Having a When, Then Mindset

This is a guest post by Scott Sylvester What If or When, then… In light of recent news events, the massive outbreak of active murder’s (let’s not sugar coat anything by calling them active shooters… they are murderers) going on killing sprees, and the major increase in desperate people (Thanks to the incompetence of our […]

Don’t Roam Your Home

Guest Post by John Payne, Jr. – A Good Guy with a Gun DON’T ROAM YOUR HOME “LOOKING FOR BAD GUYS” More and more I’m seeing commercials or “funny” vids showing homeowners engaging possible intruders in all areas of their property – NOT generally a good idea, amigos.

Do You Make These Concealed Carry Mistakes

Unless you have taken a CCW class there is a good chance you might be making at least one of these concealed carry mistakes. Even with a class, you might have gotten some bad info and have fallen into one of these.

The Top Ten Items for Your Range Bag

Range time is precious and unless you are one of the lucky ones who can shoot in their back yard, you need to make sure you have the needed items for your range bag. The last thing you want is to drive for an hour and find out you have left behind something for your […]

Gun Cleaning 101

Here is a good guide to Gun Cleaning 101. If you got guns you got to clean them – at least every once in a while. I found a good video to give you an intro to what you need to know about gun cleaning. I agree with a lot of what he talks about.

Beginner’s Guide to Owning a Firearm

This is a guest post by Rico Dominguez A Normal Guy’s Beginner’s Guide to Owning a Firearm for Self Defense. Just recently after a burglary in which aside from a couple computers and a TV, my beloved dog, Luna was stolen; I began to be drawn into the world of personal, home defense. Slowly I began […]

Concealed Carry Options for Women

Concealed carry options for women differ from those of men for obvious reasons. It is pretty unusual to find a man wearing a skirt or a dress. Women have different body shapes and parts that make certain holsters and draws impractical. Women just have to look at concealed carry with a different eye than men.

What Not to Shoot At

One good thing to know is what not to shoot at when you are training and practicing with your weapon.  Shooting at the wrong target could injure or kill you or someone else in the area.  We found a good video that covers what not to shoot at.

Carrying a Second Gun

Do you carry a second gun? Maybe you should consider a backup gun. Massad Ayoob talks in the video we found about why you should  consider it.

Buying a Used Pistol

You want a pistol for home defense or concealed carry but you don’t have a ton of money to spend. Buying a used pistol is a good way to go.

Inexpensive Carry Guns – Sig P250

Are you in the market for inexpensive carry guns? Well look no farther.  The Sig P250 is great choice.

My First Gun

This is a guest post by Scott Sylvester A Trip Down Memory Lane with My First Gun The other night my 13 year old daughter and I sat down to clean some guns we had shot during our recent trip to the range. We had three total to clean up, and she was going to […]

Concealed Carry While Carrying a Baby

This isn’t something guys think about – concealed carry while carrying a baby. It doesn’t have to be an either or choice.  There are some things to think about and precautions to take when you mix guns and especially young kids.

Lights and Lasers for Guns

This is a  guest post by Scott Sylvester Lights, Lasers, Action! As a defensive firearm instructor I have been asked for my opinion about lights and lasers for guns used for daily carry and home defense. Well, you asked for it, so here it goes: Yes, and Yes!

Scan and Assess

When you are involved in a shooting incident there is a tendency to get tunnel vision. Instead you need to keep your head about you and scan and assess. It is all about situational awareness.

Moving Target Drills

Real life is never like shooting at the flat range.  You need moving target drills to get your proficiency and accuracy to where it needs to be. The threat, whether it is a rapist or a drug fueled home invader will not hold still for you.  Also shooting and moving will make you a harder […]

Woman’s Flashbang Bra Holster

We have talked about concealed carry for women a few times on the blog and the woman’s flashbang bra holster always has a lot of comments – both positive and negative.

Trigger Control

Probably the biggest determiner if you hit the target or not is trigger control.  Now I am going to talk about pistol shooting in this article but you can take most of it over to rifles and shotguns and apply it.

Shotguns for Home Defense – Myth and Reality

Here is another post on shotguns for home defense because I keep hearing a lot of misconceptions about them.  Shotguns are good home defense weapons to a certain extent but they do have limitations.

Concealed Carry – Lessons Learned

Here’s a great video on things you should think about if you have a concealed carry weapon.  There’s an old saying – “You don’t know what you don’t know.” It is the same with concealed carry a lot of things take time to learn.  Take some time and watch the video so you don’t have […]

Preventing a Home Invasion – Don’t Answer the Door

You hear a knock on the door at 2am or even 10pm.  The first thing you should not do is open the door.  The key in preventing a home invasion is not to give your attackers an advantage. We found a great video by Masad Ayoob on what not to do and what to do […]

Tap, Rack and Bang

The last thing you want to happen when you are firing your pistol is that sickening click or short recoil and see the round stove piped in the top of your automatic.  What is worse that this happening is not knowing what to do – Tap, rack and bang. With most everything involving gunfights, you […]

Kimber Pistols

If you are new to firearms, you might not be familiar with Kimber pistols.  Some people love them and others say they are way over priced. Kimber was started in the 1970s in Oregon by Australian Jack Wayne. After starting out with rifles and some money problems, the company was acquired and moved to New […]

The Civilian Marksmanship Program Scholarship

The demise of the Civilian Marksmanship Program has been reported in the news but is not true. It is still up and running and sticking to its mission of promoting firearm safety and marksmanship training with an emphasis on youth. One of its great programs is its CMP Scholarship. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) offers […]

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