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“While, I am one of those who favors a modern handgun (Glock in my case), I am not so quick to dismiss a good revolver. The revolver is very effective as a fighting tool. All you need do to verify that is study your history. A fighting handgun, regardless of design, is intended for a […]

Someone visited the blog using the search term, “What is strong side carry?” Wow, that takes me back. But yes, when I think about it, there was a time when I didn’t know this term. Everyone has to start somewhere, so here’s what the term means.
“Strong side” refers to the hand, arm and side of […]

So you think because you carry and know how to use a gun that you will be able to protect yourself from a knife or cutting instrument attack with ease?
Watch this video and you will see the knife can easily beat a gun in any contest.

Skill with handguns is a perishable commodity.
I attended our monthly match/training session at Dalton’s, presided over by Jim Higginbotham. I took two guns, a Springfield XD-9 Tactical and a Colt Combat Commander (my favorite practical shooting irons). I opted to begin the session with the XD. Before the stage began, Jim said, “This is […]

I’ll admit to a preference for exposed hammer revolvers. I don’t know why really. Maybe it’s the traditionalist in me. Maybe it’s because I like to have the option to fire single action if I want to. Single action fire is generally thought to be more accurate than double action. When target shooting and […]

There is little dispute that the .357 Magnum works. After all, there aren’t many handgun cartridges that can claim to have brought down moose, elk and even grizzly bears. Most of the other handguns that can lay claim to felling large game are generally considered to be too large and have too much recoil […]

“Of all handguns probably none of them are harder to master than the belly model. To begin with, it is short and it is light. This coupled with a walloping big caliber spells a punishing recoil. Only a plentitude of firing will accustom the user to the buck and rear of the sawed-off.
A hard-kicking […]

26 Sept 06Comments on training for nuclear plant guards, from a friend in the industry:“Our team recently engaged in a competition among other teams from a number of nuclear plants from around the Country. Courses of fire were simple, yet challenging, testing weapons skills and individual and team tactics. It was a good drill, and […]

“Without doubt one is allowed to resist against the unjust aggressor to one’s life, one’s goods or one’s physical integrity; sometimes, even ’til the aggressor’s death… In fact, this act is aimed at preserving one’s life or one’s goods and to make the aggressor powerless. Thus, it is a good act, which is the right […]

The cognoscenti of the concealed carry self-defense community have taken to calling photographer’s vests “shoot me first vests” on the assumption that bad guys in the know will identify a person wearing a vest as a person who is carrying a gun and attack them in a preemptive strike to keep the armed citizen […]