Chiappa vs. The Internet
Recently, there has been discussion across the ‘net about Chiappa Firearms‘s decision to use RFID (radio frequency identification) chips in the manufacture of its Rhino revolvers.…
Category: Gear
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Glock 17 gen4 Endurance Test: Week 19
28,169 rounds 6 stoppages (+1 w/non-LCI extractor) 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages Nothing particularly exciting to report about the test gun this week. I pulled the…
Why I Only Use Name Brand Ammo
AR15 destroyed by bad round of USAammo. (courtesy of The Firearm Blog) The critical quote for me, attributed to the CEO of USAammo: He admitted…
Glock 17 gen4 Endurance Test: Week 18
26,818 rounds 6 stoppages (+1 w/non-LCI extractor) 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages The Gadget turned 21 today! Twenty-one thousand rounds, that is. To say that Tom…
25,000 Rounds with the G17 gen4
After seventeen weeks of daily carry and more than 200 hours of range time, what do I think of the gen4 G17? Shootability: It doesn’t take…
Glock 17 gen4 Endurance Test: Week 17
25,366 rounds 6 stoppages (+1 w/non-LCI extractor) 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages The G17 turned in some great practice numbers this week, including tying my personal…
A Glock Koan
No, not What is the sound of one Glock clapping? But instead, When is a Glock not a Glock? Or, for the less zen among…
Omnibus SERPA Thoughts
There were so many comments to the Why I Don’t Recommend SERPA Holsters post that I thought it would be easier to respond to them all…
The Blowout Kit
Tam over at View From The Porch made a very interesting observation about the whole SERPA holster kerfuffle: have a blowout kit and know how…
Why I Don’t Recommend SERPA Holsters
Part of the email I send to students just prior to each class: All else being equal, I’d prefer students NOT use SERPA holsters. You…