Let's look through a few cartridges for my favorite kinds of handguns: revolvers. Revolvers .38 Special Originally designed by Smith & Wesson, the .38 Special was the standard service cartridge used by many police departments in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1990s. As a centerfire round with manageable recoil, the .38 Special excels in versatility in … [Read more...]
The .22 TCM is the latest wildcat round to begin to gain popularity in shooting circles. It joins a crowded list of other wildcat rounds that are picking up commercial producers. The 6.5 Grendel by Alexander Arms and the .300 Blackout by Advanced Armament Corp and the 5.7MM by Fabrique Nationale are a few of the more popular rounds to make the transition from concept to … [Read more...]
The ever changing political climate has been tumultuous the past few years. Cycles of panic buying and hording guns and ammo have made firearms training very challenging. Fortunately, there are a couple things shooters can do to become more creative about their trigger time to get the training they need for skill survival during an ammo shortage. First is including a … [Read more...]
So, this year mark 5 years of me being a concealed carry permit holder and almost daily conceal carrier, and in that time I have learned a lot about me, and a lot about other people, and I just want to share my experiences and the best concealed Carry Pistols to own. So, first things first. Concealed carry isn't something you can do 50%, or just add it into your current … [Read more...]
The Glock 22 is one of the most widespread pistols in the United States for both civilian use and law enforcement. Part of its appeal is the .40cal Smith & Wesson round, which is in effect a scaled down 10mm round and serves as a nice gap in power and magazine capacity between the 9mm Parabellum and the .45ACP round. It has been the standard issue sidearm of the Federal … [Read more...]
There are occasionally some diamonds in the rough when it comes to the used or surplus firearms market. Often times people will turn their nose up at surplus guns because they often times have a lot of holster wear and might have some marred stocks or grips. In order to maximize your chances of finding an affordable surplus pistol or rifle you might have to look past the … [Read more...]
