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.
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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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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The Gen4 Glock 19 has reportedly hit store shelves.
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As a CWP instructor, I’m often asked: “What is the best handgun for (insert demographic group here)?” That question is impossible to answer, because we are all so different. That’s why it’s so good that there are currently so many different handguns on the market. It is, however, possible to say which models should not be bought by [...]
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LawDog meditates on stopping power: It doesn’t matter how big a hole the bullet makes … if you don’t carry the gun that fires it. It doesn’t matter how fast that bullet is going … if you never practice with the gun that fires it. If you are fighting for your life, having a gun [...]
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Modifying firearms is best left to a professional. Innovative Arms, a full-time gunsmith located in Elgin, do beautiful work. They can handle anything from sight installations, to refinishing, to dehorning carry guns, to building custom sound suppressors. They also do gun transfers. Check out some examples of their work here and here.
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AIM has SIG P225 police trade-ins from Europe. At $270 the price seems right.
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