2020 SHOT Show, Second Day
22 Jan 20 2020 SHOT Show, Second Day: Of note: This morning, Vicki and I both participated in an ILEETA Deadly Force Discussion Panel. ILEETA was asked to export this forum to the SHOT Show this year, and it was attended by a large group of police officer/trainers. I think we enlightened a few! Then, […]
2020 SHOT Show, Second Day
22 Jan 2020 2020 SHOT Show, Second Day: Of note: This morning, Vicki and I both participated in an ILEETA Deadly Force Discussion Panel. ILEETA was asked to export this forum to the SHOT Show this year, and it was attended by a large group of police officer/trainers. I think we enlightened a few! Then, […]
2020 SHOT Show, First Day!
21 Jan 20 2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV, First Day The Show is huge, as always. Here are my comments: I’ll get this out of the way first! I handled Colt’s re-introduced Python Revolver today. Trigger is wonderful. It’s a very nice $1,500.00 revolver! Unhappily, Colt, like Cabot Arms, is now a “boutique” gun […]
2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV, First Day
21 Jan 2020 2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV, First Day The Show is huge, as always. Here are my comments: I’ll get this out of the way first! I handled Colt’s re-introduced Python Revolver today. Trigger is wonderful. It’s a very nice $1,500.00 revolver! Unhappily, Colt, like Cabot Arms, is now a “boutique” gun […]
2020 SHOT Show, Range Day
20 Jan 20 2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV Range Day: Today was “Range Day” at the Boulder Gun Club Range Facility in Boulder City, NV At Range Day, we get to shoot all the new guns! Of note: Walther’s 380Auto small carry pistol in called the CCP. Nice size! It has a manual safety-lever […]
Chicken-meat is cheap
20 Jan 2020 Addendum: “Chicken-meat is cheap” Alfonso XIII of Spain, when informed that his troops were being massacred at the Battle of Annual (22 July 1921, in Spanish Morocco). The King then casually resumed his golf game. This from a friend on active duty: “With the loss of VA to the socialist/leftists, I fully […]
2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV
20 Jan 2020 2020 SHOT Show, Las Vegas, NV Range Day: Today was “Range Day” at the Boulder Gun Club Range Facility in Boulder City, NV At Range Day, we get to shoot all the new guns! Of note: Walther’s 380Auto small carry pistol in called the CCP. Nice size! It has a manual safety-lever […]
Addendum:
20 Jan 20 Addendum: “Chicken meat is cheap” Alfonso XIII of Spain, when informed that his troops were being massacred at the Battle of Annual (22 July 1921, in Spanish Morocco). The King then casually resumed his golf game. This from a friend on active duty: “With the loss of VA to the socialist/leftists, I […]
Trust!
19 Jan 20 “Where there is trust, no proof is necessary. Where there is none, no proof is possible!” Anon American General Jack Pershing kept BARs and Lewis Machineguns out of the hands of American troops as they began arriving in France in the summer of 1918. Curiously, many American troops had trained extensively on […]
Where there is trust, no proof is necessary. Where there is none, no proof is possible!
19 Jan 2020 “Where there is trust, no proof is necessary. Where there is none, no proof is possible!” Anon American General Jack Pershing kept BARs and Lewis Machineguns out of the hands of American troops as troopers began arriving in France in the summer of 1918. Curiously, many American troops had trained extensively on […]
Correction II
17 Jan 20 Additional! “Ordinance” is rule, usually associated with a local political jurisdiction. “Ordnance” is a munition, usually military I often get the two terms and spellings mixed-up. I need to be more careful! In any event, it’s Patriot Ordnance Factory, or “POF,” owned and run by my friend, Frank DeSoma. Frank makes the […]
“Ordinance” is rule, usually associated with a local political jurisdiction.
17 Jan 2020 Additional! “Ordinance” is rule, usually associated with a local political jurisdiction. “Ordnance” is a munition, usually military I often get the two terms and spellings mixed-up. I need to be more careful! In any event, it’s Patriot Ordnance Factory, or “POF,” owned and run by my friend, Frank DeSoma. Frank makes the […]
Correction!
16 Jan 20 With regard to my last Quip, I meant to say POF (Patriot Ordinance Factory) Revolution Rifle. This rifle I highly recommend. The PTR91 Rifle I also recommend, along with the others mentioned, but I get titles confused sometimes, as you can see! /John
Weapons that Run!
16 Jan 20 “Cleanliness and order are not matters of ‘instinct.’ They are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.” Benjamin Disraeli Many mistakenly believe that spring-loaded “dust-covers,” designed to obturate ejection ports on military rifles, were an invention of Gene Stoner, as none appeared on the […]
Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct.
16 Jan 2020 “Cleanliness and order are not matters of ‘instinct.’ They are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.” Benjamin Disraeli Many mistakenly believe that spring-loaded “dust-covers,” designed to obturate ejection ports on military rifles, were an invention of Gene Stoner, as none appeared on the […]
Obsolete?
14 Jan 20 “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness, how time has flewn!” Dr Seuss Eugene Stoner was not a fan of the forward-assist on his AR Rifle. He thought it unnecessary. Early production, delivered to the Air Force, did […]
How did it get so late so soon?
14 Jan 2020 “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness, how time has flewn!” Dr Seuss Eugene Stoner was not a fan of the forward-assist on his AR Rifle. He thought it unnecessary. Early production, delivered to the Air Force, did […]
Modern Service Pistols
13 Jan 20 “You may delay, but time will not” Benjamin Franklin Many autoloading pistols of the early 1900s were not compatible with the “high,” two-handed grip that is currently popular with American shooters. “Hammer-bite” is thus to be expected when one shoots most of this generation of pistols via a high grip. As my […]
You may delay, but time will not
13 Jan 2020 “You may delay, but time will not” Benjamin Franklin Many autoloading pistols of the early 1900s were not compatible with the “high,” two‑handed grip that is currently popular with American shooters. “Hammer‑bite” is thus to be expected when one shoots most of this generation of pistols via a high grip. As my […]
9 January, 2020 12:14
9 Jan 20 “Of all human lamentations, without doubt, the most common is, ‘If only I had known!’ But, we don’t get to know! Days of death and fire begin no differently than those of love and warmth!” Tom Clancy Here at DTI, we are in the personal preparation business! We prepare our students to […]
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.
