Articles by Devin Standard

Senseless violence, bloodshed, mayhem and death, mostly preventable, darkened the doors of another college campus this week. Whether the evildoer was a terrorist, a criminal, mentally ill or a spurned lover, it makes no difference as we must stop giving them the time and opportunity to spill the blood and splatter the brains of innocents.

The typical talking heads and government elites have already ramped up their knee-jerk, siren song for gun control. I disagree with this call more strongly than I ever have because I believe gun control, and gun-free zones, are a root causes of violent crime.

The word shotgun covers a lot of ground. You can pay six-figures for an engraved Italian masterpiece, or you can buy an old single shot break-action in decent working order for less than the cost of a date night (with dinner and a movie). We’ll be looking at the most practical and reliable shotguns–and there are unlimited options under the $300 mark.

We’re beginning a new series here at GunsAmerica that examines the best options for home defense. But there’s a twist. In order to make our list, these guns and tools have to be reliable, capable, and (most importantly) affordable. There’s a lot to talk about–from gun design to caliber considerations–but these guns will get the job done without breaking the bank.

I just checked on-line. A Savage Model 111 Long Range Hunter Rifle chambered in .300 Win Mag with a 26″ Barrel and equipped with an AccuTrigger, an AccuStock, and an adjustable comb, sells for $863. A Lucid L5 6x-24 50MM Rifle Scope can be found for $327. Yours Truly is no super sniper, military or law enforcement high-speed, low-drag, kind of guy, but I can consistently hit targets out to one mile with this set-up. This means you can too! And if you are a really disciplined shooter, your results should be phenomenal.

A crash in the night, your heart goes THUMP! We humans have an innate fear of darkness programmed into the firmware of our DNA. It isn’t imagined. What you can’t see in the dark CAN hurt you. The cover of darkness has been the friend of the predator, the criminal, the terrorist, the Devil Himself, which is why night vision manufacturing is now a billion-dollar business. Night vision technology has come a long way in the last ten years. Gradually the prices have come way down. What used to be available to just the military is now within the financial reach of civilians and law enforcement.

I recently had the opportunity to do some night operations training down in North Carolina. Wow! Whether running and gunning with, helmet-mounted goggles, engaging targets with a night vision scope, or sending .308 projectiles down-range with the aid of a thermal scope, the ability to see in the dark delivers a super-human like feeling of invincibility! Hundreds of thousands of night vision devices are giving our fighting forces a significant advantage on foreign battlefields this very evening. Tens of thousands of law enforcement professionals are currently using night vision to help keep the streets safe. You need to get some of this technology too, and now you can.