Ask any firearms instructor what their most commonly asked question is, and they will more than likely tell you it’s what pistol they would recommend for defensive carry. While it’s a common question, it’s akin to asking someone to pick a wife for you. The simple fact is that there is no perfect handgun for...Continue reading
Sure, semiauto pistols get a lion’s share of the market for defensive handguns nowadays, but there are still a lot of revolvers being sold. And we know that semis are preferred over revolvers by many mainly because of the auto’s magazine capacity and the ease of reloading them. Knowing this, we can deduce that revolvers...Continue reading
I finally had the chance to read Chris Kyle’s book American Gun this past weekend. It’s an excellent book, and I highly recommend your reading it. The books’ authors (it was completed after Chris’ untimely death) weave an extremely interesting blend of technical facts and history together, so even folks other than us “gun people”...Continue reading
This is a recycled and expanded Facebook post I made a while back. Disclaimer: I’m a firearms instructor. One day you say to yourself, “I want to be a better shot.” So you load up your guns and ammo and head to the nearest rock quarry to “practice.” You set up some bottles and cans...Continue reading
Like it or not, the holidays are upon us. Now are the days of eating too much, traveling, seeing distant relatives, and…crime. While crime is a constant, the holidays bring out the criminal element like coyotes to an offal pile. They know this is the time of year when big ticket items will sit in...Continue reading
Six Shooters. Wheelguns. Plowhandles. Smokepoles. Belly Guns. Whatever you call them, the revolver has been around for quite some time. Some say their time has long passed. I beg to differ. While revolvers were around for some time before, the first successful revolver was made by Colt in 1844 in the form of the .36...