We Defend Your Right to Defend Yourself
By Mike Keleher I have always said "Shooters are the nicest people." Always polite and willing to lend a hand, spare ammo or equipment. This past weekend they also put their money to work for a terrific cause, raising awareness and treatment options for Veterans at risk and donating their…
Photo Credit: Tuffypacks.com OK It's a crazy world, let's get that out in the open. The idea of equipping kids with body armor so they can go to and from school really should be outside the realm of "normal" life. But it's not. We don't live in normal times,…
by Mike Keleher I love Glocks. I don't love their factory trigger. There I actually spit it out...you probably have not seen anyone else confess this in print in such a manner. Not loving everything about the Glock may be taken as blasphemy in the Glock Fanboy community-but it's true.…
I heard the shooting numbers this Monday morning, and the count just got higher and higher as the morning wore on. I quit watching Chicago TV news on Sunday nights years ago- it is all just death and destruction. I tune in on Monday for the recaps and today…
By Mike Keleher You may not be aware of this, but these are the bargain days for obtaining AR-15 rifles. Back when Hillary Clinton was running for president, gun owners were very worried about their gun rights and the whole Democrat gun-ban agenda brashly came into the public light. Gun…
By Mike Keleher Dateline: Deadwood, SD. One hundred forty-two years ago. On August 02, 1876, western celebrity James Butler Hickock, was shot in the back of the head by a mentally deranged gunman Jack “Crooked Nose” McCall. Wild Bill Hickock died instantly from the single shot to the back of…
H+K UMP9-Photo Credit Wikipedia By Mike Keleher The Army Times has let the sub-machine gun cat out of the bag. Seems the Army is setting up trials to pick a new “Sub Compact Weapon” or SCW, for troops who are infrequently involved in combat, are involved in personal protection missions…
By Mike Keleher Come on man. Seriously? A thousand human beings have been shot in Chicago from January to the end of May in 2018. To be completely precise 1071 were shot and 200 killed...but I think the point here is "Who is counting, and who is caring about this?"…
By Mike “Well Known Zombie Shooter” Keleher Oh yeah. It is time again to shoot the undead in Grand Island, NE where all targets are zombies, and headshots are heavily encouraged, because…well, you know. This is the seventh year the Zombies in the Heartland match is being held at the…
By Mike Keleher I have been observing the trend away from .40 S&W pistols and ammunition for about five years now, and there has been a marked change in shooter/owner behaviors regarding this cartridge. Back in 2013 I was down at a shooting school along with a guy from the…