This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about what you should take for your first gunfighting class. A fight-focused class will be more dynamic, should include more movement, and be more strenuous than your run-of-the-mill standing in a shoebox target shooting session. Expect to be outside in any kind of weather conditions. [...]
Anything related to firearms since November of 2012 has been in high demand. Obama’s re-election, followed by the Sandy Hook mass murders, doubled or tripled prices for firearms, accessories, magazines, and ammunition. You pretty much had to pay an arm and a leg to get stuff — if you could find it at all. Availability [...]
Ars Technica reported a widespread brute force attack on WordPress sites on Friday. Simply put, a horde of infected computers are trying many common password combinations against the default administrator WordPress account. Once the admin account is compromised, the WordPress site joins the fray. Think Mongol-style conquest in the blogosphere. That’s right, I wrote blogosphere. [...]
This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about how to unload a typical semi automatic pistol (or handgun). This video features a Glock 19 9mm semi-auto handgun. This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories for new gun owners or people who want to learn [...]
This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about ammunition. If you don’t know the difference between a bullet and a casing, this video is for you! This is part of an ongoing introductory series and FAQ about firearms, ammunition and accessories for new gun owners or people who want to learn the [...]
Over two million firearms were sold in the United States in December 2012. This is almost entirely due to the Sandy Hook mass murder and the fear of subsequent anti-gun legislation. Some states passed additional anti-gun laws in the new year. People received extra money (or expected to get money) from their tax returns, and [...]
About a year ago I wrote about how to make your own desiccant packs to help stave off rust and moisture-related damage. I was doing some inventory over the weekend, and it occurred to me to look at the different silica bags I had in each container. Some of them were getting saturated, and one [...]
Your battery is low. Please plug in your charger. If you own a smartphone, especially an Android one, you’ve been seen this kind of message before. If you’re like me an on a portable device all the time, you see it a lot. I carry around a charger and microUSB cable in my bag, just [...]
I started buying nicer knives since 2004. Every year or two I’d buy another nice knife in the $75 – $150 range. Then I moved to Minnesota, and one of the world’s only Wusthof factory outlets is here. Now I’m up to ten kitchen knives, seven of which are plain-edged. That’s not counting my utility [...]
I flew to Colorado in September and took my Glock 19 pistol with me. One key piece of hardware was the Master Lock TSA luggage lock that I put on the outside of my checked baggage. Since returning, I’ve used the lock to keep people out of my emergency kit bag, and I want to [...]
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