Terminology: Forcing Cone

March 08, 2010

Occasionally I get questions about handgun terminology such as: “Where is the forcing cone in a revolver? Answering these questions is useful to the readers and often fun.

Smith & Wesson M&P

March 05, 2010

Smith & Wesson makes many thousands of guns every year and has made many millions of them since the first partnership of Horace Smith & D.B. Wesson in 1852.

Most Versatile Cartridge?

March 04, 2010

I'm not sure that it is necessarily the most versatile cartridge, but a revolver chambered for the .357 Mag. is an almighty good all-around handgun.

KBI, Charles Daly Close Doors

March 02, 2010

Marketer of popular Charles Daly line of firearms shuts down, promises to resurface.

Remington Tops Brand Survey Of Hunters, Shooters

February 26, 2010

And the survey says… Internet poll shows hunters, shooters purchasing preferences.

The Thompson/Center Contender

February 25, 2010

It may be growing a little long in the tooth, but the Thompson/Center Contender pistol is one of the more influential handguns of our time.

The Armed Citizen® March 2010

February 22, 2010

*Criminal justice instructor Michael Minto was exiting the Kaplan Career Institute when he saw a man being viciously stabbed. According to police, Minto ran onto the scene, drew a handgun for which he has a permit to carry and ordered the attacker to drop the knife.

How High?

February 22, 2010

As a matter of habit, I grasp every handgun that I fire in the same way—as high as possible to get my hand as close to the axis of the bore I’m able.

Fairbairn’s Burst

February 18, 2010

William E. Fairbairn was a proper English gentleman who emigrated to China in the early 20th Century. He was a police inspector in the fabled Shanghai Municipal Police and served most of that time as a combat training expert.

Tactical Clothing

February 16, 2010

There is a lot of competition in this industry.

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