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Our Constitutional Right to Bear Arms, Home & Self Defense, Shooting Sports and of course, guns.

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About Guns . . .

Some folks think that guns are a problem, and that the solution is gun control, or outright abolition of guns wherever possible.

The truth is that guns are not the problem. Guns are merely tools. Some folks use their guns as tools to hunt, some use them for sport, and some use them for self-defense because a fact of life is that there are bad guys out there that use guns as tools of destruction.

You may enjoy reading David Grossman's excellent essay on the subject On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave Grossman

"To protect the sheep you got to catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf."

AFew of Our Personal Favorites

The 1911's

Nighthawk Custom - Talon 45 ACP Forget modem production lines - this custom 1911 was built by a single Master Pistolsmith. The Talon includes all the bells and whistles that are popular on high end 1911's, plus Heine Slant Pro Straight-8 night sights and a gorgeous hard chrome finish. Government model with 5" barrel. An exceptionally fine example of the classic 1911 - this gun is a shooter in IDPA competition.	Nighthawk Custom - Dominator 9mm Luger A lovely 1911 in 9mm Luger - perfect for IDPA competition. Black Nitride slide over stainless steel frame with deep red Cocobolo half-smooth grips. One sweet 1911.

Ed Brown Special Forces 45 ACP Unlike most gunsmiths, Ed Brown makes only one grade of gun - the best. Built for pure performance and extreme use, the new Special Forces pistol from Ed Brown has everything anyone needs for serious work. The all-stainless Special Forces Carry is a serious heavy-weight defensive pistol.	Sig 1911 Ultra Nitron 45 ACP Sig's answer to the Officer-size 1911. A 3.25" bull barrel pistol with all the modern 1911 enhancements: upswept beavertail, grip safety with memory bump, full-length guide rod, 3-hole trigger, night sights, and front strap checkering, Small, light, accurate & easy to shoot well.

Dan & Wesson Guardian 9mm Luger Dan Wesson's Commander size 1911 for concealed carry. The steel slide wears Dan Wesson's proprietary ceramic black "Duty Finish" while the black anodized alloy frame is fitted with several Ed Brown components, such as the Ed Brown bobtail. As reliable as any 45ACP 1911 we've ever tried. The "His" version wears thin White Cocobolo grips and stainless controls.	Dan & Wesson Guardian 9mm Luger His Guardian was such a sweet pistol she had to have one of her own. The "Hers" version wears custom Black & White Ebony grips by Sarge's Grips.

Dan & Wesson Pointman 9 9mm Luger Dan Wesson's reputation as the finest production 1911 is reflected in the Limiter Production Pointman 9, aka the PM9. An obvious choice for the discriminating enthusiast that doesn't want to spend the big bucks on a semi-custom. Her PM9 wears a pair of slim Buckeye Burl grips by Sarge's Grips - stunning!	Dan Wesson CCO Bobtail 45 ACP An exquisite 1911 optimized for carry Commander slide on bobtailed alloy Officer frame - only 33.5 ounces loaded. A very nice carry version of the 1911.

Springfield 1911-A1 "Trophy Match" 45 ACP Stainless steel hand-fitted match pistol. Conversion to a 'Bobtail' by the Springfield Custom Shop meant losing the OEM magwell, but it fits the hand so much better. Wearing the standard double-diamond cocobolo grips. My first 1911 goes soft in semi-retirement with an Ed Brown bobtail.	Springfield 1911-A1 "Trophy Match" 45 ACP The same 1911 pistol as the one on the left, but in "race trim" with the TRP G10 grips instead of cocobolo. My most accurate production pistol shoots 1.25" groups at 25 yards.

Dan Wesson CCO Bobtail 45 ACP An exquisite 1911 optimized for carry Commander slide on bobtailed alloy Officer frame - only 33.5 ounces loaded. A very nice carry version of the 1911.

Smith & Wesson SW1911SC 45 ACP Smith & Wesson's interpretation of the Colt Commander with a round butt for concealed carry and greater comfort. A stainless steel slide with 4.25" barrel on a lightweight Scandium alloy frame. An exquisite 1911 optimized for carry The "Hers" version of this lovely 1911.	Smith & Wesson SW1911SC 45 ACP Identical to the Smith & Wesson on the left, except for the black Melonite coated slide. The "His" version.

