With new interest personal defense, I see a lot of people developing their own theories on what is important in shooting. Some theories are based on caliber being the deciding factor. Some people even think that just having a gun will act as a force field against violence. Quality training is of the utmost importance […]
Need A Trigger Job? Try This First!
When looking at a trigger job, usually people have this image of what they want. If shooting in competition, people seem to want their triggers to be as light as 2LB in order to shave time off of their courses of fire, which makes sense right? There is also the long range shooters who want to be able to shoot […]
12 Gauge Shotgun: The Most Effective Long Gun For Fighting Up Close
The shotgun…One of the most revered, respected, and arguably the best and most effective close quarter fighting long gun you can employ. Throughout history, the shotgun, mainly the 12 gauge variety, has played a pivotal role in warfare and day to day survival and protection, even to this day. It has been trusted to protect […]
CZ P-07: The Better Glock 19
This is a shooting review of the CZ P-07 Gen 2 in 9mm. I have put over 5000 rounds through it without any malfunctions. https://youtu.be/XTWWL4LOZNc I am going to do my best to describe what it is like to shoot this pistol to this round count. Now just to get it out of the way, you get the pistol […]
300 Blackout Rifle Kit Review from 80-Lower.com
I’ve never actually bought an AR 15. The first one I ever owned was one I built, and after that, I started realizing building or more accurately, assembling rifles is a blast. Since that first rifle came to be I’ve built 4 personal rifles and helped three friends build rifles. My fourth and latest rifle […]
IWI Tavor After 5K rounds: Israeli Infantry Tough
After running the IWI Tavor (IDF model) for over 5000 rounds, I have found it to be a supreme example of how bullpups should be designed. It may not have the classic look and feel of the AUG, but it does have a battle-proven record with the Israeli military that everyone can respect. The rifle […]
Hop up your Glock: OEM Extended Slide Stop
Changing a gun requires research and decisions. One of the most common changes for the Glock is the slide lock. Glock does not call it a slide release, because the design team assumed that you would pull back the slide to release it. Thus, the slide lock is very small because it was intended to […]
Gun Safety Is A Good Habit
Building good gun safety habits is probably the number one important thing to learn in front of all others. Most training courses will always do a safety brief before shooting in order to cover general range safety as well as reminding everyone of their personal responsibility to be safe with the guns they are going […]
Lionheart LH9: Built To Fight
The Lionheart LH9 is not too new to the market, but it’s popularity in recent years seems to have thinned out. Some pistols make a huge first impression on the market, do very well for a while, and then without warning, all the enthusiasm and media attention just ceases. Sales on these pistols never stopped, […]
Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Elevation
Learning how to become a better long range shooter? Here’s the next installment in the external ballistics theory mini series: elevation. When I talked about the vertical component of the trajectory, in Bullet Trajectory Part 1, I touched on firing elevation angle. I mentioned that when there is a firing elevation or depression angle, that […]