Wednesday Wisdom: 4 November 2026

New: Smith & Wesson Model 22 of 1917 Classic and Model 22 Classic Revolvers

Smith & Wesson is reaching back to the First World War for its newest Classic Series revolvers. The company has announced two .45-cal. N-frames, both built on the lines of the M1917 service revolver. One, the Model 22 of 1917 Classic, stays as close to the original as a modern production gun can. Its sibling, the Model 22 Classic, cuts the barrel to 4 inches and adds a second chambering for 45 Long Colt.

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Make Mine a Shotgun: Going Strong 100 Years On 

Hans Vang -- The Inventor of the Vang Comp

Shotguns have been used as combat weapons since the matchlock. The fighting shotgun reached a pinnacle in the “trench gun” of the early 20th century—an 18-inch barreled Model ’97 or Model 12 with a bayonet, spraying buckshot into groups of enemy soldiers at close range. United States soldiers used shotguns in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and they are still being used in the Middle East today.

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This Week’s Dumb Criminal 

 

Stealing cars? That’s dumb. Posting it on Instagram? That’s really dumb.

Stealing a car that someone left running? That’s pretty dumb.

Picking up the owner’s cellphone and staring into the camera while it’s on a live FaceTime call? That’s even dumber.

Sending a request to follow the car’s owner on Instagram the next day? Well, that’s just crazy.

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Plea Deal Cut Over Microwaved Fish Gunplay

Well – since we have a dumb criminal, why not a dumb detective: The South Carolina detective who pointed a gun at the fellow lawman who used the office’s microwave to heat up fish has cut a plea deal that spares him jail, but bars a return to law enforcement, court records show.

Michael DeBiase pleaded guilty Friday to public disorderly conduct in connection with the odiferous incident at the headquarters of the Myrtle Beach Police Department. According to an arrest warrant, DeBiase “confronted” the cop “about warming up fish in the microwave, causing an odor in the office.” During that dispute, investigators say, DeBiase drew his service weapon and pointed it at the victim/stench producer. 

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SIG P385: Did SIG Build A Better-Recoiling Pistol?

At the heart of the P385 is SIG’s new Recoil Dampening System (SRDS), working with an extremely low bore axis to reduce felt recoil and muzzle movement. According to SIG, the combination can reduce muzzle rise by 20 percent or more depending on the P385 configuration, while the P385-MACH3D takes things even further with a compensator designed to reduce muzzle rise by more than 30 percent.

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U.S. Model 1892 Krag Carbine Manufactured by Springfield Armory

This carbine is one of only two Model 1892 carbines made by Springfield Armory on an experimental basis. One carbine was sent to the Board on Cavalry Drill Regulations at Fort Riley in Kansas on June 14, 1894 and another was sent to Rock Island Arsenal on July 7 to use for designing rifle racks. The carbine sent to Rock Island Arsenal was believed to be serial number 1015 and the example with that serial number is still housed in their museum. So this carbine, serial #1574, is no doubt the example sent to the Board on Cavalry Drill Regulations in 1894.

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Palmetto State Armory KS-47 

 

The KS-47 is Palmetto State Armory’s answer to a question nobody really asked: what if an AR-15 could eat AK-47 magazines? The upper is straight AR-15, bolt carrier group, charging handle, Picatinny rail, while the lower is reworked to feed from AK mags but still run a standard AR trigger group, buffer tube, and stock. It sounds like a mess on paper. It isn’t.

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Will the Real Farnam Drill Please Stand Up?

Multiple versions of a simple drill designed to test basic pistol skills. 

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New for 2026: Franklin Armory 5.56 Rabbit Rounds

Interesting idea—might be fun to try. A bit expensive tho. The fowler was the original do-all firearm in America. While its smoothbore allowed it to use multiple projectiles for small game and birds, it could also fire a single larger projectile for medium-game hunting, self-defense, or war. Franklin Armory brings that all-purpose capability to “America’s rifle” with its new multi-projectile Rabbit Rounds.

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Interactive Flock Camera Map

Proton is hosting an interactive public map showing more than 300,000 Flock surveillance devices across the United States. Cybersecurity researcher Joshua Michael’s research provided an inventory that he obtained from the Flock system that is the basis for Proton’s map. According to Proton, it includes more than 170,000 cameras and over 130,000 other devices. This contrasts with Flock’s public statement of only 120,000 cameras in use, so the actual camera count Michael obtained is about 40% higher. 

