How to Ship Ammunition Legally?
When you have some ammunition leftover from the firing range and you want to bring it home, what can you do? Leftover ammunition can be brought on the plane with you when you fly home. Simply put them in a box. Better if the box is where the ammo came from when you bought them. […]
How to Protect Your Firearms
Despite the fact that gun purchases have declined over the recent years, U.S. subjects still buy an expected 300 million firearms. Most are purchased legitimately to hunt and protect, yet there are around 75,000 firearms related injuries and about a thousand unintentional deaths. Owning a gun is a major choice, so in case you’re pondering […]
How To Break In a New Holster
I’ve spent my life searching for the “perfect” holster, which means I’ve built a huge collection of holsters sitting in my closet. Recently, I purchased an outside the waistband “belt slide” holster that was made of leather because I decided the many 1911 holsters I already owned weren’t working for me. This holster was so […]
20 Gun Safety Quotes That Influenced Gun Laws
America has the highest rate of gun ownership of any country in the world. There are about 310 million guns in the U.S. America also has one of the highest homicide rates of all developed countries at 4.7 murders per 100,000 people. Interestingly enough, violent crime rates have been steadily decreasing in the U.S. since […]
Part 2: Carrying a Little Extra
In part one, we covered the idea of carrying a rifle, or pistol turned rifle, as a concealed carry firearm. We covered the firearm options, and what can work in this concept, but how do you carry one of these firearms? How do you effectively conceal an SBR, a pistol caliber carbine, or a rifle […]
Carrying a Little Extra-Part 1
You’ll never see an argument regarding what’s an overall better weapon, a long gun, or a handgun. It’s universally accepted that a rifle is a better fighting weapon when you simply compare them side by side. A modern sporting rifle has a higher capacity, is more accurate and easier to shoot, has longer range, penetrates […]
The Value of Training
Jeff Cooper once said, ‘Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.” It’s a phrase I believe in, and a phrase I’ve tried to follow since I’ve begun concealed carrying. The phrase itself is referring to the fact that having a handgun is great, but knowing […]
How To Mail Your Firearms
Many times mailing a gun and ammunition is a lot easier than bringing it with you when traveling through different states. If you mail your gun through the USPS, you can be sure that you’ll have it at your final destination. Mailing a gun would require one common thing for your state of departure and […]
A Rifle Inspection Checklist
Your pleasure knows no bounds when you lay your hands on your favorite rifle for the first time. It might be just another adventure sport for you or you might need it for self-defense or even for trying your arms at a shooting range to mock over your competitors. The feeling is just immense. The […]
How Do You Know If You’re Using The Wrong Handgun?
I first became a concealed handgun carrier, when I finished school. I did not have to buy the handgun because my father gave me his .22 to protect myself. The first place I lived in was in a questionable neighborhood. My Dad taught me to use my new handgun by taking me to a shooting […]