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Are Five Shot Revolvers and .380s Enough for Self Defense? Watch Mom and Daughter Battle Robber
While training and proper equipment are important, can two women with minor caliber guns and no training stop a robber with a sawed off shotgun? According to this video, yes they can. The mom and daughter tending the store had a 5 shot revolver and the daughter had a .380. This surveillance video shows a […]
Arms of the Soviet Union: DP-28 Light Machine Gun
Take a close-up look and learn some history of the Dp-28 Light Machine Gun. This pan-fed machine gun was instrumental in the Soviet’s defeat of the Nazis.
“My Sights Are Off” and other Pistol Accuracy Myths
There are some trips to the range that I remember very clearly… A decade or so ago, I bought an H&K USPc. I immediately took it to the range, had the sights swapped out, and took it onto the range for a test fire. The darn thing shot low. I took it back to the gunsmith […]
.40 S&W Cartridge: Ideal Cartridge for Personal Defense?
The .40 S&W cartridge has been called the “ideal cartridge for personal defense and law enforcement.” The .40 S&W was specifically developed to duplicate performance of the FBI’s reduced-velocity 10mm cartridge and fit into medium-frame (9mm size) automatic handguns. It debuted January 17, 1990, along with the new Smith and Wesson 4006 pistol. Ironically, the […]
U.S. Army Adopts Hollow Point Ammo With the M-17 and M-18
For decades, the American military has struggled with ways to improve handgun effectiveness while avoiding the bad press of using hollow point ammo (sometimes called “Dum dum” bullets). The Army has announced that the M-17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) will shoot hollow points in combat. A recent study by the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded […]
Former FBI Agent Says Women Can’t Carry Guns Because… They Wear Dresses
On February 24 CNN law enforcement analyst Tom Fuentes asked the question, “For a woman, where are you going to hide that gun during the day?” He continued with another question, “If you wear a dress, if you wear a skirt, are you going to have to wear a jacket everyday with a belt and […]
Stag 10S .308 Battle Rifle: a Little More “Boom” Than “Pew”
With all they advancements of AR-15s it’s easy to forget that the original intent of Eugene Stoner was to build a battle rifle, not an assault rifle. The original design, the AR-10 was for the .308/7.62x51mm cartridge. There are several reasons why that model was droped by the military and the M-16 was born, but […]
The Sig 320 and the M-17: The Tests Continue and the Sig Keeps Passing
The Sig 320 is the most tested and selected handgun in the 21st Century. The advanced modular design won the Army’s Modular Handgun competition and became the M-17 and M-18. After extensive testing involving over one million rounds, the Sig 320 was selected as the new Immigration and Customs Enforcement duty handgun. Recent internet tales […]
Say goodbye to electronic pistol safes: Titan gun safe review
I had an electronic pistol box for quick access to my primary home defense pistol for almost two years. The day came when the batteries died and I went to grab the 9-volt battery to “jump-start” it. It was at that point I discovered the pistol box was designed to revert to the default factory […]
