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Some folks vary what they carry to suit clothing. I do not. Some like the idea of a "carry rotation". I do not. But my "EDC" is not really "every day". Every morning, I drop a bolstered pepper sprayer into my shirt pocket. Every morning, I put a reinforced pen into my shirt pocket. Every...

I just completed a several-hour on-line class with Andrew Branca--The Law of Self Defense Advanced Course. Seven or so grueling hours, with a few welcome ten minute breaks. It will be offered again in October. I took an earlier course some years ago, and I spent a few days with Massad Ayoob...

A member recently asked about ways of detecting the onset of a knockout game attack before it's too late, and about defending against it. I cannot find much on it, and I am by no means an expert, but I have an idea or two. Perhaps others can add or detract. The knockout game shares many...

My grandfather kept a .32 Long revolver next to his bed, and his son in law kept a .45 Automatic under his pillow. When I reached adulthood, I followed suit; I had long been a "gun guy". Later, a friend's father decided that he wanted "a gun for protection". He acquired an Astra 400. In more...

Some years ago, a woman in Murfreesboro, TN was putting groceries in her car in a store parking lot when she heard a man behind her. The man was speaking to her and approaching her. She had up her hand to warn him to stop. but he continued. She drew a handgun and pointed it at him. He...

@Dave Markowitz started a thread about a Ruge DA revolver, and it was mentioned that there have been ,38-200 (.38 S&W) versions. I remembered that those were carried by law enforcement personnel in India. I did some searching, and I came upon a very interesting website: Indiansforguns.com...

Long, long ago, I had a holster that my grandfather used for his .32 Regulation Police revolver. I have lost it. Im 2008, conealed carry became a possibility. Knowing little about SD, I bought a 642, because it fit into a pants pocket. I was advised to buy a pocket holster. I did. In...

We often speak about the importance of trainers' aptitude for teaching. Read this and see if you can use any of it. Or just enjoy it. Fifty years ago this summer, I put some rifles in the trunk and went back into the house to fill a canteen. When I came back out, the eleven year old boy who...

In September, 1966, a fiend broke a panel of glass in a home on Lake Michigan, opened the door and entered, ascended the stairs, and savagely committed the first murder in the history of Kenilworth, IL. The victim was Valerie Percy, one of the twin daugthers of Republican political candidate...

This piece is about the Kimber K6s (I bought one when they first came out), but the discussion is framed in ta larger context, with descriptions of Colt, Ruger, and Smith and Wesson design philosophies. Worth reading. https://revolverguy.com/kimber-k6s-from-blank-paper/#more-2751

I was happy to see CraigC's post today about the new Colt Python in blue. Stainless is less resistant to corrosion and holster wear, but for many of us older folks, blue steel sure does look a lwhole ot better. When I was on the co-op plan in the early to mid 1960s, I headed out to a sporting...

This is not about capacity. It is not about "multiple attackers". It tell sus something about handgun wounding effectiveness, about how rapidly one may need to shoot in self defense, and about how many hits may be required. I think it also tells us something about how vioent criminal actors...

It was 1961 or 1962. No Time for Sergeants was in theaters here for the second time. As a reward for having Simonized his 1955 Coupe DeVille, a friend's dad let us take the car on a Friday evening.. We went to a movie. We were late; we had to park on a residential street; we ran from the car...

We like to define the priorities for the use of defensive force as Mindset, Skillset, and Toolset, in that order. Perhaps that could be described as knowing what to do and when; being able to do it; and having the tools with which to do it. The tools may include firearms, non-firearm...

A dozen and one years ago, i sighed up for a defensive shooting course to be put on at our club by some instructors from Texas. I had a S&W compact 9MM, but there was no way to persuade me to use it for two days of shooting. Fifty rounds with it was enough for me. They recommended a service...

We all advise anyone who acquires a gun for self preservation to "get training"--that is, learn to use it. We know that there are other things to defensive education and training--the law, tactics, recognizing danger, and so on. It is important to emphasize also that basic gun handling and...

I just read Ready to Defend: Tips for Living the Armed Lifestyle by Eve Flanigan. MS. Flanigan is a security person in NM who is a firearms instructor. I was impressed by her recent review of the Avidity Arms PD10,, so I ordered the book for the Kindle. It is a quick read. The book starts...

Has anyone tried the slide racking effort on this gun? Thoughts?

Recently, three female friends of ours were involved in two serious automobile collisions that destroyed their cars. Airbags deployed, but the shoulder belts caused severe bruising and broken ribs. I do not know ifeither car was equipped with belt pre-tensioners. It has occurred to me that...

...I have also taken a class with Don West, and I have listened to his analyses of some real appellate cases. Sobering stuff, huh! ***** Some of you know this. I have had unwelcome evildoers try to kill me in the house--in good neighborhoods--on three occasions since 1964. Neither the cars...