After years of conducting terminal performance testing I thought I would have by now come up with a secret formula to decipher the effectiveness of defensive handgun ammunition. After all, most all of the other big time gun writers have come up with such a formula. Maybe they were all smarter than me. One of the things I have learned is that …
Everyone knows the horrific power of a dark, monstrous tornado. When a powerful tornado (rated by the National Weather Service as an EF-4 with winds up to 200 MPH) ripped through central Oklahoma in May 2013, homeowner Pat Brand lost everything. He huddled along with 10 neighbors in a protective underground shelter as the violent storm roared overhead. When he emerged after …
I was a Gunsite disciple long before I ever went there. The writings of COL Cooper inspired me and instructed me. Over the last several years I’ve had the opportunity to attend various courses at Gunsite. In fact, of all the diplomas and training certificates I’ve ever earned, the certificate I was given for graduating the Gunsite 250 Defensive Pistol Class is …
