Weapon Retention/Disarms with Paul Sharp
The second block of instruction I attended at the 2015 Tactical Conference was on weapon retention and disarms as taught by Paul Sharp of Sharp Defense. As a po...
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Surviving the Knockout Game with Cecil Burch
I had the good fortune of attending the Rangemaster Tactical Conference this past weekend. It’s a pretty unusual event in the firearms training business w...
Outnumbered, outgunned…and completely victorious.
This week Tom Givens, one of the most admired firearms trainers in the business, highlighted a video of a self defense shooting over at Pistol-Forum.com that te...
Beginner’s Guide to CCW: Buying your first pistol
I find myself encountering more and more people who ask me for advice on getting their first pistol for self defense or, more usually, concealed carry. I’...
Kory Watkins is a nitwit
When confronted with idiocy I try to be a reasonable man about it, but every now and then you see something so utterly and unforgivably stupid that it would tax...
I DIDN’T WANT TO DO THAT!!
There has been a lot of “discussion” (by which I mean silly people talking complete spinach) about the use of lethal force lately. In these “d...
Raven Concealment Systems Eidolon holster
Once again it’s the week of the SHOT show, the trade show where the firearms industry gathers together in Las Vegas to show their wares. New firearms, new...
Photo of the Day: Raven Concealment Eidolon
The folks at Raven Concealment sent me one of their brand new Eidolon holsters for T&E. The holster was unveiled to the public yesterday and I haven’t...
Cost and the 1911 – Part 3
We’ve covered previously how the 1911 no longer exists and discussed why. While the original 1911 was very durable and reliable it wasn’t a stupendo...
The cost of stupidity
One second you’re rolling up on what appears to be a motorist with a car that’s having mechanical trouble, and the next you’re on the ground w...