Sept 2014 Vol. 13

TALON News

TALON Grips was proud to be featured in the latest Guns & Ammo and AR-15 magazines. We are very appreciative of the editors that agree that TALON Grips are a valuable upgrade worth spotlighting. We certainly appreciate all of our patrons sending us a shout out when you see us in print or online!

TALON Grips will be exhibiting at the National Tactical Officers Association Tactical Operations Conference and Trade show in Mobile, AL September 21-26. TALON grips received a 4.81 out of 5.0 rating by the NTOA after a field test earlier this year. Personal Defense World released this press release about the NTOA review.

On September 13 & 14 TALON Grips will be a stage sponsor for the Wisconsin Section Championship at Augusta Area Sportsman's Club. If you are a competitive shooter and looking to compete, please click here for more information.

Here are a few tips for installing and caring for rubber TALON Grips. Prior to installing the grip, the polymer pistol grip must be cleaned thoroughly as well as any portion of the grip that might have an overlap. Remember when you clean use only rubbing alcohol, and allow it to dry completely before installation. If over time, the grip has lost some tack, clean the exterior of the grip with rubbing alcohol to remove dirt, oil and debris.

New Products

IWI Pistol Grip and IWI Tavor Foregrip
Ruger LC9S
Boberg XR9
Boberg XR45

Stories Worth Repeating

provided by Kyle Wintersteen for Guns & Ammo

9 Most Misused Gun Terms

"Assault weapon." Sixteen-round "clip." A box of "bullets." When it comes to firearms, there's no shortage of misused terminology. Sometimes the error is committed innocently, a simple mistake owing to the shooter's ignorance. A common example is the interchangeable use of "clip" and "magazine." However, other misused terms are more harmful. They aren't just inaccurate; their frequent use can negatively affect the public perception of firearms. Referring to a semi-automatic carbine as an "assault rifle" — a term that implies a fully automatic action designed for purely offensive purposes — is the biggest offender. More on that later.

Anti-gun groups, politicians and biased members of the media often use such terms incorrectly — sometimes due to lack of knowledge but often with malicious intent. So, if we as gun owners don't accurately apply firearms terminology, who will? How can aspiring shooters, genuine journalists or the public at-large hope to receive reliable information? Here are some of the most commonly misused and confused gun terms.

Clip vs. Magazine
You know that boxy rectangular thingy that holds cartridges and slides into the bottom of your semi-auto pistol? It's not a clip — no matter how often the term is misused. It's a magazine.

A magazine holds shells under spring pressure in preparation for feeding into the firearm's chamber. Examples include box, tubular, drum and rotary magazines. Some are fixed to the firearm while others are removable.

A cartridge "clip" has no spring and does not feed shells directly into the chamber. Rather, clips hold cartridges in the correct sequence for "charging" a specific firearm's magazine. Stripper clips allow rounds to be "stripped" into the magazine. Other types are fed along with the shells into the magazine — the M1 Garand famously operates in this fashion. Once all rounds have been fired, the clip is ejected or otherwise released from the firearm.

In essence, clips feed magazines. Magazines feed firearms.

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"Double Grip Your Tavor
On Tuesday, September 9th, enter the coupon code:
DoubleTavor
and receive $5 off when you order both Tavor TALON Grips and, as always, FREE SHIPPING!*

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The TALON Team

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"Fantastic job on the design of the Sccy CPX-2 Grips - just installed them and the fit exactly forms to every curve, and the cutout for the logo is spot on! Once done it looks like it came from that factory that way - Bravo!!"

- J. W. B.

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