When the Second Amendment was written, the founding fathers used the word “arms” instead of “muskets” or “guns.” While many argue the meaning of this, most believe that it was because they envisioned technological advances along the way. Even in their short lifetimes, they had seen muskets evolve into rifles; repeating firearms were presaged by…
Winchester’s SUP9 pushes a fully encapsulated 147gr bullet at a subsonic 990 fps — the clean, crack-free range load for suppressor-ready carry setups.
When it comes to defensive ammo, hollow points are the name of the game. That’s because a hollow point projectile expands upon impact, which does two things: First, it helps prevent the bullet from exiting the target (thus endangering innocent bystanders), and second, it causes the bullet to mushroom out into several sharp angles that…
John Moses Browning (AKA The Prophet) is responsible for nearly every advancement in modern firearms. Even to this day, many of his designs are still essentially unchanged from their initial specs. His 1911 is the most familiar of these inventions and, of course, the authoritative .45 ACP cartridge that it fires. While practice ammo is…
As the legend goes… The Buffalo Cartridge Company was tired of seeing guns that weren’t built with the same attention to detail as its signature ammunition and decided they needed to do something about it. Meet the BRG-9 Elite, the first of many pistols from the company’s newly founded arms division, BRG USA. This inexpensive…
A defensive shooting situation is anything but predictable. The location, the time, or even the specific threat is going to present itself at complete random. In short, there is very little that you can count on. There is one thing you can take to the bank though…you likely won’t have ear protection on. Now no…
I’ll never forget the first time I read the words “The Aging Defender” it was the title of an article that went into detail on what else to expect later in life besides more frequent bathroom visits and the occasional unscheduled underwear change. These functions aren’t the only ones that won’t be as crisp when…
“Short, fat and slow does the job.” This is the battle cry of every middle-aged man who finds White Castle to be more of a support group than a guilty pleasure. Fun fact: this applies to defensive ammunition as well. Of course, I’m…
It is a good practice to change out your defensive ammunition every four to six months. Most gun owners will hem and haw over that advice, citing that the “expense” is too great to do that twice a year. If you ask us, it sounds far more expensive to get a click instead of a…
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