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About Tom McHale

Tom is the Editor of American Handgunner Magazine and has published numerous books on shooting, concealed carry, reloading, and the United States Constitution. You can find his print and ebooks here..

Pumpkin Spice Frappu-Shoot-O: The Great Pumpkin Reload

By |2025-10-29T17:17:45-04:00October 29th, 2025|

Starbucks doesn’t get it. At all. Every year when the leaves start changing, they make a big deal about their half-full-double-caf-decaf pumpkin spice mocha Frappuccino lattes, but I’d venture a guess that they don’t know anything about reloading for the fall season.
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Job One: Teaching the Next Generation to Shoot

By |2025-08-19T08:49:10-04:00August 19th, 2025|

If we want to preserve the shooting sports, there's nothing more important than teaching the next generation to shoot. In fact, this is also not coincidentally the very best way to protect gun rights over the long term. The more people exposed to the activity in a safe and responsible manner, the better for everyone. 
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An Interesting Take on the “Defensive” .22

By |2025-08-16T12:31:58-04:00August 16th, 2025|

The debate on whether or not it's okay to use .22 pistols for concealed carry or self-defense is never-ending. I can see why. On one hand,.22s are easy to shoot for almost anyone, and most everybody will shoot a .22 faster and more accurately than a larger caliber gun. 
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How to Rack a Tough Slide

By |2025-08-16T12:19:50-04:00August 16th, 2025|

The idea is to use natural leverage and larger muscles rather than relying on the small and weak ones in fingers and thumbs. Without instruction, most folks will hold the gun with their firing hand and pinch the back of the slide with their support hand thumb and index finger to pull back the side.
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