On the Hunt

Last month Smith & Wesson launched the Bodyguard 2.0. While pocket pistols has been around a long time, the new Bodyguard is a first of it’s kind. Pocket pistols found new popularity about 25 years ago with the explosion of the concealed carry movement. The original Ruger LCP wasn’t the first to hit the market,…

Recently, I was catching up on a podcast on GunTalk Radio from Tom Gresham. In this particular episode, Tom mentioned that while he has a suppressor, he doesn’t use it when he hunts. Knowing that he lives in Idaho and mostly does spot and stalk type hunting, I could understand why. The Cons of Hunting…

Recently my wife and I enrolled our son Aaron in 4H Shooting Sports. At the first meeting we got a safety briefing, rules and regulations and information on the type of .22 rifles we could shoot in the upcoming matches. Aaron has been shooting since he was about 6. A few years later, we got…

With Deer Season wrapping up, sportsman who are hunting for other offseason activities should consider taking a First Aid course. HUNTING ACCIDENTS: ARE THE HOLIDAYS THE MOST DANGEROUS SEASON? “Amidst reports of shattered records and jaw-dropping trophies, people are seeing their newsfeeds filled with frequent and harrowing stories about serious and deadly hunting accidents this…

If you were raised in the South, or really any rural part of America, then you can probably relate to those ideals and values. If your holiday ritual was like ours, it probably revolved around a family feast followed by a trip to the woods. Now in my 5th decade, I realize how precious those…

Recently my church security team and I headed out to Boondocks FTA for our quarterly live fire qualification. Armed with my Glock 48 I was still looking to ace the FBI qualification since I switched to it from my full sized carry gun earlier this year. I have never had any issue with getting a…

After setting up the perfect concealed carry pistol a few months back, I started the holster acquisition process again. While I usually wear holsters that attach to my belt, I occasionally “dress down” when I workout or go for a walk around the neighborhood. This means gym shorts or sweats which don’t have belt loops.…

I’ve found it! The perfect concealed carry pistol… for me… at this time, is the Glock 48 MOS with a Holosun 507K.  It is literally the definition of PERFECTION, right? But seriously, I know the search for the perfect carry pistol can be a compromise at best. The sheer number of choices when it comes…

In the world of caliber and cartridges there are very few “new offerings”. Most of the popular cartridges are usually just a variation or “wildcat” version of an already established parent case.  For example, the 30-06 is the parent case for the .270 Winchester, 25-06, and .280 Remington.  The .308 Winchester is the parent case…

This week we had a new Weatherby Vanguard .308 Rifle come into the shop, and it reminded me of my first rifle. In 1983, I took my first deer with a Weatherby Vanguard VGL chambered in .243 Winchester. While many may scoff at the .243, it is more than capable for South Texas deer where…