Kimber Ultra Carry II 45 ACP Lightweight 3" carry 1911 with Crimson Trace grips. The basic Kimber carry pistol. Powerful & accurate without any frills.	Kimber Crimson Ultra Carry II 45 ACP Lightweight 3" carry 1911 with Crimson Trace grips. Soft shooting 1911, but enough muzzle blast to blow your socks off.


The Sig's

Sig P226 Elite Dark 40 S&W The classic Sig P226 with the Elite treatment - beavertail for comfort, SRT trigger for faster follow-up shots, front cocking serrations on the slide for easier press checks, front strap checkering for a more secure grip. The Elite Dark also includes fully adjustable tritium night sights, wonderful aluminum grips. Perhaps my favorite all-around pistol. To Hell & back with the U.S. Navy Seals Home Defense Pistol, IDPA Standard Service Pistol	Sig P226 Elite Stainless 40S&W Machined from a block of solid stainless steel - 42.5 ounces - empty Beaver tail frame, Rosewood grips, SRT trigger, front strap checkering, front cocking serrations, night sights. Even better with the Sig Action Enhancement, short trigger & E2 mainspring kit. IDPA Enhanced Service Pistol Competition

Sig P238 "Rosewood" 380 ACP +P Stainless steel slide on anodized aluminum frame with traditional double-diamond rosewood grips - Sig's answer to the polymer pocket pistol. Easy to shoot & accurate. The easy slide action makes it a perfect gun for the gals. SAO & Night Sights The serious pocket pistol	Sig P938 "Extreme" 9mm Luger Big Brother to the popular P238, the P938 has the style of the 1911, the power of the 9mm, speed of an SAO action, the light weight of a polymer gun, yet it is a quality piece by Sig made of stainless & aluminum. The extended capacity magazine holds 7 rounds and gives a full three-finger grip. Only 0.3 ounces heavier than the Kahr PM9, fully loaded. Equipped with extended thumb safety & aluminum trigger by Cylinder & Slide. SAO & Night Sights Another serious Sig pistol

Sig P232 Stainless 380 ACP Stainless steel carry pistol. The Sig P232 is Sig's eloquent answer to the Walther PPK/S - the famous James Bond gun. Bobbed hammer, no thumb safety, discrete decocker enhance the sleek lines of the original and separate elegant Sig P232 from the comparatively crude Walther and clones. Hogue finger-groove grips and night sights make it typically Sig functional. The very best of the 380 Kurz pistols.

1979 Sig P6 9mm Retired German police pistol Upgraded with modern tritium night sights & P225 spring & walnut grips	Six P226 X-Five Tactical 9mm High Speed. No Drag. Only one pistol rivals the legendary Sig P210 for accuracy and it’s called the X-Five. The P226 X-Five redefines high performance with its factory tuned single-action trigger, 5” slide and barrel, ergonomic grips with beavertail, ambidextrous thumb safety and stainless slide. Built on the proven P226 platform, the X-Five is ready to race right out of the box. The 226 X-Five Tactical utilizes a light-weight alloy frame with a Picatinny rail to provide the tactical edge. Features include ergonomic beavertail grip, standard single-action trigger w/ ambidextrous thumb safety and night sights.

Sig P226R 40 S&W or 357-SIG or 22LR Sig strobe/laser combination light, Hogue grips & 15-round magazine. 357-SIG, 40 S&W & 22LR Home Defense Pistol, IDPA SSP	Sig P220 Elite Stainless 45 ACP Solid stainless steel - the most accurate production 45 caliber pistol in the world. Beaver tail frame, Rosewood grips, SRT trigger, front strap checkering, front cocking serrations, night sights are standard. I liked my P226 Elite Stainless so much I just had to have the 45ACP P220 version.
The Smith & Wesson's

