Tag Archives: .44 magnum

Lever Guns: Great For Self Defense

Posted on 20 March 2023

Some of the big news this week is Ruger’s acquisition of Marlin since the previous owner, Remington, is folding up. And that got me thinking about lever guns as defensive firearms.

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Train and Live With Your Defensive Firearm

Posted on 7 June 2021

Col. Jeff Cooper admonished his students and readers to live with their defensive carry gun. That way, the defensive shooter learns to manage, handle and operate the gun until it becomes second nature. Thus, the individual’s focus can be on … Continue reading →

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Nailing Size and Fit for your Personal Defense Handgun

Posted on 26 April 2021

Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Selecting a personal-defense handgun is a very subjective endeavor. We may see a certain write-up in one of the gun magazines and think that that is just the gun for us. So we go plunk down our … Continue reading →

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Defensive Revolvers: Just a Fad or Here to Stay?

Posted on 1 June 2020

You can calm down because this is not another one of those “Revolver vs. Semi-auto” articles. However, I am curious about all of the recent interest in defensive revolvers that I see on social media. Continue reading →

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