Three Reasons an “Assault Rifle” is Better Than a Handgun for Home Defense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMg0FQS6Fqo&list=UUfogAhK_Vtyv-Yhl_3lzzJQ&index=4
A while back I wrote an article stating that handguns are best for home defense. I stand by that conclusion. But there are some damned good reasons why having an AR-15 propped up against the nightstand...
Gun Review: TrackingPoint Precision Guided Firearms XS2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQ0xXAeHVA
To hit a target at 1,000 yards a lot of calculations need to be made, and good fundamentals of shooting need to be observed. Things have been getting progressively easier, but the guys behind...
Quote of the Day: I’m Gonna Need More Dollar Bills Edition
“They don’t even come close to our standards here in Ohio. Under this (proposed) automatic reciprocity (law), we automatically have to accept that Indiana permit just because they accept Ohio’s. Now the people in...
Training Tip: Watch That Trigger Thingy
A Wichita man is limping around doing his Christmas shopping these days after a little training mishap at a place called The Bullet Stop. According to kwch.com, he was practicing an off-hand draw when...
Book Review: Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading, 9th Ed.
In reality there's very little chance of ever being injured at a gun range. Modern guns are well built, commercial ammo is (generally) very safe and the threat of swift and painful retribution generally...
AMBUSH! at Tactical Response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9bnExZLcig
"That was totally cool! It would really suck though if the rocks where shooting back at ya!" Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing as CrypticCRICKET when I wacthed the above video. Other...
Gear Review: Timney Trigger for the Remington 700
When I purchased my Remington 700 AAC-SD, I knew immediately that the trigger needed to go. Sure, the break was pretty crisp and the shoe seemed polished enough, but Remington had decided to set...
Gunsite’s Dust Takes Its Toll on Ruger’s Guns
Things were a little different this week at Gunsite than they'd be at your typical product demos. Take the SHOT Show's media day at the range for example. While it's held in the desert...
Shooting Through the Engine Block of a Car – CT Gunsite Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI80xLfhVUM
Five hundred rounds in less than a minute out of everything from a .380 ACP to 12ga shooting steel slugs...and the only rounds that hit were Iain's that he skipped under the car. Moral...
HSLD Post of the Day: FBI 1947 Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSeUBB90tuA
Ah the good old days. When an FBI Agent could shoot a machine gun from the hip without ear protection. My how times have changed. Unless your name is FPS Russia.
Shooting through the Windshield of a Car – Crimson Trace Gunsite Event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRZKTCumnGw
One of the things we did this week at the Crimson Trace / Ruger / Safarilant / Leupold / DoubleTap Gunsite event was shooting through intermediate barriers. Part of that was shooting through a...
HSLD Post of the Day: Mozambique Edition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUP2dbQW8Q&list=UU-OrkzyODA5zZDfzQoyCGzA&index=1
Laconic and soft-spoken---right until he isn't.