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Firearm News: Glock Discontinues 35 Models

Posted on 16 May 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Glock Discontinues 35 Models   You’ve probably heard by now that Glock is discontinuing 35 models from its lineup. If not, well, now you have. Glock hasn’t commented publicly on this action, other than a web page that says, “Streamlining our portfolio for a stronger future,” with a list of the discontinued models. We can…

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How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense

Posted on 5 April 20255 April 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

How to Use Cover: Tactics for Self-Defense   COVER=LIFE Cover is a gift from the heavens if someone tries to kill you with a long-range, portable hole puncher. Cover projects a literal blanket of security that sits between you and certain death. I guarantee anyone reading this owns a gun for self-protection and likely carries…

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Bullets Follow Walls – Explained

Posted on 8 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  I remember when I started MOUT training, I heard the phrase “bullets follow walls, so stay away from walls.” I heard it and did it, but I had to eventually ask what it meant. Why do bullets follow walls? At 18, I had no idea what bullets did. I was told to shut up…

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3D Printed Double Action .22LR Revolver

Posted on 22 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

3D Printed Double Action .22LR Revolver   A new compact revolutionary 100% DIY 3D printed six shot revolver has been announced which will further facilitate self-defense rights across the globe: “Coming soon to beta on the Gatalog/Deterrence Dispensed Rocket chat. A no assembly required print in place .22lr pistol. That’s right just hit print and get a fully functional pistol. Gun Control…

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Tactical Saturday: The Shooting People in the Face Drill, Revisited*

Posted on 25 January 202517 March 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

  While training the other day I put in my customary 20 rounds on the tried and true Mozambique or “Failure to Stop” Drill. After I ran through the drill I realized something: I had been training myself to PAUSE between the transition from the two shots to Center of Mass to the shot to…

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Jeff Cooper vs. Terrorism

Posted on 18 January 202518 January 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Colonel Jeff Cooper, USMC (Ret.) Originally published in the Guns & Ammo 1975 Annual Issue.   So here we are in the “Age of Extortion!” Our local friendly felons have finally discovered what has long been taken for granted in what we used to call “more backward countries” — that crime does pay, in millions….

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Mangione’s Weapon of Choice

Posted on 10 December 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: Big Country       A Glock 3-D Printer Variant of the G-19. And that mag? Glock 17. Way longer than the grip/magwell. Threaded Barrel. Suppressor height iron sights. It is NOT a Poly80 however. Zooming in you can see the ‘threading’ and stippling on the grips that one gets from a 3-D Printer. Also, it…

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Keeping it Concealed

Posted on 30 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

8 Things You May Do That Give Away The Fact You’re Carrying A Firearm   Let’s face it, even the most seasoned concealed carrier will sometimes find him or herself drawing a little attention to themselves and their firearms once in a while. After some time, the instances will become less frequent, but it’s good…

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Know Your Weapons: 1911 Facts

Posted on 18 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T: Wynn   John M. Browning designed the 1911 so that an empty cartridge casing could be used in a pinch if the spring plug was lost.  

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Situational Pistolcraft

Posted on 9 November 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: The Tactical Wire   Situational Pistolcraft   sit·u·a·tion – siCHəˈwāSHən.: a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs. The location and surroundings of a place. Drawing, shooting and reloading fast are nice skills to have, but I feel it is safe to say they seldom win fights. Having them does…

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