Yes, there are some folks who use a 22 pistol for concealed carry. While not recommended and I don’t personally do it, there are plenty of people who do. There are also those people who carry a 22 for a back up gun. Either way, people are going to do what they feel they should, […]
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Cool Historical Gun Accessories: The KAC Masterkey
Back in the 80s and 90s, it seemed like anything was possible. The G11 space gun was in full swing, the TEC 9 reportedly advertised as being resistant to fingerprints, and Knight’s Armament was making some cool stuff. The coolest of the cool was the KAC Masterkey. What’s a Masterkey? The KAC Masterkey is a […]
Best Gun Holster For Runners
What’s the best gun holster for runners? I don’t exercise as much as I should. However, I do find myself on the treadmill downstairs from time to time, as well as treating my knees to some good old fashioned torture testing while jogging around the neighborhood. Being that people generally suck and animals are unpredictable, […]
Best AR-15 Trigger
As someone with more than an average amount of experience with the AR-15 pattern rifle both in the civilian world working for the gun industry for quite a few years and in the Marines, I can say that the stock triggers in America’s Rifles leave a lot to be desired. They can be gritty, inconsistent, […]
Best Sig P938 Holster for Concealed Carry
Who Makes The Best Sig P938 Holster? I’ve owned a Sig Sauer P938 for a few years now, and can say that it’s the ideal concealed carry gun. It’s small, easy to conceal, quite effective at the range and at halting bad guys in their tracks with 9mm Parabellum self-defense cartridges loaded in the magazine. […]
Shotgun Choke Tube Selection
With all the variables in shotshells today choke tube selection has become almost as an important issue as shotgun fit which is quite critical when trying to hit something with your shotgun. Having the right choke tube for the right situation is a critical part to shotgun shooting. Whether you are hunting waterfowl with steel […]
History of Colt
In 1855, Samuel Colt incorporated his business in Connecticut as the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg Co., with an initial issuance of 10,000 shares of stock. Sam Colt retained ownership of 9,996 shares and gave one share to each of four business associates. By 1856, the company was producing 150 weapons a day; and the […]
Browning’s History
John Moses Browning: John was born in Ogden, Utah, and was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He is the most important figure in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 […]
Black powder Rifles
History: The history of black powder rifles in the United States of America starts around the year of 1730 with the introduction of the Sidelock, Flintlock, Longrifle muzzle loading rifle “(Muzzleloaders)”, of which there were approximately 7,000 manufactured. Rifling Twist Rate, 1:60″. Then the introduction of the Sidelock, Caplock, Hawken muzzle loading rifle, in […]
SKS Rifle – Its History
Designed in 1945 by Sergei Gavrilovic Simonov, the SKS is a semi-auto carbine. It is a self-loading carbine Simonov system 1945, or SKS 45. Originally, it was meant to serve alongside Mikhail Kalashnikov’s new AK-47 design, to replace the Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle that had been in service since 1891. However, as the mass […]