Written by Brian Ostro in Police Magazine :
In an age where the word “tactical” populates every other page of the firearms print media, it’s refreshing for me to encounter dozens of officers who choose small-frame revolvers as backups to their primary service pistol.
Small-frame revolvers have been around since the 19th century, but [...]
Small-Frame Revolvers: Still An Excellent Choice
by hcaeditor on 08. Jul, 2010 in Shooting Straight
From The “Don’t Try This At Home” Files
by hcaeditor on 05. Jul, 2010 in Shooting Straight
WLTX reports:
Cooking with gas — and a loaded gun — is a recipe for disaster.
Antoine Boutte of College Park was storing his .40 caliber Smith & Wesson in the bottom of his gas stove. It was there when he and friend Christopher Henderson decided to make a late-night snack.
Authorities say Boutte cooked some [...]
A Simple Guide For Buying and Carrying a Self-Defense Handgun
by hcaeditor on 05. Jul, 2010 in Shooting Straight
This article is for novices… and for long-time gun-owners.
You might be a woman looking for your first self-defense handgun. Or you might be a lifelong “gun person” that people come to for advice about guns. Either way this article is for you.
Every day, people who have never owned any sort of gun — perhaps have [...]
GUNS & CIVILIZATION
by hcaeditor on 18. May, 2010 in Shooting Straight
In a truly moral and civilized society, people exclusively interact through persuasion. Force has no place as a valid method of social interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.
Speed Reloading a Pistol
by hcaeditor on 07. May, 2010 in Shooting Straight
In this video, CPL Travis Tomasie of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit shows us how to quickly reload a pistol during competition or when seconds count.






