At the time these events happened, I considered myself to be well-prepared — maybe over-prepared — in the area of personal self-defense. (I am retired military and a former police officer.) I foolishly thought I was smart enough to be able to keep a criminal from getting the best of me. I was wrong.
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Lessons Learned: Convenience Store Confrontation with ‘Panhandling’ Youths
Published: October 24, 2018 { 36 comments }H&K Goes West with American-Style Push-Button VP9 Pistol
Published: October 23, 2018 { 11 comments }The updated B model has a reversible push-button magazine release along with all the features that make the VP9 the success it’s been.
Shotgun Patterning – How to do it
Published: October 19, 2018 { 14 comments }Need an intro to patterning? It refers to where you’d like to break a target, using the height of the shotgun’s comb to change where the gun shoots.
Lee-Enfield Rifle: The Long Arm of the British Empire and the story of Lachhiman Gurung
Published: October 19, 2018 { 20 comments }During WWII, a man from Nepal held off more than thirty Japanese troops, while armed with just a knife and Lee Enfield rifle. This is the story of Lachhiman Gurung and his rifle.
What I Love & Hate About Aftermarket AR Carry Handle/Sights
Published: October 16, 2018 { 18 comments }Oh, I certainly love the electronic optics available today … more on that below. But every now and again it’s just fun to have a carry handle with the integrated sights. Here’s what I love — and hate — about the UTG.
Review: Speer’s New Gold Dot 10MM Auto Personal Defense Round
Published: October 10, 2018 { 9 comments }I’m a big fan of all things 10MM, and Speer got my attention recently when the ammunition maker announced the new Speer Gold Dot 10MM Auto Personal Defense round, firing a 200-grain Gold Dot bullet.
Peewee Precision Rifles: .22 Trainers for PRC Practice
Published: October 9, 2018 { 2 comments }Precision rifle shooting is a very expensive hobby. One innovative way to get in the necessary trigger time is the .22 rimfire trainer.
The Story Of An Ambush & The British Sten Gun – A Spectacularly Successful Failure
Published: October 9, 2018 { 16 comments }The British Sten gun was effective at close range, cheap, and easy to make, but nearly botched the assassination of one of Hitler’s henchmen.
What I love & Hate About the Exodus Gunleather Paddle Holster
Published: October 9, 2018 { 6 comments }I have a love-love relationship with paddle holsters. Simply put, paddle holsters make it easy to carry and deploy a handgun. You can install a paddle holster easily, carry with stability and comfort, and draw and reholster with virtually no fuss. Granted, those attributes come at the cost of concealability, but that’s a pretty good trade-off.
Heizer Defense PKO – 45 Defines Big Bore Slim
Published: October 6, 2018 { 20 comments }Heizer Defense, the creators of the Pocket Shotgun, Pocket AR, and Pocket AK single-shot pistols, recently added a 45 Auto semi-auto pistol to their product line. With some innovative engineering, and liberal use of the unexpected, the PKO-45 is an amazingly thin single-stack 45 semi-auto that may be the ideal IWB concealed carry pistol for those looking for large caliber in a slim package.









