If you carry a gun on a daily basis, outside of a uniformed position, I have a question for you:  Do you carry the gun you shoot the most?  Being a competitive shooter myself I find that I am often lacking in practice time for my real gun. For many years I have shot a Glock 17 in IDPA.  This gun has had untold thousands of rounds put through it, but my S&W J-frame has not had even 1,000 rounds sent out of it.  Obviously this presents a...

We mentioned that the XS sights are good defensive sights in a recent post.  We also warned that they are not always as easy to install as the packaging makes it seem.  This was true again for us with a 1911 that came to the shop the other day, and it got us thinking that you may want to be cautious of many of the products that are advertised as user installed. If you look at Brownell’s catalog, you will find many items for sale that are...

It appears that Ruger has a new offering in the defensive pistol market. Called the LCP (light compact pistol), it’s a 380 designed for deep concealment or a backup. It carries a suggested retail price of $330. It has a sight channel with a front sight. Capacity is 6 rounds. We have not had our hands on this yet, but pistols like this serve a great purpose for the person who wants to carry during the summer months. Everyone has struggled...

If you shoot very much, it is always interesting to see what you are going to shoot at that day. What I mean is that it may be a target, bottle, fruit, or can. If you get tired of shooting junk or paying for targets, or you just didn’t have time to get to the store, check out TARGETZ. target1.pdf target.pdf You will find other great targets just like these that you can easily use. Happy shooting.

By now you have heard that there was another school shooting this week.  In the aftermath there are 6 dead and many more wounded.  This is a tragedy of monumental proportions.  We ask God to comfort the families of the afflicted, and we remember them heavy hearts.  As the Philippian letter says, “may the peace of God which passes all understanding guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

If you are like me, you love going to the local gun show. We have one this weekend in Nashville, and if you have never checked it out, it can be pretty good. Even though I love going, some of the shows that I’ve been to lately have been a little disappointing. The term “gun show ” implies that patrons should be able to find guns, parts, ammo, mags etc. However many of the shows are nothing but military surplus and beef jerky....