Tom L. has access to an amazing collection of vintage photos. I’m always amazed at the stuff he comes up with. Love this pictorial story on pistols carried by aircrews. America pioneered the aircraft, and shortly after Americans took flight, they took firearms aloft with them. And while machine guns captured most of the attention, growing ever larger in the amount and the caliber of automatic weapons fitted to flying war machines, airborne Americans never lost their fascination with handguns. READ MORE: Pistols in the Wild Blue Yonder – American Handgunner The post Pistols in the Wild Blue Yon ..read more

Clint has a down-to-earth take here. Anything that involves tactics can get you killed. A quick and useful read on the difference between “fantasy” or “envisioned” encounters and those from the real world. Read More: You Can Get Killed – American Handgunner The post No Matter Your Tactics, You Can Get Killed first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more

Suppressors reduce the sounds levels of gunshots—a lot. Technically, most of them reduce the sound signature to a level most claim is “hearing safe” or at least below the point of causing instant hearing damage. So, what’s the bottom line? Is it safe to shoot suppressed without hearing protection? The answer is… it depends.  READ MORE: Silence? Or Not So Much? – American Handgunner The post Silence? Or Not So Much? Is it Safe to Shoot Suppressed Without Hearing Protection? first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. I’m talking about the carry guns that actually get daily “out-and-about” concealed carry use. Around here, we spend a lot of time talking about (and testing) a wide variety of guns and gear, so excepting the days spent doing formal evaluations of new carry guns and holster rigs, I thought it might be helpful to share the guns that have more recently occupied the lion’s share of my more discretionary carry time. READ MORE: Carry Options: Day-by-Day Concealed Carry Choices – American Handgunner The post Carry Options: Day-by-Day Concealed Carry Choices fi ..read more

So, the lesson in this true story from the Old West is that if you give a bunch of rough men enough alcohol, they will do some really bizarre and arguably creepy things. Here’s the story of an armed robber resurrected to finish the drink he paid for. Yep, really. READ MORE: GUNS Magazine Drinking with the dead – GUNS Magazine: The post Drinking with the Dead first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more

I’ve always wanted to try one of these as it’s somewhat difficult, bordering on impossible for mere non-gunsmith mortals, to adjust a tight steel front or rear sight without making a mess of either the sight or the punch. Roy Huntington shares a seemingly simple, yet ingenious, tool for adjusting sights that’ll leave you wondering, “Why didn’t I think of that?” READ MORE: Sight Punch vs. Sight Drifter – American Handgunner: The post Miracle Sight Adjuster: Sight Punch vs. Sight Drifter first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more

From a new regular column in American Handgunner, the Apparatus Insignis feature dives into the history, engineering, functions and obscura of interesting guns from the past and sometimes present. You know a firearm is iconic when it represents an entire class of weapons. Such is the case with a little two-shot, over-and-under .41 Short Rimfire, variously called a Remington Model 95, Remington-Elliot Derringer, Remington Double Derringer, or most commonly, simply … a derringer. Most of us know it from Western genre cinema and television, but it was famous before motion pictures. Its design was ..read more

You experienced shooters and professional tinkerers out there likely already know many of the uses for this stuff, but for those youngsters reading this, here’s a valuable tip: Look for the green can. Read More: The Joys of Ballistol – American Handgunner The post The Joys of Ballistol first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more

I met Steve some years ago. He’s one of those gray man guys you’d never give a asecond look, but he also has one of those backgrounds that make you stop and listen to what is has to say. You know, the guys in the background of event photos with Presidents and foreign dignitaries. In that environment, you’ve already lost if you have to draw a gun, so I’ve always found is take on personal defense not only interesting, but supremely valuable. Here’s a useful bit of advice on your best defense strategy during civil unrest. Read More: Your Best Defense During Civil Unrest – American Handgunner The ..read more

There are real benefits to a full-enclosed red dot sight where the emitter is not exposed to the world at large. Rain, snow and even lint easily make their way into the tiny nooks and crannies where the magic light exits the computer to be beamed onto the glass itself. An equally real first-world problem is the inside surface of the glass on traditional optics tends to collect dust and it’s tough to reach for proper cleaning. Read More: Trijicon RCR – American Handgunner The post Trijicon RCR Red Dot first appeared on My Gun Culture ..read more