Firearms

Yesterday morning, I listened to the on-line stockholders’ report from Sturm, Ruger Inc., delivered by Mike Fifer, the current CEO. I had the impression of an honest man giving honest answers to honest questions. I knew...

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...

March 29, 2011 is upon us, the hundredth anniversary of the 1911 pistol’s adoption by the United States Government. OK, OK, I know I seem to be obsessing on it…but I’m a gun guy,...

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...

After all the grimness we’ve recently discussed here, it’s time for some good old gun stuff. At one of the Half Price Books stores, I recently picked up a well-thumbed copy of Stoeger’s Shooter’s...