Author Archives: Eric

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: My First Draw

I started carrying regularly about two years ago. As an avid mountain biker I struggled for a long time to figure out a safe and effective way to carry while on the bike in the sort of terrain I ride. … Continue reading

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Question of the Day: Is Firearms Licensing Unconstitutional?

From an piece by James Taranto at wsj.com: ”The Times Co.’s notion that only certain types of corporations are “deserving of constitutional protection” is pernicious. It recasts freedom of expression as a privilege rather than a right. It assigns to the … Continue reading

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Question of the Day: Can You Cook Off a Round in a Hot Chamber?

After running a fast string of 50ish practice rounds through my trusty Glock, I finished practice and set the gun back up into its usual carry condition. As I re-holstered it in the appendix position with a round in chamber, … Continue reading

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Question of the Day: Do You Keep a Rifle Handy?

When I started down the road to armed self defense, I was initially somewhat startled to find that pretty much all of my instructors (including Gunsite and Suarez International personnel) carried a loaded rifle with them in their vehicle at … Continue reading

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Self Defense Tip: Be Ready to Treat and Transport Yourself

The AP reports that victims of the Aurora Theater Murders waited somewhere around 30 minutes before emergency medical crews arrived to assist them. Police at the scene thought things desperate enough that they transported several victims to the hospital in … Continue reading

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Gun Review: Boberg XR9-S (Part Deux)

The first part of my review of the Boberg XR9-S ended with my sending the slide and magazines back to the factory for refurbishing. You may want to read that as well as my out-of-the-box preview to catch up. After … Continue reading

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Boberg XR9-S Update

One week to the day after I gave my XR9-S slide and magazines to UPS, I received the following email from Arne Boberg. Reproduced with his permission: Eric, I got your parts yesterday and had a chance to work on … Continue reading

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