Wednesday Wisdom: 4 November 2026

New: Smith & Wesson Model 22 of 1917 Classic and Model 22 Classic Revolvers

Smith & Wesson is reaching back to the First World War for its newest Classic Series revolvers. The company has announced two .45-cal. N-frames, both built on the lines of the M1917 service revolver. One, the Model 22 of 1917 Classic, stays as close to the original as a modern production gun can. Its sibling, the Model 22 Classic, cuts the barrel to 4 inches and adds a second chambering for 45 Long Colt.

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Make Mine a Shotgun: Going Strong 100 Years On 

Hans Vang -- The Inventor of the Vang Comp

Shotguns have been used as combat weapons since the matchlock. The fighting shotgun reached a pinnacle in the “trench gun” of the early 20th century—an 18-inch barreled Model ’97 or Model 12 with a bayonet, spraying buckshot into groups of enemy soldiers at close range. United States soldiers used shotguns in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and they are still being used in the Middle East today.

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This Week’s Dumb Criminal 

 

Stealing cars? That’s dumb. Posting it on Instagram? That’s really dumb.

Stealing a car that someone left running? That’s pretty dumb.

Picking up the owner’s cellphone and staring into the camera while it’s on a live FaceTime call? That’s even dumber.

Sending a request to follow the car’s owner on Instagram the next day? Well, that’s just crazy.

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Plea Deal Cut Over Microwaved Fish Gunplay

Well – since we have a dumb criminal, why not a dumb detective: The South Carolina detective who pointed a gun at the fellow lawman who used the office’s microwave to heat up fish has cut a plea deal that spares him jail, but bars a return to law enforcement, court records show.

Michael DeBiase pleaded guilty Friday to public disorderly conduct in connection with the odiferous incident at the headquarters of the Myrtle Beach Police Department. According to an arrest warrant, DeBiase “confronted” the cop “about warming up fish in the microwave, causing an odor in the office.” During that dispute, investigators say, DeBiase drew his service weapon and pointed it at the victim/stench producer. 

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SIG P385: Did SIG Build A Better-Recoiling Pistol?

At the heart of the P385 is SIG’s new Recoil Dampening System (SRDS), working with an extremely low bore axis to reduce felt recoil and muzzle movement. According to SIG, the combination can reduce muzzle rise by 20 percent or more depending on the P385 configuration, while the P385-MACH3D takes things even further with a compensator designed to reduce muzzle rise by more than 30 percent.

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U.S. Model 1892 Krag Carbine Manufactured by Springfield Armory

This carbine is one of only two Model 1892 carbines made by Springfield Armory on an experimental basis. One carbine was sent to the Board on Cavalry Drill Regulations at Fort Riley in Kansas on June 14, 1894 and another was sent to Rock Island Arsenal on July 7 to use for designing rifle racks. The carbine sent to Rock Island Arsenal was believed to be serial number 1015 and the example with that serial number is still housed in their museum. So this carbine, serial #1574, is no doubt the example sent to the Board on Cavalry Drill Regulations in 1894.

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Palmetto State Armory KS-47 

 

The KS-47 is Palmetto State Armory’s answer to a question nobody really asked: what if an AR-15 could eat AK-47 magazines? The upper is straight AR-15, bolt carrier group, charging handle, Picatinny rail, while the lower is reworked to feed from AK mags but still run a standard AR trigger group, buffer tube, and stock. It sounds like a mess on paper. It isn’t.

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Will the Real Farnam Drill Please Stand Up?

Multiple versions of a simple drill designed to test basic pistol skills. 

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New for 2026: Franklin Armory 5.56 Rabbit Rounds

Interesting idea—might be fun to try. A bit expensive tho. The fowler was the original do-all firearm in America. While its smoothbore allowed it to use multiple projectiles for small game and birds, it could also fire a single larger projectile for medium-game hunting, self-defense, or war. Franklin Armory brings that all-purpose capability to “America’s rifle” with its new multi-projectile Rabbit Rounds.

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Interactive Flock Camera Map

Proton is hosting an interactive public map showing more than 300,000 Flock surveillance devices across the United States. Cybersecurity researcher Joshua Michael’s research provided an inventory that he obtained from the Flock system that is the basis for Proton’s map. According to Proton, it includes more than 170,000 cameras and over 130,000 other devices. This contrasts with Flock’s public statement of only 120,000 cameras in use, so the actual camera count Michael obtained is about 40% higher. 

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