When it comes to shooting guns during lowlight conditions, being able to make use of night vision equipment (NVGs) can give a shooter huge advantages over threats that lack a similar capability. Over the next few blog entries, we are going to delve into the world of night vision some and look at the tactics …

We are currently living in a grand time for the modification of firearms. While a lot of things being produced are built mainly as a means of transferring money from your wallet to someone else; there are a number of items being produced that are truly helpful for us. Today we are going to look …

Any time we teach one of our Lowlight Handgun or Home Defense (Handgun) courses we make sure we tell students that they need to have a “right” side technique and a “left” side technique when they are using a handheld light. Right/left generally refers to which side of the gun we have the light on. …

Or so goes one of the most common urban myths surrounding the shotgun and its use in personal protection. According to some, each time the trigger of the shotgun is depressed, an omnipotent ball of death (I really should trademark that) rolls out of the front of the gun and consumes everything in front of …

Or is that an urban myth found in the shooting community? For as long as people have decided to try to kill each other; the smart members among have always sought ways to make ourselves better. This desire to be better has led to better techniques and improved technology. One area of handguns where we …

Let me start by stating that I absolutely love aviator gloves. Aviator gloves tend to offer me the best balance between fit, finger dexterity, and protection. I’ve been using aviator gloves in professional capacity since the first time my platoon Sergeant yelled at me to camo my hands while west of Gruber Rd on Ft …

In the opening minutes of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” we watch as a group of ape-men discover the Monolith and are quickly set down the road of evolution. One of these steps of evolution is the use of tools which is displayed by one ape-man picking up a down and smashing the skull …

There are times where spending more money isn’t always the answer. When it comes to the world of tactical nylon this is especially true. Nowadays, people are quick to ditch proven gear in order to go with the latest thing they’ve seen posted on Instagram or their favorite gun forum. While some of these items …

1)Start buying stuff (that includes putting things on layaway) that you want/need now. Prices will skyrocket and availability will become scarce. This does not apply to things like optics and weapon lights though 2)Start buying ammo but don’t panic buy 3)Keep training, competing, and shooting. Shooting is a perishable skill and if you aren’t working …

I happen to be a fan of buying used handguns. In the past few years the only handguns that I have purchased new have been a Springfield Armory TRP Operator and a Sig P320. Other than that; each of my handgun purchases have been used prior to my purchase. Why do I do this? It …