Guns for Beginners: Make Sure Your Gun is Secure in Your Holster
As I stood in my living room watching my football team win the Super Bowl, fielding texts and phone calls from loved ones that know my Denver Broncos addiction rivals that of my gun...
Guns for Beginners: Three Ways to Avoid Shooting The Wrong Person in Your Home...
"The woman was asleep in her bed and thought she heard an intruder enter the house," orlandosentinel.com reports. "She told police she heard the person quickly approaching her, so she fired a single shot. She...
The Gun Safety Song – As a Nursery Rhyme
https://youtu.be/cHLyLF4Nk3g
As the YouTube description informs us, "This is the guitar version of The Gun Safety Nursery Rhyme by Jordan Winkler (a.k.a. FX Hummel). His version can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CScKk." Just so no one gets...
Guns For Beginners: The Best Carry Handgun(s) For Women
I recently came across an article at Water n' Woods called The Overall Best Handgun For Women. The post claims that a Smith & Wesson .38 special snub nose revolver is the best gun for women. Wow....
Guns for Beginners: Never Fire Your Gun Into the Air [VIDEO NSFW]
One of the four rules of gun safety: know your target and what's beyond it. While this video shows a wedding celebrant shooting a member of the party in the head, it's also true...
Guns for Beginners: Practice Shooting One-Handed. A Lot.
It's a handgun. Not a "handsgun." As anyone who's tried to get a two-handed grip on a small revolver will tell you, a pistol is designed to be used with one hand. Yes, there...
Question of the Day: Why’d You Join the Gun Ownership Club?
"I want to protect two things: my job and my gun. That's why I'm supporting Barack Obama." That quote appeared on a labor union election promo featured in RF's "Friday Flashback" post, and boy does...
Guns for Beginners: Draw and Shoot?
https://youtu.be/zINtaXThtpY
It's generally accepted that most defensive gun uses (DGU's) end without a shot fired. The defender shows the bad guy or guys their gun, the perps think better of their attack and scarper. Result!...
Ask Foghorn: How To Build an AR-15 Upper Receiver
Daniel writes:
I was reading (Nick's) post on assembling an AR lower assembly. It was awesome and the associated video answered all my questions and was done very well. All fan boy aside, I was wondering...
Guns for Beginners: Don’t Off-Body Carry [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/XQ6BgnO2_h0
I'm sure there's a situation where off-body carry is safer than on-body carry. I can't think of one, given that carrying your gun in a bag/case/backpack opens the possibility that you'll leave your firearm somewhere you shouldn't,...
Guns for Beginners: Weaver vs. Isosceles Stance
https://youtu.be/W0_wBXH3REw?t=3m8s
A previous post talked about stance, suggesting that new shooters consider the pros and cons of the bladed or Weaver Stance and the isosceles or triangular stance before choosing one or the other. Just a quick...
Fallout 4 Tip: Don’t Over-Scope Your Gun
Over the last few weeks I've been playing a lot of Fallout 4. Like, a lot. An unhealthy amount, even. Despite the random crashes and glitches (seriously, how do you get the mayor's elevator...