“Cheap skills” are one of the quiet traps that catch shooters who believe they are doing the right thing simply because they occasionally show up at the range. The phrase sounds harsh, but it describes a very real phenomenon: nominal skills built quickly, casually, or without standards. A smooth draw from an appendix holster looks easy on a calm afternoon at the range. The real test is whether it holds up when the clock is running and the stakes are high.The shooter feels good about passing a casual test. They might even meet a qualification requirement. But under duress, time…
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Story by Dave Merrill, Photos by Dave Merrill and Patrick McCarthy “What the hell is that?” The exclamation first caught my attention, but it was clear the gun was causing all the fuss. It was a black-and-FDE lever-action, but wasn’t a normal lever-action. It had a skeletonized buttstock, gold trigger and accents, but the fat barrel making it resemble a blunderbuss was the real draw. “Oh this? It’s a .45-70.” There are some things in life that you have to experience to fully understand, that you have to feel to comprehend. It could be as simple as the taste of…
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When it comes to finding a good concealed carry holster, it pays to hunt hard and be skeptical.I would imagine when most millionaires purchase a holster, they just buy the best one they can find, even if they’re just buying it for their bodyguard. Unless you’re part of that 7.6 percent millionaire segment of the U.S. population, I’m guessing much of your life is governed by dollars and sense. Meaning, you apply all the sense you have, to most every dollar you spend, because your kids, gas and groceries come first. Given that lifestyle, how should you select a holster…
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Something seems to be going on, and it’s getting harder to ignore.On October 25, Fox News revealed that the Pentagon is preparing American military installations to operate for at least 90 days without outside support in the event of a major global war. The plan assumes that electrical grids could fail, supply chains could collapse, communications could be disrupted, and critical infrastructure inside the United States could become a target.Three days earlier, Britain’s Defence Secretary was on national television telling families to prepare emergency supplies, including food, drinking water and cash, because the country faces growing threats from cyberattacks, terrorism…
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The Arizona sun does not negotiate. By mid-morning at ParaBellum Shooting and Tactical Training Academy, the range was already pushing into the 90s, the mirage was already starting to run hard across the lanes, and the big rattlesnake sculpture that marks the firing line was catching the morning sun.Somewhere out past the 1,000-yard line, a steel plate was waiting to either prove or embarrass me. I had a rifle I had been wanting to spend serious time behind, an optic that had been earning its reputation, and to coin a phrase of El Jefe from the mid-eighties movie, “Three Amigos”,…
