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Half-Cocked: Fast and Furious Trick or Treating
Fast and Furious Trick or Treating – Half-Cocked Cartoons by My Gun Culture About: Tom McHale describes himself as a conservative gun-totin’ bible-clingin’ literary assault dude who enjoys finding humor in just about anything. His web blog My Gun Culture is an irreverent, twisted look at gun news bordering on the ridiculous. It covers shootin’ […]
Half-Cocked: Attorney General Clears Himself of Fast and Furious Wrongdoing
Our esteemed Attorney General Eric Holder Clears Himself of Fast and Furious Wrongdoing – say what?
A Custom Ruger 10/22 for Project Valour-IT
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been working with the great folks at Ruger and Brownells to customize a stock Ruger 10/22 Carbine. It’s now a fancy race rifle.
Can the S&W 500 Be Carried In A Bra Holster?
A shining example of the American can-do attitude is Looper Brand Holsters – now run by the dynamic, and quite insane, team of Bart and Lisa Looper.
We Ask Sara Ahrens – Do Children Make Effective Blowgun Targets?
We’re talking to Top Shot Season 3 contestant, and all-around swell lady, Sara Ahrens. Let’s get the scoop on Sara.
Soup It Up For Soldiers Step 2: Bull the Barrel
This week, we’re going to replace the barrel with a sporty competition model from Tactical Solutions – also graciously donated by Brownells.
Catching Up with Springfield Armory’s Rob Leatham
We had the opportunity to catch up with Springfield Armory Team Captain Rob Leatham at the recent NRA Annual Meeting.
Soup It Up For Soldiers – Step 1: Ruger 10/22 Stock Upgrade
That people would build entire companies around Ruger 10/22 customization speaks volumes about the quality, longevity, and flexibility of the rifle platform.
Our Talk with Team Glock’s Tori Nonaka
We caught up with Team Glock shooter Tori Nonaka at the recent NRA Annual Meeting in St. Louis. After a fair bit of begging and whining, Tori agreed to sit with us for an interview.
Soup It Up For Soldiers: The Ultimate Ruger 10/22 & Benefit Project Valour-IT
We’re going to document the transformation of a 10/22 rifle in a series. Brownells is donating the parts, Ruger is donating the 10/22 Carbine, and our staff is donating the labor and coverage.
Do You Make These 5 Shooting Range Mistakes?
there are plenty of examples of less than stellar range behavior and most of them are a result of simple ignorance – not malicious or willingly irresponsible behavior.
Will It Expand? Hornady Critical Defense vs. Flour
Stick with us, you never know when you might run into a real-world shootout in a bakery. Or something.
Will It Expand? Hornady Critical Defense vs. Grape Jelly
All y’all have some pretty weird suggestions for our semi-serious ammo testing. Here we are, trying to be all scientific, and you keep sending suggestions for silly random things to shoot.
Exotic Dancing, Narco Trafficking, and .45ACP Gospel – Our Talk With Kenn Blanchard
The best thing about putzing about the gun and shooting industry, and I do mean putzing, is the variety of interesting people I get to meet.
Will Hornady Critical Defense Ammo Expand in Rocks?
We’ve had great success getting Hornady’s Critical Defense ammo to expand after passing through all sorts of crazy things. So we figured it’s time for the ultimate test. Rocks.
Hornady Critical Defense vs. SPAM
Because you never know when you might encounter an especially irritable Spam while attending to more urban chores, we tested a couple of common personal defense loads.
An “American Guns” Story
We had the opportunity to interview 3/4 of the Wyatt family earlier in the day. Apparently, Renee Wyatt had to stay home and mind the business so Rich, Kurt, and Paige could go to Vegas.
Half-Cocked: Happy 2012 from My Gun Culture!
Happy 2012! Half Cocked by My Gun Culture
On the Fourth Day of Christmas… Four Written Words
What’s a gift list without some great shooting books? Here’s what’s on our ‘to read’ list…
On the Third Day of Christmas… Three Tactical Pens
If you are into tactical office supplies and other unusual impact weapons, here are some that strike our fancy. Weak pun intended…
On the Second Day of Christmas… Two Shooting Gloves…
On the second day of Christmas, I hope my true love gives to me…Two shooting gloves…
On the First Day of Christmas… A Smith and Wesson M&P Pistol
The more round profile makes it particularly comfortable and facilitates control under recoil We’ve shot the M&P in .40 S&W and found it outstanding. And fun…
Half-Cocked: Watch the Lies Mr. Attorney General…
Half-Cocked: Watch the Lies Mr. Attorney General…
Half-Cocked: California Legal Assault Rifles…
California Legal Assault Rifles – Half-Cocked
Iain Harrison Talks About Caliber, Kilts, and Kegerators…
It’s our pleasure to welcome Top Shot Champion, Crimson Trace Pitch Guy, and all-around class clown Iain Harrison to the My Gun Culture interview hot seat…
Half-Cocked: Fast and Furious? Check Your Six…
Fast and Furious? Check Your Six…
Half-Cocked: The .38 Super Committee…
The Colt .38 Super Committee Handgun
Half-Cocked: Koncealed Karry in Kalifornia…
Koncealed Karry in Kalifornia
Half-Cocked: National Ammo Day…
National Buy A Truckload of Ammo Day – Half-Cocked