Front Sight, Press

By Jim Higginbotham
We had a sad but interesting homicide in our county recently.  A druggist who is somewhat of a local “angel of mercy”, donating his time and a lot of his inventory to folks who are disadvantaged, was murdered in the parking lot of his drug store when he took a purchase out […]

Gun news

At the last session with Jim Higginbotham, we were doing the “tactical reload with retention” and I asked, “What if you are carrying a five-round gun and you have fired three rounds in a confrontation – should you reload at that point?” His answer was simple, “You go to your second gun.” The logic is […]

Volume 270, 11/10/07
Sorry for the long silence, folks. I have been up to my neck in alligators (and it is difficult to remember that the original objective was to drain the swamp). Hopefully life is returning to an even keel. Thanks for your notes of encouragement and support.
HAVE YOU QUALIFIED LATELY?How long has […]

Here’s the story:
Police say rest stop shooting justified
Lynnwood man fired at hitchhiker in self-defense
By HECTOR CASTROP-I REPORTER
A motorist who shot and wounded a belligerent hitchhiker Wednesday at a highway rest area acted in self-defense, police say.
The shooting happened just before 7:30 p.m. at the Nason Creek rest area on U.S. Route […]

15 Oct 07
Snubby Tactics
Many of us carry five-shot, 38Spl, snubby revolvers, like S&W’s excellent 340PD, particularly as a back-up pistol. However, when reverting to the snubby, we often routinely fire all five shots in a single burst. It is bad practice!
Bad practice, because, once all five shots are simultaneously expended, you are faced with the […]

Volume 268, 9/22/07
FANTASYLAND! BY JOHN FARNAMOn the folly of carrying an unloaded (empty chamber) pistolhttp://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/tactics/fantasyland-by-john-farnam/
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARTBeautifully engraved Infinity 1911 and knifehttp://akeyboardanda45.blogspot.com/2007/09/sunday-afternoon-art.html
CHOOSING A 1911 FOR DUTY USEhttp://www.10-8performance.com/id8.html
THIN IS INWalther, in concert with S&W, has produced a sleek, slick and stylish 9mmhttp://tinyurl.com/2ktmab
SIG P220 SAO“A Single Action Dream Come True” [AFAIC, that’s […]

19 Sept 07
Fantasyland! This from one of our instructors, a gun retailer in OK:
I had a curious conversation yesterday with a young couple in our store. He has purchased several pistols from us and has a state CCW permit. She ‘doesn’t believe in guns.’ Both were in the shop.
He confessed that he carries his concealed pistol (S&W […]

14 Sept 07
Exigent Gun Maintenance:
There are many commercially-available solvents, lubricants, and devices made specifically for firearms maintenance, and all work well. However, in a crisis, none of that stuff is likely to be available. What is universally available is (1) hot, soapy water, (2) diesel fuel, (3) transmission fluid, (4) old […]

Volume 265, 9/1/07
I apologize for this issue being a bit long as things have added up during the past two weeks. A young member of my family got himself into some serious trouble and I have been completely focused on getting him untangled from his woes. I’m happy to report that significant progress has […]