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 […]
Top 4 Concealed Carry Mistakes
If you make a mistake or two with your concealed carry strategy, it’s not like it carries life and death consequences, right? Oh, wait… As we all know, the responsible use of a firearm does, in fact, have potentially serious ramifications. Here are a few concealed carry mistakes to avoid. 1. Not Using a Holster […]
How to Find the Right Concealed Carry Class
You can learn all sorts of interesting tidbits in concealed carry classes. Like, for instance, that hollow-point bullets are like “whirling fan blades of death.” Hold that thought for a hot second. When I moved to South Carolina, I needed to get a South Carolina resident Concealed Weapons Permit. Even though I had taken classes in […]
Gun Owners & Legalized Marijuana
One toke over the line might get you in a heap of trouble when you next fill out a gun background check form… With the country ablaze in sweeping marijuana law reforms, it is important to remember that the drug is still verboten on a federal level. Read the rest: Gun Owners & Legalized Marijuana […]
Double-Action Is for Fighting | USCCA
If you carry a revolver, here’s why you shouldn’t practice by cocking the hammer before each shot. If you carry a revolver and you “practice” with it by shooting really small groups at 25 yards while thumb-cocking the hammer … you’re doing it wrong. And I very rarely say “you’re doing it wrong.” Please understand […]
Subcompact Pistols for Summer Concealed Carry
Subcompact pistols are light, portable, convenient, effective enough for self-defense and easy to conceal. That makes them ideal for summer concealed carry, right? Well, maybe. The “convenient” part is true. The “effective enough” characteristic is also largely true, although I’ll never complain about too much capacity in a larger gun. What’s not on the list […]
The 6 Essential Parts of a Home-Defense Plan
If you interpret “home defense” in the broadest sense, the objective is to protect your people and your home from threats of any kind. That would include not just home invasions but also simple burglary and even fire. While the concepts overlap a bit, we’re going to focus on the intruder scenario here. When thinking […]
What to Expect When Shooting a Revolver for the First Time
If we want to get nitty-gritty with terminology, a revolver has chambers that are not integrated with the barrel itself. A pistol’s chamber is actually part of the barrel. The significance of that is that a revolver has multiple chambers where cartridges hang out until they are rotated into alignment with the barrel prior to […]
Gun Law News: May 12, 2019
A handy round up of what’s happening with gun laws around the country… The USCCA has compiled the latest gun law news headlines from around the nation. This week’s post features wide-ranging updates from California to Texas. Read the rest: Gun Law News: May 12, 2019 | USCCA Blog Update
The 6 Essential Parts of a Home-Defense Plan
If you interpret “home defense” in the broadest sense, the objective is to protect your people and your home from threats of any kind. That would include not just home invasions but also simple burglary and even fire. While the concepts overlap a bit, we’re going to focus on the intruder scenario here. When thinking […]