Author: Andrew Tuohy

An off-the-cuff, unscripted video discussing various muzzle devices, with some high speed and HD range video thrown in for good measure.

It seems I can't walk in to a gun store without encountering some sort of pink firearm. That's not to say that they haven't been around for years - first it was the Crickett rifle, which is small and cute, and probably makes sense in pink, because it's not like 5 year old girls can fill out a 4473 and buy a gun. Their parents make those choices for them. But when it comes to pink carry handguns, I start to wonder. Are women buying these guns? Or are their… Read More

I'm sure that all the high speed guys I know have a lot of things in common. However, the one thing I have conversed with every one of my friends and acquaintances (that get paid or have been paid to do cool things at night) about is their abhorrence of excess and heavy gear, and/or their desire to use it only when absolutely necessary. These men are also some of the most fit people on the planet, who do things on a regular basis that the average person could not… Read More

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I describe a few things I think gun store employees should be aware of.

Glock has introduced a new ejector for some of their handguns, including the Gen 4 9mm pistols. The modified ejector is supposed to fix some of the reliability problems that have plagued the Glock Gen 4 from its introduction - problems which Glock devotees have steadfastly refused to admit the existence of. Interestingly enough, Mike Pannone (who, coincidentally, wrote a handbook about Glocks), worked on Gen 3 .40 caliber Glock issues way back in 2007. Either with the use of a 9mm trigger pack or tweaking the ejector about 1mm… Read More

Recently, I have noticed somewhat of a backlash against what was once perceived as a "cool" product or service; there has always been an undercurrent of resentment against the more expensive gear in any market segment, but this movement seems more mainstream. Aided by this "quickmeme" thing, anyone can create condescending images like this one: I've seen others that poke fun at those who've, for example, taken carbine courses, and so on. Some of the folks passing these along seem pretty involved in that, for lack of a better term,… Read More

GearScout has more info on the strange, strange news of the Army's order from Remington of 24,000 M4A1s, as part of an IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract of up to 120,000 carbines.

While in St. Louis, Missouri for the NRA show, I decided to avoid the lavish parties - mostly because I wasn't invited to them - and take a stroll across the river in order to photograph East St. Louis, Illinois. My cab driver (a very proudly naturalized US Citizen formerly of Nigeria who was studying for the ASVAB in order to join the Army) who brought me to my hotel on the first night described it as "Deathtown." He also said "everyone that lives there is an animal." For those… Read More

Here's a guest post I wrote on the topic of preparing for medical emergencies. Special thanks to my fellow Corpsmen, especially Derek, who assisted with comments and ideas as I wrote the post.