One of my all-time favorite Springfield Armory pistols is the 1911 DS Prodigy. This is a pistol with all the benefits of the 1911 platform, but in a double-stack 9mm configuration. The Prodigy is incredibly easy to shoot, being both accurate and reliable. The 1911 is a tough design to beat, and it seems that it just keeps getting better over ...
A Connecticut man, Obadiah Claud, was arrested after charging at another individual with a knife in a parking lot. The intended victim managed to stop the attack by drawing his legally possessed firearm, leading Claud to flee and later be apprehended by police. WEST HAVEN, CT (2-minute read) — A man was taken into custody following a violent encounter in ...
It’s happening. Standing in line at the convenience store grabbing a snack after a long day, you happen to glance towards the door. There is a masked assailant pulling a gun from his hoodie, threatening to start hurting people. You are carrying concealed with one in the pipe, can you get to it in time? Can you make the shot ...
Handguns never played a pivotal role in World War II, but they were always around hanging in holsters on various hips for situations in which the defecation struck the oscillation at close quarters. That’s enough to prompt an abiding interest among historians and pistol pundits. Pfc. Nicholas Timmens (left) shows a U.S. Coast Guardsman the Japanese Nambu pistol he took ...
In a self-defense situation, seconds count. Here we discuss the importance of carrying with a round in the chamber. As a firearms instructor, one of the most common misconceptions I encounter is the idea that carrying a firearm without a round chambered is a safer option than carrying a firearm with a round in the chamber. This philosophy, often referred ...
Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Randall Chaney offers his thoughts in this CRKT CEO knife review. The author is not offering advice or guidance on carrying a knife (or any other weapon) in a work setting. He is rather referring to his own personal situation. Springfield Armory provided this knife to the author for review. I ask your forgiveness for ...
The past decade or so, shooters have embraced suppressors like at no other time in the device’s history. Silencer Shop has been at the vanguard of outfitting the gun world with cans. Here we look at how Dave Matheny of Silencer Shop used his background in technology to hack the suppressor market. Firearms innovation comes in all sorts of packages. ...
A 16-year-old was shot during a carjacking attempt on Chicago’s South Side when an armed driver defended himself. The suspect was injured, while others fled in the victim’s car. CHICAGO, IL (2-minute read) — A carjacking early in the morning on Chicago’s South Side ended with one of the teenage suspects being shot by an armed driver. The incident occurred ...