Part of the conventional wisdom for selecting a 9mm as your carry or even bug out gun is that 9mm is the most common round out there and you’ll always be able to find it. So…. what was one of the first calibers to start to disappear from the shelves and is currently being rationed… Read More »
Looks like a good number of the folks that are rushing out to buy guns are learning how to use them. I’ve seen a serious up tick in the number of folks at the local ranges (to the point that I haven’t been able to try out a couple of guns I need to write… Read More »
So… after talking about things on #GBC, there’s been a few of us that have decided that there needs to be a blogger shoot in the South East. My town seems a convenient middle ground for folks, so I’m looking around for venues and such. One issue is I need to get an idea on… Read More »
The Tennessean has just learned the shocking fact that there is no national gun database. This news was so shocking to the paper, that it was on the front page of today’s newspaper. Not the center spread, but above the fold. Of course, this being the purely non-biased pinnacle of reporting that is the local… Read More »
It’s been tried in some of the big cities (most notably New York City), and now it’s happening in Arkansas. The town of Paragould has decided that the best way to fight their recent uptick in crime is to start deploying cops in SWAT gear, checking your papers, and asking for a good reason for… Read More »
Ok, so some of you may not know my typical stance on taking old battle rifles and slapping after-market stocks on them. I’m not a fan. I’m not a fan to the extent that I bought an Ishipore Enfield off of Wizard in large part because he was planning on doing terrible and horrible things… Read More »
Hung out with Wizard for a bit yesterday, and the topic of the idea that Taurus may try to buy the Freedom Group. Wizard: I’m pissed off that Taurus is buying the Freedom Group Me: Why? Wizard: It’s… like Ford buying Jaguar Me: um… That was probably the best move for Jag since Ford came… Read More »
So, I just got an email from Cheaper Than Dirt saying that they now have some high capacity mags in, and I should buy them now! Out of curiosity, I followed a couple links. Magpul 30 round AR mags? sold out. Colt USGI issue 30 round AR mags? $129.97!!! Beta mags? The low low price… Read More »
My Buckmaster is a super accurate little .22 pistol, and I thought it was great out of the box except for really one thing: the sights. They’re your standard black on black adjustable pistol sights. The rear sight is metal and has both windage and elevation adjustment screws, which is nice, but the front is… Read More »
So, with very little surprise, Sen. Feinstein has decided to introduce a new “assault weapons ban.” The short of it is that it’s like the old one, except a gun needs to only have one of the evil features instead of two, bayonet lugs and flash suppressors are not longer evil, but thumb-hole stocks are.… Read More »