The shooting/firearms community is gear intensive. There is significant innovation every year. Gear is the flashy part of the craft. That is why, in any given Barns & Nobles or other bookstore, the two categories of magazine that have the most offerings are gun and car related. Guns and vehicles, much gear involved with each,... Continue Reading →
I want to address a very important skill pertaining to the safe and effective use of the handgun: mating the dominant and support hand close to the body. I see this principle get violated, often, in classes. Joining the hands on the gun in space is bad practice as it inhibits performance, but more importantly,... Continue Reading →
I started utilizing belly band solutions for deep concealment carry many years ago. The primary role of the belly band was to conceal a small handgun under tucked shirts. During Covid, I also began utilizing belly bands to carry while wearing sweatpants and draw string shorts, as that bizarre era ushered in my full embracement... Continue Reading →
There is an unprecedented increase in the percentage of mass-casualty attacks being committed by biological females. Ignore the nonsense that Google feeds you if you research this trend, in which you will be told “there is no quantifiable increase in female violence.” To quote Groucho Marks, “who do you believe? Me, or your own lying... Continue Reading →
Ankle carry blows for carrying your only gun under most circumstances, although, while seated, it can work quite well. Otherwise, I don’t like it for carrying my primary on-person firearm. Years ago, I often ankle carried to accommodate deep concealment needs while in non-permissive dress, such as wearing a suit. I no longer bother with... Continue Reading →
Looting is a predictable issue following any wide-scale disaster, natural or man-made. The criminal element that shows up to loot vulnerable residential houses and abandoned businesses is prone to unpredictable violence. In the past several months we have witnessed this issue in the wake of the Palisades fires in California, as well as in the... Continue Reading →
What are guns like the Ruger LCP Max and Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 for? The obvious answer, historically, has been as pocket guns. The J Frame and equivalent revolvers are still favored by many serious pocket carriers, as the shape of the revolver lends best to drawing from the pocket and the rounded profile... Continue Reading →
The Trump Administration has designated the narcotics cartels in Mexico as terrorist organizations. While this gives the Federal Government more ability to use force against these groups, and the need to do so seems inevitable at this point, we are likely to see an escalation in retaliatory violence here in the Continental United States. There... Continue Reading →
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