Article first appeared at Shooting Ilustrated. A little more than 15 years ago, my sniper team was perched atop a high mountain ridge, looking down over hills and valleys full of bad guys we had been battling for a week. On this particular day, our side had been harassed by …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. The Problem Much has been written about trigger control since the beginning of shooting. But, the majority of writing on the subject is focused primarily on the rearward movement of the trigger, with little-to-no attention given to the forward movement. After closely observing a …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. The old “which would you pick … ?” game is a time-honored diversion among gun folk. I’m talking about the “if you were in (insert era) would you rather have a (insert weapon one) or the model XYZ?” I’ve played this game regularly over …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. It has just been announced that Glock 19s will replace Colt M45A1 .45 ACPs in the hands of elite Marines. Special operations troops of the U.S. Marine Corps, in particular the Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC), unlike the rest of the U.S. …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. We have had the .40 S&W cartridge since 1990, roughly a quarter century of active service. Much of that service was in law enforcement, but many civilian handgunners have also cheerfully climbed aboard the medium-bore bandwagon. When it’s evaluated on the basis of actual …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. “Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” –Ayn Rand Many gun-rights advocates will tell you they have become …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. In response to a Democratic presidential debate question on Oct. 13, 2015, Hillary Clinton put the 5 million members of the NRA at the top of the list of enemies she is most proud of. This is unprecedented: On national television, a candidate …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. It’s a concept that dates back to the Old West when savvy cowpokes carried a carbine chambered for the same round as their revolver. Even in the 1870’s they understood the short rifle’s extra barrel length translated into extra velocity and energy. Long guns …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. We think Carry Lifers should take a look at Patrick Blanchfield’s “They’re Coming for the Ones You Love” over at the Nation. While we ran a couple of highlighters dry marking the not-so-subtle mockery, eye-rollers and inevitable “outlier” quotes, his treatment of self-defense …

Article first appeared at Cheaper Than Dirt. ABC recently aired an interview between anti-gun Senator Chris Murphy (CT-D) and ABC’s Jon Karl. During the interview, Sen. Murphy showed his hand and explained why the anti-Second Amendment crowd pushes so hard on legislation that seems unrelated to the current event, mass shooting, …