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The 1911, Powerful Cartridges, and the Spring
For a standard-size 1911, the 10mm is perhaps the most powerful cartridge you can carry without modifying the pistol. The 10mm doesn’t need a compensator and only requires a heavier spring. However, this heavier spring could cause some individuals problems with cycling the slide. The problem is the spring is doing double duty – slowing…
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Investigative Incompetence
In a recent article called “Investigative Incompetence” by Marty Hayes, in Gun Digest Volume 40 Issue 8 June 2023, a startling claim was made: “In fact, based upon the cases I’ve worked, I’d estimate that at least half of the homicide investigations have major flaws in them. If you’re involved in a self-defense homicide, you…
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Hunting and the Loaded Chamber
There are many types of hunting, but I’ll distill them into three general categories: Walking, Stalking, and Waiting. Since I grew up in Arizona, most big game hunting was Walking. Of course, you would stop and glass. I’ll put that in the Waiting category. If you spotted something, you then might plan a Stalk. For…
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Ride Share Woes
If you’ve read my book, you know I am a fan of rideshares for events that don’t occur very often. You can avoid walking to/from your vehicle, dark parking garages, etc. However, I did run into a problem the other day. I went to a downtown area that had two large events. We were dropped…
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Violent Crime and Mental Illness
Alex Berenson recently had a substack about a large study showing heavy marijuana usage leads to schizophrenia even when genetic factors were eliminated. Furthermore, this diagnosis significantly impacted young men, at over double the rate of non-marijuana users. One rather disturbing tendency in the substack was that Berenson pointed to schizophrenia as being a leading…
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Gun Safety Without the Gun
You can, of course, train your child about gun safety with an unloaded gun. And to be honest, you should do that at some point. However, you can teach them about gun safety quite a bit earlier without using a gun. How? Well, personality experts have documented the 5-7 year shift. This period is when,…
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The Knife
I took several classes in knife fighting and “edged weapons,” as Gunsite calls it. However, the more training I underwent, the more I realized it wasn’t for me. I felt there were way too many disadvantages and, quite simply, few advantages. However, I enjoyed learning from my instructors, they were great, and their intentions were…
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Edged Weapon Defenses
How often is a knife used in injurious violent crime targeting civilians? As showcased in magazines and training classes, masked men, public places, and knives are common. However, as we know from my book, except for robbery, we see strangers and public places as not typical for injurious violent crime. Regarding injurious robbery, strangers, public…
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Open Carry & Public Locations
I gave a few reasons why I do not open carry in my book. However, I wanted to expand on some more reasons you may want to consider before you open carry. When I see people open carrying in public, it is almost always at the grocery store, and once in a while, I’ll see…
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Are Police Threats and Civilian Threats Different?
Several years ago, when I began researching violent crime, I was interested in figuring out the circumstances. I figured that if I could understand if there were common violent crime circumstances, I could develop self-defense strategies to mitigate them appropriately. After all, there is no point in preparing for a trip to the Amazon jungle…
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