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Gunsite's Advanced Tactical Pistol Problems--An After Class Review

October 2026: I completed Gunsite's Advanced Tactical Pistol Problems (ATPP) class at the Gunsite facility in Paulden, Arizona.

I attended the Gunsite Vehicle Defensive Course offsite in Tennessee in 2016; however, this was the first Gunsite class I have taken in Arizona since I completed 499 in 2012. The Gunsite facility is world class and they have added many improvements since I last attended.

The Gunsite ATPP is a three-day class that concentrates on simulators, shoot house runs, square range drills, and force on force. You must complete a 250-pistol class with a grade of “Marksman” or higher as a prerequisite to attend. 

We had a large class with 16 participants which is apparently much larger than normal. It probably helped that the Gunsite 50th Anniversary Alumni Shoot was two days earlier.

A large class that that focuses on individual runs will often have a lot of unavoidable down/waiting around time unless the instructors ensure that does not happen. Pete Feeny (the Rangemaster) and his assistant instructors Dave Bahde and Vince Morgan did a great job of minimizing the down time throughout the class.

The student skill set ran the gamut from reasonable intermediate to very skilled. Most were shooting some variation of a full-size pistol with several having compensators. Several Staccatos, Glocks, and one SIG P365 Fuse. Since I carry a standard P365 often in the summer months, I took the opportunity to use my P365 standard pistol in the class. All were shooting 9mm.

Training day #1 (TD1) is a square range refresher in the morning (which also lets the instructors evaluate the students), and both indoor and outdoor simulators in the afternoon and a shoot-off competition on steel.

Since we were such a large class, Pete broke the class into three groups on TD2 and we rotated between outdoor simulators, shoot houses, and the square range. TD2 included a low light shoot, conducted on the indoor and outdoor simulators and the urban scrambler.

TD3 featured force on force in the morning, square range work, the school drill for a score (for the student's use--this was a non-graded class), and then we conducted the final class shoot-off on steel. This class stressed one-handed shooting with the primary hand in both the modified school drill and one of the outdoor simulators. We did not do any non-primary hand shooting.

I took advantage of the optional square range time that popped up during rotations, etc. and shot about 1,000 rounds of ball and 150 rounds of frangible over the three-day class. My P365 performed flawlessly and did not have a single malfunction during the class. I placed 2nd in one of the shoot-off competitions, beating a classmate who was a new Gunsite instructor and another who placed in the top ten overall in the GAS match who was shooting a compensated Staccato. 

Several students had issues with frangible rounds fracturing at the case mouth with ammo they had purchased in the Gunsite ammo package. I had never heard of that particular brand. I personally used Norma frangibles and had no issues.

We had one remarkable occurrence on the square range where a magazine falling from a pistol during a reload landed on the base and remained standing upright. I would never have believed it if I had not seen it and reminds us that something that can happen, will happen.

I drew from concealment for most of the class with the exception of the modified school drill where a concealed draw simply was not conducive (for me at least) to making time and accuracy on the head shots. Gunsite has always been open carry, and many drills reflect that philosophy. Some students did experiment with drawing from concealment; however, most simply open carried. Students starting from concealment always lagged behind on some drills when compared to their classmates.

As I mentioned earlier, it has been ten years since I took a Gunsite class and one of the more notable changes has been the standard paper target. The Gunsite standard paper target no longer has an eight-inch circle in the upper chest area, but rather has an appropriation of the lung and upper aorta area (see pic above). That is an improvement and will help train students to make anatomically correct hits. During the Short Range matches I conduct, I use an anatomically correct target covered with a t-shirt. I can always tell when I have new shooters in the match because there will be hits below the down-zero scoring area. New shooters often aim for what they imagine is the “center of mass.” People who shoot the match regularly, know better and aim for the upper chest. For more information click here.

For the most part, I enjoyed the class and the instructors and facilities were top-notch. I was not enamored with several of the outdoor simulators due to the difficult footing and skipped one altogether that required you to move down a seven-foot or so slope that had loose dirt and rocks. I believe more involved shoot-house scenarios and increasing the force-on-force scenarios and shoot-offs are more valuable to the current student demographic than outdoor simulators in dry gulches.

If you meet the prerequisite, I would recommend the Gunsite ATPP class.  You will not learn anything "new" per-se; however, you will hone your pistol skills and there is always value in shoot houses, force-on-force, and shoot-off competitions.

