It appears more common today to hear of folks carrying a tourniquet as part of their EDC, but how many have made a true effort to understand when and where a tourniquet, pressure bandage, hemostatic gauze, and/or an occlusive dressing should be used? How many recognize when and where to use those tools in addition […]
How Long Does A Recoil Spring Last?
It clearly states in my SIG P365 owner’s manual that I need to change the recoil spring every 2,500 rounds. This seemed fast to me, so I thought I’d do a hefty amount of research to answer the following question: How long does a recoil spring last? A recoil spring will last between 2,000 and […]
What is Situational Awareness For Self-Defense
Many people and “experts” within our industry speak about situational awareness as one of those things that we must all be practicing at all times. While I don’t disagree with them, I think there is a large population of people who haven’t the foggiest idea what situational awareness even is … so: What is situational […]
Rock Island Armory 3.10 BBR 1911 Review
Looking for a compact 1911 in 45acp with increased magazine capacity? Check out Rock Island Armories/Armscor smallest, lightest, 45 ACP handgun, the BBR Series 3.10. With a 10+1 capacity, the BBR 3.10 comes with one of the highest round counts on the market in a compact 45 ACP. Along with a G10 Grip and a comfortable beavertail grip safety this […]
Georgia Becomes The 25th Constitutional Carry State
Well, it happened my friends. We’ve now reached number 25. Half of the United States of America have gotten behind the Second Amendment as it was intended. Well, one step closer to how it was intended. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the recently passed legislation that allows state residents to carry a gun without a […]
Five Non-Gun Defense Techniques for Daily Living
No doubt most folks reading this are students of defensive living. Many of you are advocates of concealed carry or open carry on a daily basis, and I couldn’t agree more with that lifestyle. However, living defensively begins with practices you should develop or hone on a constant basis and none of these mandate gun […]
Concealed Carrier Investigates Domestic Disturbance, Shoots Man In Leg
Chicago – A man with a concealed carry license investigated a loud argument coming from his neighbor’s house, and ended up shooting a man in the leg. The incident happened this past Tuesday between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. Police were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Juneway Terrace to look into what was phoned […]
5 Controversial Handgun Skills You Should Still Practice
Having been a firearms and tactics trainer for decades now, you might imagine that many defensive firearms training topics and techniques have changed over the years; some are even downright controversial. In the last few weeks you may have read my articles concerning pistol training for self-defense, phase-1, phase-2, and phase-3. Interestingly there are a few concepts and […]
Pistol Training for Self Defense-Phase 3
In my last post I discussed pistol training for self-defense-Phase 2. In this, the last of a three-part series let’s move up the scale of training to Phase-3. Understand, this is a baseline formula for teaching progressive skills to students who are serious about dedicated pistol training. It may not be everyone’s approach, but it has […]
