Reinventing the 1911 There have been many updates and modifications to the 1911 .45 cal pistol.  Different barrel lengths, safeties, other calibers, frame materials, accessory mounts, etc.  This one is very extreme: Double barrels. A double-barrel pistol in .45 caliber that is of the 1911 design.  Offered from Arsenal...

Record-Breaking Gun Sales for Christmas Gun sales are breaking records.  The FBI is reporting that the number of background checks has increased substantially just before Christmas 2011. The FBI Statistics can be found here. The New York Daily News had an article on January 2nd detailing that Black Friday and December 23, 2011 were the top 2...

Two to the Body, One to the Head… Found an interesting video describing the concept of : “Two to the body, one to the head, is guaranteed to leave them DEAD.” FirearmPop made this interesting video demonstrating his technique for self defense in close quarters for those that carry concealed pistols.  He demonstrates the good...

Accidental 9mm Through 40 Cal Glock I found an interesting video from Youtube user Comanchero762.  He had the interesting experience of shooting 9mm ammo through his .40 caliber Glock. Target shooting with his 9mm Glock 19 and his 40 cal Glock 23, he lost attention span and cross loaded the incorrect magazine.  This is an interesting...

Chamber Flags I ran across an interesting video on Youtube from RcHelicopter64 regarding the use of Chamber Flags.  This of course is a safety measure that applies to semiautomatic firearms.  Rifles and pistols that have an empty chamber can be identified easily with a chamber flag. Chamber flags are a quick and...