A .38 Special for self-defense? It’s not the fastest or most powerful round, but it is the best round if it meets two key criteria: It’s the one you’ll actually carry and you can shoot it accurately. So, yes, a .38 Special for self-defense.
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P365 – SIG’s New Wonder Weapon
Published: March 17, 2018 { 119 comments }I never thought I would say this, but the P365 isn’t just a good carry gun. It is a good do anything gun. With the capacity on board and a potential of 12+1 with extended mags, there is no reason it can’t. This gun is literally good enough to run 6 plate racks or compete in
Intro to PRS Part 2: Barricades
Published: March 15, 2018 { 1 comment }Read Part 1: Intro to Precision Rifle Series — Mindset, Equipment & Skills Without a doubt, some of the most dreaded stages during precision rifle (PRS) competitions are where you have to get up from the prone and shoot from a barricade of some type. Hardly anyone likes them, the stages often force the shooter into [...]
A Mosin-Nagant for the US Army?
Published: March 14, 2018 { 20 comments }Almost every shooter in the US has heard of or seen the Mosin-Nagant rifle, due to the large volume of them that were imported over the last decade or so. The WWII variant was quite readily available and inexpensive until very recently.
Top Five Night Sights for Handguns
Published: March 14, 2018 { 9 comments }Here are my top five night sights for handguns, in no particular order. Just for the sake of comparison, the sights listed are all for a Glock 19. If you have the proper tools, you can install these yourself, but professional installation is recommended.
Build a Complete AR-15 Upper in Under 45 Minutes
Published: March 8, 2018 { 10 comments }As we stare down the barrel (no pun intended) of another attempted gun grab, I felt like it is time we take a look at exactly how to keep your AR running indefinitely.
Top Five Magazine Holsters
Published: March 6, 2018 { 5 comments }In one sense, a magazine holster is a fairly low-tech piece of gear, but it too needs to be a sure and steady platform for your reload. With that, here are my top five choices in magazine holsters.
Clay Blasts Combat Vet, Congressman Brian Mast for Supporting Black Rifle Ban
Published: March 5, 2018 { 81 comments }Well, it is either unimpeachable or it isn’t. Only a complete cuck tries to have his cake and eat it too. Which is exactly what you are doing if you follow your arguments to their logical conclusion.
XD-E- Now Available In Men’s Sizes.
Published: March 4, 2018 { 36 comments }So in a nutshell, all of the reasons to carry the XD-E I might not necessarily agree with. Some of them don’t apply to me specifically. But I can understand why they were done.
M&P-10 Sport – Bargain Bin Price That Is Big On Performance.
Published: March 1, 2018 { 40 comments }I must confess that sometimes I am a bit of a gun snob, especially as it relates to rifles. I don’t have any full custom second mortgage guns, but I generally look well above the price point of the M&P 10 that came in for review this week. As a retired military sniper and [...]





