43X is a serious contender for best CCW gun of all time. Even at 10 rounds, from the factory, the 43X is pretty damn good. But boosted with Shield Arms mags? This is a package that is very hard to beat.
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Compact, Rugged and Very Accurate: Springfield Armory’s SAINT AR-15 Pistol
Published: August 21, 2020 { 8 comments }The SAINT AR-15 Pistol is handy, and is a fine choice for home defense, personal protection, as a truck gun, has some hunting applications, and is a hell of a lot of fun to just shoot.
‘Gunsmithing Handtools Class’ OR ‘A Way to Work Metal without Expensive Equipment’
Published: August 21, 2020 { 0 comments }If you’d like to learn gunsmithing (or add some additional skills to your repertoire), take a look at the NRA Summer Series Classes at Trinidad State. You won’t be disappointed.
The Boxer That Saved a Princess: “Not Bloody Likely!”
Published: August 21, 2020 { 20 comments }In what is one of the most awesome lines ever uttered in the midst of a gunfight, the frightened, disheveled, irritated daughter of the Queen stated flatly, “Not bloody likely!”
Valerie Solanas, the M1935 Beretta, and the Protracted Murder of Andy Warhol
Published: August 15, 2020 { 15 comments }In shooting the avant-garde artist, Andy Warhol, a mentally ill aspiring writer named Valerie Solanas did indeed achieve her fifteen minutes of fame.
The What & the Why – Rack It – Methods of Closing the Slide
Published: August 9, 2020 { 20 comments }What is the best way to chamber a round and close the slide on a pistol when it has been locked to the rear in the open position? This topic generates a lot of heated discussion at times because so many people believe that the way they do it is the best and that everyone should do it their way.
A Simple Method of Bluing You Can Do At Home
Published: August 9, 2020 { 11 comments }Cheap, minimal equipment, and simple are three terms that homebuilders like to hear. Express Rust Bluing offers hobbyists a way to finish firearms that all three terms apply to.
Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Published: August 2, 2020 { 2 comments }Hunting in the West is full of unique challenges that need to be prepared for. Here are a few lessons I had to learn the hard way.
Building a BM59: A More Advanced M1
Published: August 2, 2020 { 5 comments }The BM59 is a unique and interesting battle rifle. Building one is a challenging and rewarding project. It is not exactly a beginner’s project. But it is quite doable for someone with the right tools and the knowledge to use them.
The Life and Times of the Brain-Damaged Gunslinger Clay Allison
Published: August 2, 2020 { 49 comments }Our vision of Old West gunplay was formed by Western movies rather than the Old West itself. The very term “Gunslinger” was an early-20th century concoction. Clay Allison, however, was the real deal.









