Range Report: Diamondback DB15 Rifle
Purchasing an AR-15 rifle was far simpler when the only choice was Colt. Later, we had Armalite and a few others. Today, I cannot count the makers. Some are genuine manufacturers and others are small...
View ArticleThe Shotgun for Home Defense
Not long ago, the conversation turned to shotguns at the gun shop. While even the folks that are not the ones we call “gunny” know the merits of a shotgun for home defense, there are many opinions on...
View ArticleRange Report: Glock 45 9mm Pistol
A new offering from Glock is a pretty exciting pistol. The pistol isn’t just a black 19X, rather, it is a new take on the Glock line. It is configured in a similar manner to the Glock 19X but differs...
View ArticleReview: Phoenix HP25A — Useful or Useless?
Affordable and reliable, the HP25A is a minimal pistol of the type that arms many American homes. Is it useful or useless?
View ArticleShotgun Drills: Semi-Automatics
The automatic shotgun demands different drills for speed loading than a pump-action shotgun. Proper practice with automatic shotgun and you may just find that the shotgun is more efficient than you...
View ArticleReview Winchester Wildcat .22 LR
At 25 yards, even the new protégés were shooting “minute of bunny” …after they got the hang of it. Best of all, .22 LR ammunition is affordable. We shot for a couple of hours and still had well over...
View ArticleReview: Winchester Forged 9mm
Some time ago, the inexpensive ammunition market was flooded with foreign-produced steel-cased ammunition. This ammunition was not always consistent, but it was always cheap. Winchester set out to...
View ArticleThe Scout Scope
The scout scope is a riflescope mounted forward of the receiver on the barrel. While this type of mount has been used for many years, in modern use the arrangement is called a scout scope. Thus, the...
View ArticleRange Report: Taurus Judge
Handguns are reactive instruments. They are carried on the person to answer a threat. They may be kept at home ready to address a threat in the castle. If we have warning, we will deploy a rifle or...
View ArticleNew: Winchester 350 Legend Cartridge
“The 350 Legend is a high-performing, straight-walled cartridge that dominates in velocity, energy, recoil, and affordability, all of which are vital to our customers,” said Matt Campbell, vice...
View ArticleBullets: Chunky and Slow vs. Fast and Light
Many of the modern, name brand bullets in .45 ACP or 9mm will do the job well. This data should help you realize, with the proper bullets, ammunition effectiveness is not nearly as large a concern as...
View ArticleHow to Co-witness Iron Sights With a Red Dot
What is a co-witness sight? In simple terms, the iron sights mounted on the rifle are instantly available if the red dot fails. The first step is to have iron sights. Next, you'll need ti co-witness...
View ArticleGlock Upgrade: Rival Arms
I found the Rival Arms custom barrel at Cheaper Than Dirt! for $15 to $50 less than any other outlet as of 2/15/19. No surprise there. Rival is an up and coming company that has been devoted to...
View ArticleThe Shotgun for Home Defense
Not long ago, the conversation turned to shotguns at the gun shop. While even the folks that are not the ones we call “gunny” know the merits of a shotgun for home defense, there are many opinions on...
View ArticleRange Report: Glock 45 9mm Pistol
A new offering from Glock is a pretty exciting pistol. The pistol isn’t just a black 19X, rather, it is a new take on the Glock line. It is configured in a similar manner to the Glock 19X but differs...
View ArticleReview: Phoenix HP25A — Useful or Useless?
Affordable and reliable, the HP25A is a minimal pistol of the type that arms many American homes. Is it useful or useless? The post Review: Phoenix HP25A — Useful or Useless? appeared first on Cheaper...
View ArticleShotgun Drills: Semi-Automatics
The automatic shotgun demands different drills for speed loading than a pump-action shotgun. Proper practice with automatic shotgun and you may just find that the shotgun is more efficient than you...
View ArticleReview Winchester Wildcat .22 LR
At 25 yards, even the new protégés were shooting “minute of bunny” …after they got the hang of it. Best of all, .22 LR ammunition is affordable. We shot for a couple of hours and still had well over...
View ArticleReview: Winchester Forged 9mm
Some time ago, the inexpensive ammunition market was flooded with foreign-produced steel-cased ammunition. This ammunition was not always consistent, but it was always cheap. Winchester set out to...
View ArticleThe Scout Scope
The scout scope is a riflescope mounted forward of the receiver on the barrel. While this type of mount has been used for many years, in modern use the arrangement is called a scout scope. Thus, the...
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