Competition - Forgotten Weapons

Just How Bad Is It? Vektor CP-1 at the BUG Match

December 9, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

Yesterday we looked at the history and the mechanics of the Vektor CP1, and today I’m taking it out to the monthly BackUp Gun Match. It isn’t a pistol with a good reputation, but it’s […]

Favela 2-Gun Action Challenge: Rio BOPE Madsen & Beretta 92

November 24, 2023 Ian McCollum 4

It’s time for the monthly 2-Gun Action Challenge Match, and this time I’m bringing out the Madsen! I’ve rigged it up like the BOPE (Brazilian military police special teams) typically use them, with the flash […]

Egyptian 2-Gun: Rasheed and Browning High Power

October 7, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

We just looked at the Rasheed (and it’s Iraqi sibling the Baghdad) and today I’m taking it out to the monthly 2-Gun match. I’m pairing it with a United Arab Republic contract Browning High Power, […]

Training Scars: Will Competition Habits Get You Kilt in Da Streetz?

September 5, 2023 Ian McCollum 8

Training scars: the idea that your practice routine will dictate what you do under stress. Is it real? Yes. Does it need to be? No. The first objective of basic practice and training is to […]

Barbed Wire and Burning Cars: Finnish Brutality 2023 Day 2

September 2, 2023 Ian McCollum 2

It’s time for Day 2 of Finnish Brutality 2023! Finnish Brutality is run by Varusteleka, Europe’s premier military and outdoor gear company – which also has great inexpensive shipping to the US. If you need […]

Land Mines & Casualty Care: Finnish Brutality 2023 Day 1

September 1, 2023 Ian McCollum 2

It’s time for Finnish Brutality 2023! This year the match is back and better than ever, with a new “Breacher” division for those seeking extra punishment. In addition to wearing armor and kit (minimum 12kg/26lb), […]

Ugly Pistol Day at the BUG Match: CZ38

August 19, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

For this month’s BackUp Gun Match, I decided to bring out the CZ38 – one of the top contenders for ugliest service pistol ever adopted. It’s a single-stack, double-action-only .380 with a weirdly bulky grip, […]

Semiauto PM-63C “Rak” at the BUG Match (It’s Technically a Backup Gun…)

August 12, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

I recently picked up one of the Pioneer Arms semiauto PM-63C pistols that are sporadically available here in the US. They have a pretty mediocre reputation and I wasn’t expecting much, but the gun is […]

Hipster 2-Gun: Beretta AR-70/90 & Bernardelli P018S

July 8, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

We took a look at both of these guns individually this past week, and now it’s time to try them both out on the clock… While I like the Bernardelli quite a lot, it had […]

My Low-Profile Plate Carrier and Lynx Brutality AAR (w/ Jari Laine)

June 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

I’m joined today by Jari, the CEO of Varusteleka to talk about one of the pieces of gear we both used in Lynx Brutality: Varusteleka’s new Low Visibility Plate Carrier. It’s designed to keep the […]