Yesterday, I shared a rare but interesting malfunction reported firsthand by Fortress Defense instructor Frank Sharpe, and to say that some feathers were ruffled would be putting it mildly. Predictably, experts from all over were quick to point out that it was operator error (read you’re doing it wrong), there were claims that it was […]
You don’t see this every day. This past weekend at a Fortress Defense Level II Pistol course, an interesting stoppage was observed. It happened with a 1911, and appeared to be caused by the exposed hammer of the 1911 catching a student’s garment on the draw stroke. A student’s 1911 grabbed hold of her cover […]
Carry nirvana. I think we all are looking for it. You know, that “it gun†that carries really well and shoots even better, the one with the least amount of compromises. This is where one finds an enormous amount of dissension in the firearms community. 1911 guys vs polymer, Glock vs M&P, Sig vs HK, Ford vs […]
