When I teach new students in my Basic Handgun class, we go over how the gun works, how to load it, and how to shoot it. It’s easy to discuss the mechanics of making a gun go bang in the right direction via a slide presentation. Making it happen on the range is a...
Before we get too far, let’s establish this is not an article endorsing any brand or provider of self-defense insurance. We will talk about the need for coverage in general ways, with no leaning toward any one company. I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t play one on TV. Nor am I handing out...
If you’re a responsible gun owner, you know the importance of keeping your firearms out of the wrong hands, whether they be bad guys or children, neither of which should have access to anything that goes bang and kills people. So you probably have a safe — or more than one — at home....
One of the least enjoyable aspects of gun ownership is loading magazines. It’s literally a pain in the…thumb. This is especially true if the magazines are new because the springs are the stiffest they will ever be. Even older magazines can be a pain to load As a firearms instructor, I’ve had many a...
Chances are, you have a dominant hand. You’re probably either a righty or a lefty. I say “chances are” because some people are ambidextrous, but that’s less than five percent of the population. Most people are righties, fewer are lefties, and only really special people can use either hand. But I have yet to...
As a firearms owner and instructor, I look at eyewear from two perspectives: ballistic rating and how well it cut down on glare. Traditionally, when we think of range eye protection, we picture a dedicated set of specs that lives most of its life in the range bag and only comes out when it’s...
