Gun Nuts
Dan Wesson Valkyrie Commander update
710 rounds in and no failures of any type. The most recent range session was a simple, 200 round USPSA warm-up session using the excellent Birchwood Casey reduced USPSA targets. I’ve been using these targets to train with because they’re almost exactly half the size of a regular USPSA target; plus when I’m training on … Continue reading "Dan Wesson Valkyrie Commander update"
Excited about a club match?
You bet I am. I know it seems silly, but I haven’t shot a match of any level in nearly 2 years. In fact, the last match I shot was the 2014 IDPA Nationals in September of that year, and then I put my guns down for a while. I had other things I needed … Continue reading "Excited about a club match?"
Anatomy of an accident
Firearms are relatively simple machines to understand. You load them, you point them at something you want to put a hole in, and then you pull the trigger. Easy, right? So why in the name of Zeus is it so bloody hard to get people to avoid pointing guns at things they don’t want to … Continue reading "Anatomy of an accident"
Can Can Concealment: Doing it wrong
I wonder how the marketing conversation that produced this photo went… “Guys, I’ve got a great idea for our feature image! Let’s have it be a photo of someone demonstrating our holster and how to use it, you end up pointed a loaded gun at your hand!”
33,291
That’s the number of rounds I’ve shot through 1911 pattern pistols according to my logs since 2009. That averages out to 640 rounds per month over 52 months, or 7,682 rounds per year. Obviously some years have been heavier than that in 1911s and some have been lighter. I’m sort of surprised by that number. … Continue reading "33,291"
Gun Nuts and 1911s
As you know, I’ve pivoted a lot of our coverage lately to high round count tests of 1911 pistols. So far on the new Gun Nuts 1911 Review system we’ve done a Taurus PT1911 Review, a Wilson Combat CQB Review, a Springfield Range Officer review, and most recently wrapped up a review of the Rock … Continue reading "Gun Nuts and 1911s"
Lessons from real life: The Potato Chip Assault
A friend recently posted a story on social media: “Breland, who appeared to be in “a highly agitated state,” entered the store and made a purchase before berating the store clerk, using racial slurs, Ruple said. The clerk, who is of Middle Eastern descent, ordered Breland, who is white, to leave, and threatened to call … Continue reading "Lessons from real life: The Potato Chip Assault"
Defensive Ammo Testing with the Dan Wesson Valkyrie Commander 9mm
The Dan Wesson Valkyrie Commander test is officially underway, and after it successfully passed the 10-8 Performance Test, I decided to take it to the range and test it with some more defensive ammo. Like I said in the video, I get that 15-20 rounds isn’t an exhaustive test, but I wanted to make sure … Continue reading "Defensive Ammo Testing with the Dan Wesson Valkyrie Commander 9mm"
Five awesome guns to shoot before you die
We’re all enthusiasts at some level. Sure, some of us are more serious about competition, some of us are more serious about defensive shooting, but not a single person that’s deeply invested in our hobby won’t admit that some guns are just cool. If I had to create a simple five-stop bucket list of guns … Continue reading "Five awesome guns to shoot before you die"
Project Lumen – Part 3
This is the third installment of Project Lumen and things are moving along nicely. Today I offer up data on a cheap piece of crap, a former superstar and a modern LED light that is all polymer to keep cost and weight down. As with the previous article, I will review the notes and data … Continue reading "Project Lumen – Part 3"
Are police use of force statistics good baselines for civilian CCW training?
I was recently involved in a thread with an “instructor” who maintained that students should primarily train for shootings that occur at ranges of 10 feet and less. He based this assertion on the fact that most police shootings occur at extremely close ranges, and so that was the distance we should train for. I … Continue reading "Are police use of force statistics good baselines for civilian CCW training?"
What caliber for dinosaurs?
Have you seen this photo? It’s been widely shared on Facebook, because some ranchers in Florida had what is clearly a dinosaur eating their cattle, so they did what any reasonable person would do in that situation and killed it. And that’s when the drama began, because people On the Internet don’t like it when … Continue reading "What caliber for dinosaurs?"
We don’t bash guns
I get accused from time to time of being biased against certain guns, or unfairly targeting certain brands for “bashing,” whatever that’s supposed to mean. That’s not really true, although I can sort of understand why people would get that idea. I certainly am biased against certain types of guns, but I’ve come by that … Continue reading "We don’t bash guns"
Deal of the day: Aimpoint Micro H1 4MOA
Get an Aimpoint Micro H1 for $580 with friggin’ free prime shipping! God bless you, Amazon.
HK VP9 Review
Throwing it back to when I had a huge, crazy person beard. Mobile viewers check out the HK VP9 Review here.
Psst, hey kid want to buy an M&P?
Sweet RMR equipped M&P available with dot for a steal. Selling because I have the Performance Center version now, which is also awesome but even more so.
CCW game on point
Who says you can’t carry a good gun and look awesome at the same time? Now that the grip screw situation has been solved, I can set up my Springfield Armory RO with my red Crimson Trace 20th Anniversary Master Series grips. This grips…man they just look amazing. The best part is that they still perfectly perform their intended function as an aiming device.
USPSA training stage
Since we’ve been focusing pretty hard on 1911 lately, I’ve been revisiting a lot of my old 1911 content. Here’s a video from the Automatic Accuracy class I took back in 2013 with Ben Stoeger and Matt Mink as I was training up for Single Stack Nationals. The gun is a Colt 1911 CCG in .45 ACP. Mags are Wilson ETM, belt/holster is all Safariland.
Gun myths: Pocket guns aren’t accurate
Yeah, tell me another one. The problem is that people often mistake shootability for accuracy. Most j-frames will shoot 2 inch groups at 25 yards from a rest, but most people who own j-frames can’t produce that kind of accuracy.
Throwback Thursday: Shooting the Colt 1911 CCG at Gunsite
One of my favorite guns at one of my favorite places. Few things beat shooting a nice 1911 on a beautiful Arizona day!