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One big reason I switched duty handguns, in 1993, was because of several times I found that the mag was partially released. Notably, it was NOT a pistol with a push-button mag release, but the heel-clip type. (Yes, that long ago!) The fabric that covered the patrol car seat back would tend to...

During the Panic-Demic, when nothing else was on the shelf, I saw .32 H&R, on some local gun store shelves.

I almost bought a pre-owned .32 H&R 5.5” Ruger Single Six, locally. I decided to sleep on it, and someone else acted first. It was priced a bit too high, but, I should have not let that cause hesitation. I did, however, soon see a .22 WMR 5.5” stainless Single Six, at the same dealer, for a...

1. I think that short-barreled revolvers are regaining some measure of popularity. A visit to any gun store will show, however, that this is not an overwhelming change. I have see more than one “wave” of the short-barreled revolver “regaining” in the market place. The recent wave may be just...

In the Eighties, I had ,44 Mag, .44 Special, .41 Magnum, and .45 ACP DA revolving pistols. All but one, my Model 58, went away, after I finally accepted that I do not have N-Frame-sized hands and fingers. In the Nineties, I started accumulating Single Action Sixguns, .45 Colt, with one, a Ruger...

I have not yet listened to the entire presentation, due to time constraints, this morning, but, the early part seems similar to what Darryl Bolke has recently been saying, during similar podcast/you-tube interviews, on the matter of short-barrel revolvers. As along-time big-city LEO, now in...

Of the two, 10mm. I would use a Short Frame Glock, which were/are Gen3, if I could find one. If not, Gen4 would do. I did own an original-version G29, but , it was just a bit too high-volume for my hands. I sold it when I learned that there would be a Short Frame. When I finally bought a Short...

1. Ruger Single Six, stainless steel, with .22 WMR and .22 LR cylinders. (Mine does not yet have a .22 LR cylinder.) 2 & 3. 1911 pistols, full-Government-sized, all-steel, .45 ACP, with a .22 upper unit. (I have three Les Baers, and a Detonics. Always looking at Colts.) 4. Glock G17 pistol...

Just within the past few months, I noticed that my dry-fire routine, to train for double-action revolver shooting, and to keep my index fingers strong, was starting to vex the arthritis in my right index finger. Then, within the past two weeks, the problem is starting to show in my left index...

A magazine is a point of failure, whether the magazine fails, the engagement/release system fails, the holster causes an unintended release of the magazine, or, the shooter causes the failure. Watch enough police body cam videos, and will become apparent how many times police officers will...

Yes, a G17, plus a hand-held light, is right up there, with the best of the best. Amen, regarding the hand-held light. Additionally, I like the option of a Surefire X300-series light, being available to use on the accessory rail. I, too, am “into” revolving pistols, and will, I think, always...

Well, in the past nine days, since typing that long post all about why I carry revolvers, here in this discussion, my double-action dry-fire routine has started to vex the arthritis in my right index finger. So, the Glocks, that were barely mentioned, in my earlier post, might get their...

Ritchie makes an excellent ankle holster. Think in terms of all-day comfort, with a “baby” Glock. (It does require trousers, with some volume, to conceal a G26, while it is on the ankle! My issued uniform trousers sufficed, with the dark navy blue color playing a part in that aspect. Most...

I won’t carry my much-loved S&W Model 58, because its parts started getting a bit too loose, about 1990. It had served as my duty revolver, from 1985 until 1990, and, before I bought it, it had been a San Antonio PD duty revolver. I also finally realized that N-Frame revolvers are just a bit too...

Yes, that is one of the newer pre-assault indicators, but even that one has been going on, for a while, to a limited degree, in some contexts. Back in the day when “cam-corders” were relatively large, and actual film tape was rolling inside them, one gang in Houston’s Fourth Ward thought that it...

Nothing wrong with single action sixguns, for those who use them well. I generally carry DA revolvers, but I went through a phase of wanting to try “cowboy action” shooting, when one of my LE colleagues was helping with planning and running the matches, and tended to inject some amount of...

I trend medium-frame revolving pistol, for daily carry. A revolver does not care whether whether my right Ulnar Nerve is having a bad day. (The Ulnar Nerve is important, in having a strong grip, being especially important for the thumb, and the ring and little fingers.) My usual minimum, in...

Well, rather than worry about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, I will simply try to remain sufficiently alert for anyone who wants to bop me in the head, whether he is “playing a social media game,“ or simply wants my iPhone, vehicle keys, and wallet, like most typical Robbing...

As my aging right hand gets gimpier, the various non-Fed-mag .32 cartridges are becoming my friends. Such weapons as slim-line micro- and mini-nines are NOT my friends. If I want to keep using little guns, such as S&W J-Frame snubs, they have to be chambered for milder cartridges. I am still...

The shotgun will, absolutely, move the most living structural material, within the body of an opponent, per shot. (Well, some rifles will move that much material, but, such rifles are not as man-portable.) A handgun, however, is usually handier. My wife worked for 21 years, as a Death Scene...