Some advice at Popular Mechanics. I note with some pleasure that they say to keep your gun and flashlight handy. That’s winning.

Family of a man shot negligently by a police officer is suing Surefire LLC. They claim an attempt to activate the light made the gun go bang. Except that the gun went bang because the trigger was pulled. From the report: I was attempting to squeeze the light mechanism when my weapon fired and the […]

Been a theme here on items we gun nuts can get as gifts for non-gun nut friends. I’ve given quite a few friends Surefire G2s flashlights and S&W TacPens as gifts. Les Jones was giving preparedness type things as gifts. Good idea. I’m a fan of the Eaton Radio/flashlight/charger combo. My comments on it here. […]

In this post on my diversified carry options, a few people commented and emailed me that I should carry one gun. Notably, this post that I’ve linked to before because it has some great advice. The trouble with that is that not all of us are pistol instructors. I don’t get up every day, throw […]

Kerrin’s Top Ten Stocking Stuffers Glenn recommends concealed carry holsters and CrimsonTrace lasers. I’d recommend tactical flashlights. They’re even appreciated by non-gunnies.

I recently got the Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger for the car. Pretty handy and, for just $30, a good thing for the go bag. It has a hand crank for power and some solar cells too. The flashlight is a LED light that is adequate but not […]

What’s wrong with this picture? It’s not at AmericanRifleman.org? It’s copyrighted material that you’re using without permission? I’m not really left-handed? Having written a few articles professionally, I can say with certainty you can’t always get an ideal tacticool or even good tacticool photo unless the stars are aligned or Oleg Volk is crashing in […]

You can buy one here: More here.

Blaser Tactical 2 Flashlight gun Assault rifles and their ammunition. Lots of interesting stuff there.

Friday, a group of us local yokels went out to shoot at an event put on by LuckyGunner.com. There was a variety of cool guns and things to try. The one everyone wanted to shoot was the Zel Custom 50. It was fun. First up, I had to assemble it. I noticed a few things […]

Surefire flashlight survives washer and dryer.

Simplicity for guns. Depends. My ARs usually have an optic and some have flashlights.

Lifehacker lets everyone in on the secret gun nuts have known for years: there’s less hassle and risk if you fly with a gun. I only had my actual checked firearms inspected once. The agent is not allowed to touch the guns. He gingerly searched all around the bag and was careful not to touch […]

More flashlight blogging. It’s a topic I do on occasion. Some goodies I found: Pretty cool: A couple of reasonably priced 900 lumen flashlights here and here. If you need more oomph or want to summon the mother ship, here’s a 2,600 lumen rechargeable. And if those aren’t good enough and you want to keep […]

Not a gun, a flashlight. Wait. What? True story. I realized that my non-gun nut friends really dig the flashlights I had. So, for birthdays and holidays, I’d get them Surefire G2s. They liked them. A friend I’d gotten one for is a contractor. He was up in an attic looking to do some repair […]

Kinda weird being here knowing everything in one of my chaecked bags is illegal. Except the flashlight.

More flashlight blogging. Leapers 200 lumen flashlight with mount and pressure switch for under $50.

Continuing our semi-regularly occurring flashlight theme, check out the Fenix TK 40: # Cree MC-E LED with a 50,000 hour lifespan # 2 Modes, 8 Total Outputs * Primary Modes (in order) o Turbo – 630 Lumens, 1 Hour o Low – 13 Lumens, 130 Hours o Medium – 93 Lumens, 11 Hours o High […]

Question is asked and answered. Here and here. I find I need to add a small flashlight these days. Lighting at indoor ranges stinks. Update: More here and here.

Flashlight mount.

Riverdog on flashlight addiction: The ladies have their little pinch-purse lights, but it is an addiction with many men. He’s not a fan of weapon lights. I actually have a second Surefire G2 Nitrolon on my AR-15. It’s handy and adds negligible weight.

Flashlight blogging. As Les said: A Maglite is a gateway drug to a serious flashlight addiction. I have two flashlights. One is for the home and one is for the truck. For home use, I like the Surefire G2 Nitrolon. It’s lightweight and has a conveniently located on button on the rear. Push on and […]

Kirk had one. He’s also looking at a flashlight mount for his handgun. In a pinch, the Rogers/Surefire method works just fine.

KDT: AR15’s suck. Tam: Bite me, fan boy! I’m reminded of this blast from the past: 1. The AR is a temperamental, finicky tool that will only cycle through a full magazine when blessed personally by the pope, plus it shoots a round that won’t even stop a well-fed hamster. The AK can be filled […]

or Here’s how easy it is to inadvertently break federal gun laws and not even know it For Christmas this year, my wife got me a subscription to Guns Magazine. It’s a good mag and there’s even a column in each issue by David Codrea. In short, I enjoy the magazine so I’m not trying […]

The 13 Most Irresponsible Self Defense Gadgets Money Can Buy My fave: the flashlight shotgun, which the author notes: Hey, it works as a flashlight, too! And the gun part of it points out the back! So every time you use your flashlight, you’ve got a goddamned shotgun pointing at your heart!

In a follow up, Insty notes this survival kit by S&W. Personally, for a bug out bag set up, I’m more of a carbine sort of guy. Sure, I’ll have a handgun too (who says you can’t take both) but the carbine is more utilitarian and accurate. Meanwhile, in comments, Guav asks: I’m in the […]

The whole survival/emergency kick hits the blogosphere (usually the gun blogs) about once every few months. This time, there’s a new twist in that it’s from Knoxviews and it’s about a vehicle emergency kit. Well, I’m prepared for stuff generally so here’s what I keep in the ride: 2 flashlights (I could just carry extra […]

Gun nuts seem to like things that aren’t gun related that other people would never really think about, like a good flashlight. A good gift that you can get for your non-gun-nut friends is a quality flashlight (such as the G2 or the Streamlight Twin Task). Seriously, two of my non-gun-nut friends are getting them […]

Sporting goods store Gander Mountain has opened in Knoxville on Parkside Drive in Farragut. I’ve not been, but JHill at arfcom has. He writes: Shoes, boots, etc–good selection of both hunting and hiking (limited makes) and casual stuff. Flyfishing: a very good selection of materials for making flies, selection of rods and ect. seemed okay […]