The title of this After Action Review should look familiar, as John took the same class about a month before. Based on his experience with the Defoor carbine class last summer, along with reviews found around the web written by others, I made it a priority to sign up for this class. Just like with the pistol […]
Elsewhere on the blog (here and a little bit here), we have touched on the concept of the truck gun (I should mention that, for those of us who do not drive a truck, the “trunk gun” is its equivalent). John and I have both mentioned the utility of the AR pistol in this particular […]
I know that we said that we were going to try to avoid politics and drama in the writing of this blog, but I’m tired. Really fucking tired. Tired of opening my Facebook feed and seeing rhetoric spewed from all angles and all sides. Tired of being portrayed by the liberal left and anti-gun politicians […]
As noted in my 2016 Training Goals article here, I have had some interest in entering the competitive shooting world, most likely IDPA. My primary motivation for doing so is not because I want to win or even believe I would excel in any way. Instead, I would look at it as an opportunity to get extra […]
Like so many Americans, I woke up Sunday to the news of the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As of this writing, 49 people are reported dead and 53 more wounded. I wish I could say that I am sad or shocked by this news, but, sadly, I think “numb” might be […]
I’m guessing most folks reading this blog have a fighting rifle. You may have picked an AK, an AR, or maybe something in between like a SIG or a Vz58 . You might have gone old school with an FN or an HK or M1A or, or, or… I live in Maryland (that’s behind the […]
The purpose of this post is not necessarily to discuss vehicle gunfighting tactics, as I’m not really qualified to talk about that at length. With that said, I can and will discuss some basics that I’ve learned in training, but what I really want to focus on first is the best way to carry a gun […]
John and I wanted to take a moment to introduce and welcome a new contributor to the blog. 8mmkurz is the pseudonym of a police officer friend of mine whose full biographical information can be found under “Contributor Bios” at the top of the page. He will be reviewing gear (expect some esoteric stuff!), writing […]
If memory serves, I first read about the use of red dot optics on handguns used for defensive purposes on the firearms/self-defense training forum Warriortalk. This was probably back in 2013. Already familiar with the Warriortalk leader’s penchant for touting new bits of hardware to sell to his acolytes, I mostly dismissed this concept for […]
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