For the last couple weeks, I have been focusing my attention on my series on affordable defensive firearms. While acquiring a handgun under the desired price ($500) will not be difficult, finding the parts to build an AR15 for under $500 is proving to be much more difficult. So far, I have acquired one part,ContinueContinue reading “The Spice of Life”
Category Archives: Firearm
Boring (Control) Data
In my quest to build an AR15 for under $500 (minus magazines and ammo), two things became clear: 1. Building an AR15 under $600 would be way easier, and 2. I had to compare it to something. So digging back into my scientific experiment days of yore, I decided I would compare this (as ofContinueContinue reading “Boring (Control) Data”
A Look at a Red Classic
This week, I took one of my favorite rifles out of the safe and ran a couple of magazines through it. It has, unfortunately, become a bit of a “safe queen” in that I have neglected the rifle for a few months. Like the gun I wrote about last week, it has a bit ofContinueContinue reading “A Look at a Red Classic”
On Historical Significance, Influence, and the Venerable .45
Re-loading (pun intended) an older article from the earliest days of the blog. This old one covers my first 1911, which I bought while in college shortly after I turned 21. The Spring Armory “Mil-Spec” 1911A1 I purchased represented the best 1911 I could afford at the time, and it has been a consistent companionContinueContinue reading “On Historical Significance, Influence, and the Venerable .45”
On the Responsibility of Concealed Carry
I apologize for yet another lapse in my own time line, I hope the quality of this post makes up for making my rabid (?) fans wait. One of the questions most asked of me, after what guns I prefer to use, is why I choose to carry one on a nearly day to dayContinueContinue reading “On the Responsibility of Concealed Carry”