March 2025

Are you considering buying armor? Buyer beware: it's not all it's cracked up to be.

August 2024

Welcome to the journey. Here are several concepts to get you started.

December 2023

I value reliability over speed. 

June 2022

There is a bright side to the increase in ammo prices. This is a two-for-one argument. The amount we spend on ammo can be the same as before the price hikes, and the price increases force us into a great opportunity to improve our skills. [...]

July 2022

For many people, not as well as it could be. Unfortunately, the most shooters don't wear their ear pro the way it's designed to be worn. If a company tests its product and reports 32 decibels of noise reduction, we can assume they test it at its best – when it's worn correctly [...]

People who own or use firearms are at elevated risk of lead poisoning, or, worse, poisoning younger people they know. Lead can only accumulate in the body, no amount is safe, and the damage it does is  [...]

August 2022

If you're considering building a virtual range, I absolutely recommend it, so this is going to sound like I'm trying to convince you. When I was researching how to select and build mine, I had trouble finding other people's experience and advice, so here's mine.  [...]

Often when I hear conversations about getting into radio communication, a popular recommendation is to get an Amateur Radio license. I'd like to clarify a few things about the topic because the overlap is somewhat thin between Amateur Radio and using two-way radios for your event or your group of friends. [...]

July 2022

Sometimes there's a lot to be said for keeping it simple and cheap. This is especially true when there's a benefit to having extras for our friends (hearing protection, ammunition, radios, lead wipes, targets). The following is my suggestion for the simplest, cheapest [...]

This is a training tool that makes a real firearm inert while it's installed. When the trigger is depressed, it briefly fires a laser at your target. In my book, it's an absolute must, and it's the best thing you can do for your training. You can get into it laser training at any level from $20 to over $3,000 [...]

I find sometimes there's a lot to be said for keeping it simple and keeping it cheap. This is especially true when there's a benefit to having extras for my friends (hearing protection, ammunition, radios, lead wipes, targets). The following is my suggestion for the radio that gives you the most bang for your buck. [...]

A lot of our journey can be instructed by videos as long as those videos are vetted by people we trust. I hope you'll get a lot out of this selection of videos and creators. [...]

Alongside each product is a thorough commentary that should accompany the recommendation. The why, the where to buy, the other options, etc. Here's a meme instead of a photo of online shopping. [...]

Are you looking into where on your person you might carry your firearm? This is a quick and dirty guide accompanied by pros and cons of each location. [...]

This term isn't locked down yet. As of this writing there are few examples of the term to be found on the intertubes, but there certainly is a new culture developing in the firearm world. More and more people from historically marginalized communities are becoming firearm owners. They have not been welcomed with open arms [...]