Posted by Tamara Jackson on Dec 8, 2014 in
How robust and enduring IS the NP3 finish? Consider this! The Ohio Highway Patrol purchased 6500 Beretta 96D pistols in the early 90s all with ROBAR NP3 metal finish on them. The picture (above) of the Old Beretta shows a pistol that is over 20 years old and the NP3 finish, while showing some burnish marks, is in excellent condition. A customer purchased it as a police trade in and has sent it to ROBAR Guns to refinish in NP3Plus. Bottomline is that, after two decades the...
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Posted by Tamara Jackson on Nov 12, 2014 in
By Colt Driver Reprinted from HandgunPlanet.com People make much of the saying that a handgun’s primary purpose is to help a person shoot their way to a bigger gun (usually a rifle). So when you make it to the rifle and you’re on your last legs and your last mag, you need that thing to work, regardless of the conditions or the climate. Whether you’ve had time to lube it up or it’s just been sitting in the trunk of your car for a month (never mind where in your list of...
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Posted by Tamara Jackson on Oct 30, 2014 in
Written by Larry Good [seen shooting above] and reprinted with permission from Safari Club International Fall 2014 The week before I left for my NRA Training Counselor Development in Phoenix, AZ, I was contacted by a good friend who has been working with Robar Guns (ROBARGUNS.com) in Phoenix… …she got me an invitation to tour their gunsmithing and re-finishing facility. So, after my TC workshop, I hung around for an extra day on Columbus Day to do that. I am...
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Posted by Tamara Jackson on Sep 17, 2014 in
By Rich Grassi While on a trip to Gunsite, I was with Jeff Quinn of Gunblast.com. We both had late flights out of Phoenix and had the biggest part of a morning to spend seeing a few friends. I was able to make contact with Robbie Barrkman for an appointment, and with the fine folks at The Wilderness Tactical, where I had to make a purchase for my son. Our first stop was at Robar. You’ve read about the magnificent guns of Robar here and elsewhere. Now we had a chance...
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Posted by Tamara Jackson on Aug 28, 2014 in
“I’m up to 750+\- rds on the RC-1911 CQB. I have had no failures or issues. Runs like a champ. When I got it I wiped it down and put it into service. Haven’t lubed it since. Wanted to torture test it and I have yet to have a failure. I have had several of the other instructors at my department try it out as well. All of them have the same opinion. They love it. Finish is holding up great even through the constant holster wear.” Deputy Sheriff Bill...
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