The FBI is reporting a new one day record. Over 185,000 NICS background checks were performed on Black Friday 2015.
Ironic that just days before President Obama was asking Americans to talk about guns over Thanksgiving dinner. It looks like his plan had some unintended consequences!
Considering the recording breaking number of firearms checks, I wonder how many were Read more
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Partial list of compatible firearms-
Virtually every AR-15 rifle
IWI Tavor
Beretta ARX-100
FN SCAR 16
FN MK16
HK 416
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While on body carry is preferable, having a backup plan is just as important.
This story, and many others like it, is precisely why I advocate on body carry every moment you aren’t actually in bed sleeping or taking a shower.
One minute, at 6:26 in the evening, your relaxing in your recliner while the wife hands out candy, then at 6:27, 4 men force their way into your home armed with at least a rifle and a shotgun after ringing the bell and saying “trick or treat”.
Luckily the husband had a firearm close by last weekend and was able to access it quickly. He fired a single round which missed the suspects but scared them off. As they scurried away like the cowards they are, they dropped both a shotgun and a rifle.
Neither of the elderly couple was injured and police are still searching for the suspects according to the this story.
On body carry ensures you are never out of reach of your handgun. Imagine if this gentleman had been getting a drink of water or in bathroom when the thugs barged in? Would his handgun have been wedge in his recliner (or where it was stashed) ?
If you have on pants or a robe, there is no reason not to have at least a small Back Up Gun (BUG) in your pocket.
If you absolutely refuse to on body carry, or you want to bolster what you do carry around the house, consider quick access discrete storage from a company like Tactical Walls , you can see a previous review of their Rifle Length Shelf HERE .
This article is part two in an ongoing series on rifle uses and training. You can find part one HERE .
Fundamental of Fighting Rifle Level 2
Paladin Combatives offers a number of training classes in everything from mindset to concealed carry to fighting pistol and rifle classes. The class I took last weekend was their Fundamentals of Fighting Rifle – Level 2 class.
The class started promptly and no time was wasted diving right into what we’d be covering for the day.
Tavor w/ Manticore Arms integral light ArcRail and Banshee Carrier and plates from AR500 Armor
This article is Part one in an on going series on Rifle uses and training.
I’m a huge advocate of training, not just the basic entry level couple of hour NRA training you find at your local shooting range but the type of training that takes you from basic firearms competency to a level where you can actually fight with your firearm. There is a huge difference between the two.
Now it might not be PC to say it but if you plan on defending yourself, you really need to come to realization that you are planning on fighting. Somehow, thanks to anti’s, this idea of everything having to include the word “defense” is now main stream. If you are going to defend yourself, you are going to have to fight and you need to get yourself into that mindset if you are serious about it and expect to prevail in a violent encounter with criminals.
The Third Annual IV8888 Range Day was again a huge success, even if mother nature did her best to try and sabotage it.
The event is a gathering of content creators from all across the country where they can spend time with each other and manufactures going over the latest offerings as well as the latest news in the industry.
As it turned out a tropical storm would be coming up the Eastern Coast that weekend dumping massive amounts all along the Eastern Seaboard and causing significant flooding in some areas. The bad weather did nothing to dampen spirits on Saturday for the attendees or our hosts and sponsors.
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During the 2015 Bullpup shoot Sven from Manticore Arms, Inc. took time to join us to talk about some new Vepr and AK products as well as a brief look at the Transformer Rail with both MLoc and KeyMod options on the same rail.
Why shouldn’t I carry my gun in my purse? As a female with a concealed handgun license it’s tempting to just toss your gun in your bag and go. After all you have it on you, right? As a woman it can be somewhat of a challenge to carry and still be sexy, fashionable or comfortable. I have several reasons why purse carry should be a last resort.
Purses are often targets for thugs and accidents/mishaps can happen. Also in the event of an incident your limited in response time and possible loss of control of your purse and firearm. In this article I will be going into more depth about these potential issue with purse carry. Read more
The latest 13C video has produced several questions in relation to threat level ratings and body armor. I’d like to take a moment to go over some of those here.
Armor vs. Ammo; How to Protect Against Different Types of Guns and Ammo
Bullets cannot be completely protected against, and while a bullet proof vest will dramatically increase your chances of survival, complete protection can never be fully guaranteed. It is for this reason that some prefer to refer to vests as ‘bullet resistant’. Bullet resistant vests are available at different threat level ratings depending on the ammunition it can protect against. The following list compiles some of the most popular and available rounds and what level of body armor you will need to protect against each. Read more
We put some AR500 Armor to the test with Everything from Tavor to a SCAR17, Saiga 12, AK47, 74, M1 Garand, Mosin Nagant, PS90 and more.
