The Crickett .22 bolt action rifle is one of several designed specifically for the “children’s” gun market. The Crickett’s biggest competitor is the Savage Rascal. How does the Crickett .22 stack up as both a children’t strainer and a bug out gun?… Continue Reading
“Ye Ole Single Shot .22” This review is going to be completely different from most of my other reviews (except for “Ye Ole Smoke Pole”) because I am not talking about one gun, I am talking about one TYPE of… Continue Reading
Spice and Salty talk about women and firearms again in this girls with guns multi-part series, about the do’s and don’ts from a woman’s (Spice) perspective with tips, tricks and advice about gun selection for her, and helping a woman… Continue Reading
What’s not to like about Girls With Guns? Well… let’s hold on a minute and take a look at women like Alana (pictured above, who not not only poses with guns but who is a gun owner and avid shooter)… Continue Reading
Today’s review is of the Marlin X7 bolt action rifle, chambered in .223 I have shot .243 and .270 versions of the rifle and the are pretty much the same gun with different chambering/bolts, they have the same trigger groups,… Continue Reading
Today’s review is of the Heritage Arms .22 & .22 Magnum convertible revolver, an enexpensive and readily available series of revolvers available at most gun stores. Heritage Arms .22 Philosophy of use from a prepping viewpoint: I own a couple… Continue Reading
Today’s review is the ISSC M-22, the “.22 Glock Clone” whose purpose in the preppers/survivalists arsenal is to be an inexpensive trainer for Glock owners who can shoot .22LR instead of the more expensive center fire ammo that Glocks eat.… Continue Reading
Today’s review is the Rock Island Armory M200 .38 Special revolver with a 4 inch barrel. I bet I’ve stumped you guys with this one… what on earth would a prepper/survivalist want with an inexpensive, imported .38 Special wheel gun… Continue Reading
I keep reading posts and articles about preppers who have umpteen zillion guns, each one using a different caliber of ammo. Let’s talk today about streamlining ammo sizes to maximize our preps. We’ve all heard a similar conversation: “Hey, I’ve… Continue Reading
Today’s review is of the Mossberg International 702 Plinkster. Ever walk into a Tractor Supply Company store during Chick Days? You can hear the dull roar of the chicks chirping “Cheap Cheap Cheap”. I think the Mossberg design team was… Continue Reading
Today’s review is of the Ruger LCR .357 magnum & LCR series as both a concealed carry weapon (CCW) and also as a bug-out-bag (BOB) / get-home-bag (GHB) gun. The Ruger LCR series are plastic (polymer) framed snubby revolvers, available… Continue Reading
Gun safety is no joke. Seriously. The story of a day at the range / gun safety nightmare There I was, with 2 hours to kill before the event I was attending started. I knew where a local gun range… Continue Reading
Today’s review is the Chiappa 1911-22, a gun modeled after the venerable 1911 Colt, but down scaled into a .22LR firing platform. There are several versions; the difference is basically the finish. I am reviewing the “target” model. The gun… Continue Reading
The IWI Tavor X95 bullpup is an incredible machine, the latest generation of a design that has served the Israeli army well since 2001. A state of the art weapon with a lot of pluses and a few negatives, the… Continue Reading
The Henry AR-7 is a purpose made survival rifle, one of several such rifles in production. Based on a military design, it is an interesting and unique firearm. Does it get the job done? Is it a good choice for… Continue Reading