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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...

...to really like several double-action revolvers, and to shoot them well enough that I still shoot specific DA revolvers more consistently better* than anything else. It is normal for me to carry more than one weapon. If I up-gun, the second gun may well be a Glock Gen4 G17, one of my former...

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...

Short answer: Yes. I have done it. Longer answer, as follows: 1984 to 1985: I experimented with carrying my 4” S&W Model 629 during personal time, but mostly carried a 2.5” S&W Model 66. 1985: HK P7, on and off the clock. Is a P7 a “duty size” gun? Yes, of course it is. Very flat, but yes, a...

A problem with training, while wearing gloves, is that one will be building reps based upon a slightly different reality than what will exist in the real world, unless, of course, we go about constantly gloved-up. The thickness of the material, used in the gloves’ construction, adds volume to...

While I do not worship screen writers, or consider them to be religious advisors, I like “Lord, make me fast and accurate,” and also like the “Aim small, miss small” quote, both spoken by Mel Gibson, in “The Patriot.” In short, I care about my neighbors. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” is one of...

I tend to revolve ‘round every day. Wheel all week. The full-duty-sized Glock Gen4 G17 is a supplement, as needed, usually in a small backpack. Though we live in a small, quite safe city, relatively speaking, a loop of Interstate 610 links us to several of Houston’s most dangerous ZIP codes...

In the case of the Colt SAA, and its faithfully-designed copies, I do like the 7.5” barrel length, once it is in my hands. The balance and overall feel is wonderful. If I have to carry it, in a vertically-oriented belt holster, when concealment is necessary, and/or while being seated some of the...

The fact that a Glock striker is not fully-cocked by the action of the slide, and is only completed by pulling the trigger, is why some entities have deemed Glocks to be “double-action-only.” Many other striker-fired pistols have strikers that ARE fully-cocked by the movement of the slide, so...

Some thoughts: We cannot choose the distance at which our next critical incident will occur. If I my wife are out in a park, an urban/suburban “greenway,” or wild area, doing our “citizen scientist” thing, we may some distance apart, and there may be a steep-banked ditch or creek between us. I...

If I am not safe, in a particular place, without a gun, then, really, I am not safe there while armed with a gun. No matter how well-prepared I may be, fortune may favor an opponent/attacker, at any given moment in time. A firearm is an option, that I can have, and, if I am alert, and fortunate...

Glad to be helpful, or at least provoke thought. :) As I see it, five or six rounds, from one of my short-barreled revolvers, will be enough for most defensive needs, but, if I need more, I may well need MUCH more. That “more” may not be more ammo. It may mean that I need that longer sight...