Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Shows Off The Original Saturday Night Special, The Raven MP-25 .25acp Self Feeding Pocket Pistol

The MP-25 is a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol developed by
 George Jennings in the late 1960s. 

In 1970, Jennings designed the inexpensive MP-25 pistol and founded Raven Arms, 

which was also known as the original Ring of Fire company

A 1968 federal gun-control law prohibiting the importation of inexpensive handguns prompted Jennings to enter the firearms business.

In this photograph you could see the relative size of the Raven MP-25 when compare to small 'Candy Bar" type cell phone. Its ideal for deep concealment

Miami, Florida 31st May 2013: Before Jennings developed the MP-25, a friend who owned a small gun and pawn shop complained to Jennings, "I can't buy these guns any more, and I used to sell 500 of them a month." At the time, Jennings was running a machine shop that made parts for Southern California aerospace companies. Together, they cornered the market on small, inexpensive handguns, often called "junk guns" or "Saturday night specials." Raven Arms was born. Over the next 20 years, the company sold approximately 2 million pistols. In parallel with this growth, gun-control advocates started pushing legislation in Washington, in state capitals, and in city councils to ban inexpensive weapons.
In November 1991, a fire destroyed the Raven Arms factory. Jennings retired and sold Raven Arms designs to Phoenix Arms. Phoenix was owned in equal shares by his son Bruce Jennings, George Jennings' ex-wife, and George Jennings' children; four of his daughter's children; and by Raven's former general manager. 
People have conflicting views on the City of Industry-made MP-25; some tout it as one of the best compact and inexpensive handguns ever produced, while others regard it as one of the worst handguns ever made — as it exemplifies the guns collectively known as a Saturday night specials, being both easily concealed and very affordable . Some advocates of the gun claim that it is less prone to malfunction, despite its low cost.
As detailed in a 1992 article by Wall Street Journal reporter Alix Freedman, from an interview with Bruce Jennings, Jennings calls himself "the leading expert in the world on Saturday Night Specials." Jennings rejects charges that his family's inexpensive guns play a greater role in crime than more expensive guns made by up-scale manufacturers. 
In shooting our newly acquired addition to the ES2 collection, we found that the MP-25, despite all its stories and labels as a "junk gun" shot well and when expending six magazines worth of .25acp ammunition (36 rounds), we experienced  no jams or failure to feed. It should be noted that the MP-25 is a fixed barrel firearm and its size and weight makes one forgets that you have it on your person.

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Show Off The Whitney Wolverine Semi-Automatic .22LR Pistol And Compares Its Design To The Beretta U22 Neos "Who Copied Who"

The Whitney Wolverine was an advanced, "space -aged", light-weight aluminum, self feeding, .22LR caliber pistol created in 1956. It had a 10 round magazine, 
and weighed only 1.3 lbs.

The Wolverine was engineered by Mr. Robert Hillbery, who learned about aluminum casting during World War Two while working with aircraft guns and later became a research engineer for High Standard Manufacturing Company

Only 13,371 of these .22LR self feeding pistols were manufactured in its short period of production between 1956 and 1958

Show above is the modern day Beretta U22 Neos that show a strong resemblance to the Whitney Wolverine of  55 years ago. Makes one wonder was Beretta influenced by the Wolverine design

Miami, Florida 30th April 2013: The Wolverine was engineered by Robert Hillberg, who learned about aluminum casting during WWII while working with aircraft guns and later became research engineer for High Standard Manufacturing Company. Only 13,371 of these .22 self feeding pistols were made in its short period of production between 1956 and 1958. There were approximately 500 nickel plated according to company records, the rest finished in varying shades of anodized blue, The plastic grips came in either a black,dark brown or white, the white grips are found mostly on the nickel plated models. The frame being investment cast by Alcoa was a new idea for the gun industry at the time, now it is widely used by almost every major gun manufacturer today.

ts name "Wolverine" was named after Mr. Hillberg's favorite football team, the University of Michigan Wolverines. A victim of extremely poor marketing in the beginning, financial problems and then being under priced by $2.00 by both Ruger and Colt with their new semi-automatics .22, the company was doomed.

The original retail price was $39.95 blue and $44.95 nickel plated.

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Shows Off An Urban Conceal Carry Rig That Is Within Compliance Of Florida State F.S.790.01 & F.S.790.06 Conceal Carry Regulations

Shown is the "Sneaky Pete" conceal carry holster made for a series of compact guns

This "Sneaky Pete" conceal carry holster was custom ordered so as to facilitate the conceal holstering of a Ruger .380 LCP with a Crimson Trace laser unit 

Shown is the custom fit holstering of the Ruger .380 LCP within the "Sneaky Pete" conceal carry holster

Shown attached and mounted onto a belt in every day carry mode in compliance with Florida State Conceal Carry regulations as dictated

As an improvisation of Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) so as to blend into the day to day wear within and urban environment, (ES2) has found out that by utilizing a common cell phone carrying case one could house two Ruger .380 LCP magazine in a prefect and discreet fit and wear  

Shown are the two Ruger .380 LCP magazines as stowed within the cell phone carrying case to also be worn at the ready on your belt / hip

To the public eye this would appear to be an common cell phone carrying case and would not appear as a pouch carrying two spare .380 magazines 

What Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) has coined as the "Urban Conceal Carrying Rig" for everyday wear in any clothing situation

Miami, Florida 24th April 2013: Shown above in the series of photograph is what Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) is calling an "Urban Rig" for carrying conceal within the State of Florida. 

