When it comes to home defense, you always want to ensure that you have two kinds of defensive tools on hand: lethal and non-lethal. Firearms are highly effective tools for home defense, but they ultimately fall under the lethal category. There are specific scenarios where you may not even want to use a lethal weapon…
Training with your gun multiple times a year is vital to keeping your shooting skills up. Maintaining those shooting skills will become even more important in an SHTF situation. The problem is that ammunition will be scarce in a true SHTF scenario, and since you might not be able to resupply yourself, it’s easy to think…
The Walther PPK is a gun that even those who are not particularly knowledgeable about guns will recognize. It’s one of the few guns that needs no introduction. The gun we’re going to be discussing today is actually the most common PPK variant in the United States: the PPK Sport, otherwise known as the PPK/S. …
A few guns meet just the right combination between being robust, accurate, versatile, and timeless. It’s not a stretch to say that the Ruger Blackhawk is one of those guns. This single-action revolver (which borrows heavily from the Colt Single Action Army while incorporating several upgrades of its own), has been in Ruger’s catalog since 1955….
The Springfield M1903 is one of the longest-serving United States military rifles. Adopted in, well…1903, it served throughout both World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (initially as the standard service rifle and later as a sniper rifle). Today, it continues to be utilized as a military ceremonial rifle. What some people don’t know, however, is that…
One line of Smith & Wesson pistols that gets too commonly overlooked is the metal framed pistols they produced from the 1950s up until the 2010s. While no longer in production today, having been supplanted by the M&P line, these guns are highly regarded for their durability and quality. I admit that these older series…
What are the most important firearms that you would use in a true disaster scenario? If a natural disaster struck, the power grid went down, or if society collapsed and you were forced to rely on firearms as part of your strategy to ensure your defense and survival, what would be the most important guns…
The Colt Single Action Army (or ‘Peacemaker’) may have been the definitive Old West six-gun, but it was far from the only revolver to ride in the holsters of lawmen, ranchers, rustlers, and outlaws from that era. It may not have sold to the same degree as Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers from the…
Firearms will be pivotal in helping you stay alive during a future serious disaster scenario. Besides their use in hunting to help put food on the table, they will also be among the most effective weapons for defending yourself and your family against burglars, raiders, looters, and marauders. As we’ll soon see, different disasters will create…
The Beretta 92 has always been a pistol that people seem to be wildly passionate about, whether in its favor or against. I happen to fall in the latter camp. The 92 has always been one of my favorite pistols, ranking up there for me with the 1911. Beyond its graceful yet rugged appearance, I’ve always…