The Loadout Room
Professional Gear Reviews
When you think about training to use a firearm to stop a lethal threat, it’s healthy to think of it as serious business…because it is.
But just because the end result is serious business doesn’t mean that we can’t have fun along the way…or, more importantly, that we SHOULDN’T have fun along the way.
My local FFL just acquired 4 Glock 19X models and I promptly went down to get some hands on with the MHS Glock. If this gun hadn’t lost the MHS competition I likely wouldn’t be super interested, but I had to see it. It’s an interesting design that’s been getting equal levels of flack and love. First impressions were mixed. The 19X has a slick FDE box, 3 FDE magazines, two outfitted with +2 extensions, and the gun itself looks great.
Gunbroker.Com has become one of the premier internet sites of gun deals, auctions and the sale of personal firearms. There are still people however in 2018 that are afraid to use the site, so we figured it would be time to do an article on how it’s used and what we have learned about our bidding habits and the impulse buy deals that we often fall victim to on our favorite web page Gunbroker.Com has become one of the premier internet sites of gun deals, auctions and the sale of personal firearms. There are still people however in 2018 that are afraid to use the site, so we figured it would be time to do an article on how it’s used and what we have learned about our bidding habits and the impulse buy deals that we often fall victim to on our favorite web page Gunbroker.Com
What is Burn Rate? While a gun powder explosion in the cartridge seems instantaneous, if you slow it down you will actually find that each powder has a different “burn rate,” or speed at which it ignites. This is similar to how gasoline burns faster than lighter fluid. Gas burns quickly with a rapid explosion […]
As 2017 started and the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump began to make the public relations rounds to newspapers and television conglomerates one suggested piece of legislation above all others made gun owners smile with sheer joy. The proposed legislation was the House Resolution Number 367 of the 115th Congress of […]
J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter series first hit bookshelves when I was a kid. I bought into the fan culture whole heartedly, dragging my parents to every book release so I could be among the first to blaze through the newest addition to the series. I couldn’t even wait to get home to start; I’d […]
To the joy of self-defense minded firearms owners throughout the state, Illinois recently passed concealed carry legislation. However, the law is rather restrictive (it establishes the lengthiest training requirement in the country — 16 hours). Some of those restrictions prevent CCW permit holders from carrying in several locations, including stadiums, government buildings, various forms of public […]
GERBER has just announced at SHOT Show the Empower series of automatic knives. The Empower automatic knife has a quick, confident grip that opens with a snappy aggressiveness that reassures the user that is ready when you need it.
The SIG P365 shook the industry up just a few weeks ago. The P365 wasn’t just another mini concealed carry gun with a polymer frame. SIG was promising something new. If you just looked at SIG’s publications you didn’t see the real potential of the gun. The pictures were vague and they didn’t put much […]
Okay new shooter, you’ve narrowed down the right style handgun for you, but now, what caliber? I’ll walk through some popular handgun cartridges so you can a little better acquainted with your options. Note: This is not intended to be an all-inclusive caliber list, merely an introduction to a few of the more popular handgun […]