Contact
1 Feb 24 Physical contact: As orchestrated by leftist politicians, our civilization continues to experience: 1) Widespread, and increasing, violent lawlessness 2) Increasing illegal drug use, particularly fentanyl that is effortlessly imported by drug cartels 3) Squalorous homelessness on an enormous, and growing, scale 4) Massive uncontrolled, unvetted, unhampered, […]
Holster Issue
31 Jan 24 “Excessive praise arises from the same bigotry matrix as excessive criticism.” Stefan Molyneux Flashlights Attached to Pistols: Carrying pistols with flashlights permanently attached is today a common practice, for LEOs while in uniform, and for both LEOs and non-LEOs carrying concealed. Holster-makers provide all kinds of holsters […]
2024 SHOT Show, Last Day
26 Jan 24 2024 SHOT Show, Last Day Here are things I saw at the Show on this last day! Kimber’s Maco is small-sized, 9mm thirteen-shooter. Nice size! The one you want is the R7 Maco FDE. It runs $675.00 PSA’s jointed-trigger (otherwise Glock-like) “Dagger” Pistol falls into the same category. […]
2024 SHOT Show, Third Day
25 Jan 24 2024 SHOT Show, Third Day More on ammunition: Today, I visited all manufacturers of serious ammunition. This is my recommendation in 9mm for personal defense: Supervel: 9mm +p 115gr SCHP Cor-Bon: 9mm +p 115gr DPX Defiant: 9mm +p 115gr TCX Underwood: 9mm +p 115gr Tac-XP […]
2024 SHOT Show, Second Day
24 Jan 24 2024 SHOT Show, Second Day Of interest today: Kimber’s K6xS light, snubby revolver is very nicely done. Hammer completely enclosed. Nice rubber grips. Designed for use w/speed-loaders. When you like snubbies, this one makes a good choice! I can’t keep track of all the companies making M4s, but […]
2024 SHOT Show, Frist Day!
23 Jan 24 2024 SHOT Show, First Day: This year’s SHOT Show surely seems well attended to me! All display areas are filled. I’m trying to get through the whole thing. Of interest: Lone Wolf is making a complete serious pistol, the DUSK19. Very much like a G19, and the […]
2024 SHOT Show, Range Day
22 Jan 24 2024 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV Vicki and I are here in Las Vegas, NV for the 2024 SHOT Show! This is our opportunity to see new products, new ideas, old friends, new friends. Today was “Range Day” at a massive outdoor Range in Henderson, NV. It was […]
Adulthood
19 Jan 24 “The American Revolution was conceived in churches and taverns. I think I’ll spend more time in both!” Operator’s Adage Just happened yesterday in TX Two men were unloading firewood from a truck in front of a Fort Worth, TX home. One was the homeowner, and the other […]
Another “mental-health crisis?”
15 Jan 24 “Modern ‘administrators’ fully expect a chocolate cake to emerge when they dump together vinegar and baking soda, and are astonished when it doesn’t happen!” New-Age commentary “Mental-health crisis?” In a popular park in Austin, TX this past Tuesday, a local college student was violently attacked from behind by […]
Guaranteed Chaos
12 Jan 24 “Marxists’ ‘love’ of democratic institutions was a stratagem only, a pious fraud for the deception of the masses. Within a socialist community, there is no room left for freedom.” Ludwig Von Mises “Guaranteed Chaos,” the currency of leftists: As NY’s Democrat governor, with a bigoted sneer, crows […]
“Restorative” Justice?
9 Jan 24 “‘War’ is when the government tells you whom the enemy is. ‘Revolution’ is when you figure it out for yourself!” Napoleon Bonaparte “Restorative ‘Justice?’” In Clark Co, NV last week, a convicted multi-felonious defendant, who was in the process of learning his sentence (for just his latest […]
Ammunition for Serious Purposes!
4 Jan 23 My friends at Defiant Munitions, makers of the 9mm 115gr +p TCX round that I recommend, have, once again, generously extended a 12% discount to DTI students! https://defiantmunitions.com/9mm-luger-115-gr-p-tcx-total-copper-x-panding-solid-copper-defensive-ammunition-50-pack/ The code is: DTI24 /John
Cusp of World History!
1 Jan 24 “I fear Greeks, even when they bring gifts.” Virgil (30BC) With regard to European history, the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, with its upset victory (once more) by Prussia (along with the balance of loosely-unified German states) over post-Napoleonic France, essentially created the modern nation of Germany, permanently uniting most […]
Last Quip of 2023!
30 Dec 23 Last Quip of 2023! With regard to this season’s New Year’s Eve celebration(s): In order to remain “marketable” within our woke/leftist media, most professing “security experts” you might hear interviewed on TV will predictably stick with half-truths and “pat answers” with regard to the issue of personal safety. […]
Fatal Shooting!
27 Dec 23 Christmas Eve Shooting! One of my long-time students was involved in a fatal shooting on 24 Dec 23. As you might expect, I can only talk about this incident in general terms. It took place in a metro area. My student was precipitously assaulted simultaneously by several […]
Distrust!
26 Dec 23 “It’s always good to have lifeguards nearby, but it’s better to learn how to swim!” Sam Rosenberg JRB’s Administration is, even today, still refusing to sell 27k US-manufactured M4s to Israel, for emergency defense. There are those within the JRB Administration who express concern that some of these […]
30-Round M4 Magazines
21 Dec 23 “Serious” rifles: Manufacturers of serious rifles in 5.56×45 (223 Rem) caliber, who are counting on significant non-military sales, know and understand that their rifle needs to accept, and run with, standard, STANAG (M4) magazines. An otherwise wonderful rifle, but one that only functions with proprietary magazines, will not sell […]
Unexpected!
18 Dec 23 “Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-the-last mistake.” Soldier’s Axiom Yesterday somewhere in Israel, an Israeli soldier, in his IDF uniform, was at the well-lighted check-out counter of a convenience store. This soldier was carrying a rifle (M4), slung over his back, muzzle-down. Hard to tell […]
Nightmare!
15 Dec 23 “‘All the world’s a stage,’ and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” Seán O’Casey Uncharted territory! The JRB administration is, with a signature sneer, contemptuously ignoring court rulings, as are blue-state legislatures and governors, along with Democrat Mayors. Federal LE continues to employ extra-Constitutional powers to harass/terrorize […]
Gun industry legends Dave Spaulding, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, and John Farnam join Fernando Coelho to dive deep into the history of the gun industry, shedding light on how firearms and firearms training have transformed over the decades. They discuss the dramatic shift from traditional print reviews to the digital age of internet forums, social media influencers, and YouTube personalities of the industry.
