The term Parbellum in Latin says it all; prepare for war! In 1902 George Luger introduced his revolutionary pistol to the world. The Luger was an improvement of an earlier semiautomatic pistol design called the Borchardt. The 9mm parabellum cartridge was also introduced replacing a smaller bore cartridge the 7.65 mm. The 9mm parabellum also ...
My first experience with the .40 S&W; round was through the use of a Beretta 8040 pistol. The 8040 Cougar is a relatively compact .40 caliber pistol which uses a rotating barrel locking system. Instead of the barrel tilting like in a traditional 1911 pistol the barrel keeps its line of axis while rotating through ...
The hi-point carbine was originally deveolped during the assault weapons ban of the 90’s as a “poor man’s” carbine. Costing only $199 for the entry level version, even those on the most modest budget can afford one. Made of inexpensive castings and injection molded plastic for the most part, the 995 is a excellent example ...
Pistol design is always on the move. The Beretta 92FS was a noble design when first introduced. It had a 15 round magazine capacity, an open slide, and a safe firing system, it was accurate and reliable if kept clean. It eventually replaced the 1911 pistol as America’s sidearm. The rise of the 92FS was ...
Stance. Breathing Control. Sight Picture. Trigger control. Follow through. Ultimately, time at the shooting range is about the fundamentals of shooting and hitting your target. While it’s more thrilling to shoot a larger caliber handgun, when it comes to hitting your target, you can’t beat a nice .22 cailber target pistol. You’ll find five major ...
Ever since my first meeting with classmates at the Texoma Regional Police Academy back in 1987 I’ve been told by veteran police and military folks that if I ever shot a 1911 style handgun I’d never want to carry anything else. Of course, I also had a lot of folks tell me how the Glock ...
Choosing the right firearm for concealed carry can be a challenge. You must weigh many factors and personal preferences before selecting the best choice for you. Here are some things to consider when making this personal choice. 1. Reliability – Smaller, semi-automatic, pistols for concealed-carry sometimes have problems feeding rounds into the firing chamber reliability. ...
Perfect Family, Mass Murder The average parricide is one who has been severely abused physically, sexually or verbally through their entire early childhood and view murder as the last alternative. (Heidi). But when there is no abuse present, what would drive a child to kill their parents? These two categories only create less than ten-percent ...
Long before I gave into the temptations of Kimber 1911 45 ACPs, I was a solid Beretta man. Not the 70s detective show or the car that Chevy produced in the 80s, but the handgun. The last 5 years I served as a police officer I carried a Beretta 92f. It was a heavy duty ...