Theyve got food stored, a generator, a first aid kit and assorted other things ready to go. The problem is that preparedness isnt just about having the best or most gear. Its a combination of your stuff, your mindset and your skills. Lets take a look at ten skills you should master to truly be ready. Recognize a Threat Early Its called situational awareness, and weve written about it here before....
Many people who are enamored with the AR-15 are equally infatuated with optics. Fully knowing what a basic set of irons are capable of might be half the battle. Moreover, the technology in optics can fail. While you might think you don’t need those iron sights that come on your SAINT rifle, they are actually a highly capable aiming system. A mil-spec FSP such as the one present on the Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15 is 0....
From the ground-fighting perspective, e.g. Your grip on the weapon is especially important during andafterimpact with a target. Keeping good contact especially in follow-up to a strike, is always to maintain positive control. The same applies to your grip on a handgun. In addition to presentations and holstering, grip is integral to recoil control. In gripping, your objective is to stabilize the gun against any and all unnecessary movement. Exactly how can a good grip be applied?...
But beware competitive shooting is fun and can be very addicting! It ought to come with a surgeon generals warning. Shooting competition is both challenging and rewarding. Believe me, once you get going, you will become hooked. And once hooked you are going to want to do it all the time. You will likely want to branch off into other disciplines and categories of shooting sports. You Are Here Before I get into thehowto get started,whydo it in the first place?...
October 3rd, 2019 4minute read For many, the word Leatherman has become the standard in multi-tools. According to Leatherman, this is the first multi-tool to combine these two features. Spoiler alert after testing one of these out, its now part of my permanent EDC. The OHT has diagrams on the outside of the handles that show the tools located within. Even as a female with smaller hands, I had zero issue using all of the tools effectively....
On the XD-E, the manual safety can be swept downward to decock/drop the hammer safely. And Langdon is a true expert in using these DA/SA-punch in pistols. AYOOB:Ernest, why the XD-E? Kudos to Springfield for thinking out of the box in offering it. Its a good, reliable pistol, shaped to fit a lot of peoples concealed carry needs. AYOOB:Tell us about your XD-E Tactical Edition modification package. Its simply easier now to shoot double action....
September 30th, 2019 4minute read Im having another caliber crisis. Over the years, Ive ventured into cartridge odysseys that include unusual chamberings like .357 Sig and300 Blackout. More recently, Im kind of developing a thing for 10mm. There are definitely some benefits. Thats the mid-weight of the .45 ACP bullet family and the mid-velocity range of 9mm. How Powerful Is a 10mm Auto? Many stand in awe of the 10mm, likely because it has a simple, yet badass name....
A threat can occur anytime and anywhere, including in your own home. Do you have a plan in the event that you have to deal with an intruder in your home? In fact, you should actively avoid it if at all possible and call the authorities. However, there may be a time that by necessity you must clear your own home. Law enforcement and the military train continuously for clearing structures....
I think these five things set this single-action .380 handgun apart from the competition. The magazines are rock solid, with the base plate, follower and body made of stainless steel. They feel great in the hand and have performed superbly in my testing. Possibly the most overlooked feature about these 911 magazines is how inexpensive they are. Only $24 straight from Springfield Armory at the time I am writing this....
And what if that thing stalking you is a deadly predator? For me, that threat is wolves. When Im out hunting whitetail deer, grouse, and other game in Minnesota, wolves are disconcertingly common. Backpacking a compact, powerful gun like the SAINT Pistol in .300 BLK can be a life-saver. For that reason, it can be tremendously valuable to backpack with something with more capacity and ft.-lbs. This is the perfect argument for a firearm like the Springfield Armory SAINT ....
September 25th, 2019 4:19 runtime Full disclosure, here. I normally carry full-size guns for CCW. But then I undertook this Springfield Hellcat review and my mind may be forever changed. With the Hellcat, the typical trade-offs seem to have disappeared. It was always basic physics that seemed to get in the way. That is, until now. It seems theres a pistol that might just offer the best of both worlds full-size capabilities and CCW-ready dimensions....
Thats more barrel, more slide, more weight up front. That muzzle-heavy feel can slow you down tracking between multiple targets. So, the slide of the 5.25 is skeletonized above the barrel to reduce the weight. The XD-M 5.25″ variation. There aint too much new under the sun. on a Lyman digital scale. Its a polymer frame 9mm, and kick is negligible. Take-down for cleaning and routine maintenance is quick & easy....
September 20th, 2019 3:08 runtime Who among us has more than one size of gun? Pretty much everybody, unless you just started at this game. That is, except when youre in bear country, in which case you carry a 10mm. In your truck, you keep an M1A in .308. But you also walk the mountains a lot, in which case you prefer your SAINT Edge. Can you really afford to buy a belt kit for each of those, and possibly each combination?...
