Archive for the Gear Category
SIRT Training Pistol Initial Thoughts
I’ve been crying about getting a SIRT pistol for a while now. Thanks to the good people at F3 Tactical I was able to get my hands on one. The top of the line SIRT Pistol is $439.00. Yes, for the price of a real gun you can get a fake one that shoots lasers. Ok, now start breathing again, because I got my hands on the entry level version for $209 and well, I like it, a lot, well so far.
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I Fondle My Double Action / Single Action Handguns More
Recently, I bought an HK p30. Even though they hate me and think I suck I love HK. Don’t let HK fool you, kind of like Cassie and Diddy’s relationship, they may not publicly claim us civilians, but they quietly love us. Why else would they make such awesome guns and let me own them (Sarcasm monday)?
Yes, I just wrote an introductory paragraph that had nothing to do with the subject at hand, which is supposed to be why I fondle my double action / single action guns more than my striker fired guns.
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New Range/Course Shoes… Nike Zoom Meriwether
As an Urban Gun Enthusiast I am unapologetically a city boy. I eat way too much fast food, have more gadgets than sense , and my only car is a sports car (I need a truck). However, when you add the Gun aspect to Urban life you sometimes find yourself dancing between city boy, operator wannabe, and outdoorsmen. Especially, if you take the training aspect of shooting seriously.
Well, From Nov 30th – Dec 2nd I will be attending Travis Haley’s Dynamic Handgun 1 course. It’s one thing to have leisure range shoes but I thought it time to find range/Course shoes that were a bit more functional and purpose driven. I am a bit of sneaker head so of course I needed something with a little style (Again City Boy Tendencies). Enter the Nike Zoom Meriwether.
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Smith & Wesson Introduces New M&P Pro Series C.O.R.E. Pistols
Just in time for the “Obama Is Going to Take Our Guns and turn them into license plates” era, Smith and Wesson introduces the M&P Pro Series C.O.R.E. Pistols. I love me some M&Ps, but I got to say, It seems like the Pro Series of pistols are getting really busy looking. Especially the C.O.R.E. It’s like someone took some T-Edgers to the back strap just to try to make it look more different from the standard M&P.
Apparently, C.O.R.E. stands for (Competition Optics Ready Equipment) . Ugh, the name sounded cooler before I knew what it meant. Competition Optics Ready Equipment sounds like the name for scuba diving products not a gun. However, I think the idea behind the gun is cool, and the gun looks cool even if a bit too busy.
The idea behind the C.O.R.E. line is a special mounting platform that allows you to mount the optic of your choice. This is very much a competition focused gun (obviously). Though I have done IDPA in the past and have plans to pick it back up, I am not really moved by race guns. I am very much self defense enthusiast oriented when it comes to my obsession with guns so the C.O.R.E. is ok I guess.
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VideoThe Urban Gun Enthusiast Book Shelf (Video)
Wife love furniture but hate guns, want to hide you’re bang bangs from the career home invader, well the folks at Q Line Design got you covered. I am all for guns and gadgets and I definitely love the idea of hiding in plane sight.
I don’t know much of anything about this company but I really thought this was cool idea. Their website is pretty terrible but it gives you the general idea of what they do.
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THE X-FER From Armordillo Concealment
I don’t run a weapons mounted light on my CCW because most holsters designed for weapons mounted lights are the size of Ipads and with my keys, knife, spare mag, wallet, and phones there is already too much going on in my pants (That’s what she said).
Well I am pleased to introduce “The X-FER” from Armordillo Concealment. In the world of kydex revolutionary and ground breaking are not words you usually here, but I have to say the folks at Armordillo Concealment are trying to change that with the X-FER.
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$1500 for an M&P? I Guess
I think the Chris Costa ATEi M&P 9 Mashup is an Awesome looking handgun. I would not mind if all polymer guns started going in this direction as far as aesthetics go. But sweet baby Jesus, $1500 for an M&P? You can barely resale a lightly used M&P for $400 dollars these days.
I love the the M&P series pistols. Currently, I am trying to find myself (The Gunner version). I have been a long time Glock Fanboy but I have been cheating on my Glocks with the M&P and now I am torn. The M&P is an excellent platform and improves on a lot of the things Glocks do decently but could do better. This ATEi/Costa mashup is sexy, but $1500 sexy?
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Nike Air Speed Turf As My Range Shoes?
I go shooting almost every week, and when I go shoot it’s for hours at a time. I also decided to start taking some training courses along with more shooting competitions. With that being said, I started putting more thought into what I wear on the range, like my shoes.
I figured it made sense to have dedicated shoes that I wear to the shooting range. When you’re doing serious shooting, taking training courses, and shooting competitions you need durable, supportive, and comfortable shoes to get you through. The gold standard for shooters when it comes to foot wear are shoes of a hiking / Outdoor nature like the ones pictured below.
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MY GUN T-SHIRTS
I get a lot of questions about the shirts I wear in my commentary videos on youtube. ENDO Apparel. During the summer time I am a T-Shirt and Jeans kind of guy so I have quite a few T-Shirts. When I came across the shirts over at ENDO Apparel I really took a liking to them.
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