When considering crisis situations, I nominate being stranded hundreds or thousands of miles from home when The Big One hits as a serious contender for top spot.
Regardless if The Big One is a major natural disaster, serious terrorist act, nationwide technological failure, or rampage by a 50-foot Nancy Pelosi, being separated from home and family during…
Over the years I’ve lost count of the hundreds of individuals who have asked me how I would set up the ideal 1911 .45 ACP. So after years of personal requests from students, my wife Brett and I have decided to build two versions of our own 1911.
These are customized pistols built by the renowned Robar Company of Phoenix, Arizona. They are available…
Familiarity breeds contempt.
It also paradoxically breeds a fight-winning firearms mechanical manipulation foundation.
Obviously the shootist’s ability to fluidly and reflexively operate a firearm is directly proportionate to his performance in battle, but never has this been hammered home to me more than during a recent range session.
You’ve probably had that common nightmare where some huge structure looms overhead like doom, swinging, swaying and threatening to blot out your very existence. Then, despite your best efforts, it’s impossible to run away fast enough as things come crashing down.
At this point you wake up, sweat-soaked and a bit shaken. You roll over and go back…
