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Winchester Brass = Two Thumbs Down
Recently I blew a casing in my Glock at a match, during a stage. Now, “blew a casing” sounds a lot more dramatic than it really was. A tiny, rectangular area of the casing, right above the web, peeled back. Blew the magazine out of the gun, didn’t damage me or anything on the gun,…
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What Is the Best Combat Shooting Stance?
Another addition to the Free Articles page, this one being a topic near and dear to all our hearts: “What Is the Best Combat Shooting Stance?” from the September 1993 Handguns. Thanks extended to my friend Jon Stein who scanned this article out of a gun magazine that, shockingly, I could not find in my…
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Back From the Range Again
Back from the range; another 412 rounds of 9mm has met its fate. Went down to the Shelton Rifle & Pistol Club’s indoor range today (well, by the time I’m typing this, it was yesterday) for a little two-stage match. The first stage was a reasonably long 24-round field course. There were eight targets, on…
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Email
Got a couple of emails today. One guy said, “Is your first book, The Truth About Handguns, available in a paper copy? I’m one of those crotchety old guys who doesn’t like digital downloads.” Sent him a link to the Amazon.com page where they sell old copies of the book’s Paladin Press printing, “There ya…
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Colt’s Special Combat Government Model
By special request of reader Ross Elkins, here is my review of Colt’s Special Combat Government Model from the September 1993 Handguns. Thanks extended to my friend Jon Stein for doing the scans from an issue I was not able to find in my own gun mags collection. Actually, I had two feature articles in…
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“Cops Aren’t Shooters, But They Should Be”
Once you get past the click-bait-y title, this is a pretty thought provoking article. I disagree with most of it. For one thing, the author has a profoundly exaggerated idea of the benefit of training classes. I once had a very good firearms instructor, who shall remain nameless though if he likes I will certainly…
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Arredondo Accessories’ Extra-Capacity Floorplates for Magpul Glock Magazines
“When Magpul introduced their new polymer PMAGs for Glocks, this was an event of great importance to Glock enthusiasts. And God knows there are enough of us… The first question out of the mouths of everyone to whom I mentioned these magazines was, ‘Will they take the various aftermarket extra-capacity floorplates?’ The answer was no……
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40,000 (Plus) Rounds With a Glock 34
A new addition to the Free Articles page. https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=2029
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On the Range
Back from the range! Another 440 rounds (300 9mm, 140 .45 ACP) have met their appointment with destiny. Took four guns with me, my carry Gen-3 Glock 17 (of course), a recently purchased second Gen-3 Glock 17 I’m putting in form as a “replacement gun” duplicate of my carry gun, my Nighthawk Talon .45, and…