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Something's bothered me for years: students asking if they can perform a "press check" -- what's properly called a weapons check -- to confirm their firearm's condition. Some pick up the habit from watching...

The AR-15 platform was "good enough" when it came to swapping calibers. Changing the actual barrels was a pain in the butt, but given how cheap upper receivers are to buy you could simply...

We all know deadly force is justified when faced with an imminent, credible threat of death or grievous bodily harm. And yet armed self-defenders often make dumb mistakes in the heat of the moment that get...

"Improving on Perfection" CZ-USA boldly proclaims, promoting their new P-10 C. I'm sure CZ's lawyers would swear that the slogan is all about making their guns better. Clearly, it's a shot over GLOCK's bow. A claim that begs us to nitpick the heck...

I’ve spent a large amount of my life believing myself invincible. No matter the injury or damage, I just wrapped it up, sucked it up, and kept running. There's a mindset among many of...

  I’d been eyeballing the new GLOCK 43 (street price about $450) since the NRA Convention 2015 when I first fondled one. It looks and feels, unsurprisingly, like a skinny GLOCK. Now, I’m a GLOCK guy....

"Members of the 101st Airborne Division agreed to wear special helmets rigged with hearing loss simulators," WaPo science maven Mary Roach writes in her new book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. "Among the...

Calling 911 during or after a defensive gun use is a necessary practice fraught with danger. If you call the cops during an attack (e.g., a home invasion), the operator will try to keep you on the...

Ever heard of Stendhal syndrome? It's a condition sparked by too much choice. You'll find sufferers in front of the spaghetti sauce section of your local supermarket, standing there, staring. You'll find them at gun stores too. No surprise there. An...

I recently came across an article at Water n' Woods called The Overall Best Handgun For Women. The post claims that a Smith & Wesson .38 special snub nose revolver is the best gun for women. Wow....

Up to now, I have avoided writing about politics in our Guns for Beginners Series. And I may pull or rename this post to maintain this editorial distance from political considerations. But a twenty-something contemplating buying a...

Sig Sauer developed the MCX rifle for America's special forces. Their goal: a lightweight firearm that's as quiet as an MP5, as deadly as an AK-47, and more modular than anything ever designed. Originally chambered...