The Five Rules of Concealed Carry
1. Your concealed handgun is for protection of life only.
2. Know exactly when you can use your gun.
3. If you can run away -- RUN!
4. Display your gun, be prepared to go to jail.
5. Don't let your emotions get the best of you.
Glock is recalling the recoil springs on Gen 4 Glocks bought before July 22, 2011: http://www.teamglock.com/customer-service/recoil-spring-exchange. I’d say give them a call and get your new recoil springs if yours are affected.
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I’ve heard all of these comments, some of them recently. “All of this realistic training to win gunfights is getting in the way of my IDPA.” “Practicing with my reloads that barely make power factor and barely cycle my gun has made my gun handling worse instead of better.” “I can’t stop myself from walking [...]
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Good video here.
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OneSource Tactical is now offering airsoft guns that, purely coincidentally I’m sure, outwardly bear a vague resemblance to the guns of a certain Austrian company whose products are very popular in the self defense market. If you use the products of said company, and you want to get into force on force, I’d suggest you buy [...]
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Gabe Suarez is looking to do a SureFire group buy here.
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The Gen4 Glock 19 has reportedly hit store shelves.
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The Glock design has a well-earned reputation for mechanical reliability and dirt tolerance. Just Google “Glock Torture Test”, and you will see what the design is capable of. That does not, however, mean that your particular Glock can’t break or that it never needs to be cleaned. The design may be pure utter genius in [...]
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The electronic earmuffs I use as loaner units during classes are on sale at Midway USA until April 30th. For the price, they are VERY hard to beat. I bought a pair of inexpensive earmuffs from a local big-box store before I got these. They were twice the price of the Midway product, but I returned them because [...]
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Here’s a good article by Gabe Suarez to answer the ”what caliber should I get?” question: Calibers, Guns and Stopping Power. I wish every article written on the topic made as much sense.
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Overheard at the handgun counter last Tuesday: Alex: “Can I see the Glock 17 and the 17 RTF?” Clerk: “Which ones?” Alex (pointing): “That one and that one.” Clerk: “That’s a fourth generation.” Alex (double-checking the large display on the counter describing the Gen4’s features, and noticing the curved slide serrations, different texture, lack of [...]
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