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“A man with experience is not at the mercy of a man with an opinion.” Dave Ramsey said this the other day on his radio show, and I’ve been stewing on it since. He was referring to financial stuff, but this idea holds true for the shooting community too. There’s a lot of lore floating around the web from folks just repeating things they’ve been told without experiencing the things they’re repeating. I can’t say …

While driving today I heard a commercial for a home security company that said something like “If you have to keep a 9 iron under your bed to feel safe at night, your home is dumb.” Here’s another one “A bat for protection? Dumb.” I find it kind of funny that home security companies market their products as a tool that will keep you safe while you are sleeping. Let’s be honest here, a home …

Looks like the ladies won’t be left out of the Hot Shots TV show for long. It’s awesome that the shooting sports are growing to the point that there is enough room for two Hot Shots shows, on top of 3-Gun Nation, and the rest of the sport shooting shows out there.

Today Ruger announced the LC9s “Pro”, a version of the pistol without a thumb safety. Smith&Wesson deleted the safety off of the extremely popular Shield pistol earlier this year and that was a big deal, but the thought of a semiautomatic Ruger pistol without a thumb safety is mind blowing to me. The all new Pro version is designed to meet law enforcement specifications as a back-up gun for high-stress situations when there may not …

It seems like every time there’s an anti-gun hit piece in the news, there’s some nice B-Roll footage from inside a local gun store to go along with this. You know, the footage they cut away to while there talking with camera pans of the gun cases, stuff like that. Why do local gun stores allow these anti-gun news agencies to come into their stores and shoot the B-Roll footage? I can’t imagine they’re promised …

It’s humorous, but how many times have anti-gun people been converted to the pro-gun side after being out in a situation where they needed a gun? How many more are converted to our side after just shooting a gun and realizing that it’s fun and safe? I’ve gotten to the point where I basically refuse to argue with anti-gun folks. If someone approaches me about the issue, I ask if they’ve ever shot a gun, …

I’ve found myself using a small private shooting range in rural North Carolina all by myself recently. It’s probably the first time ever that I’ve been all alone while shooting, and this has prompted me to take some extra precautions. Unlike Tex Grebner, I’m not sure that I’d be able to fall back to my training and call my parents if I were to get hurt on the range, so I’ve been taking some precautions …

Yesterday I bumped into an old coworker and I was reminded of a situation that took place a few years before he moved to another company. I was at work one day when this coworker stopped by and knocked on my office door. “Hey Lucas, I’ve got a bunch of old, rusty, half empty 1lb and 2lb propane tanks in my garage, do you want them?” I couldn’t think of a reason why I would …

I’m excited about the Walther CCP, and have been since it was announced. I probably won’t buy one, but I think it stands as a cool pistol that I’ll definitely want to get some range time with. Not long ago, I found out that the owners manual for the Walther CCP has been leaked on the Walther website (100 page .pdf). The owners manual gives us a better look into how the pistol works, so …

Over the past few days y’all have left us some really amazing feedback on iTunes regarding the podcast. I’m humbled, really. We put a lot of work into the podcast, but when I say it’s my favorite thing to do every week, I mean it. It’s amazing to me that y’all listen in every week, and still surprises me every time I’m at the range and someone comes up to me and says “Hey, are …