Larry Vickers

Had a great time on The Order of the Rogues podcast. Check it out and let me know what you think. @fieldethos youtu.be/rVWFIklAoHU?is=i6RW…

Awhile back I was talking to Dave Wollman of Laugo Arms USA about holsters for the Alien series. They are not the easiest pistols to get holsters for but he did mention one company that has really stepped up to the plate to offer them for the Alien series- Pinnacle Concealment. It turns out the owner Jason is a tan of the pistols and has been making quality stuff for them for a while now. The rig shown here is an OWB with a double mag pouch setup for a right handed shooter. They offer a wide variety of colors and graphics for the holsters they produce. My call is if you're in the market for one of these reach out to them asap to see what they can set you up with. Pinnacleconcealment.com

My good friends at Guncrafter Industries/Wilson Combat are starting this build for a special customer. They have agreed to keep me posted on the build progress with pics I can share with you guys. Guncrafter builds very high quality handguns in single stack and 2011 format. They informed me awhile back that the demand for 2011 style pistols far exceeds the demand for single stacks. Which is a common theme across the industry. This pistol will have an Aimpoint ACRO P2 mounted on it when finished. Stay tuned for more to come on the build.

Alright folks, The election means uncertainty. If history is our guide, and Democrats take control of congress, we may see a run on ammo and price spikes. You need to be ready. My friends at @BlackBasinTX are running a no-brainer deal on blackbasin.com/pages/electio…. Go to their site and buy any of their qualifying deals, such as 1000 rounds of Fiocchi 5.56 for $480 shipped - that’s $0.48/round. And if the Republicans keep the House and the Senate, Black Basin will refund the cost of your purchase as a store credit to buy more ammo. That’s right—free ammo. Either you get free ammo, or you bought before the prices skyrocket. It's a win-win. Don't wait. Go to blackbasin.com and place your order before November 3rd.

Many of you know about Operation Acid Gambit back in December 1989. We hit the roof of Modelo Prison in Panama to rescue an American citizen, and now a good friend of mine Kurt Muse. It was a daring six-minute hostage rescue operation that completely changed the game. I was riding in on the Chalk 2 helicopter that night and watched Chalk 1—an overloaded MH-6 Little Bird carrying Kurt and some of our Unit guys—take heavy enemy fire and go down hard in the street below. It was a brutal fight, but everyone held the line and Kurt made it home. Now, Kurt has taken that incredible story of of bravery and perseverance and turned it into a brand new children's book called "Chalk 1". If you're looking for a book for your kids, grandkids, nieces, or nephews this is the book for them. Head over to the link below and pick up a copy for the young people in your family. 👉 Get it here: kurtmuse.com/chalk1

There is only one man in my life that I ever met that I was truly in awe of and this is him; Colonel Robert Howard - Medal of Honor recipient. The picture seen here was when he was awarded the MOH as a Captain. The word legendary doesn’t even begin to describe this man - the most highly decorated US Special Operations soldier in history. This man served in MACV-SOG in Vietnam and was put in for the Medal of Honor 3 times in the span of 13 months. A fact that defies belief. My first team sergeant in 5th Special Forces group served with Robert Howard and said he was unlike any other soldier he ever knew; he absolutely had no fear. This is mentioned in the book written about his life by others who served with him. A remarkable trait for anyone let alone someone operating in an organization that operated deep behind enemy lines- literally at the tip of the spear. My first squadron commander in Delta Force was Lt Colonel Eldon Bargewell, himself a MACV-SOG legend, and his presence and leadership had a distinct impact on my time serving in the Unit. Thus I have always held MACV-SOG vets in the highest regard as they helped lay the groundwork for what Delta is today. Robert Howard was the man among men in the Special Forces in Vietnam. I urge you to take the time to learn about him as I can assure you being in his presence was unlike any other experience I’ve ever had.

As most of you know the @AimpointUSA COA is the new closed emitter RDS from Aimpoint that has been getting a lot of buzz. It features the same size viewing window as the ACRO P2 with a smaller housing. The size of it integrates into many pistol slides much better than the P2 - as time goes on more and more pistols are being modified to accept it. One of the latest is the 1911 which means of course the 2011 as well. ATEi executed this installation and as you can see they knocked it out of the park. This slide will be finished up into a 9mm light rail pistol in the near future. Once it is done I’ll post pics of the completed handgun. ATEi has been mounting RDS to a variety of pistols for quite some time now and have established themselves as an industry leader. Check them out if you’re in the market for RDS pistol installs.