Smith & Wesson 3913LS "Lady Smith" 9mm Luger A 20-year old classic all metal Smith & Wesson semi-automatic 9mm. The "Lady Smith" is a beautiful single-stack 9mm with 8+1 capacity. Thin, light weight, accurate and utterly reliable. This one is virtually perfect with only faint traces of handling. Shown with the OEM plastic grips. The "Lady Smith" reeks of quality rarely found in contemporary polymer & MIM guns.	Smith & Wesson 3913NL 9mm Luger The masculine companion pistol to the 3913 Lady Smith. The "NL" is identical to the Lady Smith except for the missing logo on the slide. Run of the mill 3913s have a traditionally styled frame instead of the rakish Lady Smith/NL frame as well as ambi safety. This one served an undercover Dada County sheriff deputy. Circa 1992

Smith & Wesson 686 357 Magnum & 38 Special Even with its snubby 2.5" barrel, this version of the 686 is much more suitable for duty as a home defense than it is for concealed carry. However, 35 ounces of stainless steel softens the recoil of powerful 357 Magnum defensive ammunition making it an ideal choice for home defense. Equipped with a silky 8.2/3.4# DA/SA trigger courtesy of the S&W Performance Center. Dressed up in a pair of Nill Walnut grips instead of its usual Crimson Trace laser grips.	Smith & Wesson 649 357 Magnum, 38 Special +P S&W's J-frame in stainless steel gives the option of carrying 357 Magnum or 38 Special ammunition. Almost identical to the Airweight 638, this 5-shot revolver comes with a DA/SA trigger, shrouded hammer. Another Classic Concealed Carry Gun

Smith & Wesson 4563 TSW 45 ACP The thinking man's big bore carry pistol. Single stack 45ACP with stainless slide, an aluminum frame, decocker/safety, tactical rail and last but certainly not least, a traditional DA/SA trigger. The DA trigger makes it far more suitable for defensive carry than the 1911, yet no larger or heavier than a Commander 1911. Circa 2002.	Smith & Wesson 638CT 38 Special +P S&W 'Airweight' snub-nose 5-shot revolver with DA/SA trigger, shrouded hammer and Crimson Trace laser. Pro Series competition pistol The Classic Concealed Carry Gun

Smith & Wesson 686 "SSR" 357 Magnum & 38 Special Stainless steel revolver for IDPA SSR competition. HiViz Fiber optic front sight, silky smooth 7.2# DA & 2.9# SA trigger pull, thanks to our local gunsmith and Jerry Miculek's spring kit. This gun embarrasses many semi-auto pistol with it's accuracy and speed.	Smith & Wesson 625 Performance Center 45 ACP S&W 625 Performance Center competition revolver. Polished stainless steel with 4" barrel, Adjustable rear sight, Gold bead front sight, moonclips. Upgraded with Jerry Miculek mainspring, Nill grips, HiViz F/O front sight. A bloody uncomfortable gun to shoot with the OEM grips is now pleasant to shoot with the Nill grips.. IDPA Enhanced Service Revolver.

Smith & Wesson M&P 40L 40 S&W Special Edition Police Pistol, 5" barrel & night sights. Upgrades: Apex FSS Trigger, R.A.M., & Extractor; HiViz Fiber Optic front sight, Speed Shooters ESP magwell, X-Treme grip tape; Stormlake 9mm Luger conversion barrel. Outstanding IDPA Enhanced Service Pistol competitor	Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Pro 9mm Luger S&W Pro Series competition pistol with long slide & 5" barrel, night sights. Upgrades: Apex CompAEK trigger, R.A.M., & HD extractor; Hi-Viz fiber optic front sight, Burwell rear sight, Dawson Precision grip tape IDPA Standard Service Pistol

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9 9mm Luger An amazing sub-compact 9mm from Smith & Wesson. Small, thin, light, accurate and surprisingly light recoil for a sub-compact 9. A very nice trigger makes it easy to shoot well. The new standard in sub-compact CCW.	Smith & Wesson M&P 9c 9mm Luger Compact M&P for carry

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 9mm Luger The law enforcement version of the basic no-frills S&W M&P in 9mm. The LE version includes night sights and 3 magazines. A basic defensive pistol	Smith & Wesson M&P 40c 40S&W Compact M&P for carry

The Kahr's

Kahr K9 9mm +P Crimson Trace laser grips, NS Chrono'd at 1240 feet per second - smokin' for a compact pistol Quissential all stainless steel carry 9mm	Kahr P380 380 ACP The diminutive Baby Kahr is perfect for pocket carry, yet it's a serious defensive pistol. Like its big brother's the P380 has real sights, a silky smooth trigger and it's stone reliable. Only 14.2 ounces fully loaded with Crimson Trace.