Wednesday Wisdom: 28 October 2026

The Shooter Who Can’t Be Corrected

While plenty of firearms enthusiasts and sportsmen bemoan the price of their guns, their maintenance, and their ammo, the hidden ceiling to firearm proficiency is much simpler, and much more uncomfortable: the inability to absorb correction without defending against it.

Some shooters constantly chase gear changes because “bad gear” is psychologically easier to tolerate than skill deficiency. Others might become obsessed with external variables while ignoring obvious inconsistencies in their fundamentals. Some might even construct elaborate narratives to explain why their performance doesn’t reflect their actual ability.

The common thread running through these examples and many more like them is that they are all avoiding accurate calibration to a reality they find uncomfortable.

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Performative Versus Combative

 

The police can do as they please, or as they need to hang on to their precarious jobs, but that should not and must not influence your handling of combat problems on the street as an individual.

Grappling burst onto the scene in the late 1990s as various Gracie-based instructors worked hard to make inroads into the police world. It was not easy for them as the standard directive for police handling of street problems started with this - DON’T TIE UP WITH THEM

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Alarms, Blood Trails, and Broken Doors

Fire alarms during active shooter events continue to be a problem. The problem comes in four varieties. Gunfire sets them off. Attackers pull them on purpose. Bystanders pull them to warn people. Fire alarms can impair the police response.

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Twist Rate and Bullet Stabilization: Is Your Ammo Right for Your Barrel?

Your barrel has a twist rate stamped on it or listed in the specs. Most shooters know it's there. Few understand what it means or why it matters for the ammunition they're shooting. The short version: if your twist rate doesn't match your bullet weight, your accuracy suffers. The longer version is worth understanding.

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A Guide to Barrel Twist Rate: All You Need to Know 

 

 

The title is an understatement.  A lot more information concerning the relationship between rifling twist rate and bullet performance.

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Shooting To Live (1942, Fairbairn & Sykes)

Karl Rehn's historical handgun writings are worth a read--this is one. 

W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes wrote the influential book Shooting To Live in 1942 which introduced many concepts that remain a foundation for modern defensive handgun training.

Fairbairn and Sykes were in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Police in the 1930’s. During this time Shanghai was a very violent city. During a twelve-year period, the authors documented 666 armed encounters with criminals. They credit their techniques with producing a record of 260 criminals killed and 193 wounded, compared to 42 police killed and 100 wounded.

Until Jeff Cooper, Jack Weaver and others in the late 60’s and early 70’s challenged the idea that there was “no time to use your sights” in close range gunfights, variations of what Fairbairn, Sykes and “Jelly” Bryce of the FBI were teaching was the standard.

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John Farnam’s Quips – Sep 06

John Farnam’s comments on pistol design that range from useless to hurtful from 20 years ago (5 Sept 06). "Not all can be legitimately called “trends,” but all are manifestations of manufacturers going in the wrong direction." 

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Jeff Cooper Inspires the Invention of Elden's Magazine Bump Pad

Elden Carl discusses an incident that resulted in his invention of the magazine bump pad. Per Elden: “Something unusual happened in one of the first matches of the 1962 competition year. Jeff Cooper was having a really good day when a stage requiring a reload came up. Jeff drew and put two solid hits in each of three targets followed by the ejection of the empty magazine. Jeff quickly installed a new loaded magazine, came up on his first target and squeezed the trigger. As the pistol discharged, I saw the magazine fall from the magazine well to the ground.”

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The 300 Reduex 2016

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch fame once wrote an article titled: “The 300.” In his usual kind and generous manner, Clint stated in the article that in the period of the upcoming year, 300 new training schools would pop up. He stated how much that would be a good thing. And he was right as usual.

But there was a downside to it. One that probably has been around to some extent ever since the first weapons and tactics school opened to teach proper use of the rock and stick. That is some schools teach some really questionable stuff.

I recently completed a class at Gunsite. For the force-on-force portion, the instructors mentioned “NO ANCHOR SHOTS" several times. I asked why the emphasis and the instructor replied that several fairly well-known instructors were teaching “anchor shots.” In other words, they were teaching students to shoot a final shot to the head if they engaged in a defensive encounter. What a great way to go to jail. He would not identify the instructors teaching this technique--which is always annoying. I would like to know so I can skip their classes.

