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Articles by Paul Whaley

About Paul Whaley
Paul Whaley is a guy with an interest in practical and defensive pistol shooting techniques with an eye for quality gear. He has received training from Holistic Solutions Group, John Johnston of Citizens Defense Research, Darryl Bolke, Cecil Birch, and Chuck Haggard. When not trying to become a better shooter, he can be found enjoying a Resident Evil game or listening to Warren Zevon.
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How To Guides

The Mesa Tactical Urbino Stock on the Charles Daly 601 DPS

March 25, 2021 Paul Whaley
I bought and attached a Mesa Tactical Urbino stock to my Charles Daly 601 DPS. The Urbino was not made to be attached to the […]
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AR 15

Brownells/KE Arms KP15 Initial Impressions [2021]

February 23, 2021 Paul Whaley
InRangeTV’s What Would Stoner Do? (WWSD) series debuted in 2017, and showed a what if scenario for firearms design. What if Eugene Stoner had components from the […]
Gun Part Review

Griffin Armament A3 Grip Review – Old School Updated [2021]

February 16, 2021 Paul Whaley
The A2 grip. Some bemoan it, some love it. It is one of the most divisive pieces of furniture to have been attached to the […]
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Reviews

The Aimpoint Electronic – The First Red Dot [2021]

February 11, 2021 Paul Whaley
Everyone has to start somewhere, and for Aimpoint, it was with the Electronic. This was Aimpoint’s first optic, and the first Light Emitting Diode (LED) […]
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Reviews

Charles Daly 601 DPS First Impressions [2020]

December 15, 2020 Paul Whaley
I got into shotgun ownership right around the time that the last massive ammo shortage took place, back in 2012. I got a Remington 870 […]
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Learn Something New

Aimpoint: An Introduction [2020]

October 13, 2020 Paul Whaley
The “Aimpoint” can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. To some, it may bring up memories of a deployment to the […]
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Optics Reviews

Holosun HM3X Magnifier Review [2020]

August 25, 2020 Paul Whaley
The red dot optic has been commonplace on the long gun for a long, long time. For nearly as long, companies have tried to figure […]
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Reviews

ATEi VP9 Milling Review [2020]

August 5, 2020 Paul Whaley
The future is now, old man. Some may not want to hear it, but optics on handguns is the standard now. Miniaturized Red Dot Sights (MRDS) […]
XTech Tactical VP9/P30 Magazine Review 2020
Magazine Reviews

XTech Tactical P30/VP9 Magazine Review [2020]

May 22, 2020 Paul Whaley
As time progresses forward, so does the “standard”. The basis for which things are compared to is often a shifting goal. What was considered to […]
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Guns

Heckler & Koch Mark 23: History & Impressions

November 20, 2019 Paul Whaley
The Heckler & Koch Mark 23. It is often misrepresented, and misunderstood. Designed to be a close quarters weapon 30 years ago, this handgun has […]
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Gun Part Review

Railscales Karve P Review: Best Handstop On The Market?

November 15, 2019 Paul Whaley
As time changes, what gets attached to guns changes. What was commonplace on M4s back in 2006 doesn’t fly in 2019, and the vertical grip […]
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Magpul MOE Stock Review : Benchmark Buttstock

November 11, 2019 Paul Whaley
What do white bread, vanilla ice cream, and the Magpul MOE stock all have in common? Well, they are all very, very basic. That’s not […]
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Gun Part Review

Heckler & Koch VP9 Roland Special Review

November 6, 2019 Paul Whaley
I’m sure that everyone knows what a Roland Special is. Named after the work that Chuck Pressburg had done on his Glock 19s, a Roland […]
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Reviews

SIG Romeo 5 Review: Just As Good?

September 30, 2019 Paul Whaley
The market of 2019 is awash with a plethora of miniaturized red dot optics, from an assortment of companies. Some run the gambit of lower […]
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Gear

Viking Tactics VTAC MK1 Sling Review: My Favorite Sling

August 7, 2019 Paul Whaley
When looking at what a fighting rifle needs, there tends to be a hierarchy of needs. At the top is a quality firearm, then a […]

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