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Civilian Open Carry has its place. IMHO. it is while hunting in wilderness or possibly, while working outside on one's own farm/ranch. In today's world, populated as it is with an abundance of hoplophobes in positions of authority, carrying a firearm openly is really asking for trouble. All the...

For handguns, it would have to be the S&W Triple Lock - discontinued in 1915 or 16 because it was too expensive to produce (even back then), the S&W Registered Magnums, and the Colt National Match pistols produced through the 1940s. Actually, all of the Colt & S&W pistols were produced to higher...

Your best option is to purchase a fkattop upper receiver for about $80 - $160, depending on mfg. I recommend sticking with the same mfgr as your rifle or buying a LaRue.

Shoot, for the kind of money you're talking, you could pick up a Cimarron F.A. Company replica. They are beautiful guns. Mine (and every other one i've seen) has spectacular color-case hardening. I have an original Model '92 OBFMCB 24"-bbl. rifle in .38WCF that was built in 1893 that came...

I don't know what an "arsenal re-issue" M1873 could be, unless it was from a state or foreign military contract. That's something only a search of the Winchester archives (Cody Museum) could tell (maybe). The U.S. never acquired any M-73s for general issue in any numbers that would require a...

Depends on where you're at. If Gunsite or TR are not doable, I would look for a class nearby taught by Randy Cain, Jeff Gonzalez, Louis Awerbuck, Tom Givens/Jim Higgenbotham, Tiger McKee, James Yeager, etc.

Kodiaz, JHPs will plug up and act like solids when passing through sheetrock walls, upholstery, and even clothing. Handgun rounds have been found to penetrate more dwelling walls than .223 JHPs. You are right on in your thinking that most interior walls are concealment, not cover from even...

I've always carried in church. My mother frowned upon this "sacrilige", but I reminded her that Jesus instructed those who had no sword go out and buy one, and that one of His disciples cut off the ear of the High Priest's servant on the night He was betrayed. She remained unconvinced until an...

Depends on what the parrot can say...

Well, gee, I used to do the FAM thing occasionally until this past Oct. 31st, so my perspective must be skewed. Daydreaming about WTFTD while flying armed - for retired LEOs and civilians, anyway - is a waste of time that could be better spent planning/visualizing your response should things go...

If you plan on packing it around in the bush, then I'd go for the S&W 329. Light on the hip, Heavy on the hand. I really love mine. Regards, Andy

I shot a friend's 329 with both mild .44 Spl. loads and some Cor-Bon or Buffalo Bore magnums. The .44 Spls. were fine, but the Magnums sure get your attention! It became one of my "I'll have to get one someday" guns. Well, that day arrived yesterday. I picked it up today. The 329 is truely a...

I fail to see the point of this discussion. Active-duty LEOs who are permitted to carry on board commercial airliners must have received FAA-certified training in order to do so. Anyone else - including retired FAMs, FFDOs, or federal LEOs can't, and any retired FAM, FFDO, or LEO's discussion of...

Depending on your budget, I would go with a Kahr PM9, an airweight S&W Model 38, 638, 442, or 642, or a Kel-Tec P3AT. I own a PM9, a 642, and the P3AT. I feel well-armed with the PM9 and a spare magazine or two stoked w/127-gr SXTs, even as my sole armament. It replaced my PPK and 642 for...

I seriously doubt that an FBI agent would walk around his house/yard, let alone the neighborhood, carrying openly. Find out his name, then call the Bureau and ask for him. I think you'll find out there isn't any such person, but I've been wrong before.

Firearms training is one of the first things cut when budget crunches happen. The problem with firearms training is that it doesn't produce any "stats" other than live vs. dead officers. (Capturing the statistics of incidents that don't happen because officers are highly trained and competent...

I'm a Life Member. My son is a Life Member. My wife is a member. My daughter is a member. I also support the Second Amendment Foundation and GOA, but the NRA is always in the vanguard. Every gun owner should be a member, because the VPC is not just comin' for those evil black guns. They want 'em...

The PPK is a dandy little pistola. My next-door neighbor just bought an Interarms-mfg. s/s one from a co-worker. He replaced the mainspring with a lighter one from Wolff. The difference is amazing. He also replaced the recoil spring with a lighter one to make it easier to rack. I have...

Matt, I would strongly encourage you to take your pistol down to a good gunsmith and have him tap the screw and spin it out of the bushing. Well-staked grip screw bushings are a good thing to have, and it is easy to strip the bushing's threads in the frame, which complicates things.

After field-stripping the pistol, use the slide stop pin to depress the firing pin and slide out the firing pin stop, keeping the (spring-loaded) firing pin under control w/your thumb. You can use the firing pin tip to punch put the mainspring housing retaining pin...