A few years back, I wrote a perennially popular article about AR-15 setup titled “A Tale of Two Carbines.” Well, I’m going to borrow the title because it is apropos of what I’m going to talk about in this post. Given my interest in hunting, I’ve developed quite the fascination with lever action rifles. I […]
John’s Note: This is a guest post from a blog reader that contacted me regarding his decision to send his shotgun barrel off to Vang Comp for their barrel work and his resulting pattern testing. While the introduction of Federal FliteControl did indeed nearly put Vang Comp out of business, I think the perennial ammo […]
Last year, for a number of reasons, I didn’t make my annual out of state hunting foray. I vowed then that I would not miss this year. That was, of course, pre-COVID. Well, one planned hog hunting trip did get cancelled at the initial height of the pandemic, but an old friend and I did […]
Regular readers know that I’ve shied away from gear reviews the last year or so, since so much of what constitutes EDC is a highly subjective personal choice. However, every once in awhile, a standout deserves a shout out. Enter the Amtac Blades “Northman” knife. Amtac Blades is the creation of Bill Rapier, owner of […]
Both John and I are wont to carry a purpose-made tourniquet on our bodies as often as possible. We both recognize the likelihood of needing medical gear is probably higher than needing our concealed pistol, and we also are aware of the efficacy of two tourniquets in particular: the North American Rescue Combat Application Tourniquet […]
This past weekend, I was able to attend Frank Proctor Shooting’s Proctor Pistol Process “The Fundamentals of Fast” (2 day course). I had been aware of Frank Proctor for a while, having previously purchased one of his DVDs, and decided to sign up after reading some favorable comments posted about an earlier iteration of this […]
Similar to recent posts by Robert, I thought I might share a brief year in review and some thoughts on the coming year. 2019 was not nearly as tough on me as it was on Robert, but it has not been without its challenges. In but one example of this, I did not make it […]
Several weeks ago, I read about SlapShot USA LLC‘s new high velocity buckshot on Greg Ellifritz’s Facebook page. He was questioning whether anyone had conducted formal gel tests with it, reasoning that its published velocity should be enough to defeat body armor, something that most conventional buckshot won’t do. In reading the description of the […]
With the exception of my last post, almost all of my shotgun pattern testing to date has been done with my Remington 870P SBS. This post will mark a departure from that theme, as I exclusively used my old Winchester 1300 Defender that I’ve discussed previously. I again compared the effects of various interchangeable chokes, […]
This past weekend, I made the trek down to Culpeper, VA to attend “Contextual Handgun: The Armed Parent/Guardian,” offered by Citizens Defense Research, and hosted by John Murphy of FPF Training. This class had been on my radar for quite some time, so when I saw that it was offered within driving distance, I made […]
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