What Makes A Round “Less Lethal?”
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.
Beyond A Shadow Of A Scout
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…
Ants In Your Stance
A poor stance is one of the easiest things to spot on the range. If someone is standing awkwardly when shooting their gun, it stands out like a sore thumb. It's also one of the easiest things for a new…
Something Needs Shooting, You’re Just Not Sure What.
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…
Pack Up Your Troubles And Your Old Kit Gun…
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…
5.7 out of 10
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…
It May Not Be Tactical, But It Sure Is Fun.
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.
Mantis X10 – Making Dry Fire A Little Less… Dry.
A few years ago, I was involved in the attempted launch of a new product for making dry fire practice a little more fun. Unfortunarely, our product didn't make it to market and I moved on to other things. However,…
In Memoriam
Unc was/is a big cheese in the gunblogging world, one of the last of the big blogs still going strong. I met him at the NRA Annual Meeting in 2016, and again a few years later. His wife suddenly passed…
Getting Back To Your Roots
“From the first moments of class time Monday to the graduation ceremony on Friday, staff repeated the word ‘family’ over and over again. This sense of belonging, of understanding that there is more to taking a firearms class than just…