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Product Review: Garmin Chronograph

By Joe Berk In an earlier blog on my 458 Win Mag No. 1, I mentioned that I used a…

2 months ago

Shoemaker Holsters

By Joe Berk Back in the 1970s I was a falling plate competitor. That competition involved knocking over a set…

3 months ago

A Tale of Two 1911s

If I had a dime for every article and Internet post comparing the 9mm to the .45 ACP cartridge (and…

6 months ago

SIG’s M18 versus the S&W Shield

I had a chance to fire the new SIG M18 9mm handgun, which was recently added to the California Department…

1 year ago

ExNotes Mentors: Command Sergeant Major Emory L. Hickman

By Joe Berk Command Sergeant Major Emory L. Hickman died way too young.  He was 48 when he passed, and…

1 year ago

The 9mm Sudden Unintended Disassembly: Concluding Thoughts

By Joe Berk This is an update on my 9mm 1911 sudden unintended disassembly saga.  I will address four topics:…

1 year ago

The 9mm 1911 Resurrection

By Joe Berk As mentioned in recent blogs on my 9mm Springfield Armory 1911, I took the gun to TJ's…

2 years ago

KABOOM!

By Joe Berk It occurred in an instant, on the fifth and last round in the magazine.  It was as…

2 years ago

TJ’s Latest Custom Handguns

By Joe Berk I had lunch with good buddy TJ (of TJ's Custom Gunworks) recently and he showed me an…

2 years ago

A Colt Visit

The city of Hartford in Connecticut is Mecca if you are a Colt fan (as in Colt firearms), and I…

2 years ago