self defense

While I own auto's I am a revolver guy at heart and usually carry one. I have been looking at a lot of real life shooting channels on YT lately. While more prevelant in officer involved shootings, seems like a lot of semi-auto shooters are treating their pistols like "bullet hoses" just putting...

I've never done it before but hopefully soon we'll all be able to partially deduct the cost of ammo, firearms and or training on our taxes. Last June, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), who represents Southern West Virginia, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman...

Any new firearms owners or, for that matter, long-time exisiting firearms owners, we would pretty-much all of us highly recommend that you avoid these kind of situations at all costs. There should be an honest, forthright, discussion about how many ways this could have been avoided as well as...

This may have been posted before, but I think it is interesting evidence for how much cover a normative commuter car may provide in the face of gunfire. Even non-gun owners may find this interesting. I know most on here already know these facts, especially military or police. But I think a lot...

Thought this was the most understandable, fair and real world test I've seen and will surely start no controversy by settling that age old question once and for all time:

What type of damage is the smallest production handgun on the market truly capable of? This post will shed some light on that question. Here are the results of my ballistic test with the NAA 22 Short, using a simulated head made by Ballistic Dummy Labs. This accurately simulates the human head...

I can't find many reviews on this ammo. Anyone have any experience or heard anything? Looks super duper HOT!! But, I've learned the hard way...everything hot ain't good for you! A friend of mine says he reloads according to their specs and loves the results. http://atomicammunition.com/

Hey Studs, Received a notification a few minutes ago from a great friend. Offering some really Pre-Covid price on about 150-200 rds each the above listed ammo. I have relegated myself primarily to Speer 124gr +P, 147 gr, Federal HST +P/None +P, my remaining Hydra-Shoks and Remington Golden...

In your personal opinion, what are some of the most underrated self defense handgun calibers?

If you're willing to, or if you can talk about it, I have some questions for you guess who have actually been in a gunfight. 1. What do you wish you would have known before the situation? I don't mean like "I wish I knew how many bad guys there were going to be". I mean like what training did...

What do you think of .380 FMJ, not Hollow Points, for Self-Defense? Do you think it has good enough ballistic properties? More than enough? Not enough? I plan carrying a Glock 42 with a +2 extension, for a total of 9 rounds of .380 Flat-Nose FMJ rounds. .380 FMJ round has a .356" diameter btw.

Howdy Usually threads are posted with comparison between calibers or questions about what can you do with certain caliber. My question today is: what you cannot do with a 357 magnum that will require you to go for a bigger caliber? In other words where does the line end for the 357 magnum...

Sounds pretty ridiculous, right? Well it happened to me a couple of weeks ago. So I was on business travel and got into town late. I found a motel that was open (the previous three were booked due to the convention). This one wasn't great and it was across town but I only needed a place to...

I keep running across posts that treat black powder firearms as historical curiosities and not functioning weapons. Anyone who thinks this way might want to keep in mind that, during the late War of Northern Aggression, something on the order of half-a-million American combatants were killed...

What is the Smallest, Lightest Defensive Pistol You WOuld Rely On ? I'm not talking specifically about EDC here but in those circumstances where you really MUST have a small pistol, say in sweatpants while jogging and no belt or maybe light shorts, no shirt on the beach. Maybe something...

Hey there, this is my first day on the forum. I will be moving out of my parents place in roughly a year and living aboard a sailboat (yes, I know it's crazy). But I don't want to be out on a boat on my own where no help would be able to come for a while if I got into trouble. So I would like to...

Ohio could become the 25th state to have a "stand your ground" law if Senate Bill 180 becomes law. Neighboring states; Indiana and Kentucky already have "stand your ground" laws. Currently, Ohio has the “castle doctrine” law. SB 180 Seeks to bring Ohio's self defense laws up to date according to...

I'm 64 and have hand loaded since about 1975. I've developed serious arthritis in my hands and reload softball loads to suit me. I shoot 22LR, 9mm (Hi-Power), 44 SPL (200 gr @ 750 FPS in S&W 8 3/8 Model 29 and 45ACP (Colt 1917) rotating between the 44 & 45 weekly. I shoot weekly with 4 friends...

Be ready’: New bra design conceals knife, pepper spray for protection After being someone tried to grab her while jogging. Jennifer Cutrona of Texas developed and patented a "self-defense bra, called “Booby Trap Bras.” The bra contains a sheath which can store a very small knife for...

So as I was poking around the interwebs, I found this chart listing all FBI endorsed 9mm ammo for SD. My personal choice due to price/quality is Winchester PDX1 124gr +P (S9MMPDB). FBI approves these 9mm rounds: Barnes XPB 115gr HP (35515) such as loaded by Cor-Bon (DPX09115) Winchester...