Follow up post on VP9CC - 10 rd group shot with PMC ball 9mm at 10 yds by a friend of mine who is a superb shooter. Zero is as it came from HK with no prior adjustments. As you can see it's more than accurate enough for the given role as EDC. He also shot it at distance back to 80 yds on C zone sized steel target with first round hits. The only thing that made that difficult was the trigger which is fine for EDC but a bit heavy for a drill like that. Overall he really likes the pistol but agrees with everyone that it needs grip treatment due to the fact it is too slick from the factory. His verdict is the gun is a winner. @HecklerAndKoch

Just dropped a deep-dive Q&A with my longtime friend and partner Jeff Cahill on the Glock Gen 6. We tore into the real changes, what actually matters for shooters who run these hard, and where Glock got it right (and where they still have room to improve). No hype, no fluff — just the straight facts from two guys who’ve been inside these pistols for decades. If you carry a Gen 6, train with one, or just want the unfiltered take before the internet turns it into a circus… this one’s worth your time. Read the full review here: firearmsfriday.com/firearm-n… Let me know what you think in the comments. Always interested in hearing from the guys who actually run the gun. #Glock #Gen6 #VickersTactical #TangoDown @firearmsfriday

Dispite what some may tell you the custom 1911 world is still thriving. The big name shops like Wilson Combat and Nighthawk Custom have long lines to get a gun. The same is true about one man shops. These are the guys who run the mill, checker the frame and sweep the floor themselves. At one time I was one of those guys - in my off time during my military service I would build custom 1911's for customers, friends and myself. Like all these guys every gun I built had a piece of my soul in it when it was handed off to someone to be its caretaker. I definitely enjoyed it and look back at that era of my life with fondness. There are several outstanding one man 1911 smiths in the world today but when I'm asked who I consider to be the best it comes down to one name; Jason Burton. I've known Jason for nearly 20 years now and consider him a very close friend. Over the years I've had the pleasure of owning more than one Burton gun. Not only are his guns featured prominently in the Vickersguide 1911 books he has been a contributing editor as well. His knowledge on the subject of the history of custom 1911's is very impressive and I have more than once picked his brain on custom makers of the past. Jason is also a very solid shooter and shoots 'God's gun in God's caliber ' (government model 1911 in .45 ACP in case you needed it spelled out !) as his regular blaster. The one and only Clint Smith, who needs no introduction, is a user of Burton 1911's in addition to being a shooter who prefers .45 ACP in his Burton guns as well. Like most all one man shops his guns have a 'signature' look and once you know what to look for you can spot a Burton gun easily. His work is immaculate and I marvel at his phenomenal attention to detail. And the next line cannot be said of all customs 1911's by any maker - his guns truly shoot as good as they look. His guns aren't cheap, anything at this quality leve! never is, and his wait time is significant, so my advice is if you want one either search the secondary market (they very rarely come up for sale) or put your name on the list and wait your turn. Remember to tell him I sent you and save your money for the best; a Burton gun

Hey folks, there's something we need to discuss – the correct approach to your pistol iron sights integration with your red dot sight.  Checkout my most recent article on firearmsfriday.com where I give some rules to live by and several options to choose from on this topic. Whether you’re still pure iron sights, already running a red dot, or on the fence about making the switch, this one’s worth your time.  Read it here: firearmsfriday.com/accessori… What’s your current setup and why? Drop it in the comments. #FirearmsFriday #LarryVickers #RedDot #PistolOptics #EDC #2A #GunTraining

You guys want to see, in my opinion, the finest production handgun in the world in terms of overall quality of manufacture as well as fit and finish? The Alien pistols from Laugo Arms. Those that have followed me for awhile now know I am a longtime fan of the Alien and I filmed my first of three videos on my Youtube channel at the their booth at SHOT show 2020. If you have never checked one out I recommend it whenever you get the chance. They aren't cheap by any means but are quite frankly a bargain imo compared to some of the overpriced 2011 style pistols on the market that pale in comparison in terms of overall quality. I'm going to bring you guys up to speed on the Laugo Arms Alien Remus (shown here) over the next few weeks so stay tuned for more. Those who have tried any of the Alien pistols share your opinion please.

Most of the firearms media runs the same script on loop when it comes to precision rifles. Same handful of names. Same hype cycle. Meanwhile some of the most capable, purpose-built tools sitting in real special operations armories barely get a mention. That’s a shame. If you talk to the guys who actually use this stuff for a living, you hear about systems that do the job quietly, reliably, and without the marketing machine. I broke some of those down over @firearmsfriday — the HK G210, B&T APR modular bolt guns, DSR-1/DSR-50 bullpups, Haenel RS9, SIG SSG 3000, certain SCAR-H precision variants, and modern AI configs that don't get the ink they deserve. This isn't my usual deep dive but these exist because someone with a real requirement needed them so I wanted to highlight them. They're tools, not headlines. Full piece here: firearmsfriday.com/firearm-n…

Many of you know I am a SIG P210 fan. In particular the Swiss made ones that have been out of production for quite awhile now. They are extremely well made - very possibly the finest military service pistol ever made- very accurate and have excellent triggers. This is a honey of a P210-6 I saw on Gunbroker. I've said it before and l'Il say it again if you want one get on it - the Swiss ones not only will never be made again they will only go one way in value- up. Who has one or wants one? Let's hear it!

25 years later, the events of 9/11 affected a lot of different people a lot of different ways. How did 9/11 change you?