Don’t look now but revolvers are making a steady come back. I can understand why. The Market is flooded with polymer guns. Gucci Glocks abound, HK and SIG have a multitude of varieties on their striker fire polymer frame pistols. The latest craze in EDC is the single stack slim line semi autos. 1911 makers like Kimber are turning out…
Many gun manufacturers are producing guns which are described as “practical/tactical”. The first time I heard the term used was my introduction to the Glock 34. The G34 is a base gun for competition shooters, but is also favored by gun owners for self defense and OWB carry when concealment is not a priority. It’s the gun John Wick uses…
When I was in my freshman year in college Miami Vice made its debut. My dad and I watched the pilot episode together, and we would go on to watch most of that series together when I was able to get home from college. I would watch the original broadcast on Friday, and come home and watch it with my…
Back in the prohibition days, it was not uncommon for a household to keep a double barrel 20 gauge in pistol form at the ready for burglars. If you remember the movie “The Untouchables”, Sean Connery famously wielded the gun while saying the “knife to a gun fight” line before being mowed down by a Thompson Machine Gun. If you…
If you have followed the series up to this point, you now have a pretty solid foundational understanding of silencers. You know what they are, how they work, what they really do, the legalities of obtaining one within the law, and now it’s just a matter of finding one that’s right for you if you are interested. Gladly, you will…
Let’s begin with the obvious disclaimer. I’m not an attorney, or a firearms professional. Please research your own local laws, and last but not least, DO NOT BREAK or CIRCUMVENT NFA LAWS. I don’t even joke about NFA laws. The system is not set up to help gun owners, and mistakes can be costly. Having said that, acquiring a silencer, and using it…
If you have read part 2 of this series, you are probably disappointed to find out, or already knew, silencers are not as quiet as they are portrayed in the movies. The most quiet silencers on the market today will bring the sound of a subsonic 22lr pistol down to about 100-110 decibels. That’s as loud as a lawn mower…
I often wonder how many hours of TV commercials, movies, social media, video games lead a kid to decide to eat a Tide Pod. Regardless of the number of hours required, the bottom line is the entertainment industry, and mass media can accomplish an amazing job of persuading human beings to lose all common sense. Add that to the decreasing…
Suppressors or Silencers, what are they? How do they work? How quiet are they really? Are they legal, and how can I get one? Why would anyone want or need one? These are common questions asked by people with a passing interest in silencers or suppressors. As with all things related to guns, Hollywood has done their fair share of…
In today’s society, individualism is the rule of the day. Anything that can be owned, can be customized to a specific person’s taste. From cars to tattoos, it seems you are who you “appear” to be to the world. Considering that “never judge a book by its cover” is a saying that has been around longer than I have…
