it in action atwww.pepperblaster.com.22 LR Conversion Kitfits most brands of 1911 pistols.Installation takes one minute withouttools. Adjustable sight is included.The Kimber Custom Shopoffers premium 1911 night sights,magazines, grips, performanceparts and refinishing in thehigh-tech KimPro II ® process.KimPro ® Tac-Mag ®The ultimate .45 ACPmagazine for any brand ofmil-spec full size or compact1911. Three quick-changebases. Stainless steel withTeflon-coated follower.For more information on Kimber products,please send $2 to:Kimber, Dept. 236One Lawton Street, Yonkers, NY 10705,call (800) 880-2418 or visitwww.kimberamerica.comPepperBlaster products not to be sold to minors or where prohibited by law.©2008 Kimber Mfg., Inc. All rights reserved.body platform to recoil against. Theirtiny slides simply do not have the massa full-sized gun has to store energy tocycle the gun reliably on their own. So,they need a rock-solid “wall” to leanagainst. This allows the energy of thefired round to cycle the slide fully tothe rear to take advantage of the lesspowerfulrecoil spring, compressingit fully, then allowing it to snap home,chambering a round. I think you’ll findif you clean and oil your guns witha good quality lube, use clean, goodquality ammo and help things alongwith an extremely firm and stablefiring platform (locked wrist, elbowand shoulders forward), those gunswill run fine. And that premature slidelock?A classic response to a less-firmgrip. Give it a try and let me knowhow it works. Often, our test guns run100-percent because we clean andlube them correctly, use good qualityammo and magazines and shoot themproperly. Many shooters simply buy ahandgun, a box of cheap reloads andgo to the range. They are asking fortrouble. RHHow’s That?I found these articles to be a greatfirearms history lesson — but I’m confused.The articles (Sixgunner, “Lettersto Roy,” in the past three issues) startswith Dear Roy May 2, 1933 and April3, 1936! Are these atually letters fromTaffin to Huntington? How can thisbe? Roy Huntington, who is the currenteditor, and John Taffin can’t possiblybe that old. Okay, maybe Taffinmight be, now that I think of it, butsurely not Roy? What am I missing?Please explain.ChuckVia e-mailWe took some, uh … literary license asit were. I asked John to “write” me afew letters as if he had been around inthose early years and knew those gents.John did a stand-up job, and all thehistorical parts are spot-on. As far asJohn being old enough to have “beenthere, done that” — well, it might beclose. RHAmerican Handgunner ® welcomes letters to the editor. Wereserve the right to edit all published letters for clarity and length.Due to the volume of mail, we are unable to individually answer yourletters or e-mail. In sending a letter to Handgunner, you agree toprovide Publishers Development Corp. such copyright as is requiredfor publishing and redistributing the contents of your letter in any format.Send your letters to Speak Out, American Handgunner, 12345World trade Dr., San Diego, CA 92128; www.americanhandgunner.com; e-mail: ed@americanhandgunner.com.20 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • MARCH/APRIL 2010