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Please forgive me for posting this in general rather than in the revolver forum. For the research I'm doing, I really want a cross-section of shooters from different disciplines, not just people who are revolver fans. Equipment needed: safe backstop, unloaded DA revolver, piece of notebook...

Anyone here reload .44 Russian? pax

As soon as I've finished posting here, I'm headed over to my email to write a letter to my Representatives and Senator. I intend to point out to them that the cities are rebelling against the state legislatures' legal prerogatives, and that this threat to their political authority cannot be...

I'm researching electronic muffs for a group of friends. Our criteria: Around $100, maybe up to $150 NRR rating of 22dB or more -- higher is better Excellent amplification with no buzzes or hums Comfortable enough to wear for six or more hours at a time Sturdy enough...

From http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306719,00.html A good pocket holster which covers the trigger and trigger guard is a good and necessary thing. pax

There's a new article up at my site. This one's about taking kids to the range. http://www.corneredcat.com/Kids/firsttrip.aspx Anything I should add? Or correct? Thanks, pax

The article below is not available online. I hand-entered it (all typos therefore my own, but the atrocious grammar is the reporter's). This appeared on Monday August 20th in The Chronicle, a newspaper published in Lewis County, Washington. I just want to note here that I love living in...

If you ever appendix carry, which holster do you use? What features were important to you in shopping for a holster? And why did you choose the one you chose? pax

I know that www.packing.org has kind of been up and down for the past year or so, but I haven't been able to get on there in over a week. Anyone have the inside skinny on that site? Is it down for good? pax

How Unintentional Discharges Happen So today, I got interested in wandering through some old posts about negligent and accidental discharges that have been reported on THR and TFL. The links below are in not very organized, just listed in the order in which I came across them. Here's what...

Below are some sample of letters for you to use. Do not copy these letters word-for-word!!! They are presented as kick-off points for your own writing. If you have written a letter you would like to share with other members, please PM any member of the moderating staff and we will...

On June 23, FAS is offering a Women's Only Concealed Carry 101 class, taught by Gila Hayes, with Diane Walls and Kathy Jackson (that's me...) assisting. This is a fun class in which we work hard to solve shooting problems, to improve marksmanship, increase understanding of how your gun works...

How thick does a piece of metal need to be in order to realiably stop a handgun bullet? (Doesn't matter if the metal surface is damaged beyond repair in the process.) pax

Over on Combat Carry, there's an interesting thread about pink guns: http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=24225 That thread reminded me of a post on the AnarchAngel blog awhile back: http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/2006/08/where-are-all-pretty-guns.html We have several...

Here's the opinion piece: http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/159788.html

From Joe Waldron's GOAL Post: I have already emailed my Senator, as has my husband. We will be calling in the morning. Please, if you've done nothing else to oppose this one, CALL or WRITE or BOTH. Do it now, don't put it off. pax

What exactly is "ball" ammunition? What's "hardball"? pax

Hey all ~ I've recently re-written & greatly expanded the shooters' glossary on my site. It's at http://www.corneredcat.com/Glossary/glossary.aspx I need folks to stop by and try to break it, let me know that it's working with various browsers & operating systems. I'd also appreciate some...

Hey Guys ~ It's happened again. I was writing something and went to use the dictionary, and the term I was looking for wasn't there. Not the first time it's happened, either. Lots of times I'll go to look up a gun-related word -- for instance, how do you spell "fore end"? Like that? Or...

Is it feminine to be prepared to defend yourself? Discuss.