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Those Handy Carbines

Photo: Jan Hrdonka The idea of a short, handy carbine has always been appealing to me. When I was a badge toter in two different Texas counties I generally relied upon a lever-action carbine in .44...

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Double-Action Revolvers? Why Not?

One of the big news stories to come out of the recent NRA annual meeting was the partnership between Nighthawk Custom and Korth Arms to market… wait for it… double-action (DA) revolvers. Now, DA...

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Staying Safe This Holiday Season

Yep, it’s that time of the year again. On top of all of the other things that you have to do to make a living, take care of a family and look after your home, the holidays are upon you. Everyone is...

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Why You Need a Personal Defense Plan

Consider, if you will, these two very different home invasions. A woman is home alone when a strange man enters her house. She immediately runs to the bedroom and retrieves her shotgun. At this point,...

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Four Over Used Phrases in the Gun World

All right, let’s have a little fun. We have all heard phrases that are used in personal defense that have been used too long and too often. Some were funny the first few times we heard them and others...

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Defensive Handgun Choices

Selecting the best defensive handgun can be a difficult task, especially for those who are new to the whole business. The major problem is the fact that there are so many good handguns available today...

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3 Self-Defense Myths That Just Won’t Die

Just about the time it appears they have been proven false and dismissed, the same self-defense and gun myths pop again. Part of this is probably due to the fact there are always new people who...

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How to Optimize Your Home for Personal Defense

A person’s home is the one place that they should feel the safest. However, very few people select their home based upon its defensive characteristics. Regardless, there are things that we can do to...

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The First Rule of Gunfighting: Get Training

Training on one of the many ranges at Gunsite in Paulden, Az. I have to take exception to the oft-quoted bromide, “the first rule of gunfighting is to have a gun.”  That really only works if a person...

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5 Training Tips for a Personal-Defense Rifle

The rifle, or carbine, is no different than any other firearm that we use for personal defense. What you carry doesn’t matter nearly as much as what you can do with it. Too often, we select a rifle...

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