Mindless devotion to Jeff Cooper is stupid
Dr. Dre’s dead, he’s locked in my basement – so spoke the poet Eminem, using the metaphorical murder of one of the icons of hip-hop to signal ...
Category: editorial
Thinking Critically About Safety: AK Edition
This week a video of Travis Haley (probably best known from the Mag-Pul DVD series that were all the rage a while back) having an unintentional discharge with a...
Gun nuts and sports
One of the odd trends that I’ve noticed among online gun enthusiasts is a frequent and vocal disdain for organized sports, which I’ve never really u...
Setting (and Tracking) Realistic, Attainable Goals
As a shooter you might have watched some videos of other shooters and thought, “man that was fast, I could never do that.” I am here to say you can! With this ...
The 5 worst examples of gun buying advice
We’ve all done it. A friend, colleague, relative, someone who is new to guns comes to us to get advice on buying their first gun, because we’re thei...
Vulnerability and hostile behavior
Last week auto journalist Jack Baruth wrote a piece for Road & Track that has made a bit of a splash in the online world. In it he describes a number of occ...
Should you carry OC spray?
I’m often asked by folks new to concealed carry or self defense in general about OC or “pepper” spray and whether or not they should consider ...
David Petzal doesn’t seem to like change very much
For a guy that calls himself a “gun nut,” David Petzal sure didn’t seem to enjoy the largest gun show on planet earth very much. If you dig in...
I was wrong about American Marksman
Last week I wrote a post blasting the new shooting competition American Marksmen for their policy that disqualifies many talented amateur shooters from competin...
The Folly of Chasing Gear – CCW Gun Version, Part 2
For Part 2 I am going to cover more gun related mistakes, or missteps. In all honesty, the first time concealed carry holder has more avenues for research and ...