IDPA: What’s In YOUR Briefcase?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48GxqUz_vy8
"The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) is the governing body of a shooting sport that simulates self-defense scenarios and real life encounters." OK, so who still has a corded landline? The gun-guru recommended procedure...
Kicking Out The Jams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s8CSVXY0W8
I'm going to resist the urge to file this under Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day. The fact that the woman firing this weapon tilts the gun's muzzle upwards to have a peek is...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sig Sauer’s Double Action/Single Action...
I carry my SIG both ways, which means sometimes I have one "in the hole" and other times I leave the chamber empty. Why? Well, if I know I'm going to go to a...
Letter to the Editor: Open Carry Advocates “Selfish and Egotistical”
It's open season on open carry in California. Post Hermosa Beach Open Carry clean-up demo, Golden State gun control advocates are girding themselves for battle, as the legislature attempts to pass a law banning...
Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 3 – Clearing a Room
Back in May, I took several force-on-force classes at Practical Firearms Training in West Virginia. To make the training scenarios as real as possible, the instruction included "live fire" with Airsoft and paintball guns...
How Not To Draw A Gun From a Holster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xVRaE1RwZI
The holster action starts at 1:19. The wisdom of holstering a gun on an empty chamber is open to debate. The main disadvantage: racking the slide is a complicated maneuver at the exact moment...
Gun Review: Benelli M2 Tactical ComforTech
Tactical shotguns aren't supposed to be pretty. They're supposed to be brutal. The uglier and more intimidating, the better. Trust the gunsmiths at Benelli to turn their back on this tradition of fucile da...
Two Accessories for Any Home Defense Shotgun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uivn7FroQ8c
Click here for a review of the Sperian Impact Sport ear protection system.
Why You Need a Revolver for Self-Defense
Jean Paul Sartre must have been fun at parties. But then who isn't? I've been known to regale guests at swanky soirees with stories of home invasions, armed robberies, police shootings gone bad and...
Practical Firearms Training at PFT – Pt. 2 – The Convenience Store
This is part two of a five-part series on an advanced tactical training force-on-force class at PFT in West Virginia. Force-on-force uses Airsoft guns, paintball guns or simunitions to make the training scenarios as real...
“Shooter’s girlfriend: Without gun we all would’ve been killed.” Yes BUT—
I've been researching home invasions. As the owner of a nascent security company, I need to know the who, what, when, where and how of the matter. Our comprehensive home defense package includes landscaping, lighting,...