Ask Foghorn: Trigger Terminology
A reader writes:
“trigger’s a bit gritty and prone to stacking” Educate me, please. What is stacking?
One of the major problems with talking about guns is that you're often trying to convey a feeling with...
Self-Defense Tip: Discretion is the Better Part of Valor
In my last Question of the Day, I asked if printing (concealing your gun in such a way that an observer can see at least part of its outline) was a big deal. Most...
Cain: “I don’t believe states should restrict access to guns, but what if a...
Presidential candidate Herman Cain is trying to back away from his previous statement to CNN on gun control. Specifically, “ should be a state’s decision.” As we pointed out at the time, the remark...
Dirty Smith & Wesson Model 60 Fails to Fire. And?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Ny9R4xDzU
Last time a revolver failed to revolve for me, it was a Smith & Wesson 686 whose lock failed. This time out it's a simple case of dirt. This is what happens to...
What You Do When Your Gun is Un-Welcome
You're out running some errands. You have to go into a Post Office. You're carrying a firearm, as usual. What do you do?
If you carry every day, assuming you have a license to do...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Gunsite Pee-Pee Peg Edition
Last month, Foghorn posted a QOTD relating to bathroom carry. Just what in the Heck do you do with a holstered pistol in a "pants around your ankles" scenario? Gunsite staff and customers face this...
Three Steps to Equipping A Gun Aversive Significant Other with a Home Defense Handgun
Let's get this out of the way: the idea that you, a man, should choose a firearm for a woman who's never had one is sexist and disrespectful. Women are fully capable of making...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: FPSRussia (Fourth Time’s a Treat)
So TTAG caught up with 'ole FPS at the Lucky Gunner blogger shoot. (Note: no bloggers were shot during the event.) We learned that FPS wasn't Russian and that he was repentant. He promised...
Gun Review: Kimber Custom II vs. Smith & Wesson M&P Pro 9
I’ve been carrying a Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Pro for years. I stake my life and my family’s life on the polymer pistol. And yet, like most “old timers,” I never felt...
Kids and Guns: When? How? and Why?
From as early as I can remember, there were guns in the house while I grew up. Back in the day, it was more common for guns to be in a closet or under...
Self-Defense Tip: Know What You’re Doing
"Risk," Warren Buffet said, "comes from not knowing what you're doing." Applying that to armed self-defense does not mean you have to develop great marksmanship and gun handling skills. They're useful and all, but...
Ask Foghorn: Why use cheap ammo to practice?
Bob writes:
As a new(ish) shooter I have a question. Why would you practice with different ammunition at the range than you would use in a match? Doesn’t the different ammunition affect your accuracy and...