Made by Sneaky Pete, the above holster which is made for a series of popular, compact guns such as Ruger, Kel-Tech, and smaller Glocks such as the Glock 27 provides the ability to conceal carry without the worry of "what to wear" when opting to carry conceal in accordance with Florida State Regulations F.S. 790.01 and 790.06. The Sneaky Pete conceal carry holster is both utilitarian and stylish and provides a Florida conceal carry, licensed individual to have their firearm by the side and at ready to be drawn should the need arise by merely flipping up the magnetically attached and close flip up cover.

One so called "field modification" in which (ES2) came up with especially for the Ruger .380 LCP magazine sis carrying them within a common cell phone belt carrying case as shown in the above photographs.

The combination of utilizing a common day, common sight items on ones person such as a belt attached, cell phone carrying case and the Sneak Pete conceal carry holster, allows a licensed, conceal carry gun owner in Florida to have the their firearm and extra ammunition with them in common sight and easy reach, thus making it an ideal urban conceal carry rig.

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Reports On A Vintage 1885 Winchester 20-35 Lever Action Rifle Located in Miami, Florida At Charlies Armory

Mr. "Luis" of Charlies Armory in Miami, Florida holds the fully functional, vintage, lever action Winchester rifle currently for sale and tagged at US$900.00

Despite the average age of the rifle being about 128 years old the Winchester mechanisms of the lever action work perfectly as designed

Noted on both side of the stock was this crave of these three letters

Despite its age the overall physical condition of the rifle is in good shape

The firing mechanism and breech work as designed as no fault was found during the inspection operation of the rifle

A closer observation of the rifle

The left side of the rifle all attaching hardware i.e. screws, nuts and bolts fully accounted for with no holes indicating something missing

Miami, Florida 22nd April 2013: A bit of history pops up in Miami, Florida at Charlies Armory, Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) preferred FFL. Shown above is truly a classic firearm, the world famous 1885 Winchester 20-35 lever action rifle. 

Visiting Charlies Armory whether be to pick up a weapon being transferred to us, buying ammo and / or supplies or just stopping by and say hello to the staff at Charlies, its always an education experience in firearms, and personal stories from the past. Be it from Veterans of  Cuba's Bay of Pigs invasion, retired police officer who worked the streets of Miami back in the 1980's at the height of 'Cocaine Cowboy's Days" or U.S. Military Veteran like Luis who is shown above and who took part in the invasion of Panama back in December 1989 "Operation Just Cause", visiting Charlies Armory is always a personal and professional delight. If you are ever in Miami, Florida come by and visit Charlies Armory located at 7147 W. Flagler Street Miami, Florida 33144 Phone (305) 266-0996 tell them that "Benny" sent you.

Experience Shooting Solution (ES2) Founder Is Invited and Visits The FBI Training Center In Quantico, Virginia In Support of The Bureau

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder, Benny proudly stand in front of the FBI Academy sign on his first day at the training center located within the Marine Corp, Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia

The Holy Grail of all that is weapons having a first hand experience when visiting the FBI Training Center main weapon facility located within the training campus

Having completed the check in and security process, Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder proudly stands by the FBI Logo at the entrance of the main facility building at Quantico Training Center

One of nine weapon armament specialist, Mr "M" shows off the world famous "Chicago Typewriter" the Thompson .45acp sub-machine gun. This weapon is actually still on the books at the training center and the Bureau officially has two ammo drums for this weapon. Thus one belongs to the Bureau and the other   belong to Mr "M". Its should be noted that the weapon is all original

Laying along side the Thompson sub-machine gun is the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle "BAR" chambered in 30-06, another all original weapon at the facility and still in perfect operational working order

One of the most famous guns at the Bureau the Colt Police .38 special which belonged to none other than the Bureau first leader, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover himself

A profile look at the M1918 Browning "BAR" 30-06 

The sign says it all to all who have a deep appreciation toward firearms

The world famous Hogans Alley a whole specially made City at the training center

                   Experience Shooting Solutions Founder at the entrance of the
                Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operation Center, one of the coolest
                                           driving course in the world

A Memorial that pay respect to the events of September 11 2001

Despite being on of the safest place on Earth, the Bureau employs and maintains a 24/ 7, 365 day a year active Police force that oversees the safety of the facility

