A Capacity to Love
Tim started a series about handgun capacity over at Gun Nuts that stemmed from an earlier discussion about the ubiquitous j-frame as a defensive sidearm.…
.45’s and 1911s
A friend pointed out to me recently that I’ve carried plenty of .45’s (a Glock 30, multiple SIG P220’s, and obviously the HK45) over the…
Be Like Max?
Max Wins, eleventy-time national pistol champion, closes his eyes when he draws and turns his pistol upside down to reload. Should you? Maybe, maybe not.…
What’s Wrong With This Pistol?
Yeah, it’s the grips. Oh, and the trigger guard is missing, too. (from the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA) Train hard & stay…
Springfield/Warren 9mm 1911 Endurance Test: Report #29
54,287 14 stoppages 0 malfunctions 4 parts breakages Another 4,000 rounds have sailed down the pipe since the last update with very little to report, really. I’m…
Oblivious About Safety
About 75% of my practice happens at the busy indoor public range located at NRA Headquarters in Virginia. It’s a fantastic facility with a bunch…
Should Training Be Legislated?
The topic of mandatory training for Concealed Carry licenses has popped up online quite a bit over the past two weeks. My home state of…
Myth: Perfect Barrel
One of the most common myths I’ve heard repeated throughout the shooting world has been the importance of a perfect barrel. At matches, during law…
Speed vs Accuracy
If you can’t do it slow, you can’t do it fast. If you want to be fast and accurate at the same time you have to practice…
Internet: Dangerous & Funny
I backtracked a link from a thread on AR15.com and became completely entranced. A guy is absolutely certain the FBI doesn’t have any 1911 pistols…