Rock Island 22 TCM / 9mm 1911 Pistol I’m not what you’d call a 1911 super-fan. Though, I do own a few variations of John Browning’s masterpiece, even if they’re rarely fired. So I’m not exactly a newcomer to the whole 1911 thing, but the 22 TCM pistol is entirely different than any other 1911 […]
Springfield Armory Hellcat VS Sig Sauer P365 XL
I’ve had both pistols for a couple of years now, and what follows is my SIG P365XL VS Springfield Hellcat review. This is an update to an old article that was originally published in April of 2020, and I’ve now got thousands of rounds through each pistol. Springfield Armory Hellcat VS Sig Sauer P365 XL […]
Bad Gun Shop Advice
Everyone is an expert in their own mind. Much in the same vein, almost every gun shop I’ve ever been in has given out advice that was questionable. Believe it or not, I’ve been in quite a few different gun stores over the years, sometimes working a counter to help a friend out, other times […]
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 […]
Ohio Gas Station Owner Shoots At Armed Robber
Mount Sterling, Ohio – The owner of a local gas station pulled his sidearm and fired a single shot in the direction of an armed robber, narrowly missing him. Raj Patel has owned and operated the Mount Sterling BP gas station and store for the past 23 years, and on January 10, 2022 he was […]
Does My Self-Defense Gun Need A Safety?
I saw a question posted recently in a Facebook gun group that caught my eye, mainly because it’s not a topic we’ve covered on this blog before. The question was something like this: How many of you have a manual safety on your carry gun? If so, why? I’ll attempt to answer this question in […]
BRG9 First Impressions
There were quite a few new guns this year at SHOT Show 2022. While this is usually the time when guns are released, I was surprised at just how many of them actually came out. I was surprised at the number because there just wasn’t really a huge turnout for the conference this year. Several […]
