Funny how becoming an expert shot always boils down to practice and mastery of the most basic things. Here’s a good one… Into the Fray Episode 279: One Shot, Two Sight Pictures – Are you re-establishing a sight picture after each shot? You should be. Read the rest: One Shot, Two Sight Pictures | Into […]
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Recent Poll Suggests Gun Control Not Nearly As Popular As Claimed
Never trust the headline. Especially with polls, the devil is always in the details… Ever since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we’ve heard plenty about how the public supports gun control. In some people’s minds, that’s the important thing. After all, who cares about rights if the majority doesn’t like that right? […]
Twitter Rejects Appeal to Unlock John Lott’s Account
In case you hadn’t noticed, the social media tyrants define “hate speech” as anything they don’t agree with. #1984 We have previously noted last week that Twitter locked John Lott’s account, refusing to let him have access to it until he removed a Tweet that they found offensive. In Lott’s appeal he noted that Twitter […]
Top 6 Home Defense with a Gun Myths
Some home defense myths just won’t die… What is more frustrating than myths that get passed around with such regularity when no one pauses long enough to examine whether or not they are true? Maybe a case of the shingles, but other than that… Here are some firearms and home defense myths that just won’t […]
Deep Concealed Carry Tips and Tricks
How to carry when deep concealment is the primary factor… Sometimes deep concealment may be more important than ease of access. That doesn’t mean concealed carry can’t be practical. How do you pull it off? In a perfect world, you might carry your self-defense handgun in an outside-the-waistband holster and cover it loosely with a […]
A Quick and Easy Way to Improve the Glock Trigger
Once you shoot a pistol with a nice trigger, you’re spoiled for life… I’ve been tinkering with a new pair of Glocks – the Slimline 43X and 48 models. They’re identical except for slide and barrel length. Yes, they share the exact same 10-round magazine too. If you haven’t checked them out yet, take a look. I’m […]
U.S. Marshals Adopt Leupold Delta Point Pro And Dawson Precision Sights
It’s only a matter of time until optics on carry and duty handguns are as common as scopes on rifles. Looks like the US Marshals are already headed in that direction… Leupold recently reported that the United States Marshals Service has selected their DeltaPoint Pro pistol red dot sight. It will also be paired with […]
Vista Outdoor Announces Sale of Savage Brand
Vista Outdoor gets out of the firearm business… Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”) (NYSE: VSTO) announced today that it has completed the sale of the legal entity operating its Savage Arms and Stevens firearms brands to a financial buyer for a total purchase price of $170 million, comprised of $158 million paid at closing and […]
Glock 43X, Maximum Concealment and it Shoots – Review
I shot a Glock. And I liked it… I have to confess that I’m not normally a Glock guy. I don’t have any serious problems with them. If you handed me a Glock, most any Glock, and said this is all you get for the rest of your life to protect yourself, I’d be just […]
Innovative New 300 Blackout Ammunition From Sig Sauer
I’ve always been a fan of 300 Blackout, mainly because it’s a ballistic geek’s delight. The ability to swap between supersonic and subsonic performance simply by changing magazines the availability of loads ranging from 110-grain rockets to 240-grain bricks is compelling features. That’s a lot of performance variance out of the same rifle or pistol. Adding a suppressor makes the 300 Blackout shine. The suppressed supersonic […]