THE GATES INCIDENT IN CAMBRIDGE: IT’S “CLASS,” NOT “RACE”
I deliberately waited until the furor over the Cambridge incident had died down before discussing it here, now. I figured a lot of folks would assume I was the guy with time wearing a...
WHY WE USE EXPANDING BULLETS FOR SELF-DEFENSE PART II: THE OVER-PENETRATION FACTOR
Let’s return to the things which justify our choice of hollow-point bullets. A major factor – the one that convinced police chiefs in even the most “politically-correct” cities to insist on this ammo when...
WHEN BAD AMMO HAPPENS TO GOOD GUNS
I recently shot an IDPA state championship (under the auspices of the International Defensive Pistol Association, www.idpa.com) with over 140 other good people. One was a damn good sixgunner I had met only the...
GUN AND AMMO SHORTAGE COMING?
We’ve all heard that amusingly hypocritical line, “Lay in a big supply before the hoarders get it all!” Indeed, we shooters all lived through that in 2008 and for a good time after. People...
WHY WE USE EXPANDING BULLETS PART III: REDUCED RICOCHET POTENTIAL
They don’t call cities “concrete canyons” for nothing. Many shootings have taken place at banks and courthouses. Did you ever notice that the architects who build such edifices seem to be obsessed with polished...