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Billed as the first 16-round semi-automatic shotgun, the SRM Arms Model 1216 places itself firmly within the tactical home-defense shotgun discussion.
August 27, 2012
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Defense is more than carrying and training with a gun. It is being prepared to fight and survive, which includes having a basic understanding of first aid.
August 23, 2012
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In the era of bullseye shooting that started before World War II, the revolver was king. In those days, most folks shot either Colt or Smith & Wesson. Eventually, gunsmiths came up with ways to accurize the 1911, and then other autos surfaced and the revolver began to fade. Before it completely vanished from the competition arenas, some pretty accomplished craftsmen went to work on properly stocking the wheelgun.
August 21, 2012
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Combining the ever popular .45 caliber round and a well known design, there should be little surprise that the Glock 21 has found its way to Gun of the Week status.
August 20, 2012
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In the course of my weekly trip to Barnes and Noble in Reno, I ran across a book that I had not seen before. In the Reno store, gun books are just across the aisle from military history, so I usually spend a half hour of relaxed browsing in one spot. Last week’s visit produced a new gun book that all revolver enthusiasts need to know about. Titled Gun Digest Book of the Revolver and written by Grant Cunningham, the book is primarily concerned with revolver characteristics and how to manage the various models and makes. While the title might suggest another dreary survey of everything in production, it is far from that.
August 17, 2012
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One of the best ways to protect your home and family is by thinking like a criminal. Criminals don’t think like honest people; if they did, they wouldn’t be criminals. In most cases, they are looking for what they think is an easy way of life—living off the efforts of others—and they are usually quite lazy. They are looking for an easy way to make a quick buck, rather than working for it. The harder you make it for them, the more likely they will move on to the next victim.
August 15, 2012
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One of the best ways to keep an eye on what is happening around you is with peripheral vision. A lot can be seen from the corner of the eye, especially movement, and it is great way to watch someone without raising suspicion.
August 14, 2012
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America’s first metallic cartridge was a .22 rimfire, and it was introduced more than 150 years ago. While that little .22 Short was first fired in Smith & Wesson’s tip-up revolver, it went on to broader use in many rifles. Because of its modest price, low noise and minimal recoil, those early.22 rimfire revolvers were very popular handguns. Some Civil War officers even carried them in pockets as defensive firearms. They must have been hugely optimistic, because a .22 doesn’t have a large enough bullet or velocity to be an ideal fighting load. This does not change the fact that the .22 rimfire handgun has long been a big part of a handgunner’s battery.
August 14, 2012
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A big, fine revolver if there ever was one, the Magnum Research BFR provides power and versatility in a 100 percent made in the United States package.
August 13, 2012
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The availability of affordable lasers, lights and optics make the AR-15 a viable firearm for many uses. It is easy to customize this reliable operating system for both indoor and outdoor uses, such as when a fight extends to outside the home. Today’s optics are especially useful with the onset of riflescopes designed for the .223 Rem./5.56 round.
August 10, 2012
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As much as we all enjoy guns and shooting, the clean up after a range session is never exactly pleasant. Even with modern solvents and tools, the residue left by shooting is difficult to remove. It’s even worse with lead bullets and a real pain when blackpowder is involved. A good bit of the gunk that is produced by the combustion of gunpowder can be at least softened and sometimes removed through the use of solvents. The old, traditional and still effective solvent is Hoppe’s No. 9, complete with that odd, banana oil smell. But when all the stuff that can be chemically removed is gone, you are stuck with the stuff that is mechanically imbedded in the barrel. This stuff has to be scraped from the bore. So what is the most efficient scraper? Long ago, old time gunsmith George Matthews introduced me to a product that is nearly miraculous. It is called Big 45 Frontier Metal Cleaner (or B45FMC for short).
August 09, 2012
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Being able to center punch the 10 ring on a target is good, but being able to do it under pressure is what you need to be able to do in a self-defense situation.
August 08, 2012
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