MORE NEW SHOT SHOW STUFF (AND A PERSONAL ANNIVERSARY)

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Woo-hoo! Benchmark for me today: five years helicopter-crash-free.  https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/dont-be-afraid-of-flying/. It has been a blessed five years. Lived to see my fourth grandchild come into the world. Made it to retirement from my police department after 27...

SHOT SHOW 2018 PART EIGHT

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I found these gems today traveling the miles and mile of aisles. From Elite Survival Systems. Single mag pouch with belt clips looks low profile and minimalistic. The Rep, April, could not have been nicer...

RETRO MONTH: A MID-MONTH REPORT

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Coupla weeks ago, I posted here that August was gonna be a “retro month” for me, and I intended to teach the four August 40-hour classes with a double action revolver. (https://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2017/08/01/going-retro/)   With two...

HOME CARRY

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A couple of entries ago, I posted this.  Lots of readers responded. One of my favorite blogs, Tamara Keel’s “View From the Porch,” adds this. I offer a hearty “Amen!” to Tam’s sentiments. A few months...

THERE’S SUCH A THING AS A TOO-SMALL GUN

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If you’ve read my column in Backwoods Home Magazine for any length of time, you’ve noticed how frequently I’ve made the point that it’s close to hopeless for a smaller person to try to...