Marine Corp Base Quantico / Quantico, Virginia March 19th-20th, 2013: "The Cross Road of the Marine Corp" That is the official title of the 60,000 plus acre Marine Corp, base located in Quantico, Virginia of which a small portion of the base is allocated to house the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Center, known as "FBI Quantico". As a supporter of the Bureau, Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder had the privilege of visiting the facility and getting a first hand experience of what the training center is all about. The first place that was observed at the center was the "FBI Gun Vault" which was amazing to see and to speak to key individuals who manage that section of the training center.
(ES2) learned first hand that the Bureau is to phase out their H&K 10mm sub-machine guns and replace them with M-4 variants chambered in .40 SW produced by Rock River Arms.
Also learned during the visit was that when a new Special Agent graduates from the academy, he or she is issued their personal side arm of which currently is the Glock 23. The weapon unless their is a Bureau wide personal sidearm change during the agents career, that specific sidearm shall remains with the agent until their retirement of which then the weapon is turned in and its destroyed by the Bureau. The weapon facility at Quantico technically and operationally support the weapons and armament needs of the entire Bureau.
One amazing thing that was observed was seeing J. Edgar Hoover personal sidearm a Colt Police Model 11 chambered in .38 special. It should be noted that when the Bureau was first established in 1908 it was known then as the "Bureau of Investigation" and the agents then were not armed. Sidearm for Bureau agents has come a long way since the early days. (ES2) Founder also toured the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT-Team) section of the facility and toured the many HRT shoot-houses and ranges. In speaking to several HRT helicopter pilots they explained to (ES2) of their tactic known as Airborne Use of Force (AUF) and how they are able to blend the operational use of an air platform and the shooting skills of HRT Team Operators.
Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) wishes to express their utmost respect and appreciation toward the Bureau for their time and for granting us a special, one of kind experience to tour their facility and to learn first hand of their amazing abilities to produce and train Special Agents who are mark of excellence within the world of Law Enforcement. 

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Never Ending & Growing Arsenal For Clients Shooting Experience (Newly Added for 2013)

Shown above is a newly added pistol to ES2 collection. Its a Jennings / Bryco

Model 48 in .380 caliber. Jennings was a U.S. based gun manufacture

that was established soon after the gun control act of 1968

To many the above pistol may look like a Russian Tokarev 7.62 x 25

semi-automatic pistol, but in fact is a Chinese made Norinco type 213

chambered in 9mm Luger caliber. The pistol was acquired as new

With ES2 vast range of clients and addressing their needs and wants

for the shooting their experience, ES2 employs many weapons in the 

light .22LR caliber as with the case with the newly added

Iver Johnson TP-22, Walther PPK style pistol

For the heavy hi power touch, ES2 has added its first Hungarian

pistol in the form of the FEG-P9M chambered in 9mm Luger

The FEG is 100% clone of the famed Browning Hi-Power

Miami, Florida 11th 2013: With the commencement of 2013, Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) has added new weapons to their collection for the diversity of its clients and what they wish to utilize for their  shooting experience.
The handguns that are shown above bring a wide diversification to the selection of what (ES2) clients are able to experience by shooting them. With the recent rush and demand on all sorts of firearms since the tragic event of December 2012, (ES2) has worked diligently with its vast network of Federal Fire Arms Dealers (FFL's) and contacts within the industry so as to secure the purchases of what our clients are asking to experience and which we are more then happy to accommodate for their shooting enjoyment and training.

The above handguns represent a wide selection of manufactures with two being long time American gun manufactures who are gone now, thus being Jennings / Bryco and Iver Johnson. It should be noted that the 1968 Gun Control Act gave Mr. Bruce Jennings the will to create his company to produce small, economical handguns for the average person that in 1968 were banned from being imported into the United States.
Followed by a Chinese NORINCO manufacture Type 213 semi-automatic pistol in 9mm. It should be noted  that the NORINCO company is major Chinese weapon manufacture and were the first to introduce the AK-47 semi-automatic sporting rifle into the U.S. On the small caliber scale of .22LR is an American name in Firearms known as Iver Johnson. The Iver Johnson TP-22 is modeled after the world famous Walther PPK.
Our newest heavy hitter in the collection comes from Hungary. The FEG-9PM is direct copy of the famed Browning Hi-Power pistol designed by the famous American gun designer Mr. John Browning. 

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder Completes Continued Training With Miami-FBI / Emergency Response Team (ERT) CSI Course

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder "Benny" shows his delight

in being exposed to the techniques of the Miami-FBI Emergency Response Team (ERT)

concerning the issues of Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) / Management 

Members of the Miami FBI Citizen Academy Alumni Association learned

many techniques such as the collection of fingerprints using the time tested

procedures of "dusting for prints"

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) founder "Benny" is proudly

photographed by the Bureau logo

                        The lifting of prints was an enjoyable but messy session 

                  as the volcanic, black dust power found its way onto just about 

                         everything aside from the object being dusted for prints 

Miramar, Florida 7th & 8th February 2013: As a 2010, Class 11 graduate of the Miami-FBI Citizen Academy Program, a member in good standing with the Citizen Academy Alumni Association and an active member of the INFRAGARD South Florida Chapter, Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder and CEO, Benny Benitez maintains a professional and community related relationship with the Bureau within South Florida. 

At the start of February, Benny along with other members of the Citizen Academy Alumni Association attended an FBI- CSI course which allowed the participants to get a feel of CSI and how the Bureau does it. The attention to detail and dedication that the instructors gave the participants was outstanding and of highest level comparable to the quality associated with the Bureau.