Firearm: Springfield Armory Garrison 1911 in 9 mm (MSRP: $849) Springfield Armory recently added a full-size, all-steel 9 mm 1911 to the company’s popular Garrison line. While, yes, the purists are going to insist that a full-size 1911 should be chambered in .45 ACP; remember the Garrison already exists for that …

Whiz … . You’d hear the “good ones” before they hit you. Just enough time to close your eyes, if you were smart. A lightning flash, then stinging pain. Those little rubber bands always seemed to find a hole, especially when my little 9-year-old cherub face was poking out for a recon …

Being a firearms instructor involves a skill set that involves more than just being an accomplished shooter.  While some might think that this is the most defining characteristic of a qualified instructor, it actually isn’t. While it’s in the top five, it pales in comparison to the other skills that …

Having been pulled for years in two diametrically opposed directions, the anti-gun movement now finds itself in a dreadful political bind. As ever, it continues to abhor the private ownership of firearms, and wishes to make it as difficult as possible for Americans to keep and bear them. And yet, …

One rule of thumb in the shooting world is that bigger guns are easier to shoot but harder to conceal, whereas small guns are easy to conceal but more difficult to shoot. I’ve spent most of my shooting career in the big gun arena due to a penchant for handgun …

Frustration with President Joe Biden’s “stuck-on-repeat” gun control focus that lets criminals run rampant is boiling over in Congress. Republican leaders in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are telling The White House that they are ignoring a crime crisis to push a radical gun control agenda. …

As we look at the new guns being introduced this year, some trends seem to be emerging. While micro 9 mm carry guns are still being introduced, some established manufacturers of such pistols are making versions just a little longer for improved ergonomics. “Optic-ready” or “optic-equipped” pistols continue to increase …

When Joe Biden nominated anti-gunner Steve Dettelbach to head the ATF, he was joined in the Rose Garden by dozens of cheering left-wing politicians and activists. They spent the better part of the last decade blowing hundreds of millions of Soros / Bloomberg dollars electing gun-grabbing politicians to office, including …

In a move that surprised no one, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed another pro-gun bill that the Legislature sent to his desk. He is determined to show his disregard for the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Wisconsinites. This time, it was Senate Bill 570, to protect firearm dealers, manufacturers, distributors, etc., …

Sturm, Ruger & Co. introduced its first center-fire revolver in a full-page advertisement in these pages back in August 1955. The new six-shot revolver was the Ruger Blackhawk, catalog number BKH-3, chambered in .357 Magnum. The gun was named after one of William B. Ruger’s favorite automobiles; the Stutz Blackhawk, and …