6 Lessons Learned About Appendix Carry
For some reason, we in the guns and shooting community seem to be equally plagued with the human tendency to hear stuff and gleefully forward it along as accepted gospel, rarely stopping to subject...
View ArticleSelf-Defense Scenario Training with W.O.F.T.’s Philip Toppino [VIDEO]
Everyone offers a self-defense training program, but how many self-defense training centers put you in the middle of everyday training scenarios and help you practice your response over and over until...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Self-Defense Training [VIDEO]
American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale welcomes James Queisner to discuss the must-knows of self-defense training. James is an instructor at Gunsite Academy and has written a few of American...
View ArticleThe Town Fights Back: The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
I think it was Mike Tyson who modernized Helmut Moltke’s combat wisdom, offering the nugget, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The notorious Dalton gang had a plan to rob two...
View ArticleHolster Tips: Things You Learn From The Box O’ Holsters
Burning through hundreds over the years has exposed more than a few learnings through brute-force trial and error. Here are a couple… Over the centuries, people have searched for wisdom from an odd...
View ArticleThe Acorn That Started a Shootout
So, I won’t spoil the whole story, but just suppose, an acorn fell from a tree, starting an officer shortly after capturing a suspect. Then the magazine dumps begin, calls for backup and “officer down”...
View ArticleA Non-Binary Look at Carrying with an Empty Chamber
If you carry concealed with an empty chamber, you will die a horrible death, and that Korean boy band with pink and blue hair, BTS, will sing your eulogy. #Fact. OK, so maybe that’s not a sure thing,...
View ArticleYour Best Defense During Civil Unrest
I met Steve some years ago. He’s one of those gray man guys you’d never give a asecond look, but he also has one of those backgrounds that make you stop and listen to what is has to say. You know, the...
View ArticleCarry Options: Day-by-Day Concealed Carry Choices
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. I’m talking about the carry guns that actually get daily “out-and-about” concealed carry use. Around here, we spend a lot of time talking about (and testing) a...
View ArticleNo Matter Your Tactics, You Can Get Killed
Clint has a down-to-earth take here. Anything that involves tactics can get you killed. A quick and useful read on the difference between “fantasy” or “envisioned” encounters and those from the real...
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