The Fortress of Alba Iulia

Several years ago myself, my brother Chris, and our family had the good fortune to be able to travel to Romania to the city of Alba Iulia. That good fortune presented itself in the form of my marriage to a wonderful Romanian woman whom I had met several years prior in the states. While all […]

Deep thoughts with Corey and his Mutt

Several months ago I had tossed around the idea of purchasing a Saiga 12. What a cool gun right? Basically an AK chambered in 12 gauge, built on the Kalashnikov receiver which I have come to truly admire and appreciate. Load it up with 00 buck and have at it. I don’t know if any […]

How Gunpowder Works

I was reading about one of my favorite powders recently, one of those imported from Australia by Hodgdon’s, and the article referenced 2,4-DNT as a deterrent coating. I know what he deterrent coatings are, they are applied to the grains of the powder to reduce the rate at which the powder burns. Sometimes the difference […]

Dragon Skin

In the process of shopping for some new furniture, or possibly just a re-upholstery of the existing furniture, I found out that there is something in the fabric industry called ‘Dragon Skin’. It sounds interesting, but I’m reasonably sure that there were no dragons killed in its manufacture. So I googled dragon skin, and besides […]

NJ Magazine Limits

New Jersey is adding to their already tight gun control laws, specifically reducing the maximum magazine size from 15 rounds to 10 rounds. On Monday May 12 the New Jersey state senate approved A2006 by a 22-17 vote, mostly split on party lines. At this point it goes back to the Assembly, which previously approved […]

Glocks at SHOT Show 2014

So far the most interesting thing I’ve heard about the SHOT Show that opens today is that they are unveiling the Glock 42. I don’t find Glocks in generally to be interesting per se. They are designed to be reliable, not interesting. But the part that makes this interesting to me is that this will […]

Rugers and 380s

I got a phone call this afternoon that woke me from the couch. I was asked about 380 pocket pistols, and specifically about the Ruger LCP. First off, I really like Rugers. The company produces some very fine handguns, and they do so at a cost that isn’t the cheapest on the market, but is […]

Tactical Allies

Allies in a Harried World