Tom McHale - My Gun Culture

Your Best Defense During Civil Unrest

By Tom McHale|2024-03-20T09:10:03-04:00March 20th, 2024|

I met Steve some years ago. He's one of those gray man guys you'd never give a asecond look, but he also has one of those backgrounds that make you stop and listen to what is has to say. You know, the guys in the background of event photos with Presidents and foreign dignitaries.

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Trijicon RCR Red Dot

By Tom McHale|2024-03-20T08:56:20-04:00March 20th, 2024|

There are real benefits to a full-enclosed red dot sight where the emitter is not exposed to the world at large. Rain, snow and even lint easily make their way into the tiny nooks and crannies where the magic light exits the computer to be beamed onto the glass itself. An equally real first-world problem is the inside surface of the glass on traditional optics tends to collect dust and it’s tough to reach for proper cleaning.

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A Non-Binary Look at Carrying with an Empty Chamber

By Tom McHale|2024-03-01T10:36:13-05:00March 1st, 2024|

If you carry concealed with an empty chamber, you will die a horrible death, and that Korean boy band with pink and blue hair, BTS, will sing your eulogy. #Fact.

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The Acorn That Started a Shootout

By Tom McHale|2024-02-29T10:59:15-05:00February 29th, 2024|

So, I won't spoil the whole story, but just suppose, an acorn fell from a tree, starting an officer shortly after capturing a suspect. Then the magazine dumps begin, calls for backup and "officer down" start going out. And then... the facts become clear through the fog of, well, in this case, all out war.

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The Vudoo Gun Works Möbius 1911 Pistol: Premium Guns Made Different

By Tom McHale|2024-02-25T13:47:33-05:00February 25th, 2024|

I ran across the folks at Vudoo Gun Works a little over a year ago and was intrigued by their manufacturing approach. The company makes high-end guns but has come up with some interesting manufacturing techniques to bring the price point down. Make no mistake, you'll still pay a pretty penny for a very nice gun, but had it been made using more traditional techniques, you'd be adding a grand or so to the price.

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How to Bypass Woke Companies Putting Politics Before Business

By Tom McHale|2024-06-17T21:34:41-04:00February 25th, 2024|

I had an interesting conversation with Dusty Wunderluch of Credova while at SHOT Show 2024. Dusty is in the business of... doing business. Yes, that's precisely what I mean. Lots of folks are becoming sick and tired of companies more concerned with political missions and forcing their social views on others and wondering, "Why can't companies just focus on their business instead of stepping into that mess? Why do they insist on alienating half the country, one way or the other?"

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Holster Tips: Things You Learn From The Box O’ Holsters

By Tom McHale|2024-02-16T10:18:16-05:00February 19th, 2024|

Burning through hundreds over the years has exposed more than a few learnings through brute-force trial and error. Here are a couple...

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Progressive Reloading for the High-Volume Shooter

By Tom McHale|2024-02-16T10:09:56-05:00February 18th, 2024|

When shifting into the higher-volume gear, precision becomes a necessity. Lindsey explores the Dillon XL 750 press and shares some tips and tricks to make it run.

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Columnist Lindsey Bertomen on Reloading

By Tom McHale|2024-02-14T16:27:56-05:00February 18th, 2024|

American Handgunner's Tom McHale met Lindsey at a haunted bed and breakfast bar, where he was beating the crap out of other event attendees. Naturally, the two got to talking and quickly figured out Lindsey was a penultimate reloading geek, fully qualified to take on the mantle of American Handgunner's Handloading column. Tune in to hear some fun (and weird) reloading discussion and what Lindsey has found interesting at SHOT Show 2024.

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The Town Fights Back: The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

By Tom McHale|2024-02-16T10:20:02-05:00February 16th, 2024|

I think it was Mike Tyson who modernized Helmut Moltke's combat wisdom, offering the nugget, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." The notorious Dalton gang had a plan to rob two banks at the same time in Coffeeville, Kansas. until the town punched them right back.

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