WHY CHOOSE 1911 – ONE MORE TIME
IIRC we’ve discussed this topic in the past in the 18-year history of this blog, but I’m reminded of it because I’ve been carrying a 1911 .45 auto, my favorite for many decades now...
STAY COOL DURING SUMMER SHOOTING
When the outside temperature gauge on my vehicle registers 108 degrees as it did here recently, I pay attention.
We Americans are going through a nasty heat wave all over the country. I’ve always preferred...
A GREAT AMERICAN WHO SHOULD BE MORE FAMOUS
I enjoyed heck out of researching and writing about Holt Collier. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about him.
It appeared in my Ayoob Files series in American Handgunner magazine.
R.I.P. JOHN BENNER
The Grim Reaper continues to decimate the ranks of great firearms instructors. My old friend John Benner, founder and head of the Tactical Defense Institute in Ohio, has passed.
With a long and distinguished record...
THE SNUBNOSE REVOLVER
Once the dominant choice of plainclothes and off-duty cops and armed citizens with concealed carry permits, the supposedly-obsolete short-barrel revolver remains the most likely “round gun” you’re likely to find in a gun shop...








