Rifle Errors!
18 Oct 16 “It’s not occasional ‘great shots’ that save you. It’s persistent ‘little mistakes’ that kill you!” H Green Rifle-Handling Errors: At our Urban Rifle (Carbine) Courses, most students bring ARs, as you might imagine, but we see dozens of other types/brands, some of which I was heretofore only marginally aware, so many are […]
Ready, or Not?
12 Oct 16 This account of the recent, famous, and failed jewelry-story robbery in TX, from a friend close to the source: “Four armed VCAs decided to rob a local jewelry store in a neighboring jurisdiction, in daylight. Two owners, who were in the store at the time, spotted the robbery suspects as they exited […]
VP9 Comments
11 Oct 16 H&K VP9 “flake” magazine-release alternate technique, from a friend and student: “I love H&K’s VP9’s magazine release system! The problem I’ve always had with Glocks (and some others) is that my strong-side thumb is too short to adequately depress the magazine release button on the left side of the frame, without significantly […]
Endless Riots!
10 Oct 16 Rioting, without end! Being “anti-police” is now “politically correct!” BHO, HRC and their BLM “movement” have created the nationwide anti-LE environment that recently caused a Chicago PD officer to decline to defend herself from a crazed, murderous attacker, with nearly fatal results. She was beaten to within an inch of her life. […]
Magazine-Release “Lever”
7 Oct 16 “Flake” Magazine-Release Lever: We’ve see a number of H&K’s Glock-like VP9 Pistols in Defensive Pistol Classes recently. All have run well, and the pistol’s ergonomics are pleasing. It represents a very acceptable carry-gun. However, one “feature” of the VP9 can be an issue, and that it the pistol’s ambidextrous magazine-release “lever.” Most […]
“Need?”
6 Oct 16 Who Really “Needs” Guns? With many of my friends and colleagues down in South FL currently dealing with Hurricane Matthew, some have reminded me: What the media is not reporting is the numerous criminal gangs who are staying behind with the intent of looting abandoned homes in the wake of the current […]
“Rental” Guns?
3 Oct 16 “For fear I have my gun to mend I am determined not to lend But you may do as I have done Pay down your cash and get a gun” Inscription from “The Litany Rifle” Maker Unknown, 1790 It is common for perspective students of our Art to inquire during the Course […]
What Matters?
28 Sept 16 Black lives may matter, but facts apparently don’t! A black police officer, working for a black police chief, shoots a black male who was pointing a gun at him, a person whom police weren’t even looking for. And, we have a black president! Police were planning to walk past the decedent’s car […]
FNS
27 Sept 16 FNS I’ve been carrying an FNS-9 for several months now. Its basically FN’s version of the G19. 2k rounds through my copy by this time. Made in the USA, my FNS-9 has run with almost no hiccups. The only modification I made was to grind-off the magazine-release button on the right side. […]
Doublespeak?
21 Sept 16 When violent people are running amok, destroying police vehicles, injuring police officers and others, setting fires, looting stores, etc, the correct description is: “Mob,” “Mobsters,” “Riot,” and “Rioters” Yet, in all the media reports from NC I’ve heard today, including Fox News, violent rioters are described as: “Demonstrators,” and “Protestors!” Mob violence […]
“Resistance is Futile”
20 Sept 16 Our Media’s Agendum: “Resistance is Futile” Curious the way our leftist media interminably wrings their hands over the difficulty, indeed impossibility, of accurately predicting random Islamic terrorist bombings, as just occurred in NY an NJ. Simultaneously, they are silent about the hero off-duty LEO, properly and legally armed and carrying concealed, who […]
“Narrative Fight?”
19 Sept 16 “Narrative Fight?” This “narrative fight” pronouncement by BHO’s idiot press secretary defines perfectly the dogged unwillingness of BHO and HRC to commit Americans to engage in a “gunfight” with radical Islamic jihadis. BHO and HRC are “wine & cheese liberals,” who have never had to fight anyone, nor for anything, in their […]
Mental Toughness
18 Sept 16 “Mental toughness” is probably the single most important component of your individual preparedness. During Saturday’s knife-rampage by yet another Islamic terrorist, this time in MN, an off-duty, and properly armed, local LEO courageously drew his pistol and gunned-down the perpetrator before he could inflict further mayhem on innocents. My friend and esteemed […]
“Dangerous” People?
16 Sept 16 Who are “dangerous?” HRC said recently, “We are going to pass common-sense reforms, to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.” But, who are these “dangerous people” whom HRC considers inherently unfit to bear arms? “Before my father died, he said the worst thing about growing old was that other […]
Learned Helplessness
14 Sept 16 “Learned Helplessness” and Our “Unarmed Forces” On 20 June 1985 four uniformed, but unarmed, US Marines, assigned to our Embassy in El Salvador, were gunned-down during a leftist guerrilla “drive-by” attack. They were obviously singled-out and specifically targeted by the Communists. I wonder if those young Marines had ever been briefed about […]
“Rules”
13 Sept 16 Follow-up on domestic terrorist attacks, from a friend who works in the security department of a large insurance company with office complexes in a number of major metro areas within CONUS: “As part of my job and as a result of frequent requests, I recently presented a security seminar for our region. […]
Lessons!
12 Sept 16 Lessons from San Bernardino: Other than the obvious lesson that being constantly armed is essential in our current age, here are some additional points gleaned from reports on the Islamic terrorist attack in San Bernardino, CA on 2 Dec 15 at the County Public Health Department’s Christmas party. People at the gathering […]
FSM4
7 Sept 16 The FSM4 and Prairie Dogs! Last week I was with friends in WY, and was invited to go prairie-dog hunting at a local ranch. I was traveling, and the only rifle I had with me was my constant companion, my wonderful FSM4. One of my friends brought a scoped Savage bolt-gun, with […]
Followup
6 Sept 16 Drive-Thru Followup: I advise students to avoid sitting in a stationary vehicle for long. When in a vehicle, get the vehicle in motion as quickly as possible. So, using a fast-food drive-thru already violates that advice! But, like spending time in banks and jewelry stores (which I also advise against), we all […]
Disengage!
5 Sept 16 Disengage! From a student: “My wife and I were departing a Starbucks drive-through yesterday. I was driving. Our driver’s-side window remained lowered as we exited and approached the adjoining road. We paused at the stop sign and waited for an opportunity to pull into the near traffic lane. As we sat there, […]
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.
