Pertaining to the use of the pistol, efficiency of movement separates high performers from casual shooters. This is not unique to shooting; all high-end athletes focus on making their movement efficient. In particular, I want to speak to movement in the draw from concealment, as this is a skillset that is rife with excess movement... Continue Reading →
You know him, you love him, we have all been reading his articles since we were kids, the one and only, Massad Ayoob. Although I have read almost everything he ever wrote, I never took one of his classes until this past weekend. I know, shame on me. John Murphy of FPF Training, the self-defense... Continue Reading →
What is the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Jingle All the Way? Of course not. The greatest Christmas movie of all time is Die Hard. Now, Die Hard is a typical, over-the-top, unrealistic action movie, but truly entertaining. Side note, gun handling in many modern movies has,... Continue Reading →
Love him or hate him, there is no denying that Donald Trump is talented. Despite his many talents, though, he has proven to be a terrible “Hitler.” The fact that Trump won with a significant mandate the popular vote, and pulled the bulk of votes from a range of racial and religious minority groups, has... Continue Reading →
I am not a fanboy of Sig optics. For example, pertaining to their rifle scopes, I, personally, prefer Leupold or Vortex. For pistol red dots, I far prefer Trijicon or Holosun. There is, however, one exception: the Sig Romeo 5 Generally, with optics, you get what you pay for. In the case of the Sig... Continue Reading →
There is a very simple statement that goes back decades as a general principle for predicting the outcome of elections and political change: “It’s the economy, stupid!” I first heard that from my astute father as a child, and I heard it again in politics classes in college. When people are having difficulty making ends... Continue Reading →
This blog is, obviously, firearms focused and handgun centered, but we discuss a lot of topics related to the security of the individual in our contemporary United States. Despite the many entailed fields within the world of self-reliance and personal protection, if I could stress the importance of only a single pursuit for most people... Continue Reading →
The world is on fire. The international situation is fostering terrorism and we might be close to an attack by sleeper cells here in the Continental United States. The other obvious problem is that the left is going to go wild if Trump wins. Que the 2020 style street riots that the media will proclaim... Continue Reading →
The world of terrorism is hardly rational. One particular irony is that the Shia terror factions and the Sunni terror factions hate each other as much, if not more, than they hate Israel or the United States. Hizballah is a Shia militia in Lebanon, founded and backed by Iran, and their primary focus has been... Continue Reading →
There has now been a second school shooting, committed by a teenager, in which the parent of the perpetrator is being prosecuted. At first glance, I have mixed feelings. Especially when dealing with a teenager who is legally an adult; at what point do we, as a society, hold the individual solely responsible for their... Continue Reading →
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