I like big guns and I cannot lie. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate luxury in a smaller package. I usually carry a full-size gun. While some of the pistols I like to tote around might be called “compacts,” they’re not exactly small, unless … [Read More...]
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When it Comes to Handguns, is Bigger REALLY Better? | OutdoorHub
Is bigger really better? Or does it boil down to “how you use it?” When challenged by groovy son Austin about his decision to drive a Mini Cooper as his “spy car,” Nigel Powers blithely responded, “It’s not the size, mate. It’s how you use … [Read More...]
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When you want to know how your new Corvette Z06 handles, you’d best head to the Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club test track. When you want to challenge your new “As Seen on TV!” Ginsu Knife, you slice open a few tin cans, chop firewood, … [Read More...]
When it Comes to Handguns, is Bigger REALLY Better?
Is bigger really better? Or does it boil down to “how you use it?” When challenged by groovy son Austin about his decision to drive a Mini Cooper as his “spy car,” Nigel Powers blithely responded, “It’s not the size, mate. It’s how you use … [Read More...]
How Lack of Time Can Make You a Better Shooter
With many things in life, I deliver better results with aggressive time limitations. There’s nothing like a tight deadline to make me focus and produce. Unfortunately, shooting isn’t one of those activities. In fact, adding a time crunch to basic … [Read More...]
What You Need to Know About Shot Timers
If you want to become a better shooter, you must measure your both your current skill level and your progress. You can measure and track accuracy results, and depending on your personal goals, that may be enough. For recreational shooting and some … [Read More...]
How to Use a Ballistic Computer for Long Range Shooting
While the term “ballistic computer” sounds like an arcane piece of gear from the Apollo Space Program, but its purpose is simple. It’s designed to help you predict where a bullet will land—before you fire. Knowing How to use a ballistic computer can … [Read More...]
How to Zero a Scope and Rifle for Long Range Shooting
If you’re going to shoot long range, you need to make sure your zero is perfect. Small errors at 100 yards become big ones at 1,000 yards, so if your zero is off by just ½-inch at the 100-yard mark, you’re talking five full inches down … [Read More...]
How Lack of Time Can Make You a Better Shooter
With many things in life, I deliver better results with aggressive time limitations. There’s nothing like a tight deadline to make me focus and produce. Unfortunately, shooting isn’t one of those activities. In fact, adding a time crunch to basic … [Read More...]
What You Need to Know About Shot Timers
If you want to improve your defensive shooting capabilities or perhaps move up the action pistol sports ladder, being able to shoot accurately under time pressure becomes important. A simple shot timer is a great addition to your range kit. Here’s … [Read More...]
M1 Garand vs. AR-15: Which is America’s Rifle?
Since the 9 mm vs. .45 ACP has been solved to everyone's satisfaction, it’s time to settle another big controversy. America is the country of iconic rifles. The American Long Rifle has the name right in it. Then there was the Spencer Repeating … [Read More...]
Changing Magazines: Embrace the Reality
Rationalization is a powerful thing. The temptation to convince one’s self that “it’s good enough” or that you’ll “do it later” is right up there with other irresistible forces of nature like gravity and checking your smartphone while waiting in … [Read More...]
3 Reasons to Choose 9mm: By the Numbers
There are three certainties in life. Death, grandstanding politicians, and the 9mm versus .45 ACP debate. Since much of the emotional debate has been covered ad nauseam by insightful comments like “I carry a .45 because there’s not a .46,” and … [Read More...]
.50 Beowulf AR-15: A Home Defense Option?
Just to make sure we’re all on the same page when it comes to the .50 Beowulf and its namesake, we all studied Beowulf in high school, right? Take a moment to recall the 3,182 lines of alliterative verse poetry written in unintelligible Old English. … [Read More...]
What Your AR Caliber Says About You
Sometimes, this job is a real challenge. When tasked with looking at all the AR calibers out there, I went through all my fingers and toes—six times—to get a final count. Yup, people have cobbled up AR-type rifles in about 125 different calibers. … [Read More...]
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Everyone knows, at least according to the news, that an AR-15 rifle is capable of leveling an entire city block and creating a rupture in the San Andreas fault. So, why on earth would anyone want to choose an AR-15 or similar rifle for home … [Read More...]
A Look at the Trijicon RMR
Modern red dot sights are smaller and more durable to take abuse and violent movement of pistol slides during recoil. We take a look a the Trijicon RMR. Slowly but surely, optical sights on handguns are becoming a thing. As with the steady march … [Read More...]
Gunnie Arguments that Make No Sense
A wise person once recommended that you never wrestle with pigs. Why? You both get muddy, and the pig kind of likes it. Yet against my better judgment, I occasionally wrestle with pigs online in pointless arguments. I’ll bet a box of .25 ACP ammo … [Read More...]
3 Common Misconceptions About Handgun Sights
What’s that old saying? A lie, told often enough, becomes truth? We gun people are often guilty of a related thing. That would be passing along hearsay comments over and over, until they become assumed fact. Some of the things that I’ve heard a … [Read More...]