Carrying a gun is as American as apple pie for those of us that do it. We are blessed to live in the only nation on this earth that truly honors this essential liberty, at least in most places. Americans have been heavily armed since the inception of our nation, and even before. The European…
About a year ago I bought an Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0 holster for my Glock 19. It has remained my carry holster for that particular gun. Up until now it is my favorite hybrid holster that I have yet tried. When I just recently got my hands on the Alien Gear ShapeShift Module Holster…
As people who go armed and trained we should apply the grey man concept anywhere that we go. By blending in we don’t attract attention and if something bad does happen we maintain the element of surprise. The “average” person in modern society is, sadly, totally unprepared to face human violence. Bad guys expect this.…
Many concealed carriers don’t bother packing a reload for their handgun. Statistically it is exceedingly rare for a citizen to reload in a use-of-force situation so there is an argument for not bothering with a reload at all. However, I believe there is a convincing argument for being prepared for even the outliers. Personally, I…
Speaking and communication is, believe it or not, an integral part of being able to protect yourself. Even criminals communicate verbally, although most may not speak at quite the intellectual level you are used to. Being able to communicate directly and clearly to individuals who are potential threats is a skill that you should give…
An obvious and undeniable limitation of the revolver, particularly the small-frame revolver, is limited ammunition capacity. The second and related limitation is the fact that it is an extremely slow gun to reload. Yes, I know, Jerry Miculek can reload a revolver quickly, but I remind the reader that even he, the modern master of…
Within the self-defense community when we think of “vehicle tactics” we probably think of a shooting course offered by some ex-special forces dude in which we shoot through windshields with AR15s and lay with our feet pressed against hubcaps to shoot under cars with all possible tactical pizazz. Very entertaining stuff. The only problem is…
Roughly 80% of criminal assaults each year are deemed non-lethal in nature. What this essentially means is that if an assault is committed by an individual using only hands or feet most often it is considered non-lethal. Not always, however. In the eyes of the justice system there is usually no reasonable basis to believe…
I am a through-and-through gun guy. I like to train with them, talk about them, even write about them on occasion as you can see! Some people are into cars, some are into golf, you and I are into guns. That’s great. Shooting is a great sport, it is great fun, and it has the…
I write this a day after shooting the first IDPA match I have shot in about six months. I did not do as well as I hoped. I won my division of CCP (Compact Carry Pistol) and technically you only “compete” within your division in the shooting sports, but I try for top place at…
