Category: Jim’s Gems

Jim’s Gems #6: Defensive Handgun Modifications and Enhancements

Enhancing Your Defensive Handgun Without Sacrificing Reliability For our last article in the series on defensive handguns, I would like to cover a few minor modifications and enhancements that would help us use our handguns more effectively. Almost everyone likes the “new and improved” version of something, even concealed carry…

Jim’s Gems #5: Is Your Gun Collection a Legacy or a Liability?

Is Your Gun Collection a Legacy or a Liability? You’ve spent years collecting the best firearms available, in the best condition, with the most desirable features you could find. You have learned the true values, sometimes the hard way, of most of the firearms in your collection. You may even…

Jim’s Gems # 4: Selecting a Defensive Handgun Holster for Concealed Carry

The Quest for the “Perfect” Concealed Carry Holster So we’ve bought our new handgun, figured out what back-up or “small” gun we’re going to carry to compliment the “big” gun, researched the right caliber of ammunition, but we have one more issue to address. How do we actually carry…

Jim’s Gems #3, Thoughts and Experiences Selecting a Back-up/Hide-out Pistol

So we’ve spent all of our money and time picking out the perfect defensive pistol for ourselves. We’ve agonized over the correct caliber, options, read all of the internet chatter, spoke with “George the Gun Guy” down the street, read the latest “Jim’s Gems” blog article, taken into account all…

Jim’s Gems #2: The Unicorn of the Perfect Defensive Caliber

I didn’t get fired after my first article so I guess you’re stuck with me on this next one. If you have read my last article on defensive pistol selection, you may already have an idea as to what caliber I lean towards…or, do you? However, I believe that this…

Jim’s Gems #1: Defensive Pistol Selection Thoughts and Experiences

I’ve always been the guy trying to live life and not write about it. However, the time has come. I have many students, friends and fellow officers I know, that call on me and want to know what I think. So, here it goes…some of “Jim’s Gems”. I…