Five police officers were murdered and seven more officers and two passers-by were wounded in an ambush in Dallas (TX) last night towards the end of a “Black Lives Matter” protest downtown. Four of the officers killed belonged to the Dallas Police Department, and one was a DART officer. Three people are in police custody […]
History Handed Down Part 2
In our first installment of History Handed down we left the 1943 M1 Carbine soaking in a lovely bath of Slip 2000’s Gun Cleaner 725. It was about 70 years over due for that cleaning based upon the amount of dirt and grime clinging to the metal surfaces of the rifle. Before we dig into […]
Pocket Pistols: Easy to Carry, Hard to Shoot
Why I don’t Like Pocket Pistols The concealed carry craze we’ve been experiencing the last ten years has brought about one of the best markets for carry guns. Gun designers took heed of this massive influx of new shooters, needing to carry a gun that is friendly to concealment. Compact means a lot of things […]
Dakota Tactical DTAC Rails
Dakota Tactical is a maker of roller lock style rifles that included copies of the Heckler & Koch MP5, HK91, HK94, and others. They are the premier roller lock manufacture and it even shows in their company motto “Roller Locks made Right”. So when I decided I needed to upgrade my Dakota Tactical D54 SBR […]
How to Buy Your First Handgun: Know what you need
You should love your first handgun; I know I did. Both my first handgun shooting experience and my first handgun purchase were pure joy. The first handgun that I ever shot was my father’s Smith & Wesson model 27 in .357 magnum. We were out at my grandpa’s farm and my dad was wearing that Smith […]
Reloading Equipment – Additional Cool Stuff
In my last two articles I concentrated on the reloading dies and associated tools needed to complete the 4 reloading tasks outlined in my second article, “What is Reloading?” In the next two articles I want to look at some additional equipment which you may or may not need to undertake your specific reloading activities. […]
Sig Sauer Elite Performance Handgun Ammunition
Sig Sauer Elite Performance ammo comes in twelve handgun calibers: .380 ACP, 38 Special, 38 Super, 9mm, .40 S&W, .357 Sig, .357 Magnum, 44S&W SPL, 44REM MAG, 10mm, 45 Colt and .45ACP. These self-defense rounds use SIG’s proprietary “V-Crown” bullet, and are available as FMJ rounds tailored for training and competitions. Like everything else SIG does, this ammo is […]
Long Range Shooting: Range Estimation
After months of theory and preparation, you are finally out with your rifle, ready to take your first long range shot. The first thing you need to do, is to compensate for bullet drop, and to do that you need to know the distance from your target. If you are in the comfort of a […]
Geissele AR-15 Super Modular Rail Mk3 – Full Review
Beautiful, rigid, strong, customizable, easy to install and a well thought out design are just some of the adjectives that come to mind when I think of the Geissele SMR (Super Modular Rail) Mk3 that I installed on my newest AR-15 build. Several months ago, when I was deciding what my newest man-Barbie would be […]
Weird Gun Wednesday: The LeMat Revolver
They don’t make firearms designers like they used to. Those who dominate the industry today aren’t like the pioneers of centuries past—those who would take risks, dare to be bold and groundbreaking in their ideas, and obviously drink too much before taking their blueprints to the drawing board. As a result, we haven’t seen insanity […]