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I suspect that most everyone here would agree that the level of shootings skill required to pass the CHL test is very low. I suspect that anyone who has observed a police officer trying to shoot an IPDA or USPSA course with only the training they got in the police academy will agree that the same is...

There are doubtless some criminals who would be deterred. There are others who will see the person openly carrying as the highest priority target. I prefer the lower profile - but I'm pleased when others are carrying openly.

I don't open carry in other states where the practice is permissable. I'd be pleased if Texas became an open-carry state, but I still wouldn't do it. If you're going to open carry, you need a holster with a higher level of retention features than if you're going to carry concealed. In addition, I do...

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Computers will make you crazy. I have been programming computers since 1966, so...

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It was Willie Sutton - and he was wrong. The money is on Wall Street.

I installed night sights on my Glocks just using a flat-tipped punch to set the new rear sights in position. That tool isn't necessary.

It may also be worth noting that you can have your CHL - and your driver's license, for that matter - mailed to a different address than what's on the CHL/DL. That's the case with me, because I live in one (very small) town, but the mail is delivered by a post office in another. The mailing address ...

I put a set of Crimson Trace laser grips on my Smith 342 for my wife. I like them so much that it's now by primary "dress gun" in a Pocket Concealment Systems pocket holster. Loaded with Corbon DPX and a speed loader in my other front pocket, it's very handy during shorts and T-shirt weath...

Those who think it might be a good idea to carry a pistol without a round in the chamber might find it useful to practice one or more procedures for getting a round in the chamber using only one hand. When the fight starts, you might not have two hands available for that task. I think carrying with ...

The real specs for a "tactical" flashlight depend on the arena you play in. The flashlights needs of a police officer - who may have to search the aforementioned warehouse - are a lot different from those of a civilian who may need to find something in the dark, or identify an assailant at...

I think a key factor in this doctrine is what constitutes "official purposes." It's perfectly legal for anyone to mail rifles and shotguns, and for FFL holders to mail handguns, so, pretty obviously, it simply must be legal to carry such into the Post Office. Given that, another interestin...

Save your money. If you need to sight in a rifle at 100 yards, set up a target at 25 yards. Sight the optic or sights in so that the point of impact is about three-quarters of an inch below and directly under the point of aim. That distance, which will vary a bit as a function of the sight height ov...

"A superior gunman is best defined as one who regularly uses his superior judgement, awareness, and communication skills, to avoid situations which require the use of his superior shooting and tactical skills!" --John Farnam

The best fight is the one avoided.

Now, pragmatically speaking, there are very few Single Action Only (SAO) (requires manual cocking, or cocking by virtue of recoil cycling of the slide) pistols. If you mean by "very few" types or designs of pistols, that's arguably correct. If you mean the number of such pistols in existe...