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I haven't fired one, but I did get a chance to handle a couple of them at the SHOT and NRA shows. Very light, the folding bipod is neat, and the whole things folds in half for storage. Accepts AR mags, which is obviously a very good idea. However, based on its appearance and "feel," I'd guess...

The Weekly Standard is solidly pro Second Amendment, though perhaps a little on the conservative side for the more libertarian-leaning THR members. Mike

NoBite, Maybe I missed it in the thread, but have you discussed this problem with your optometrist? Eyesight changes from time to time, obviously, though aging eyesight (presbyopia) normally has little to do with astigmatism. It sounds like you just need an axial adjustment to the...

I see the 1911 is leading the poll on the quintessential American handgun. This is appropriate, since the 1911 was characterized by Jeff Cooper as "coarse, brutal, and deadly." This is how most Europeans view America, if you can believe the opinion polls. For similar reasons, I chose the...

I used to prefer the 20-round AR mag, due partially to the "get low in prone" theory. However, reading a Pat Rogers article convinced me to try using a 30-rounder as a crude monopod when firing from prone. It worked great, increasing my score on a reactive target range, and didn't induce the...

My sister has one of these carbines that uses Beretta mags. She did run into some problems seating the mag initially, but it seemed to be that she wasn't slapping the floorplate hard enough when inserting the mag. I had no problems when I shot the gun, though my own mag insertion technique has...

Vanbeast, I can't elaborate much on what the others have posted, but I can tell you that success is possible. My own girlfriend came from Manhattan by way of Illinois, and carried a very deep liberal streak. She was absolutely mortified when she learned I was a gun owner, after we had been...

I bought one of these for my sister as a birthday gift. She's not particularly interested in pistol shooting, and thus not especially good at it, but needed something for home defense. I got the Kel-Tec used for $209. It uses Beretta 92 mags. It does indeed have a high "neat-o" factor, and...

Check out www.fist-inc.com. The prices are reasonable, and my experience with the #20 Adjustable IWB has been excellent. It's currently my primary holster for my daily carry gun, a Colt Commander. Mike

My girlfriend, Meredith, has become an enthusiastic pistol and shotgun shooter. She just bought her own first pistol. After trying my guns -- Buckmark through 1911 -- she settled on a CZ75B. She shoots it quite well, and I've almost got her convinced to try IDPA. We shot the Springfield...

I didn't care for it, either, and for similar reasons. I didn't find the writing style quite as awful as Dannyboy, but it sure wasn't what I'd expect from an author who made multiple pretentious references to reading The Iliad and The Stranger in his war-zone downtime. Mr. Swofford was...

I haven't fired one, but I did get a chance to handle a couple of them at the SHOT and NRA shows. Very light, the folding bipod is neat, and the whole things folds in half for storage. Accepts AR mags, which is obviously a very good idea. However, based on its appearance and "feel," I'd...

I don't consider myself a warrior, despite being a qualified infantryman (and ex-airborne) in the National Guard. I've never been to war. Nor do I see myself as a defender of civilization when in the civilian world, despite the fact that I am always armed when in public. I think there's way...

I'm a water guy myself, either bottles or the Camelbak. I did hear an appalling story last Thursday, though. Apparently, at the big annual muzzleloader rendezvous in Friendship, Indiana, beer is the beverage of choice. The pattern is: sit on tailgate of truck behind firing line, drink...

Personal experience Embarrassingly, my own father is pro-gun but anti-hunting. I refer to him -- only half-jokingly -- as a "militant vegetarian." He eats no meat or fish, though he does consume dairy products. His reasoning for being a vegetarian has nothing to do with his own health, which...

Colt Commander .45 in FIST #20 IWB. Single spare mag in Dillon pouch. Very occasionally, a Slick and Willie 042 .38 Special in a belly band of pocket, with Bianchi Speed Strip for spare ammo. I may end up moving to Arizona in the late summer, and if so I may have to reevaluate my primary...

Vaughn, I haven't shot one, but I handled one in a gun shop just yesterday. - "Feel" is pretty much identical to a standard 92, big grip and all. A lot heavier, though. - Sights are okay but certainly not outstanding. - The big ambi safety paddles are nice and work quite smoothly --...

When I was young and stupid, and long before the days of forums such as this, I read gun magazines. Jan Libourel, Dave Arnold, Mas Ayoob, and others convinced me that "wondernines," as they were then called, were the only way to go for defense guns. The 1911 design was obsolete, totally...

Galco has one specifically for .44 revolver cartridges. They call it the "Butt Cuff." Try www.usgalco.com. Mike

The Mini-14 I mentioned is made by Ruger, not Bushmaster. A decent used example runs in the $350 range, at least in my area of the country. This is less than, say, a Browning P35 like the one you previously owned and were apparently able to afford. .223 has shown itself to be reasonably...