The 1911: A Pistol For Serious Shooters
The first pistol I bought when I got out of the Marines was a Remington 1911R1. I learned alot on that pistol and ran it through the ringer in the…
Old Toolboxes and the Smashing Machine, Veterans Need New Tools
“It’s amazing how much emotion a little mental concept like ‘my’ can generate.” – Eckhart Tolle I still recall the evening I walked into a bar with my best friend…
Defensive Pistol Shopping Process
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Monday morning police quarterback
I was watching a sporting event the other day, and noticed how quickly some in the audience were criticizing the players. It was probably the bloody Mary which made me…
Warning shots? BAD Idea!
“Warning Shots”, is a technique most often mentioned as part of an escalation of force routine for our troops overseas. More often in reality they are disabling shots to a…
Stolen Valor Fratricide
Stolen Valor has long been a problem but it isn’t a new one. Somewhere a long time ago a Roman soldier probably exaggerated who he was with or what he…
Driving the wedge…
This isn’t meant to be a controversial post, on the contrary, it is meant to be just the opposite, but we will see how that works. Over the past few…
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Truck Guns: Prepared Or Paranoid?
The concept of having a rifle in our vehicle “Just in case” has caught on as a trend by alot of the gun community. I feel that it is born…
“The American News Media – A Marine’s Diatribe”
I wrote this poem back in 2005 while stationed with 2nd BTO Company, USMC, on Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. The entire poem is still very relevant today; without any…
What The Hell Is Conditioning?
Most people have seen the term “strength & conditioning.” We all have a very solid idea of what strength and strength training are. But what the hell is “conditioning?” If…