Lot of rounds fired at close range but only one ATF agent was seriously wounded and the Wanted Black Drug Fugitive in the Black SUV was killed. Amazing no by-standers were killed and wounded considering this was outside a busy family Restaurant on a busy street. Just goes to show how LOW LEVELS OF TRAINING…
Category: Pistol Corner
Never Have a Favorite Weapon!
From the Archives, 2016 This short story reinforces the USMC Training mantra: “One Mind, Any Weapon” Don’t get hung up on the Tool. Always Train to WIN THE FIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE TOOL! “Favorite” Weapons! “Warriors should not have ‘favorite’ weapons.” Miyamoto Musashi, from his “Book of Five Rings,” written in 1645AD, near the end…
Armed Citizen Video: How to Shoot through a Windshield
From the Archives 2018 A quick down and dirty 5 minute primer on shooting through a windshield when the shit hits the fan while in your vehicle. I would be remiss if I did not mention the obvious here: You are sitting in a three ton weapon made out of steel and aluminum…
Gross Motor Skills and Weapon Manipulation
From the Archives, 2015 We have discussed at length on this blog the reason why Gross Motor Skills (GMS) regardless of what tool is involved, are so important in a fight. Whether you are using empty hand, stick or knife, Gross motor movements work hand-in-hand with using the larger, more dense muscle…
Channeling my Inner Fudd
WARNING! If profanity offends you you’d best skip this one. Last week was the forty-first anniversary of my departure for Basic Training in the United States Army. I’m pushing sixty, and I figured it was time to adopt age-appropriate ways of thinking. To be in solidarity with others of my ilk; an advocate of time-honored… Channeling…
The Five Worst Guns for Self-Defense
The Five Worst Guns for Self-Defense Some practical common sense advice. If you are going to carry a gun to protect your life and the life of your loved one’s, don’t be a cheap idiot: spend the money for a quality firearm and some quality training!
Open Carry is for Morons
[VIDEO] Open Carrier Has Gun Snatched At Convenience Store Retention holster or not, you are inviting un-needed problems when you Open Carry. But understand, the same principle goes for concealed carry. **Once the perp knows you are armed, if they are able, they are going to try and snatch that gun from you and…
Jammed: How Can an Adversary Cause a Failure?
Jammed: How Can An Adversary Cause A Failure? Good information to have since statistics dictate most defensive situations involving handguns happen between 0 and 7 feet. Be prepared to go hands on and FIGHT! Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
CMP Set to Open Second Round of 1911 Pistol Orders in Early 2021
CMP Set to Open Second Round of 1911 Pistol Orders in Early 2021 Back in my good ole’ serious gun collecting days, I purchased numerous M1 Garand, M1 Carbines and M1911 Pistols from CMP and never had one issue with the purchase process or the firearm. The fact that those firearms will one day…
Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense Ammunition!
Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense ammunition! Sound, practical advice a lot of shooters might overlook. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!