Month: October 2022

Striker vs. Hammer-Fired Pistol

The Mechanics of a Striker vs. a Hammer-Fired Pistol

What is the difference between a striker vs. a hammer-fired gun? When we talk about striker vs. hammer-fired, we are not talking about the same thing as double action vs. single action, DAO, SAO, DA/SA, etc. All of these types of operations are available with hammers and strikers. The function of a striker or hammer …

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Airsoft – The Affordable Force on Force option

How do you practice shooting bad guys without actually shooting bad guys? One extremely valuable form of firearm training you can obtain is force-on-force training. Force on force is the use of simulated weapons that fire a non-lethal form of ammunition and propulsion. Traditionally force on force utilizes something called Simmunitions. These are often chalk …

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Should you Carry a 5.7? Let’s Dig Into It

The little 5.7x28mm round has made quite the comeback in recent years. Both PSA and Ruger introduced new 5.7x28mm handguns, and various rifles and large format AR-type pistols have also seen an increase in popularity. FN even felt the pressure and released an updated Five-SeveN pistol earlier this year. This has led a few people …

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