Help
By now, everyone is well aware of the events that cost more than two dozen of our nation’s finest warriors their lives in Afghanistan last…
Top Shot: Season 3
The third season of History Channel‘s gangbuster hit Top Shot begins Tuesday night. Someone from History sent me a note that included this blurb: The premiere…
Feelings
In this week’s Glock update, I mentioned that an accessory I added to the pistol — a modified Grip Force Adapter — did not feel as…
Glock 17 gen4 Endurance Test: Week 20
30,276 rounds 7 stoppages (+1 w/non-LCI extractor) 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages Busy week with lots to report. First, at round number 29,136 the test gun…
My Piece
I recently witnessed an unfortunate discussion an instructor was having with a student that reflects a common problem in the training community. The exchange went…
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.…
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…
Pistol Training a Constitutionally Protected Right
OK, I’m more than a day late on this … three weeks late, actually. But today I finally got around to reading Ezell v. Chicago…
Why Training Matters
By now, we have all heard about the killing spree of madman Anders Behring Breivik last Friday. While media pundits will use this, vulture-like, to push forward…