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It Doesn’t Matter if Your Defensive Gun is Ugly as All Heck

August 14, 2017 5 Comments

If you are in the camp that thinks your carry-gun also needs to look good, you may need to reconsider your views on self-defence, and the role of the…

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Does Your Training Methodology Define You?

August 11, 2017 7 Comments

I want to blend practicality with philosophy. Regular readers of this blog might forgive me this indulgence, especially since I believe it will cover an important gap in what…

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Police (and Mossad Agents) Carry Empty-Chamber Because it is Safer. Mos.

August 2, 2017 6 Comments

When I was still pretty newly out of Police College, I could tell the level of my Warrant Officer’s authority by the size of his moustache and that look…

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Why the Internet is the Best (and Worst) Thing for Being an Informed Gun-Owner.

August 1, 2017 5 Comments

In years past, owning a firearm was a simple matter. So simple, in fact, that you were expected to have at least one. Discussions around the braai fires were…

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Hollow Points Are Illegal? What To Do When Stopped At A Roadblock

July 26, 2017 26 Comments

The policeman then swings out the cylinder or you revolver or pops out your magazine and sees your ammunition. “You’re in trouble,” he says. “You can’t have hollow point…

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The Fallacy of Warning Shots

July 17, 2017 2 Comments

The subject of warning shots is one that regularly makes its appearance on internet firearm fora, and it is most certainly something worth discussing due to the inherent potential…

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