Christian D. Orr

Christian D. Orr has 36 years of shooting experience, starting at the tender age of 14. His marksmanship accomplishments include: the Air Force Small Arms Ribbon w/one device (for M16A2 and M9 pistol); Pistol Expert Ratings from U.S. Customs & Border Protection, ICE, and the FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program. He has multiple medals and trophies via the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, and the Nevada Police & Fire Games. Chirs has been an NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor since 2011. In his spare time, he enjoys (besides shooting) dining out, cigars, Irish and British pubs, travel, USC Trojans football, and Washington D.C. professional sports.

Christian D. Orr Christian D. Orr has 36 years of shooting experience, starting at the tender age of 14. His marksmanship accomplishments include: the Air Force Small Arms Ribbon w/one device (for M16A2 and M9 pistol); Pistol Expert Ratings from U.S. Customs & Border Protection, ICE, and the FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program. He has multiple medals and trophies via the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation, and the Nevada Police & Fire Games. Chris has been an NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor since 2011. In his spare time, he enjoys (besides shooting) dining out, cigars, Irish and British pubs, travel, USC Trojans football, and Washington D.C. professional sports.

Full-Auto Fun — Shooting the full-Auto vz. 61 Škorpion

The Škorpion freakin’ ROCKS (and rolls)!!!Those of y’all dear readers who remember 5 May 2025 article titled “Firing the Full-Auto Steyr AUG” will recall that I kvetched about that rifle having “that frickin’ progressive trigger made the Steyr *THE* most difficult of the bunch to keep my shots on target, even at a measly 7 […]

SIG Sauer M17/M18/P320 Pistol Just Can’t Seem to Escape Safety Controversies

The Swiss-German firm SIG Sauer (“SIG” as in Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, e.g. “Swiss Industrial Company”) is one of the world’s most venerable and respected gunmakers, dating back to 1853, and accordingly, has won many law enforcement and military contracts around the world in its proud history, including with the U.S. Armed Forces and many civilian […]

Honoring John Taffin and Mike “Duke” Venturino with Some Big-Bore Magnum Revolver Blastin’

In the past year, the gun writer community has been hit by a double-whammy of the untimely passings of two all-time great firearms scribes, Mike “Duke” Venturino and John Taffin. “Duke” passed back on June 9, 2024 following a brief illness related due to complications from heart disease. (I haven’t been able to ascertain Mike’s […]

Helwan Brigadier 9mm Range Report

Besides being my all-time personal sentimental favorite pistol, the Beretta 92FS, aka M9, is a truly iconic combat handgun. Believe it or not, the Beretta 92/M9 pistol series is celebrating its 50th birthday this year, which by happy happenstance (alliterative wordplay intended) falls the year before the 500th anniversary of its manufacturer, which just so […]

Craft Holsters Makarov Tuckable IWB Holster Report

As my dear readers both on Patreon and here on The Loadout Room are aware, I’m a longtime fanboys of the 9x18mm Makarov pistol. Granted, the Mak isn’t quite the all-time sentimental favorite that my beloved Beretta 92FS aka M9 is. Nonetheless, the Cold War classic Pistolet Makarova holds plenty of sentimental value for me. […]

CLASSIC COLD WAR PISTOL SHOWDOWN: Beretta vs. Makarov

“The WeekenD’orr” Beretta vs. Makarov: Who’s The Big Winner? Okay, mea culpa: as my shooting buddies know, I’m a big-time Beretta fanboy. The 9mm Beretta 92FS AKA the M9 is U.S. military circles, is my sentimental favorite semiautomatic pistol, and indeed the very first pistol I truly fell in love with. (Strictly platonically speaking, of […]

Firing the Full-Auto Steyr AUG

Sprayin’ and prayin’ like Karl from Die Hard, I finally got to rock the Steyr AUG in full-auto—and lemme tell ya, that progressive trigger ain’t for the faint of finger.

My First Single-Action Revolver Purchase: Heritage Rough Rider .22 LR/.22 WMR Range Report

As those of you dear readers who also read my stuff on The National Interest may recall, back on 2 January 2025, my review of the Ruger Wrangler .22 LR single-action (SA) revolver was published. (I had acrually test-fired the gun back on 17 December 2024.) Therein, I’d noted that in 30 years as a gun owner, I’d […]