The Heretical Alternative
A lot of my fellow gun writers / applied violence nerds went pie-eyed over the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 380 EZ (Geez, guys could you have made that name a little longer? I digress...). On paper, it has all…
A lot of my fellow gun writers / applied violence nerds went pie-eyed over the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 380 EZ (Geez, guys could you have made that name a little longer? I digress...). On paper, it has all…
There is one word that springs to the front when you look at how holsters are marketed, and that word is "comfort." Some holster makers (especially less-than-optimal hybrid holster makers) talk about how comfortable their holsters are to wear, which…
Michael Bane is a friend and mentor who had to evacuate his home in advance of the horrible wildfires in Colorado last month. He's in the gun biz, so naturally he took along a selection of guns with him as…
Typically, when any of us tests the accuracy of our guns, we shoot a bunch of groups, measure the two worst shots in each group, and then average those together. This method uses Extreme Spread to measure accuracy, and it…
Kinda proud of this series. I'll be shooting four different "Less lethal" shotgun rounds through my beloved Mossberg 500 to see what they actually do in an industry-standard penetration test. Stay tuned.
Kinda proud of this series. I love the idea of the Scout Rifle, but the more I found out about it, the more I realized that it reflects a “Gun Culture 1.0” mindset. The parameters for the Scout Rifle were…
I first heard about the scout rifle in the late 80's, and I never really understood the hype about it. It wasn't the most accurate rifle in the world. It wasn't the most powerful nor did it have the highest…
My father-in-law left us three guns when he passed away. A rather nice Remington 20ga pump-action shotgun, an M1903 Springfield .30-06 bolt action rifle that was "sporterized" for civilian use, and an S+W .22 revolver that might be the best…
Ruger's new 57 pistol has created more interest in the 5.7x28mm cartridge. But how does 5.7x28mm stack up against the far more common 9mm round? I take a look at both rounds, including armor penetration tests and jell-o shots, over…
Absolutely, hands-down, the most fun gun I've ever shot is the Kel-Tec PMR-30. Dozens of rounds in the magazine, loud bark, no recoil, great trigger, relatively cheap ammo, it brings a big smile to my face after every mag dump.