Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.
Social Aggression vs. Asocial Violence: Why Knowing the Difference Can Save Your Life
Critical information for any of you interested in the topic of violence.
Concealment vs. Cover: Teaching Kids the Safety Skill That Could Save Their Life
Critical concepts you should be sharing with your children.
Does a Light Trigger Increase Accuracy: Research and Analysis
Yes, a lighter trigger does improve accuracy, but not as much as one may think. I have stock triggers on all my semi-automatic defensive handguns.
No matter what trigger you have installed, it’s very important to avoid placing your finger on the trigger unless your sights are on the target and you’ve made the decision to shoot. Read Can You Really Prevent Unintentional Discharges?
And one additional point. Your trigger will feel lighter if your grip strength is better. Read Grip Strength and Shooting Performance and the study upon which that article is based.
The Mortality Numbers Agency Heads Actually Need
A deeper dive into police officer mortality statistics as compared to folks who have never worn the badge.
FEMA Search Markings – What They Mean
Useful knowledge to have in the wake of any natural disaster.
High Ready or Not, Here I Come!
There are way too many egos involved in the shooting industry. Each claims that their methodology is the one true way. It’s all bullshit. Let’s stop being dogmatic.
We want to point our weapons in the safest direction we can in every different location. Sometimes that is up. Sometimes it is down. Lighten up a bit.
This article takes a look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of the high ready position with a rifle.
Lowest Recoil Ever! .32 S&W VS .22 LR – Ballistic Gel Test
A lot of you bought the .32 magnum version of the Lipsey’s S&W snub revolver that allows you to shoot almost all .32 cartridges in the same revolver. Have you ever wondered how the lowly .32 S&W cartridge with a velocity of less than 600 feet per second performs in gelatin?
Survey: More Women and Minorities Own Guns Than Ever, 40 Million AR-15s Now in American Hands
“In sum, firearms ownership has continued to grow, and firearms owners are more diverse than ever,” Georgetown Professor William English, who conducted the survey, wrote.”
How to Travel Safely
Excellent travel safety tips from Tatiana Whitlock.
Down the Rabbit Hole
A very valuable analysis about the history of police firearms training priorities.
Silent Shortages: How To Read Empty Sections In Stores As Early Warning Signs
Are you paying attention to these signs when you are doing your grocery shopping?
The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
What I’m reading…
The Nonfiction Book Market is Collapsing
And while we are on the topic of books, check out this article. As an avid reader and a dude who makes quite a bit of money from my writing, I find this information both horrifying and fascinating at the same time.
“The collapse of nonfiction is less a “male reading crisis” than a massive breakdown in the social fabric of trusting education, expertise, or any authority other than follower count and force of personality.”
Do You Know Your DOPE? Here’s a Custom Card
Make yourself a custom DOPE card for your precision rifle. You may also be interested in AR-15 Rifle Barrel Length – Does It Even Matter? Maybe NOT.
Talking ‘Bout My Generation: Four Subguns, Four Ways of Thinking
An amusing look at each generation’s preferred subgun.
Drive-Thru Followup:
Last month, the active killer at the Idaho In and Out restaurant targeted victims who were trapped in the drive through lane. Some of those casualties might still be unharmed if those folks had read this simple article published by John Farnam more than 10 years ago.
Empty Arguments over Empty Chambers
And speaking about the Idaho active killer attack, one armed citizen attempted to intervene, but he was carrying a pistol with an empty chamber. He took a round into his primary gun arm before he was able to draw his gun. When he eventually got the gun out, he was unable to chamber a round due to his injury. How would you like to be that guy right now, knowing you could have stopped the killing, but you didn’t do so because you were unwilling to get enough training to feel comfortable with your loaded carry pistol?
If you don’t feel it’s safe enough to carry a chambered striker fired pistol, you need more training. If you are unwilling to seek training to become competent, you should be carrying a revolver.
But none of the chamber-empty carry folks will ever carry a six-shooter, even though it’s a far more capable weapon than a chamber-empty semi-auto. A revolver doesn’t look cool enough. What does that tell us about a person like that?
They are unwilling to take a couple of days worth of training to be comfortable carrying a semi-auto with a loaded chamber. They are unwilling to carry a revolver with a heavier trigger that is less likely to be accidentally pulled. Those folks just want to feel like a badass carrying a gun. They don’t have either the mindset or ability to use the gun to save lives. The gun for them is some kind of a magical talisman that prevents evil acts from occurring in their proximity. They are more concerned with appearing capable than actually being capable. I find those folks to be worse than worthless in an emergency. Contemptible, actually.
If you are carrying chamber empty, fix your shit before you get yourself or a loved one killed.
What Prevents Mass Shootings?
Some active killer attack statistics.
Bodyguard 2.0 vs. LCP Max vs. Glock 42 | RULE ONE GUNS
An excellent review of three of the most popular small guns I currently see many of my female students carrying. And if you are considering these carry pieces, you should probably also learn about Concealed Carry Without a Belt.
Grip, Trigger, Sights: Diagnosing the Strong Hand
Strong hand only shooting isn’t just for emergencies.
Pointing and Bore Axis
An interesting look at how bore axis affects “pointability” in revolvers.
ToxCard: Should you really be injecting that? – Peptide Toxicity
Some peptide basics for medical professionals.
Gunhandling: The Oft Neglected Part of the Combat Triad
“Now that we’ve defined Gunhandling and looked at some failures, how to we fix ourselves or those around us?”
Have .22 LR Handguns Finally Become Viable Options for Self-Defense?
Yet another article about using the .22 for self protection.
Quote to Ponder
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