Andrew L. Butts

Firearms Evals

Andrew Butts has served as a soldier in the Army National Guard and also served as a correctional officer in Montana, and is currently with a federal law enforcement agency. Butts currently holds an Expert classification in IDPA and an A classification in USPSA in both Limited and Single Stack Divisions.

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The SIG P938 is reminiscent of the Star PD
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Today's peace officer or concealed carry holder has the choice of some truly excellent pistols that are perfect for backup or off-duty carry
Review: Ruger Commander 1911 brings new life to a classic design
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The use of modern materials and manufacturing methods allows Ruger to offer an accurate and reliable pistol at a reasonable price
Product Review: The Adaptive Kalash instructional DVD
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The skills presented in the Adaptive Kalash DVD from Panteao Productions are laid out in a logical format, and Travis Haley’s teaching style is engaging and easy to follow
Firearms Review: The SIG 551A1
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The SIG 550 is the current battle rifle of Switzerland and is in use in limited numbers by military and police forces worldwide
Get a grip with Boresight Solutions texturing work
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The Smith and Wesson Military and Police line of firearms has been a success by nearly any measure. The first M&P pistol was launched by S&W nearly a decade ago, and was really the right pistol at ...
Product Review: The HK416 and the MR556A1
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What happens when HK takes its considerable design expertise and applies it to Americaa€™s standard battle carbine, the M4?
Firearms Review: The piston-driven SIG716
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SIG started making piston driven AR-15s in 2009 with the SIG516 and released the SIG716 at the SHOT Show in 2012
Firearms Review: Smith & Wesson M&P Shield
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As the name implies, the Shield is aimed at the law enforcement back-up and off-duty market, and should especially appeal to those who carry one of the M&P full-size models in a duty holster
Product Review: Desbiens Gunleather #6 IWB
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Have you ever been excited to purchase and shoot a new handgun only to find that there are no holsters available? Unfortunately, I've found this to be the case more often than not when experimentin...
Product Review: The 5.11 Tactical ThumbDrive holster
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The 5.11 Tactical ThumbDrive holster has been available now for a couple years but, up to this point, has only been available for Glock handguns. Well, 5.11 changed that at SHOT 2012 by adding hols...
Ammunition used in testing piston-driven ARs
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I want to offer a word or two about the ammunition I used for my tests of piston-driven AR systems from Barrett, Primary Weapons Systems, Lewis Machine and Tool, Rock River Arms, Ruger, and Sig Sau...
Is the piston the next big evolution for the AR?
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One of the most discussed changes has been the switch from the original gas tube system to that of an external piston to cycle the action
Firearms Roundup: Testing piston-driven AR systems
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As I note in the accompanying column to my reviews below, one of the most-discussed changes we’ve seen in the evolution of Eugene Stoner’s original AR-15 — or M-16 in military parlance — has been t...
SHOT Show 2012: MK116 CSAT Rifle from Primary Weapons
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Firearms companies have long been teaming up with firearms trainers. These partnerships often produce guns built to be better equipped to meet that trainer’s specifications. The Thunder Ranch 1911 ...
SHOT Show 2012: Bulgarian M-16 mags imported by Elk River Tool and Die
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Polymer magazines for the M-16 family of rifles are hardly new. Early attempts such as the Canadian Thermold and the Israeli Orlite have been around for more than twenty years. Despite some advanta...
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