Now that 2020 is already in full swing, and you’ve still got that “new year, new me” spirit in you, there’s probably a few things, as a gun owner, that you should set your mind to for this year…

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2020 is looking to be a pretty innovative and interesting year for firearms industry and scene as whole. We’re going to need some inspiration - and one need look no further than GLOCK. From a certain point of view, Gaston Glock could be regarded as the Elon Musk of the gun industry…

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You have your gun. You’ve cleaned it, you’ve loaded it up, and you know the basics of how to use it. You can press the trigger and hit a dinner-plate sized target at 7 yards. Maybe you can even ding steel a football field away. Awesome! Seriously.

But there’s a whole philosophical and social layer to firearms ownership.

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So your holiday tidings included something of a ballistic nature. A shiny new pistol, rifle, or shotgun made it’s way under the tree or beside the menorah. You took some of my advice in Part I and got some magazines, ammo, cleaning supplies, a quality holster, and a safe place to stow it.

But, do you know how to use it?

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I’m hoping the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays have proven warm and fruitful for my small readership. Time spent in the company of family and loved ones is worth it. And maybe, just maybe, you received something that goes “bang”!

You got a gun for the holidays - now what?

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Three product reviews in a row. I can’t thank my friends and fans enough. I don’t publish often since I’m a fan of the long-form piece, and it does limit my marketability a bit, admittedly. With that in mind, it’s time for a little thought/rant piece…

The Boogaloo. The Big Luau. The Big Igloo. Cowabunga it is. Inna woods. Whatever you call it, a hopefully hypothetical second civil war on US domestic soil makes for some excellent meme fodder and seventh-tier shitposting. I’ve written on the subject before, but not from a casually-scientific order-of-battle-with-some-numbers perspective.

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Keeping a diversity in your magazine load out is important. As Regular Folk, we’re usually not subjecting our firearms to the stresses of combat and other professional actions. While we know there’s good-to-go brands like Magpul, Surefeed, and Daniel Defense, having alternatives for AR magazines is important. You don’t want to encounter a bad batch and then be up the creek at the worst possible time.

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Yes, 30 rounds is standard capacity. But you have every right to have more than that on tap in a given session. Plenty of magazines exist out there with +30 capacity. Offerings from Magpul, Surefire, the (in)famous Beta magazines, and so on have been common for decades. So, what makes the Schmeisser offering shine, other than being an exotic import? Read on…

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So, you thought I was going to do a rambling political discourse on the folly of red flag laws and the like? Maybe later. For now, let’s do a rare firearm review - this time the GLOCK 45 9mm pistol!

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