Home Defense: Pistol, Shotgun or Rifle?
I’m often unsure from precisely where inspiration for a given article comes, which is the case with this one. It …
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Guns And Liberty 2022, Part 10
This article focuses on the general characteristics of revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. I’m making the assumption readers contemplating what I’ve …
First Time Gun Buyers: What Do I Choose?
I recently had a visit from relatives from back East, and had the opportunity to take them shooting. For the …
A Semiautomatic Pistol Primer, 2021
As in the ancient Chinese curse, we live in interesting times, and the enemies of liberty want to make them …
Guns And Liberty, 2021: Part 10
This article focuses on the general characteristics of revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. I’m making the assumption readers contemplating what I’ve …
Alien Gear Holsters: Above And Beyond
Regular readers are probably aware of my appreciation for Glock handguns. The first Glock I ever owned was a G19 …
Glock 44: Reliable Fun
I bought my first Glock—a 19—around 1990. It was everything I had been looking for in a handgun: lightweight, good …
Guns And Liberty: Part 10, 2020
This article focuses on the general characteristics of revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. I’m making the assumption readers contemplating what I’ve …
The SMM Top 10: 2011-2019
Just for fun, I thought I’d follow up the top 15 of 2019 with the top 11 to date. I …
A Semiautomatic Pistol Primer, 2019
Oddly enough, I’ll begin this article on semiautomatic pistols with a revolver anecdote. I began my police service with Colt Pythons. …
The SMM Top 15 Articles of 2018
I checked the SMM statistics the other day. It’s not something I regularly do, primarily because I’m not a stat-driven …
Vegas: A Rolling Shoot Out
The video that is the subject of this article provides at least a sense of what it’s like to be …
Ruger PC 9mm Carbine: A Fun Solution
There is a degree of sense in having a pistol and carbine in the same caliber, though there are good …
Glock 19: The Mid-sized Standard
The Glock story is reasonably familiar within firearm enthusiast circles, but virtually unknown elsewhere. “Glock” is a familiar term in …
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