This woman showed up with a mini-1911 in 380ACP. She tried a wide variety of pistols. In the end, Avidity Arms PD10 was both the best fit for her hands and most accurate for her. Had she not tried a dozen different options, she wouldn’t have known that.
Named after Mauser HSc, this .22 pistol is more like a Sig 230 in terms of manual of arms and form.
M15 looks a bit like FN SCAR. Internally, it’s a standard blowback .22 that’s quite a bit of fun in use.
It proved quite useful for tactical and marksmanship training.
A new article is up on Ammoman blog.
An excellent CQB tool.
Seen here with a Ruger American 5.56 bolt action and a PSA Jackal.
A late Medieval/early Renaissance mounted knight was a close equivalent of a modern tank in terms of impact in the field. Until the Swiss hedgehog formations, infantry could do little to stop them. Then came the arquebus and the larger caliber musket. In terms of impact on warfare, it could be compared to an RPG — a weapon that’s heavy, slow, and inaccurate, but still man-portable and capable of defeating a fast, heavily armored foe under the right conditions. The same firearm that changed the battlefield also gave a far greater voice to the civilians in the political balance. A housewife or a shopkeeper got a reasonable chance of taking down gentry.
In addition to competency with arms, it’s important to stop and smell the flowers.
