• night sights for pistols: do you need them?

    introduction Do you need night sights? Yes… if you can’t see your sights, you can’t effectively hit your target. And there are lots of situations where there’s enough ambient light to see your attacker (in a self-defense situation), but not enough to see your gun sights right in front of you. As accuracy in shot…

  • radio repeaters (and how to use them)

    introduction getting started How To Use A GMRS Repeater – How To Find A Repeater, AND GMRS Repeater Rules AND Etiquette (NotaRubicon) Baofeng UV-5R: Add CTCSS and DCS Codes & Tones On The Keypad And Connect To & Talk On A Repeater (NotaRubicon)

  • gun lights + best pistol lights

    Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you use my links to purchase on Amazon. I only promote products I have thoroughly used (and / or researched), and genuinely recommend. Using these links helps me keep this website running. pistol lights. Do you need them? Unfortunately… it depends. For the normal…

  • best edc flashlight in 2024

    Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you use my links to purchase on Amazon. I only promote products I have thoroughly used (and / or researched), and genuinely recommend. Using these links helps me keep this website running. introduction As humans, we are bestowed many gifts upon birth, but night…

  • resources [guns]

    Here is some good further reading on various topics involving self-defense and firearms. How People lost Random Encounter Gun Fights, beginning of very good threadhttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….ter-Gun-Fights Shotgun vs Rifles & how factors of winning/losing remain samehttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….s-rifles/page4 Winning vs Losing ie Tacticshttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….l=1#post925059 Effectiveness of pocket snubhttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….n-Fights/page2 What not to do with longgunhttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….l=1#post925047&https://pistol-forum.com/showthread….=1#post1284463 The Case for Assessment Pausehttps://pistol-forum.com/showthread….sessment-pause…

  • best rounds for self defense

    introduction For self-defense use around town, it’s recommended to use whatever your local police department uses, for legal purposes. For me, this is Hornady Critical Duty (though I run Hornady Critical Defense, as all of my pistols have a barrel that’s less than 4″, in which the Critical Defense ammo performs better with. I assume…

  • buying ammo in california

    best ammo sites (i.e. cheap) ammoseek r/gundeals reliable cheap ammo manufacturers best remanufactured ammo Freedom Munitions Gorilla Munitions Note: Some say remanufactured ammo is OK, for some it’s a strong “no” due to possibility of squib loads. Do your own due diligence. best cheap ammo california (outside of san diego) Search online (google, reddit, calguns…