.45 ACP

I don’t consider myself a “gun nut,” but rather a husband, father, and hunter who owns the firearms my family and I genuinely need for defense, sport, and tradition.

The Tisas 1911A1 doesn’t whisper nostalgia—it punches it into your palm with every .45 slug like a steel-forged freedom hymn sung in the key of ka-chunk.

The 1911 in Delta was less a sidearm and more a trusted, stubborn warhorse that’d stick with you through the grit, where every scuff and dent told the story of missions endured, even if it meant taking a fall from five stories high.

With a pause and a lungful, I pushed into the door. And, lo! I beheld racks and racks of every kind of weapon I had ever seen!

The Mk 23 from HK was the world’s first offensive handgun, and is one of the most harshly tested pistols on the market.

The Kriss Vector might be the most high-tech submachine gun in the world, but why wasn’t it more successful with military and police forces?

Our primary choice for a secondary (backup) firearm was the M-1911 .45 caliber blazer, legacy of the venerable John Moses Browning.

Finding the best home defense option for you can be a bit daunting. Here’s what our team of Special Operators, SWCCs and SEALs picked and why.

100+ years of service can’t be wrong. John Moses Browning designed the masterpiece 1911 and we are grateful. This video is courtesy of The Loadout Room.

The 1911 has been around for 100 plus years at this point. The 1911 is an all metal handgun that is completely overweight by today’s standards. She holds 7+1 or in modern magazines 8+1. So roughly half of what a modern .45 ACP carries. A gun ought to retire after a while and yet Browning’s […]

Are you tired of waiting weeks or months for gunsmiths to finish your projects? Have you ever looked at what a gunsmith does and thought “I bet I can do that” Well if you have our new series called Garage Gunsmithing 101 is going to be right up your alley. This series of articles won’t […]

I have always felt carrying a concealed handgun to be both a right and a responsibility.  The vast majority of citizens I’ve talked to have felt the same way.  Carrying a lethal weapon for the defense of life is accompanied (to most) by the weight of the knowledge that the carrier may be called on […]