Category: General Opinion

Choosing a concealed carry firearm can be a daunting task, often involving trips to various gun stores, consultations with friends that own firearms, late-night internet forum browsing, and possibly asking a spouse how much money one is allowed to spend. Along the way, various rules might be set - "it has to be in a caliber starting with 4," or "only a revolver is always reliable," or "You can't spend more than $300 on something silly like that." When I worked in a gun store (there's a phrase I don't… Read More

Reports of its death having been exaggerated, the Casio was back in action today... Alloy BHP review to be posted in a few hours. Here's something for the meantime. 9mm Winchester Ranger T 147gr vs. a water jug, at 1000fps. Not very technical, but fun to watch.

It wasn't even a good video for the camera to die for... 12 gauge birdshot vs. a gallon jug of water...

This morning, I received, by email, a link to a post on humanevents.com. The author of the post states that the United States Marine Corps should adopt the Springfield XD-45 as a new service pistol. While I generally weigh what people have to say carefully, some of the comments he makes strike me as quite ridiculous, leading me to question much of his knowledge base on the subject. He bases this recommendation on three major points: 1. That the .45ACP cartridge is a massive improvement over the 9mm Parabellum cartridge.… Read More

The editor of The Firearm Blog has graciously allowed me to make a guest post on his blog - it can be found here.

The title of this article has several meanings. The most obvious to people who regularly go to gun shows is that they're generally a waste of time, with jerky vendors, jewelry sales booths, and that annoying guy who arcs his stun guns into the air every 15 seconds crowding out the people actually selling guns - many of whom have had the same overpriced stuff on their tables for the last 5 years. People who've never been to a gun show should take the title literally - there is really… Read More

This was fun. Surplus 7.62x25...Czech I think, '53.

I incorrectly identified the bronze pin punch that is a prototype of an optional accessory to the Multitasker Tube as brass in my review - my apologies. It seems to work great for disassembling Glocks, by the way.

Steve at TheFirearmBlog has driven a significant amount of traffic to my blog, for which I am very thankful. I had the chance to thank him in person at SHOT, where we had dinner and an informal meet and greet, along with other gun bloggers, thanks to an industry sponsor. He's a really nice guy - and pretty interesting to talk to as well. He's sold ownership of his blog, but will remain in charge as editor-in-chief. I wish him the best of luck with this pretty exciting endeavour.