Over the course of my five-day testing period, the FN 509 Midsize was stored in a by-the-bed lockbox, inside my wife’s concealed-carry purse, and in a standard hip holster. Most pleasing, however, is the fact that you can bank on full-sized pistol performance in a midsize package.
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Killing a Dream
Published: September 6, 2019 { 17 comments }In the spring of 1968, he secured a room in an Atlanta boarding house. An avid reader, he happened upon an article in the Atlanta Constitution that outlined the coming itinerary for civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Equipped with this tactical information, the career criminal and perennial loser James Earl Ray loaded up his Mustang and made a quick trek to Alabama.
Prepping 101: The Cheapest Survival Food Explained (LiveStream)
Published: September 4, 2019 { 0 comments }Get the most bang for your buck, up to almost 5,000 calories per dollar, with these simple and affordable resources. Survival food is about survival, not stuffing the pockets of a survival food company.
Five Tips for Teaching Single-Handed Shooting
Published: September 3, 2019 { 1 comment }Is it best to perfect two-handed techniques before transitioning to single-handed shooting and handling techniques?
Taurus Announcing Full-Size G3 at a Great Price
Published: September 3, 2019 { 13 comments }The G3 is a polymer-framed, striker-fired double-stack pistol chambered for 9mm Luger with a longer slide and barrel and greater capacity.
Ruger’s Newest Rifle: The Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Reviewed
Published: September 1, 2019 { 22 comments }Ruger has decided to enter the light-weight, long-range hunting rifle game with their appropriately named Hawkeye Long-Range Hunter Bolt Action Rifle. This gun is designed to be accurate, lightweight, user adjustable and tough. The light profile, stainless steel barrel contributes most to this rifle’s low weight and comes chambered in the most popular 6.5 calibers.
Weatherby Mark V First Lite Review
Published: September 1, 2019 { 8 comments }Unboxing the test rifle, it was clear at a glance that the First Lite is not Roy Weatherby’s Mark V of yesteryear. The Mark V line got something of a makeover in the last few years, and the result is an updated take on an iconic and distinctly American rifle design.
Clear Ballistics Gel, and Federal Hydra- Shok Deep- A match made in gun nerd heaven
Published: August 31, 2019 { 7 comments }Today we are concerning ourselves with self-testing, and a new product I have been trying out. If you have been watching the channel over the last 8 months, you have seen me testing bullets in Clear Ballistic Gel, from clearballistics.com.
The Photograph that Lost a War
Published: August 31, 2019 { 45 comments }On February 1, 1968, Saigon, South Vietnam, was in the opening throes of the Tet Offensive. North Vietnamese commanders called it “The General Offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than 1968.” Two days prior more than 80,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troops had attacked more than 100 towns including 36 of 44 provincial South Vietnamese capitals.
CZ Custom Rolling Out Hot New CZC A01-LD Competition Pistol
Published: August 28, 2019 { 3 comments }The CZC A01-LD is a high-end 9mm Luger competition pistol with an enlarged frame and extended slide and barrel built in-house by CZ Custom.