Erika of GBGuns began shooting just three years ago. Prior to meeting me she had, “shot a gun before” and that was it. After a few weeks of plinking on the weekends I took her to Front Sight for back-to-back four-day handgun and carbine courses. The rest is evident in the excellent shooting we see her do in review after review. Recently I asked her if she had any … [Read more...]
A lot of Special Forces Green Beret training involves making decisions with limited information. Special Forces operations succeed or fail on the decisiveness of the men executing the plan. “If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen: a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined … [Read more...]
A leaked screen shot of an ICE intranet announcement indicates that the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), has picked the Sig Sauer P320 as their new duty sidearm. Following the Army's lead, ICE has chosen a modular handgun system to give their agents. The Trump administration has announced a major expansion of ICE, so this … [Read more...]
Doctors don't care about gun fashion or caliber wars on the Internet. They deal in science. Spoiler alert: Handgun caliber is largely irrelevant Below is a video of a doctor teaching other doctors and prehospital care providers about gunshot wounds in humans. Want to know about caliber and shot placement? Here you go. Doctors know a few things about gunshot wounds, and this … [Read more...]
In 2015, when Magnum Research first introduced the new lightweight Desert Eagle L5 in .357 Magnum, it quickly gained widespread appeal, especially among loyal Desert Eagle fans. Now, new for 2017, the Mark XIX L5 is now also offered in .44 Magnum. The new L5 is offered with a 5” barrel, and features a hard-coat anodized black aluminum frame, black carbon steel slide and … [Read more...]
Does Barrel Length Really Matter ? It's a question that has been brought up many times over the years but, what is fact and what is fiction? There are dozens of places you can go on the internet and various forums and hear all the pseudo science behind the relation between velocities and bullet drop. I'm not saying that the science isn't real more of what I am saying is that … [Read more...]
