What’s next?
Like Jay, I’ve kinda reached a crossroads in my firearms acquisition. I have my eight guns (plus a few more…), and I can compete in every sport I want to. But. I don’t own a 1911. And while my Remington … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
All of the above
“Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both?” – T. Stark The debate rages on: Pistol or long gun for home defense. Me? I have both. Pistols: Are good for moving … Continue reading
Walther ramps up their game
Well now this is interesting. Seems like Walther is looking to start their post-Smith&Wesson era with a bang. Yeah, that was a bad pun. Sorry. “Next year Walther will be selling an entry level ‘under $500′ 9mm & .40 S&W … Continue reading
Trigger work
I am not mechanically inclined: I lack the patience to do detail work and I soon become frustrated and ask around if any has a hammer. So the delicate task of installing an Apex trigger fills me with dread. Fortunately, … Continue reading
Getting more from a paradigm than just twenty cents
I spent some time a couple of weeks ago with Jim Neff of Generations Firearm Training doing some night shoot practice and working on my colder-weather draw. This wasn’t a formal class per se, but just a few of his … Continue reading
Dungeons and Dragunovs
Tam’s comments about the SCA and Sebastian’s post about nerds and ThirdPower’s post about miniatures got the wheels inside my head a-turnin. Gun Culture 2.0 tends to be tech-savvy, which means D+D and other games are a distinct possibility. … Continue reading
Pay no attention to the sponsor behind the curtain.
“I have always hated the basic undercurrent of magic which Jerry Seinfeld put best when he said: ‘All magic is “Here’s a quarter, now it’s gone. You’re a jerk. Now it’s back. You’re an idiot. Show’s over”.’” – Penn Jillette … Continue reading
Warm Winter Concealed Carry
There’s some good articles out there dealing with how to carry concealed in the cold, cold weather that’s about to descend on most of the country, but out here in the Desert Southwest, winter means putting on a light jacket … Continue reading
Kel-Tec does something completely different. Again.
The company that came out with a pocket .380 and a mini 9mm loooong before those guns were cool has re-imagined the defensive flashlight. The small size of the CL-43 makes it possible to hold and operate parallel with a … Continue reading
Stage 3, but I’m trending towards Stage 4
I hope. Google+ … Continue reading
Hammer down
Michael Bane nails it (pun not intended this time). As CCW has grown from a few citizens concerned with their personal defense into what I would contend is a national phenomenon, I see more and more people who think that … Continue reading
SHOT Show predictions
We already know that Sig Sauer is coming out with a double-stack .45 to call their own for SHOT, and RTB has a few more predictions of his own: Benelli will introduce barreled actions in different gauges for their modular Vinci platform to … Continue reading