Kings and Monsters!
19 Feb 18 What are they really saying? What are they really proposing? We are currently being treated to a whole new lexicon of “weasel words” and “weasel terms,” by leftists who just can’t seem to ever get to the point! 1) “Gun ‘safety’ legislation” Exactly what do they mean by that? Specifically, what are […]
Real Security!
17 Feb 18 “The search for truth takes us where evidence leads, even when we don’t want to go there.” Bart Ehrman Since the 1970s, Israelis have had to confront, and deal with, armed attacks on schools by Palestinian Islamic terrorists. Attacks were (and are) beastly and relentless. The distasteful, but inescapable, conclusion to which […]
Ammunition Update
16 Feb 18 Cor Bon Update: I just got off the phone with TA Perrine at Cor Bon in Sturgis, MI. He indicated that Cor Bon is now shipping ammunition (including DPX) to Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Guide. It may not appear on retail shelves for a few more weeks, but you can order it now […]
Guns for Me but Not for Thee!
15 Feb 18 Hoi Polloi (AKA: “The Unwashed,” “Peons,” “Riffraff”) In the wake of yesterday’s terrible event in FL, gun-prohibition advocates are predictably wasting no time in shrieking for additional “reasonable restrictions” on our Second Amendment rights. Like leftists everywhere, they never get into inconvenient details of course, but insist we have to “do something.” […]
We’re doing it for your own good!
13 Feb 18 “Praise from your critics is akin to the executioner commenting that you have a pretty neck!” Eli Wallach The heart of CBS’ 60-Minutes latest “report” on 2nd Amendment issues was not surprising to anyone familiar with the hopelessly liberal media. The commentator (Steve Kroft), after assuring us all that he is so […]
Agendas
6 Feb 18 Political Agendas: In late January, a Colorado teacher, while traveling in NY, was arrested by local authorities at the Airport in Albany, NY (ALB) as she declared her legally-owned and correctly packaged-for-travel pistol (in checked baggage) to SW Airlines for her trip home. TSA enforces federal law, so they don’t care. But […]
Leftist Koolaid is Thinning!
4 Feb 18 “In politics, all abstract terms conceal treachery!” CLR James Last Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously threw-out a Democrat-sponsored state law that “prohibits the possession of any firearm within 1,000 feet of a park.” Justices said the law was impossible to even define, much less enforce. An otherwise innocent gun-owner could unknowingly […]
High-Performance 9mm
1 Feb 18 High-performance 9mm pistol ammunition It’s no secret that 9mm is king right now, particularly among Operators who routinely carry guns, for serious purposes. 40S&W is still around, but over the past five years it has assumed a distant second place, more distant by the year! 357Sig is all but dead. Scant demand […]
Facts of Life!
27 Jan 18 The Ballistic Facts of Life: The Pentagon’s unwavering loyalty to the 5.56×45 cartridge may be faltering, at long last, but we are once again confronted by the Laws of the Universe. New materials, new coatings and other surface treatments, new machining methods and technology, new propellants, all help, but “game-changing miracles,” though […]
2018 SHOT Show, Last Day!
26 Jan 18 2018 SHOT show, Last Day: The Show is over for another year! Most vendors are telling me order-writing is down slightly from last year. However, attendance was strong. Attendees were polite, but serious. We are all there for a purpose! Don Trump Jr showed-up briefly. Of note today: Coast makes a wonderful, […]
2018 SHOT Show, 3rd Day
25 Jan 2018 SHOT Show, Third Day: I saw my old friend, Brian Hoffner, today. He showed me his “Hand Hawk.” I saw this last year, but it was not in production then. It will be next month. Hand Hawk is a small (9″), flat hatchet, with an integral fire-hydrant wrench, oxygen-tank wrench, 3/8″ drive […]
2018 SHOT Show, 2nd Day
24 Jan 18 2018 SHOT Show, 2nd Day: Of note today: Today, I talked with Justin Moon of Kahr Arms. Justin is one of my favorite gun-company CEOs, because he is at his booth all day, for all four days, talking with his customers. He is at the top of his game! Kahr now makes […]
2018 SHOT show, First Day
23 Jan 18 2018 SHOT Show, First Day: Crowded show this year, in spite of attendance restrictions imposed my Show management. We walked and walked, as always! Of note: GTM (Gun Tote’n Mamas), makers of an exhaustive and sophisticated line of purses, handbags, tote bags, etc designed for discreet concealed carry, now has added a […]
2018 SHOT Show, Range Day
22 Jan 18 2018 SHOT Show, Range Day: We had the opportunity today to shoot some of the guns being displayed tomorrow at the 2018 SHOT Show. Range Day has become huge, and just seeing most everything I wanted to see consumed the entire day! Of note: Ruger’s PC Carbine, a pistol-cartridge-firing longarm, has been […]
Exportable Terrorist Scenario!
21 Jan 18 “Take a look around you, Boy. It’s bound to scare you, Boy!” From “The eve of Destruction,” written by PF Sloan. Most famous rendition was Barry McGuire’s from 1965 In 2018, Western Civilization will take a beating at the hands of Islamic terrorists. Yesterday was the first major blow, in Kabul, Afghanistan: […]
Revolution!
19 Jan 18 “Personal freedom brings-forth innovation” Frank DeSomma Follow-on from this morning’s Quip: As it so happens, I’m hanging-out today with my good friend, Freddie Blish, here at Robar in Phoenix, AZ. This morning, the two of us visited Frank DeSomma, CEO of POF (Patriot Ordinance Factory), also located in Phoenix. I know Frank, […]
Battle Rifles
19 Jan 18 Our Next Battle Rifle: What we currently call the “M4″ has been, in various forms, our standard Infantry rifle since the 1960s. As with any new piece of critical equipment that is haphazardly rushed into service in the middle of a war (Vietnam), testing was inadequate (much of it glossed-over), and there […]
New Surface Treatment from Robar!
17 Jan 18 Industry Info: This evening, I enjoyed dinner with my long-time friend, Freddie Blish of Robar. Most of us are familiar with Robar’s famous coatings, including NP3. Freddie showed me a new coating they’re introducing in February. It’s called “Armorlube” It has some natural lubricity, but not nearly as much as NP3. However, […]
New Guns!
15 Jan 18 Handgun Trends: Last week, I got my hands on a Ruger “Security 9″ 9mm autoloading pistol. Basically, it is Ruger’s version of the G19. But the price-tag on the one I handled, at a local retailer in CO, was $300.00! At that price, they’ll likely sell briskly I didn’t shoot it, but […]
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.
