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  • If I Could Only Keep One Firearm


    It’s a question that comes up more often than you’d think: If you could only keep one firearm, which would it be, and why?


    My first reaction is always: it depends. What’s the situation? Are we talking about day-to-day carry? Hunting? Self-defense in a no-rule-of-law scenario? The answer shifts depending on the context.


    For pure survival, it’s hard to beat a 12-gauge shotgun. There isn’t an animal on this planet that can’t be taken with it. From deer to birds, it covers the spectrum.


    But if the focus is small game and sheer versatility, the humble .22 rifle is king. It’s light, cheap to shoot, and it will put food on the table when bigger calibers are wasteful or unnecessary.


    Now if the conversation shifts to pistols — that’s where it gets personal. My .22 pistol is a phenomenal training tool. My 9mm is my go-to for daily carry. But if you told me I could keep only one handgun, I wouldn’t hesitate: my 1911 in .45 ACP.


    Why? Because it’s more than a tool. It’s reliable, powerful, and deeply personal. It represents a lifetime of shooting, training, and trusting a sidearm that’s stood the test of time. In short, it does everything I need it to do, and it does it with authority.


    So the truth is this: there isn’t one single “right” answer. The context matters, and every tool has its place. But when pressed to pick only one, I’ll stand with the .45 1911 on my hip. That’s my gun. That’s my answer.


    — Trusted since 2021
    Davey Defense

  • The Hard Truth

    The Hard Truth I Wish I’d Learned Earlier in My Firearms Journey

    Looking back on my years as a shooter and instructor, there’s one lesson I wish I had learned much earlier: just because you shoot a lot doesn’t mean you’re training. For years, I thought volume alone equaled progress. I’d head to the range, run rounds down the barrel, make some noise, and assume I was improving. The truth is, without intentional practice, I wasn’t building skills—I was just repeating habits. Sometimes, I was even reinforcing bad ones. The difference between “shooting” and “training” is focus. Training is purposeful. It’s guided by fundamentals, by repetition done correctly, and by pushing yourself beyond comfort with intent. Shooting without structure may be fun, but it won’t prepare you when skill and clarity matter most. If I had spent more time, earlier in my journey, with quality instructors who could guide and correct me, my skill level today would be sharper. That isn’t regret—it’s recognition. Because like anything in life, what we practice becomes permanent. Whether we practice the right way or the wrong way, repetition writes it into muscle memory. The lesson? Don’t confuse motion with progress. Don’t confuse noise with improvement. Seek out training. Seek out guidance. Don’t just shoot—train with purpose. That’s a lesson I carry with me now, both in firearms and in life. And it’s one I’ll pass down every chance I get.

  • Misconception

    The Greatest Misconception About Responsible Gun Owners

    One of the biggest misconceptions I see from the general public about responsible gun owners is that we all fit into the same neat little box. According to the stereotype, every one of us is a conservative, older, white male. Nothing could be further from the truth.

    Responsible gun owners come in every shape, size, creed, and color. We represent every economic background, every walk of life. Some are young, some are old. Some grew up in families that hunted and shot regularly, others discovered firearms later in life. To lump us all into a single category is not only wrong — it ignores the diversity of real people who take firearms ownership seriously.

    The second major misconception is this: that if people carry guns in public, society will descend into chaos. We’re told that blood will run in the streets, that every traffic jam will end in a shootout, that road rage incidents will explode. It’s fearmongering. It’s false. And history proves it.

    As a student of history, I know that none of those things happen simply because law-abiding citizens carry firearms. The presence of a firearm doesn’t suddenly turn a responsible person into a criminal. The idea that carrying a gun in public inevitably leads to violence is a myth pushed by those who benefit from fear and division.

    The truth is simple: responsible gun owners are among the safest, most law-abiding members of society. We train, we prepare, and we carry because we value life — our own and the lives of others. We don’t carry to cause trouble. We carry to make sure we get home at the end of the day.