Smith & Wesson

M&P40 Pro Series now available

Posted on by Caleb

It’s finally here!  The S&W M&P40 Pro Series long slide pistol is finally cataloged and available on S&W’s website.  I have been excited about this gun ever since an S&W rep said last year that they “might” do something like that as part of the Pro Series line up.  I’ve blogged about it, I’ve talked about it, and finally my wait is over.  I have a serious love affair with the .40, and the M&P Pro series – someone asked me the other night what it would take to get me to stop shooting wheelguns and go back to semi-autos on a permanent basis?  You’re looking at it.  I am way more excited about this gun than I have any reason to be – I just don’t know what it is though; the M&P series won my heart with ease, and I’ve always had a soft spot for .40s.  I cannot wait to get my hands on one of these for USPSA and IDPA competition; this is the perfect fit for the “one gun to rule them all” project I’ve been talking about.  Whether it’s USPSA Limited-10, IDPA ESP and SSP, Steel Challenge, 3-Gun Competition, or Bianchi Cup production division I imagine you’d be hard pressed to go wrong with one of these.

I know I sound like a ridiculous fanboy right now, and I promise that once I get my hands on them I’ll offer up the kind of reviews and coverage you’ve come to expect from Gun Nuts, but right now I’m just so excited that I’m dorking out a little bit.

Things that are rad

Monster Hunter Vendetta now available

Posted on by Caleb

Monster Hunter Vendetta, the 2nd book in the Owen Pitt series by blogger and generally awesome cat Larry Correia is now available for order on Amazon.  Buy it here!  I’m sure it will also be in bookstores and the like, so if you’re the type of person that prefers your books in the “dead tree” format, you can now finally purchase MHV.

Seriously, it’s a great book.  It’s an improvement from the wildly popular Monster Hunter International, as well.  MHI, the first book was Larry’s first published novel – I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I honestly feel like Monster Hunter Vendetta is an improvement.  The story is tighter, the writing is better, and most importantly the characters are much better fleshed out.  You get a really interesting eye in to the support cast in Monster Hunter Vendetta, and the tease for the next installment at the end of the book is just epic.

So seriously, go buy it.

Crimson Trace

Big news from Crimson Trace Defense

Posted on by Caleb

Yesterday, Crimson Trace Defense, a division of Crimson Trace dropped four major announcements, all of which are good news for military, LE, and sport shooting community.

Like many of my fellow bloggers, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Crimson Trace on multiple occasions, and have always found them absolutely top-notch to work with.  In supporting HAVA, direct media, and the shooting community in general you’d be hard pressed to find a better group that’s more committed to what they do.

It also doesn’t hurt that they make absolutely the best laser products on the market.

Uncategorized

I wish that I knew then…

Posted on by Caleb

What I know now.  A common theme on Tam’s blog is that if she knew what she knows now back when she first got in to guns, she would have bought 3 Glock 19s and a whole mess of mags and never worried about her carry gun again.  I often have the same thought, but from the perspective of that it would have kept me from wasting a lot of money on guns that were kind of silly and pointless.  Like my deeply regrettable Taurus phase; or the 10mm Glock, or any number of guns that I bought where that money could have been better spent on taking a class or buying ammo for my guns.

But at the same time, that whole “stupid phase” helped me get to where I am right now.  If I hadn’t bought crappy guns, and done some silly things, I never would have learned the lessons that were necessary to get me here.  Which is part of why Gun Nuts even exists – because by sharing my learning process externally I hope that other people can avoid some of the pitfalls that I hit and accelerate new shooters through their learning process.  A perfect example of this is the whole “revolver thing” that I do now.  I shoot revolvers in competition and carry a revolver for self defense.  I don’t do this because the revolver is the best tool for the job – I probably should just buy a couple of M&Ps in 9mm and carry those, but I carry and shoot revolvers because they’re fun.  I know that a flat-black people-popper like a Glock, M&P, or Ruger SR9 would be a better choice for concealed carry, but I’m also not worried about the zombie apocalypse any time soon.  At this juncture, I carry wheelguns because I like them.  If I ever want something with more bullets, there are a pair of Ruger SR9cs here that I really enjoy shooting, and I’ll just grab one of those.