6 Minute Read 0 Comments Stories of good guys with guns can be hard to find in mainstream media, but they’re out there. In fact, if you broaden the net to cover more than only recent events, you can find practically endless examples of justifiable self-defense and defense of others. Good guys with guns stop…
6 Minute Read 0 Comments The word misnomer comes from the French word mesnomer, which means “to name wrongly.” Does it drive you nuts when someone refers to a magazine as a clip? Such misnomers are rampant in conversations about firearms. I have a confession to make: I used to do it! All my childhood,…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments The SFT9 (Solid Frame “Trak”-pattern grip 9mm) was introduced in late 2022 and remains the most recent in the series of EDC X9 pistols Wilson Combat brought out a few years before. WC offers a smorgasbord of options to customers, even within the given model designations. The SFT9, for example,…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments As people look for ways to keep a gun close by for protection, carrying a gun in a backpack is now trending. Companies are producing backpacks and sling bags with hidden gun compartments. Some even include an area for ballistic panels to slide into the bag. There was a time…
1 Minute Read 0 Comments Real Avid, the leader in DIY gun cleaning tools and maintenance items for your rifle, pistol, or shotgun, has expanded their lineup to include gunsmithing tools specifically for the AR-10 platform. This includes the Smart-Fit AR-15 Vise Block with AR-10 sleeves, the AR-10 Smart-Fit Vise Block, and the AR-10 Pivot…
10 Minute Read 0 Comments The M-16 is America’s longest-serving military rifle, dating to the US Air Force’s initial 1962 adoption. The M-16’s various incarnations, including the M-4 carbine, have proven among the world’s most effective combat rifles, despite some early rough patches caused by US Army bureaucracy. As the M-16 nears the end of…
7 Minute Read 0 Comments Prior to 1986, hollow-point ammunition in the US was a hit-or-miss affair (no pun intended). Sometimes, the rounds opened up inside the bad guys, and other times, well, not so much. What’s so profound about 1986 that changed the game? Readers might recall the FBI shootout in Miami on April…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments The new 10mm Grand Power Stribog SP10A1 is a great shooting gun, and the Q1 pistol is right up there with it. Having the power of a 10mm in a compact, low recoil sub-gun is worth checking out. I’ve owned the 9mm Stribog for years and love it, but the…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments I have a very keen interest in firearms, which probably shows through this zany profession I now call my own. I enjoy shooting pretty much anything that goes bang. However, every so often, a gun gets me really excited. I can’t say why. It’s not always a practical gun, but…
5 Minute Read 0 Comments Whether you are honing your shooting skills in real-time or doing a needed service on the homestead, we are going to hunt animals we can’t or don’t eat, like varmints and predators. Just about any combination of gun and ammo will work for these tasks. Still, depending on your environment…