Affordable Armory

01/01/2026

Y’all need to check out this class! I’ll be taking it for the second time this evening. It’s well worth it.

Start the New Year off right with some dry fire!
We start at 6pm Central. Alumni get 50% OFF!!
Link in the comments.

12/16/2025

Hard to believe this was two years ago, but I got to spend three days in a row training with and hosted by Aqil Qadir and What an awesome weekend it was!

This was also the weekend where I picked Aq’s brain as much as possible, which ultimately led to the development of the 12-Round Skills Check. Head over to the blog to see it and give it a try!

11/27/2025

This video needs WAY more views. Go give it a watch. I had the luxury of chatting with him at a recent training class we were both attending and he told me pretty much the same things in person.

I was highly critical of the GEN 1 Snakestaff ETQ tourniquets. I wanted to share my thoughts on the HUGE improvements the team at Snakestaff brought to us in...

11/26/2025

New blog post. Check it out!

Affordable Armory is a website dedicated to finding and evaluating guns and gun-related products that don’t cost a fortune. Here you will find reviews of fi****ms, scopes, red dot sights, holsters, range bags, and other shooting accessories, as well as shooting tips and training.

11/23/2025

The latest blog post, talking about an affordable revolver and how to customize it.

The Ta**us 856 UltraLite is a 6-shot .38 special; and it’s a great, slightly more affordable , competitor to the classic Smith & Wesson 5-shot Airweight J-frames. It has the added bonus of having an additional round capacity (856 = Model 85 with 6 rounds). Out of the box, the 856 UltraLite

11/14/2025

Got some new goodies from 😍👏🏻 Kubaton and blackjack trainers. Who wants to play?

11/10/2025

Great article on terminal ballistics, a highly misunderstood subject. If you want to know more, I highly suggest you attend the Tactical Anatomy Summit. Link in comments.

In this article, we're digging into terminal ballistics: the science of what happens when the bullet impacts a target. In particular, we're going over the history of the research and what we know today about how bullets wound and kill a target.

10/23/2025

Shane Kerwin is a friend and mentor of mine. He is a phenomenal instructor and you should absolutely go train with him. My friend Memphis Beech Coaching recently had him on his show to talk about his newest class.

Shane Kerwin of Personal Survival Solutions and Andy Bagby of Outpost Armory talk about the Armed Citizens Encounter class coming in November.https://persona...

10/15/2025

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10/15/2025

“Sorry kids, we won’t be able to go to Disney World this year.” 😔

That’s how I imagine my 351c felt when I told it I wouldn’t be at Revolver Fest. Such a loyal EDC companion, riding in its Undercover pocket holster and wearing Hamre Hook grips. This setup has been with me on more road trips and more hotel night stands than I can remember. If we’ve ever met outside the Nashville area, you can bet this was with me.

10/11/2025

Last week I posted an article about how to improve your shooting skills. One of the tips talked about dry fire, or dry practice. Continuing with that theme, here is an article to help you get started with dry fire including what you’ll need, where to find targets, and a bunch of additional recommended tools. Check it out!

If you want to improve your skills with a firearm, you should be doing dry fire (or dry practice, as it’s sometimes called). Dry fire simply means any practice done with your firearm that does not include actually firing the gun. It can include things like practicing building your grip, practicing...

10/08/2025

I've been writing a lot more lately, so I added a subscription popup link to the website. Head over to the site and subscribe so you'll get notifications about the latest posts. Two more articles coming atcha Friday and Monday!

Affordable Armory is a website dedicated to finding and evaluating guns and gun-related products that don’t cost a fortune. Here you will find reviews of fi****ms, scopes, red dot sights, holsters, range bags, and other shooting accessories, as well as shooting tips and training.