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  • As Jerry Maguire Said, “It’s a Mission Statement.”

    I just had a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine, a woman who is seriously into guns and at that point along the Path where everything is still new and interesting, she has a lot of questions. I said to her, “Post them on the message board.” Her reply was, “I don’t want…

  • The Black Belts of Shooting

    Years ago a couple of friends of mine, one multi-black belt and another a Master class USPSA/IDPA shooter, and myself, were having a conversation where we were trying to analogize USPSA classes to martial arts belt ranks. We came to the conclusion that B class is equivalent to a first degree black belt, for the…

  • Donation

    Just received a donation through the Tip Jar from Stephen Reliford. The reason given was “Donation for all that Duane does to educate and help shooters progress in their sport.” Thanks, man. As the old saying goes, getting that compliment was like sunshine on a cloudy day. I’ll do my best to be worthy of…

  • Farnam On Self-Defense Pistol Caliber Choice

    Very interesting piece here from John Farnam on the fact that police agencies at large seem to be abandoning “any other cartridge” in favor of the 9mm Luger. I have been saying, and believing, for years that there’s really no reason to go, in the arena of your primary self-defense handgun cartridge, for anything other…

  • My First Gun Magazine Article

    My first-ever gun magazine article, sold 25 years ago but never published, is now up in the Free Articles section. I hope you folks enjoy it. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=584

  • Primer Prices

    Called up the Sportco gun counter to ask about their primer prices. The conversation went something like this: Me: “Hey, do you have any Federal Small Magnum Pistol primers in stock? That would be product code No. 200.” Them: “No, we don’t have any 200s in stock.” Me: “Okay, do you have any of the…

  • Self-Defense-Handguns.com Article In The Blue Press

    Self-Defense-Handguns.com Article In The Blue Press

    As many of you are no doubt already aware, in the latest issue of Dillon’s Blue Press, there is a review by Peter Caroline (the only freelancer who’s been writing for The Blue Press even longer than I have) on the Self-Defense-Handguns site. And he did an excellent job, it was a very complimentary review,…

  • Re: The Shooting at L.A.X.

    Isn’t it GOOD that normal, sane, decent people are disarmed inside airports? Therefore unable to defend themselves during situations like this. Not that they could be legally armed anyway, even in the “non-secure” areas of the airport, since, unless you happen to be rich, politically connected, a movie star, or all three, you can’t get…

  • Colion Noir Videos

    Just a quick note to let you know that I have posted a bunch of links to Colion Noir YouTube videos to the message board on Self-Defense-Handguns.com. They’re well worth watching. If you’re not familiar with Colion Noir, let  me tell you, he’s a very interesting guy. He’s in his early/mid-20s and looks like he…

  • Stopping Power Article

    There is an absolutely excellent article by Greg Ellifritz in the latest issue of American Handgunner. I highly recommending reading it. There’s some really good info there, and a lot of good thought that went into it.