Blowback Versus Recoil Operated Pistols
Why does the barrel look crooked in my pistol? Why does a puny .380 ACP Beretta Cheetah have almost as … Continued
Toolbox
No matter how long you’ve been around firearms, there’s a pretty good chance that what you don’t know about guns, ammo, and shooting vastly outweighs what you do know. We all remember what it was like to be new to firearms, or to pursue a different shooting discipline for the very first time and that’s why we have Toolbox posts. Our goal is to take what we’ve been fortunate enough to learn from our own shooting experience and from being inside the firearms industry, and share it with the rest of the community.
Why Ballistics Gel Works and Caliber Arguments are Dumb
Today, we’re talking to a couple of actual ammo experts (not just a pretend internet expert like myself). I recently … Continued
Violence Is Not the Answer (Except When It Is)
Making sound decisions under the threat of potentially deadly violence is hard, to put it mildly. One of the most … Continued
How to Master the Double Action Trigger
If you want to get better at running a double action trigger, Ernest Langdon is on the short list of … Continued
How to Practice Your Drawstroke
So you want to be able to draw a pistol faster and more efficiently, but how do you actually go … Continued
Is .25 ACP Literally the Worst Self-Defense Cartridge?
It’s part 3 of our series on Pocket Pistols! If you’re just now joining us you might want to check … Continued
Why You Might Need an Underwear Gun
In the second installment of our pocket pistol series, we’re looking at the concept of the underwear gun — a … Continued
Maybe I Was Wrong About Pocket Pistols
Is it possible that pocket pistols and other small caliber handguns are more capable problem solvers than we might have … Continued