Here we are on the eve of the 143rd Annual Meetings of the National Rifle Association. Those in attendance will be prowling the show floor looking for anything related to zombies, the modern sporting rifle (MSR) or that has tactical as an adjective. While products and gear that fall into these categories can be useful, to many their perceived practicality is diminished …
There was a time when hunting was not all about the latest high tech camo clothing, ballistic reticles and trail cameras. The smell of woodsmoke, wet wool and gun grease would fill your nostrils and a plaid shirt and OD green field pants seems to hide you from whitetails just fine. It wasn’t all that long ago that the rifle you carried …
A few years ago while conducting research for my book, Handgun Training for Personal Protection, I helped put together a shooting match at my local gun club. One of the drills in the match was the Forty-Five Drill, which is a drill I use constantly when testing firearms, holsters and ammo. It was also a drill I used as a test when I was …
