A single action revolver was very likely the first center fire handgun I ever shot. I remember going out to the pasture with my Dad and a neighbor where I shot two handguns. One was a BYF44 P38 that my Dad’s father brought back from WWII and the other was my Dad’s JP Sauer &…
When the 5″ barreled S&W M&P (semi-auto variety…I wasn’t around for the K-Frame intro) first came out, I was excited. A plastic gun with a traditional grip angle was my hope for the future as I knew that my transition away from 1911s was imminent. I was sorely disappointed. I blamed the unfamiliar trigger and…
I thought it would be interesting to compare side by side performance between these two optic equipped and light-railed guns. While the 1911 feels good in the hand, the P35 feels better. The 1911 trigger is better. Does any of that matter? Will they both shoot the same, or wildly different? I am curious as…
If you cannot carry a gun, then this is not a bad option. I have had one of these clipped in the top of my sock, the top of my underwear, and in my wallet on a few occasions. These are Rule One guns. Always have a gun. I don’t regard them as a real…
My wife made me do it. While I have had to turn to the dark side and embrace polymer pistols to set a good example at work, she has remained staunchly in the 1911 camp. She has moved to 9mm with an STI Duty One Lightweight, which is far easier on her wrists and hands…
The Glock 48 was something I was very excited about when it came out. At the time, I had swung back to carrying appendix inside the waistband and I found that it did not conceal any better for me than my Glock 19. Now, I am back to carrying inside the waistband at about 2:30…
My Dad bought this gun used in the mid to late-80’s. I traded him for it in the early 90’s and used it for the police academy in 1995. It was born a 4″ short shroud fixed sight gun. Before I went to the academy, I had Bob “Tootie” Miller, a former Midland PD Sergeant…