Spanish Pistols Are Underrated
We live in a world where pistols from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the good old US of A are celebrated. Some of these countries have little fan clubs that greatly revere their respective weapons. One country that doesn't often get brought into the awesome handgun genre is...
The Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless
The Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless, a five-shot top-break double-action revolver dating back to 1887, is one of the most iconic handguns of the “turn of the century.” Its production lasted through 1940, just before the onset of the Second World War. During its lifetime, the Safety Hammerless, was...
WHAT DO YOU DO BESIDES SHOOTING TO FIND BALANCE? Don’t Let Self Defense Keep...
Shooting is fun and gratifying, providing immediate feedback and instant gratification. Once you start down that path, it's easy to get swept up in it, dedicating every spare moment to becoming a better shooter. But it's also important to find balance in life.
In the pursuit of becoming a more...
The Routh Rifle – Trump’s Would Be Assassin’s AK Type Rifle
AK-type rifle, or AK-47 type rifle, was what we were told was in the hands of a potential Trump assassin on September 15th. We didn't get much information. The few bits that came out told us it was at a golfing event, and the Secret Service engaged the shooter....
Agency Arms Gas Crack Charging Handle
I just saw an interesting AR accessory from Agency Arms drop on social media. It's their new Gas Crack Charging Handle. I just recently saw some mods online of folks using silicone sealant to minimize gas blowback, but this is a much cleaner solution.
The Gas Crack Charging Handle
The Gas...
The Power of Situational Awareness
As GAT Daily's resident Florida man, I stay up to date on the local ramblings of my fellow Florida men. Earlier this month, a couple were subject to a violent assault in which they barely escaped with their lives. The couple's tragic story is a stark reminder of the...
INDOOR MICROCLIMATES
As I write this, it’s mid-September and fall is coming, quickly to be followed by the cold winter months. Where I live, wind chills down to negative double digits aren’t uncommon. If the furnace goes out, it can be downright dangerous. Creating an indoor microclimate could prove life-saving.
What is...
The Mosin Nagant and Gun Culture in The 2000s
If you were into guns at all during the early to mid-2000s, you couldn’t escape the Mosin Nagant. These things were everywhere. Every gun show, every gun store, and page upon page of Armslist were covered in Mosin Nagant rifles. Most were Russian-made, but we can include the Chinese...
KelTec Announces the SUB2000 GEN3 5.7
Keltec has been teasing a new release on social media for a while. They've shown a series of photos giving clues as to what it was. You saw 5.7x28mm rounds, a pistol-style magazine, and close-cropped images of a grip. The question was, was it a pistol, something like the...
The Madsen Machine Gun – To Brazil With Love
If you run into one Madsen gun, it’s a fun story; if you run into Madsen guns every day, you might be a Brazilian police officer or criminal. The Madsen machine gun, a weapon designed in 1902, is still in service. If you’ve ever cruised South American police footage...