Tom McHale

1 week ago | mygunculture.com | Tom McHale

Loctite is an adhesive often used in the gunsmith trade. It can secure threads to various degrees of permanence, so it can be critical to select the formula that works best for your application. A sight adjustment going awry during a match is one thing. But an essential pin holding a trigger in place failing during a defensive shooting could be life-threatening. Assuring you’re using the right “locking” product could honestly be the difference between life and death.

2 weeks ago | tom-mchale.com | Tom McHale

Since this story is about the value of brevity, I should tell you I set a length constraint. You can read it in 1:53, including what you just read. The longest known traditional book is In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. Published in 1913, it packs a whopping 1.2 million words. Of course, translations matter. More wordy languages bring the total up to 1.5 million. What’s a few hundred thousand words among fellow bookworms?

3 weeks ago | americanhandgunner.com | Tom McHale

What goes around comes around, right? Well, at least the good ideas tend to make return appearances. Thankfully, I haven’t seen the re-emergence of those psychedelic tank top T-shirts with colorful mushrooms on them from the ’70s. The folks at XS Sights have released a new line of brass bead sights for various revolvers, including models from Smith & Wesson, Colt and Taurus. I suspect the list of compatible models will only grow with time.

4 weeks ago | mygunculture.com | Tom McHale

Mastering the Art of Retention Shooting: Insights from Massad Ayoob Mas Ayoob offers up some things to think about when needing to shoot in an up-close and personal defensive fight…Massad Ayoob explores the critical techniques of retention shooting, emphasizing safety and effectiveness in close-quarters combat.

4 weeks ago | mygunculture.com | Tom McHale

Did you know the Hi-Power is/was called the GP for Grande Puissance in Europe? Fun fact. If you feel a need to drool over something, check out this Nighthawk Hi Power. And a Korth revolver thrown in just for fun. We don’t want to leave the wheel gunners out, now do we? Massad Ayoob explores the Nighthawk Custom Browning Hi Power, highlighting its modern upgrades like a beavertail grip tang, improved trigger, and Heinie sights, all while retaining the classic 1935 design’s essence.