Saturday, October 10, 2026

The Value Of Understanding The Need For Putting The Right Ammunition In Your Handgun

Particularly in a Revolver, ammo selection is key. Chuck Haggard gives a demonstration on which rounds are better or worse in a revolver. Especially in a concealed carry snubnose with a 2"+/- barrel.For those of you who've never heard of Chuck Haggard here's a link.

 https://agiletactical.com/about/

Now, let's all take a serious look at the video.


 

Friday, October 9, 2026

Blackthorn Blog Evening Edition for 10-9-26

 Yeah, I know,  it's a little later than I expected to get this done, but hey, better late than never. Todays video tutorial comes from Thunder Ranch, the school owned and operated by Clint Smith. If you don't know who that is, look it up. 

People these days think that for personal defense you need a hi-capacity semi automatic handgun. The real truth is that the venerable revolver can still get the job done for the average citizen who does not want make believe that he can be a Tier 1 operator. So take a look at this video and decide for yourself.


 

Friday Morning Humor Edition

 Relax, there'll be another post later today.


 

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Scammers Are Getting Better At Targeting Their Victims

 The link below is from Malwarebytes Lab. This is the service I use for my PC and my Laptop. It goes into almost every aspect of how they identify, target, and go after potential victims.

The wonder of modern tech has turned into a free for all that criminals use with unrestrained abandon, while law enforcement and local, state and federal politicians shake their heads and pontificate on the fact that something should be none, but by the time they do it, the criminal scammers have moved on to the next big thing.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

 https://www.malwarebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Malwarebytes-Scam-Report_Sept-2026.pdf

Monday, October 5, 2026

And Now...Some Humor For A Monday Afternoon

 


The Three Best Parts of Your Body To Use For Self Defense

From the 411 Outdoors Youtube channel, another basic tutorial on techniques that work best at close range (in-fighting) when you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.


 

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fighting Dirty From The Netherlands UC Website

 Right up front, I am not a big proponent of biting an attacker. In the age of blood borne pathogens, the last thing I want is the blood of someone with HIV or Hepatitis, or some other infectious disease in my mouth. Furthermore, biting is not a reliable way of ending an altercation. 

Having said that, biting used as a means to help you gain an advantage by way of causing a momentary startle response from an attacker that allows you escape or transition to a better position or to get to a personal protection device can be achieved by it's use.

 


https://wwwblackthorn.blogspot.com/search?q=Biting


For further reading you can click the link to a previous Blog post I made back in 2018. Unfortunately all but one of the Youtube videos that were originally linked to for the post are no longer there. I believe they were removed a a year or two ago by Youtube  as not being socially acceptable because thy were actual videos of real altercations where biting was actually use by one person against another. The one remaining video is of Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfields ear during a boxing match

The video above is available because it is a training video, and not actual footage.

Monday, September 28, 2026

OC (Pepper) Spray And The Law

 Another video from POM Industries on the legal responsibilities that come with carrying and using OC Spray


 

Sunday, September 27, 2026