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Even in an age of very reliable and well-sized auto-loading pistols, I am still a big fan of carrying a snub-nosed revolver. I am drawn to their simplicity and reliability — two key attributes of a self-defense tool.

Land Navigation is a perishable and somewhat arcane skill, but it has proven its worth time and time again.  I know that in the digital age it is not cool to carry around a compass and paper map, but then again neither is getting lost. 

The SIG P320 RX is a premium striker fired pistol that comes with the SIG Romeo1 red dot sight pre-mounted and zeroed, out of the box, making it an exceptional value for the price. MSRP for the full-size RX is $950 but you can usually find them for under $900.

The Rex Alpha is a steel-framed, SIG-styled handgun built for competition that’s been turning heads since SHOT Show earlier this year.

The 1873 Winchester sported a steel receiver along with proper metallurgy in its barrel that allowed the gun to handle the relatively high performance of the .44 WCF round. Various barrel lengths and contours, engraved variations, and rifle, carbine, and musket versions kept things spicy.

Whether you’re doing formal training or just running some drills at the range, there are few necessities to bring with you. I’m not talking about the obvious ones such as eye and ear protection, a gun, holster and target ammo.

The so-called “news” media has disguised or totally hidden this revealing truth. Journalists have become virtually as much an enemy of the nation’s health as the murderers themselves. That’s a hard thing to say, as a journalist myself.

It seems since the rise of terrorism there has been an explosion of people hanging out their shingles, or website, as firearms instructors. The sheer number of choices can make choosing the right one a daunting task for the novice shooter

If you don’t support gun control you are a child-hating bigot. Right?