Archive for the 'Firearms' Category

07 Nov 2021

Home Defense Gun Showdown (Handgun vs AR15 vs Shotgun)

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

I always like real world and ballistic tests.

Interesting results for the birdshot.

3 Comments

Firearms,Guns

02 Nov 2021

How to Zero Your Rifle For Your Most Effective Range

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

Not for precision shooting – for hunting.

I think I agree with one of the comments. His final bullet was probably due to shooting slightly uphill.

8 Comments

Firearms,Guns

01 Nov 2021

CZ Shadow 2 Review

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

He wants to do some custom things to the gun that I would not choose to do. If I am ever able to purchase this gun, I will leave it as is, except for installation of optics.

Readers seemed to like the gun when I posted previously, so I thought this would be a good update. I haven’t seen any negative reviews of this gun anywhere.

Also, Shooting Sports USA has a review up.

2 Comments

Firearms,Guns

31 Oct 2021

I keep hearing folks complain about 1911 reliability, and frankly I’m nonplussed every time I hear it. Out of thousands and thousands of round through two 1911s, I’ve never had a single FTF/FTE. No malfunctions of any kind, and that’s without extensive cleaning (although I do lubricate them before range trips). Then again, these are high quality 1911s.

But I do enjoy listening to Ken Hackathorn and Bill Wilson discuss the history and engineering behind Browning’s design. It was a gun built around the cartridge. This is fine with me – I like the cartridge. I always have, and I shoot it better than any other.

9 Comments

Firearms,Guns

31 Oct 2021

Over The Shoulder Shotgun Technique

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

I haven’t tried it, but I don’t think I very much like it. It seems to me that if you intend actually to use it, you’d better practice it a lot.

4 Comments

Firearms,Guns

27 Oct 2021

Field & Stream Picks The Best Waterfowl Shotgun

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

It’s a very long article with pros and cons on each of the many guns they tested. The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus was the winner.

1 Comment

Firearms,Guns

25 Oct 2021

308 Versus 223 At 1090 Yards

BY Herschel Smith

3 years, 10 months ago

The post title is correct. That’s good shooting by both of them.

Of course, she’s shooting a very nice 223 rifle (SAKO) with a very long barrel (24″) along with a heavy bullet (80.5 grain Berger). But still, that’s good shooting and a great job of taking the 223 out that far.