The Freedom Arms sight is available in a variety of heights and is adjustable for windage via the dovetail and a lockdown screw. Let’s say you have a fixed sight single-action that prints your favorite load low and right or left.

You can fix the problem by filing down the front sight until it is vertically correct, then measure the front sight height and order a Freedom Arms sight to match. Then you take the handgun and FA front sight to a competent gunsmith and have him cut a dovetail and install it. The correct height sight takes care of the vertical alignment so all you have to do is adjust the horizontal using the dovetail and lock screw and you have sights that are dead on. You also have a very attractive front sight that most any savvy pistolero will recognize as a custom job.

Left-hand CZ 527

The good news from CZ-USA this year, for at least 10% of shooters anyway, is a commitment to offer their excellent line of bolt-action rifles in left-handed versions. They will start with the most popular models, the rimfires and the CZ 527, and other models will follow shortly.

Bart Skelton in USFA booth.

One afternoon I ran into Bart Skelton on the main aisle and he told me he was looking for the United States Fire Arms Manufacturing Company booth. I had just been there so decided to guide him back to it. Unlike most booths at the SHOT Show, you will not find any newly designed firearms at the USFA booth. This company builds quality reproductions of some of the most famous firearms in history. Cowboy Action shooters are well familiar with their Colt single-action clones but the company also manufacturers authentic 1911’s and Colt Lightning rifles. Later this year USFA will begin production of a copy of another famous Colt, the Woodsman .22 rimfire autoloading handgun. All USFA firearms are manufactured in Hartford, Connecticut.

Rob Leatham with Springfield Enhanced Micro Pistol

Springfield seems determined to see just how small a 1911 they can build. They built the first .45 GAP 1911 to shave a little size off their micro .45 ACP, and this year they went to the 9mm and .40 S&W chamberings to make the Micro even smaller. Could a .32 ACP Micro be in the works? Surely not. All kidding aside, the EMP is a beautiful little gun and up to Springfield’s usual high standards of quality. And, despite what diehard .45 ACP fans might tell you, the 9mm and .40 S&W are serious self-defense cartridges.

Sightron SII Big Sky 3-9X42 riflescope.

Sightron has been a respected name in optics among some savvy shooters for years but has not gained the recognition deserved. That should change now that Howard Communications, one of the most respected Public Relations firms in the business, has taken Sightron on as a client. Look to see more exposure in the press. But most shooters are more concerned with quality than name recognition and Sightron delivers quality and customer service on a level far beyond what you might expect for the price. Take the new SII Big Sky line of riflescopes, for example. The features and specifications compare well with some of the best of American and European riflescopes and at a price to that will not break the bank. I suggest you go to Sightron’s web site (www.sightron.com) for all the specifications and be sure to check out their warranty. Sightron scopes carry a lifetime replacement warranty, which means if you ever do have a problem you can take the scope to an authorized Sightron dealer and he will hand you a new one over the counter. Or, you can send the scope back to Sightron and they will replace it with a new scope. Sightron never sends a repaired or refurbished scope back to a customer.