This is the start of a new series I have been thinking about called “Cheap Guns.” I don’t know if cheap is the right word, but it’s the word people use when they encounter a $200 firearm of just about any type. “That’s cheap!” But the next words are something like “I wonder if it is any good.” My goal is to go out and buy some of these guns, some of the more common ones, and go shoot them.
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A Few Good Men: Marines Thwart Robbery, Detain Suspect
Published: January 15, 2015 { 0 comments }Three Marine recruiters rescued an elderly woman as she was being robbed by two thugs.
FPSRussia: AR500 Body Armor Test!
Published: January 15, 2015 { 0 comments }FPSRussia has some fun with AR500 body armor.
Recover that Beretta m9
Published: January 15, 2015 { 6 comments }For me, a pistol without a rail is more or less a novelty. I shoot them at the range, but leave it at that. I won’t carry a full-size pistol if I can’t attach some implement of illumination to its frame. I’m not knocking range guns or older designs for their defects, but I carry guns I can use in low light situations. That’s where ReCover comes in.
Prepping 101: Perimeter Alarm Security – The Wireless Options
Published: January 14, 2015 { 33 comments }Our last visit to the topic of perimeter security took a look at a really nifty tripwire system I found on Ebay. It busts a .22 caliber nailgun blank, and you can hear it for miles on a quiet night in the country. It is extremely low-tech and electricity free, and it works. For this article I am following up with a couple of wireless options, one expensive and one pretty cheap, and both also work really well. Nobody wants to rely on batteries, but any tripwire system is going to have several basic drawbacks:
How To Defend Free Speech: The Paris Terror Attacks
Published: January 14, 2015 { 12 comments }Urban Gun Enthusiast Mr. Colion Noir talks about the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, France.
Umarex, U.S. Marshals Museum Offering 500 Commemorative Colt Peacemakers
Published: January 14, 2015 { 2 comments }Umarex USA has teamed with the U.S. Marshals Museum to offer a limited edition U.S. Marshals Museum commemorative airgun of the Colt® Single Action Army® Revolver, also known as the “gun that won the west.” The gun will display a U.S. Marshals emblem in the grip and will be numbered consecutively one to 500.
Do American Gun Laws Keep Terrorists in Check?
Published: January 13, 2015 { 29 comments }“I think, as far as French gun laws, it’s basically a gun-free zone,” Miller told Fox News host Anna Kooiman. “As we’ve seen in the United States, gun-free zones lure evil and crazy people like terrorists there because no one fights back.”
Top 5 .45s for Home Defense
Published: January 13, 2015 { 111 comments }Choosing a gun for home defense can be tricky. Few people choose to wear their home defense pistols concealed, so guns chambered in .45 ACP are a popular choice. We’ll take a look at 5 of the most popular choices for full-sized .45s, and look at what makes each a solid choice for home defense.
Concealed Carrier Fatally Shoots Armed Robber at Barbershop
Published: January 13, 2015 { 2 comments }An armed robber walked into the wrong Milwaukee barbershop this past Friday, as he was surprised by a gun-toting patron who ended his life.