This is an odd story, and an excellent example of why your firearm needs to have its trigger completely covered and in a proper holster. A dog shot an Oklahoma woman in the thigh while sitting in a pickup truck waiting for a train to go by. A yellow lab puppy jumped onto a different […]
New Zealand Gun Owners Pissed After Government Tries To Rip Them Off
We don’t usually cover news that takes place outside of the United States of America, but some things have bearing on us here, in the USA. On the bare minimum things like what we’re about to discuss are great for teaching us what not to allow. This time around the topic focuses on the mandatory […]
Virginia Governor Orders Special Session on Gun Control
Virginia governor Ralph Northam ordered a special session to discuss gun control and how the state of Virginia can further limit the people’s right to keep and bear arms. In a statement issued and captured here by USA Today, Northam said he’d look to institute universal background checks, place a ban on assault weapons and […]
Colt King Cobra Review: A Classic Returns
Colt King Cobra Review: Some History — In 1836 Samuel Colt filed a patent for a device to mechanically index the cylinder of a firearm, and thus the modern revolver was born. The Colt Patterson revolver was the first in a long line of revolvers produced for military, police, and civilian use that stretched nearly […]
A Classic All-Around Rifle, The Mini 14
Some firearms hold a special place in our hearts due to their service to the country, the M1 Garand, the M1911 service pistol, and the M16 are examples of those. Others are legendary due to their use by lawmen and outlaws in our history, the Colt Peacemaker and Thompson Submachinegun are notable names. Then there […]
Collector’s Corner: Detonics Combat Master, The Original Compact 1911
In the history of firearms, there are names that are instantly recognizable to most people, whether they are movie fans, historians, or full on gun-nuts like yours truly. The Colt Peacemaker, ’73 Winchester, Smith and Wesson Model 29, and the 1911 or Old Slabsides. The 1911 or Colt, Government Model is well known to many […]
Glock 48 Review
Glock 48 Review — At Shot Show 2019 Glock showcased their newest pistols, the Silver Slimline G48 and G43X and I never even got in line to shoot them. I honestly passed Glock by for 2 reasons. First, I was completely unimpressed by last year’s reveal of the G19X at Shot Show 2018. For all […]
Stag Arms Review: Left Handed AR-15
Stag Arms Review: 15L Tactical I have what you could call a “passing familiarity” with the M16/AR15 platform. Having been introduced to the weapon at the ripe old age of 17, courtesy of the United States government. I somehow managed to qualify Expert with the M16A2 Service Rifle before I was even old enough […]
Shot Show 2019: Industry Day at the Range Top 5
Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages — welcome to the greatest show on earth. That is how the National Shooting Sports Foundation should introduce their annual get-together that is Shot Show. Every year at this time the shooting world converges on the sleepy little hamlet of Las Vegas to see all that is new […]
38 Super Dan Wesson Guardian 1911 Review
Dan Wesson History: Dan Wesson is a company founded by Daniel B. Wesson II, the great-grandson of one of the founders of Smith and Wesson. In 1963 when Smith & Wesson was purchased by the Bangor-Punta Manufacturing Concern, Dan Wesson left the company with the intent of manufacturing high quality revolvers. In 1968 Dan Wesson […]