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The Gunsite Alumni Shoot -- GAS 2026

The Cooper Cup

On 3 October 2026 I participated in the Gunsite Alumni Shoot or GAS for 2026. Gunsite holds the GAS every year in the fall for graduates of a handgun class lasting three days or more. GAS stages are set in simulators and on square ranges with scenarios similar to problems students face in the Gunsite 250 class.
 

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Jeff Cooper's founding of American Pistol Institute/Gunsite and the GAS was the largest that Gunsite has ever hosted with 333 registered participants. There were nine stages plus the Cooper Cup with eight of the nine stages using steel targets. The modified School Drill and the Cooper Cup used paper targets.
 

The GAS only has three divisions:

-- Master Class: Prior GAS or Cooper Cup winners

-- General Class: All Shooters younger than 65 years of age except Master Class

-- Senior: Shooters 65 years of age or older

Given that the targets were steel for most stages, the match generally flowed very quickly. Once participants completed their first stage with their assigned squad, they were free to go to any stage they wished. Gunsite provided vehicles pulling trailers that ran consistently throughout the day between stages so participants could move around the facility.

When friends asked me how I well I performed in the match, I said “Great, and. . . terrible.” I placed 28th overall on one stage and 134th on another with a final place of 15th in the Senior Division out of ninety-five participants (81st overall). I was tied with several other individuals for 5th place in the Cooper Cup for the Senior Division out of thirty-six senior shooters who shot the Cooper Cup. Many match shooters skipped the Cooper Cup which is optional for match participants.

For most shooters, the Cooper Cup is by far the most challenging stage with forty shots at targets from three to twenty-five yards as follows:

-- 3 yards, 1 head shot, one second, repeat five times

-- 7 yards, 1 head shot, 1.5 seconds, repeat five times

-- 10 yards, 2 body shots, two seconds, repeat five times

-- 15 yards, 2 body shots-reload-2 body shots, six seconds, repeat three times

-- 25 yards, 2 body shots, four seconds, repeat four times

Cooper Cup scoring must be within the designated head and body scoring areas with the full diameter of the bullet inside the scoring area. Bullets touching a line are scored as misses.

After the shooting concluded, Gunsite hosted a post-match dinner and award presentation. Low and behold, Hans Vang--the inventor of the Vang Comp System was at the dinner and we spoke for a moment.  I have a Vang Gunsite Beretta 1201 semiautomatic 12 gauge shotgun sitting in my safe and we discussed these classic shotguns.

The GAS match provided a good time for all. If you have taken a Gunsite pistol class and qualify for the GAS attendance, I highly recommend it.

Wednesday Wisdom: 21 October 2026

Medal of Honor: Thomas Patrick Payne 

On October 22, 2015, during a daring nighttime hostage rescue in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, Sergeant First Class Thomas Patrick Payne led a combined assault team charged with clearing one of two buildings known to house the hostages. With speed, audacity, and courage, he led his team as they quickly cleared the assigned building, liberating 38 hostages. 

Upon hearing a request for additional assaulters to assist with clearing the other building, Sergeant Payne, on his own initiative, left his secured position, exposing himself to enemy fire as he bounded across the compound to the other building from which entrenched enemy forces were engaging his comrades. Sergeant Payne climbed a ladder to the building’s roof, which was partially engulfed in flames, and engaged enemy fighters below with grenades and small arms fire. He then moved back to ground level to engage the enemy forces through a breach hole in the west side of the building. 

Knowing time was running out for the hostages trapped inside the burning building, Sergeant Payne moved to the main entrance, where heavy enemy fire had thwarted previous attempts to enter. He knowingly risked his own life by bravely entering the building under intense enemy fire, enduring smoke, heat, and flames to identify the armored door imprisoning the hostages. Upon exiting, Sergeant Payne exchanged his rifle for bolt cutters, and again entered the building, ignoring the enemy rounds impacting the walls around him as he cut the locks on a complex locking mechanism. His courageous actions motivated the coalition assault team members to enter the breach and assist with cutting the locks.

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'We Should Be Furious' UK Navy Drones Caught Beaming 'Heartbeat' Data to China

Yeah--the U.K. should be furious that their designers were stupid enough to use Chinese components in their drone systems.The Chinese equipment communicates with China.  Imagine that! The U.S. pulled a similar stunt when we used Chinese security cameras for sensitive facilities. See here

In addition to crafting its own powerful drone programs, China also procures components that other countries use for theirs. Aboard some of the U.K.'s K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessels (USV), the Royal Navy recently stripped away wireless connectivity after it became apparent that there was an issue with such components. Cameras were sending "heartbeat communications," or automated signals, to an IP address in China. These signals indicate whether the system is online and functioning correctly, meaning China was essentially made aware of the K3 Scout's usage through these signals.

