Massad Ayoob on Guns

THE LAST PIN SHOOT

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Fifty years ago my friend Richard Davis created a new gun sport, bowling pin shooting. Half a century later I am writing this midway through the...

A GATHERING OF GUN GEEZERS

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The Evil Princess and I just finished up a great fifty-year reunion of shooters from the early days of practical pistol matches. Hosted by...

 GEEZER GUNS

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When I was young, I set aside a Beretta .380 with a tip-up barrel for when I got too old to run the slide...

WHY I DON’T GENERALLY COMMENT ON CURRENT CASES

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Because I work in the criminal justice system, some readers ask me why I don’t generally comment on high profile shooting cases that are...

RDS OR LPVO FOR YOUR AR15

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In the world of America’s most popular rifle, the AR15, one debate is whether to top the gun with an RDS (red dot sight)...

1911 HANDLING TIPS

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Being in sort of a “1911 season” I’ve been packing this timeless pistol design again. Got a couple of 1911-oriented pistol matches coming up...

TALKING ABOUT THE GREATEST HANDGUNS

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A few years ago when my book “Greatest Handguns” came out from the Gun Digest people, we did this interview explaining what the selection...

WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHOOTING CASES

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A lot of folks still focus more on how to shoot than when to shoot…and on what happens after the shooting.  Brent Wheat, my editor...

INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST

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Military history is of value to more than the military. It teaches life principles, too, and guides us all in existential decisions of all...

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

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For the last few years, each second quarter on the calendar has become my 1911 pistol season. The reason: in June I have a...