Selection of a load for self-defense use is a choice that is important because that load may be called upon to save your life. Fortunately, most major ammunition manufacturers make cartridges specifically designed for that use.
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The What & the Why: Types of Ammo for Self Defense – Selecting Ammo to Save Your Life
Updated: March 7, 2021
Albert Patterson, the British SAS, and Gun Control Gone Mad
Updated: March 7, 2021Elected officials who wouldn’t know a gas tube from a sling swivel weaponize the latest headlines and pontificate accordingly, the Constitution be damned.
Remington’s 1911 R1 Hunter: 10MM Auto Hunting Power and…A Collector’s Gun?
Updated: August 3, 2024After putting over 300 rounds through the Remington 1911 R1 Hunter FDE 10MM pistol, I recommend this semi-automatic as a top firearms investment for at least two reasons.
Concealed Carry Sweatpants? They’re Not Your Standard Sweats
Updated: February 26, 2021One of the most obvious gaps in any CCW system is the wearing of workout gear. I’ve noticed, you’ve noticed, and we can bet the bad guys have noticed.
Don’t Go Into the Swamp: Crocodiles and the Japanese Type 99 Rifle
Updated: February 26, 2021The Guinness Book lists the carnage in Ramree Island’s mangrove swamps as the worst example of crocodile predation on humans in history. There were 500 or so troops who remained unaccounted for that night. Theirs was an undeniably ghastly end.
Big Gun Performance from Springfield’s Micro Hellcat Rapid Defense Package (RDP)
Updated: February 23, 2021Another significant upgrade of the Rapid Defense Package is the addition of a red dot sight. The RDP takes advantage of the optics ready feature of the Hellcat and includes a HEX Wasp micro red dot.
NEW! – Micro-Dot HEX Wasp, Springfield Armory’s Smallest Red Dot Sight
Updated: February 23, 2021Say hello to Springfield Armory’s new Wasp micro red dot sight. The Wasp is one of SA’s new HEX line of optics, and it warrants a serious look for concealed carry and duty gun use. I’ve been watching the evolution of pistol red dots for decades and they are finally getting the features that many [...]
CZ’s New Tactical Sports Pistol for the U.S. – The TS2
Updated: February 21, 2021The re-issued CZ Tactical Sport, now branded TS2 freshens the already coveted competition pistol to be more in line with the rest of the CZ product line.