Kahr PM9 9mm Kahr's premium version of their sub-compact/pocket 9mm. The PM9 is the same overall size as the PM40, but 2.2 ounces lighter fully loaded. Simple, reliable, small, light and relatively inexpensive. Grip tape on the slide makes it easy for the gals to operate	Kahr PM40 40 S&W The Perfect Carry Gun - if you can handle the stout recoil of 40 caliber Winchester Ranger-T. Blackened stainless slide over polymer, night sights, polygonal rifling, silky smooth DAO trigger - only 20 ounces fully loaded with Crimson Trace. Butt ugly & bad-assed, the PM40 shows the rigors of daily carry.

Kahr CM9 9mm Kahr's economy version of their premium quality PM9, the CM9 forgoes some fancy machining and the match grade barrel to make a great little 9mm self-defense pistol. Simple, reliable, small, light and relatively inexpensive. Grip tape on the slide makes it easy for the gals to operate	Kahr P40 40 S&W Think of it as a PM40 with a full 3-finger grip or as a polymer version of the K40. Either way, you're right. A 40-caliber pistol with a full-size grip, yet it's only 24.3 ounces fully loaded. The P40 is slightly more controllable with the full grip, but it still begs for non-skid on the front strap. Like all Kahrs, the P40 is simple, reliable and exceptionally light.
The Other Handguns

Browning Buck Mark Micro 22LR Think of it as a carbine target pistol	DiamondBack DB380 380 ACP Lightweight 380 Auto pistol for those times when the dress code doesn't leave room for anything larger. Equipped with a Crimson Trace laser, it's even uglier in person. A sub-compact Concealed Carry Gun

The Long Guns

Marlin 1894 - A slick and handy lever-action carbine in 357 Magnum.

Browning BAR ShortTrac - a beautiful and practical semi-automatic hunting rifle in 308 Win

Browning BAR Safari II - a Browning classic in 243 Win

Browning BLR Stainless Takedown - yet another take on how to meld beauty and practicality in a hunting rifle. Chamered in 308 Win

Ruger Mini-14 - aka the "Ranch Rifle". Very similar to the Modern Sporting Rifle (AR-15) but without the bad boy styles of the balck gun

Mosin-Nagan 91/30. Not exactly one of our favorites, but there's something cool about owning a gun that a Russion soldeir may have used in World War II

Mossberg 510 Mini - 20 gauge shotgun. A perfect little shotgun for the lady of the house that would like a shotgun, but doesn't like size, weight or recoil of the typical man-size 12-gauge.

Browing Silver Hunter Micro Midas 12 gauge shotgun. The gas-operated semii-automatic action softens the recoil somewhat.



Mossberg 590-A1 - MilSpec heavy Barreled version. The ubiquitous 12 gauge Pump Shotgun Enhanced with a pneumatic collapsible stock with pistol grip makes. Some states label this an 'assault rifle' because of the pistol grip & collapible stock. The pitsol grip is neither here nor there, and the stock simply makes it easier for a woman to shoulder what would otherwise be too long, plus it cushions the substantial recoil of the shotgun.

Ruger 10/22 Carbine 22LR Fun target rifle with either red dot sight or scope.

Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle .308 Win The ideal "fighting carbine" in .308 Winchester that is a credible rendition of Col. Jeff Cooper's Scout Rifle concept. Cooper called for a relatively lightweight, hard hitting, do-all rifle that in the hands of an accomplished shooter was able to place accurate, sustained fire out to long ranges, yet was quick-handling and light enough for all-day carry.

Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport 5.56 NATO A basic version of the popular AR15, reasonalbly equipped for 3-Gun Competition, defense and general target shooting.

Marlin 1895 GBL "Guide Gun" 45-70 Government9mm Luger If you ever think you just might be facing a Grizzly bear, this is the gun to have, loaded with Garrett's 540gr Hammerhead round. The only other reason to have one is cause it looks so cool. Sort of like Steve McQueen in the Rifleman, only bigger and badder.