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A Look at The More Unconventional Leupold Designs

Leupold has produced a number of unique, unconventional optics over the years. Some have been more successful than others.

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Ruger Suspends Production of Several Major Models

 

Ruger announced a major change to several of its longtime product lines this week, stating that it would immediately suspend production of several models while finishing out current production runs of other models through 2026. "This does not necessarily mean these product families are permanently discontinued."

Ruger is ceasing production of its LCR, SP101, GP100 and Bearcat revolvers. The company plans to complete its final production runs of the following models for 2026: SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1, 77-Series rifles, Hawkeye and Ruger Precision Rifle.

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Easy ATF Form 1 Short-barreled Rifle/Shotgun Conversions

Should you still register short-barreled shotguns and rifles with the ATF? Maybe. It depends on your personal circumstances and where you live. Some state laws require such registration to legally posses these items. Additionally, the NFA is still on the books and a future administration could reinstitute the tax.

If you are interested in the topic, the link opens to an in-depth article concerning the current process. You may need to establish a free account on the website.

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The ZeroTech Trace 

ZeroTech has been around since 2018, but the team behind the company brings decades of experience in optics design and engineering. Originally established in Australia, ZeroTech has expanded into shooting optics markets in various parts of the world. 

The company offers a variety of optics, including rifle scopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, and red dot sights. With manufacturing facilities in Japan and China, its lineup covers everything from premium optics to more affordable options.

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Bad Decisions Don’t Automatically Make Self-Defense Unlawful

No, bad decisions do not automatically preclude self-defense; however, they certainly can make staying out of jail more challenging.

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Pistol Caliber Lever Guns

The .357 Magnum debuted in 1935, but it took more than four decades for a factory-produced lever gun to chamber the mighty round. In the meantime, gunsmiths were already proving that the cartridge could be an excellent match for a lightweight carbine.

Lever guns and pistol cartridges have been paired since the Henry rifle debuted in 1860. Winchester and Marlin carried that tradition forward, offering lightweight rifles and carbines that became favorites on the frontier.

Farmers and ranchers appreciated models like the Winchester 1892 and Marlin 1894 for predator control, while trappers and outdoorsmen valued a long gun that was easy to store and carry. Plus, a lever-action rifle chambered in the same round as one’s sidearm offered a clear practical advantage.

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COMMUNISM IN AMERICA - PART 2

If one examines any country that has been communist. . . or pseudo-communist, one will eventually see a failed state. The USSR failed, as has every single other communist state. The current economic debacles in Europe are due to socialist (pseudo-communist) economic policies. Communism always fails. It has always failed in every nation that attempted it in any form attempted. And it takes untold lives and societal damage in that ultimate fail. That is why communism must be resisted totally and completely and without any sort of compromise.

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Wi-Fi Signals can Help Detect Concealed Handguns

 

Researchers at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) have developed an AI system that uses Wi-Fi signals to identify people carrying concealed handguns.

The system, called WiFireNet, could eventually complement surveillance cameras and metal detectors, although the findings establish feasibility under controlled conditions rather than readiness for public security deployments.

The researchers also introduce WiFire, a dataset that pairs wireless measurements with camera footage to train and evaluate concealed weapon detection models. Although not yet fielded for widespread use, its not hard to imagine casinos and other locations adopting this technology.

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Wednesday Wisdom: 14 October 2026

The Terror of the Night Witches

 

 

 

The name alone would strike terror into the heart of even the most battle-hardened German soldier: The Night Witches. Named for the sound of their rudimentary, plywood biplanes as they cruised slowly overhead at low altitude dropping bombs, the Night Witches were the all-volunteer, all-female air raid squad that the Soviets deployed against the Third Reich.

The spooky “whoosh” as they circled overhead reminded the German troops of women sweeping. The association with a broom led to them calling these night-time raiders “Nachthexen” – Night Witches. A term of derision for the Nazis, a badge of honor for the women of the Soviet Union’s all-female bomb squad.

The Nazi Regime in Berlin so hated the Night Witches that anyone who could down one of their crop dusters turned bomber was awarded the prestigious Iron Cross. But who were these brave women who battled against the Nazi Luftwaffe in the freezing cold of the Eastern Front?

