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Mouse Guns: Myths, Mysteries & Histories

Mouse Guns: Myths, Mysteries & Histories

This being a column about mouse guns, let’s open it with a definition of what, exactly, constitutes a “mouse gun.”

NSSF: Dems Called Our Industry The 'Enemy'

NSSF: Dems Called Our Industry The ‘Enemy’

“Our enemy is the gun manufacturers, not the NRA, the gun manufacturers,” Biden said.

Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers 'Enemies'

Primary Debates Label Gun Manufacturers ‘Enemies’

Not a single one of the 20 candidates spoke in opposition to confiscation or the respect for the Second Amendment. So, the Democrats really are coming for your guns.

Forget Bug-Out Bags, You Need a Get-Home Pack!

Forget Bug-Out Bags, You Need a Get-Home Pack!

Moreover, what are you going to do, just run into the wild? Forever? What about everyone else who planned to do that?

Choose to Win: Developing the Proper Defensive Mindset

Choose to Win: Developing the Proper Defensive Mindset

I once asked him what he thought was the single most important quality in achieving success. His reply was immediate and succinct.

An Article for Your Non-Gun Owning Friends: Is Gun Ownership Right for Me?

An Article for Your Non-Gun Owning Friends: Is Gun Ownership Right for Me?

Not sure if you’re ready to become a gun owner? Here are some ways to determine whether gun ownership is right for you.

Bullet Expansion: How & Why

Bullet Expansion: How & Why

You literally cannot ask for anything more than that out of a pistol bullet. When moving at pistol velocities, a projectile’s only real wounding mechanism is penetration.

Got a Light? A Tactical Flashlight May Be Your Most Useful Defensive Tool

Got a Light? A Tactical Flashlight May Be Your Most Useful Defensive Tool

With the possible exception of the jacketed hollow-point projectile, I don’t believe there’s a single defensive technology that has progressed as far in the last 30 years as the modern flashlight.

Does a Suppressed Pistol Sound like a Nail Gun?

Does a Suppressed Pistol Sound like a Nail Gun?

In an article appearing in the Virginian-Pilot, Chipman claims, “The gun does not sound gun-like. It takes the edge out of the tone . . . This is how I would describe it: It makes a gun sort of sound like a nail gun.”

Feed Your Garand What It Wants: Adjustable Gas Plug Install and Test

Feed Your Garand What It Wants: Adjustable Gas Plug Install and Test

Adjustable gas plugs allow users to control how much gas from a fired cartridge is redirected back into the piston and operating rod, which in turn cycles the action and loads another cartridge. If all the gas is allowed the escape, the action won’t cycle; if too much gas is redirected, the action will cycle too quickly or too forcefully. Adjusting the gas flow to fit a specific cartridge ensures that the action cycles reliable with minimal wear and tear on the blot, op-rod, etc.