Build an AR? YES, YOU CAN!
In each of the Dirty Harry movies, star Clint Eastwood got to utter a pithy catchphrase unique to that movie. The first one, of course, was “Do you feel lucky, punk?” (Well do ya?) For...
Editorial: Store Your Ammo in a Fireproof Safe
I don't know about you, but I sleep better at night knowing that I have a great deal of ammunition in-house. Zombie attacks, natural disaster-related social disintegration, post-apocalyptic hunt-for-your-food scenarios---bring it on. I have...
Editorial: The Wonderful Thing About Ammunition Standards
Because of the constant need to one-up the competition and develop better-performing guns, I don't think there's ever a chance we'll see real standards emerge in ammunition. As long as there's a demand from consumers for bigger/faster/better, the gun industry will continue to say, "Standards? Standards!? We don' need no steenkin' standards!"
Reloading 101: How to Beat the High Cost of Buying Ammunition (Part 1)
Besides being mechanically inept, I don’t have a particularly green thumb. In my 23 years of military service, tending to the greenery was a work detail, or, more often, a punishment (oops, I mean...
Gun Safety: How NOT To Do It
Back when I was in the Navy and stationed in South Carolina, I would on occasion shoot recreationally with a buddy of mine . Let's call him Mike. Mike is a brilliant man. He...
Forget Romance – Buy the Gun You Need.
While it pains me (about a Franklin and nine of his closest pals pain, if you must know) to admit this, I bought the wrong gun for the job I had in mind - namely, concealed carry. But I think what's more important for the sake of this discussion is the why as to my selection of firearms, and how you might be able to avoid the same mistake.
Reloading 101: Beating the High Cost of Ammunition (Part 2)
This is the second of two posts on the basics of reloading ammunition. See part one here.
If there’s one thing I like more than shooting it’s being a cheap bastard saving money. It's the...
Gun Review: Ruger 10/22 Carbine
So if you're in the market for a gun for your kid, and just can't bring yourself to spring for the Hello Kitty AR-15 (you knew I'd get a reference in for that one sooner or later), want a reliable varmint gun, or just want to go plink at the range without putting a dent into your wallet, the Ruger 10/22 is a great place to start your search. You'll never confuse it with the guns that won the West or some macho black gun, but The Little Carbine That Could has the goods to Git 'er Done.
Editorial: Pet Peeves: Gun Terminology
Anyone who has seen the pate of my head lately will know that I suffer from chronic frustrations that cause me to pull the hair from my head. Take, for instance, the road near...
Gunrobics!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8isAzxeT3o
Whilst enriching my local Fitness Together franchise, I started to think about the strength and agility needed to improve my shooting. Joe was ALL over that one. Within minutes, the ace trainer had devised...