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The Stoeger Bandit Target

A bit of defensive shooting history from Karl Rehn of KR Training. From the 1930’s-1950’s, Stoeger’s catalog was the Sears Roebuck wish book for shooters. In the late 1930’s, Stoeger began selling their “bandit” target. The Stoeger target showed an attacker with gun raised to the eye target line, later in the attack process than the Colt Silhouette, which showed someone reaching in their pocket. The five point zone in the head and other scoring areas on the Stoeger target are more anatomically correct, with lower scores for the legs and lower torso.

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NFA Registration is Gone? Not Quite

Lots of noise concerning the ATF guidance concerning some NFA items. An important note—ATF’s registration of NFA firearms and silencers is a policy that any future administration can reverse. The court order in Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF only covers the plaintiffs, their members, and their customers. The Attorney General chose to apply the same policy to everyone else also. There are now two layers: ATF’s policy, which covers everyone, and the court order, which covers you if you are a member of a plaintiff organization or group. ATF can change a policy; however, changing a court order is somewhat more challenging. I personally joined Gun Owners of America--one of the other plaintiff organizations.

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US Law Shield Advisory on the NFA Changes

 

While we're on the topic: a very detailed discussion of the ATF policy and the recent changes. Opens to a .pdf document. 

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First 5 Rounds in Your Magazine: Why They Matter Most

Every round in your magazine matters. But the first five matter more than the rest, and most shooters have never thought about why. The top of your magazine is where the most stress, the most wear, and the most potential for failure concentrate. Here's what's happening in those first five positions and why it affects your ammunition's reliability.

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Smith & Wesson Prototype Magnum Club Gun Revolver Made for Douglas and Victor Wesson

A fascinating revolver which was specially made for S&W company officers Col. Douglas B. Wesson and Victor Wesson to demonstrate their new 357 Magnum cartridge, the development of which Douglas Wesson was intimately involved in. Richard Wesson describes their use as demonstration guns along with his father’s big game hunting trips he successfully undertook with this revolver. The revolver shows light use and remains in fine condition retaining about 90% original blue with mild high edge wear and scattered handling marks. The revolver is sighted with factory adjustable target rear sight with u-notch blade and Call gold bead front sight.

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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

On a rainy New York morning, a WIRED reporter strapped a plastic child’s smartwatch to his wrist and headed to work. As he approached a subway station to commute to WIRED’s office, he texted Vangelis Stykas, the Greek security researcher who had shipped him the watch via Amazon, to let him know that he was going into the station and might lose cell signal.

“I know,” Stykas wrote back.

In fact, Stykas had been monitoring the reporter’s location via the watch since the moment he left his apartment. The watch’s GPS feature, intended to let a parent track their child, was malfunctioning, but the wearable device was still picking up and transmitting to a faraway server identifiers from every nearby Wi-Fi network, which allowed Stykas to continue to pinpoint the reporter’s exact location as he continued to walk.

When the reporter arrived at WIRED’s Manhattan headquarters, Stykas hijacked a watch feature that allowed him to silently take a photo from its camera, capturing the moment when the reporter stepped into an elevator and later a picture of the reporter at his desk. The hacker then used a different feature to pick up audio from the watch’s microphone, transmitting it to another researcher.

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Critical Incident at Memorial City: Understanding Crisis, Behavior, and the Human Performance Problem

According to public reporting attributed to the Houston Police Department, a 31-year-old man arrived at a Houston hospital on September 5, 2026 seeking medical assistance while experiencing a suicidal crisis. He was placed in a secluded area of the emergency department.

Early accounts indicate that security personnel attempted verbal communication and subsequently used electronic control weapons to separate the man from the knife. The man reportedly went to the ground following the less-lethal intervention but later got back up and reached for the knife again. HPD’s subsequent written release reported that the armed man then “advanced towards the guards.” A hospital security officer fired multiple rounds, striking him. Medical personnel immediately provided treatment, but doctors later pronounced the man dead.

The investigation is ongoing, and important facts are still unknown. That limitation matters. Critical incidents are rarely understood completely in their first hours, and initial reporting should never be confused with a finished investigation. Still, the incident provides an opportunity to examine something larger than this event: the interaction of crisis, emotion, behavior, de-escalation, and human performance in an environment where circumstances may require security professionals (and private citizens) to immediately make life-or-death decisions.

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