One of my favorite firearms is a rifle bequeathed to me by my grandparents that was originally purchased as a hunting rifle by my late great grandfather. I cherish it for the sentimental value it holds, but it's also a great shooter and always a pleasure to take to the range. The rifle I'm referencing, pictured here, is a lovely lever-action, the Winchester Model '94. My great … [Read more...]
A few weeks back, I was on the range with some friends to help a fellow novelist get familiar with firearms. Another friend of a friend arrived and I found out that he was a federal agent. We got to talking and he mentioned sight picture. I had always trained to focus on the target, since I had read years ago that the reason most law enforcement missed in armed contact was that … [Read more...]
With the incredible cold snap blowing through the Midwest (where I live) and the Northeast, I thought it would be good time to talk about cold weather shooting gear, namely eyepro. An issue with eyepro, unique to cold weather use, is lens fogging. For those of you undeterred by the cold, here are a couple of easy tips for fog-free eyepro. 1. Revision Anti-Fog … [Read more...]
I'll be blunt: I'd love to own an IWI Tavor in 5.56x45mm. As a bullpup rifle, it fits my reach and shoulders better than most standard configuration carbines. I also appreciate the IWI Tavor's efficient, streamlined design. As a cross dominant shooter, I'm especially keen on how ambidextrous the Tavor is, allowing me the option to configure a left-facing ejection port, and a … [Read more...]
I recently had the opportunity to learn more about combat shotgunning from my friends at In Extremis Consulting Group (more on that soon). In some of the training, I ran one of my favorite shotguns, the Remington 870 Tactical. I thought it was fitting, seeing that we had planned to do a little door breaching. Funny thing is, I didn't end up breaching our staged door with the … [Read more...]
I was looking through some of my firearms photos and realized I hadn't yet shared this particular shot from firing an AR-15. I love when I can catch the 5.56 casing in midair, after it has been ejected. Nifty, no? The AR-15 featured is the Kavod KVD-15 "Alef," which I reviewed here. Makes me think, it's past time I started building another AR-15. Or maybe an AR-10. Or an AR … [Read more...]
