Pistol Malfunction Drills
My buddies Nam and Mr. Colion Noir recently had the good fortune to attend a handgun course with Stephen Pineau and 21st Century Gunfighter in northern Texas (sadly I wasn’t able to make it). One of the things they brought back was a malfunction drill that I hadn’t heard of before – Malfunction Mayhem. Malfunction Mayhem […]
AR-15 Build for The Descendants of Sparta
Yesterday we floated the idea of using the 2 Vets Arms Spartan Lower we purchased to build a rifle for a drawing to benefit The Descendants of Sparta. Well today we are pleased to announce that the project is officially a go. Here is the current build line-up of donations and sponsors. Part/Service Manufacturer Donated By […]
AR-15 Build
AR15news.com recently had a story about new Spartan AR-15 lower receivers from 2 Vets Arms Company in Oklahoma. These Spartan Lowers were created to raise funds and awareness for The Descendants of Sparta, a nonprofit organization with a goal of reducing veteran unemployment, veteran homelessness and eliminating veteran suicide. I purchased one of these lowers, now the […]
Willy Pete Tactical Designs Sling Winner
The randomizing wizards at random.org have spoken, and we have a winner. The winning comment is below. If this is your name, check your email. You have 24 hours to respond with your shipping address. Thanks to everyone for playing! It seems like you guys like these types of giveaways so we’ll keep doing them. […]
Gun Control and the 2012 Election
On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, President Obama stirred the proverbial shooting industry pot with his remarks on gun control during the Presidential Town Hall Debate. During the debate, the President expressed his desire to reintroduce the Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004. The Assault Weapons Ban was introduced in 1994 during Bill Clinton’s first term, and […]
Glock 19 Gen 4
If you’ve been following Monderno for very long, especially on our Facebook page, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed my Smith & Wesson M&P persuasion. You could say that I’m not a believer in Glock Perfection, at least not in the way that it’s sold to you by Glock. Having said that, neither Glock nor […]
Willy Pete Tactical Designs Sling Giveaway
[framed_box] Update 10/19/2012: We have a winner. [/framed_box] Willy Pete Tactical Designs is a small Veteran owned and operated business that specializes in custom paracord designs. They are a relatively new business, so in order to get the word out about their products, they sent over one of their 2-1 Point Paracord Survival Slings pictured above on […]
PHLster Skeleton Mag Carrier
Pictured above: Glock 19 Gen 4 in a PHLster Skeleton, Skeleton Mag Carrier, Kershaw Turbulence. View a high resolution version here. The PHLster Skeleton remains one of my all-time favorite minimalist holster designs. It’s a small, well-made holster that has a ton of features like ride height and cant adjustment among others. If you’re looking […]
Cold Weather EDC
Pictured above is a Glock 19 in a PHLster Skeleton and a spare mag in a PHLster Skeleton Mag Carrier. Last spring we talked about summer EDC, and how in the summer I tend to shed layers and “gun down” to aid in concealability. Well cooler temps are finally upon us (relatively speaking, it’s still […]
Smith & Wesson Shield 5K Rounds
Matt from Down Range Firearm Training recently purchased a second M&P Shield. In the video below, he talks about some of the changes he made to the pistol, including some work done by Lou at Business End Customs. What I found particularly interesting is that Matt now has 5,000 flawless rounds through his first M&P […]