Author: Darren S

I’m a younger RevolverGuy; One of those gosh durn millennials that grew up on Marvel movies and Glocks, except for when I was a teenager, and ended up with a giant stack of old gun magazines. Being a voracious reader, I consumed a huge swath of articles by Cooper, Skelton, Keith, Nonte, Askins, and the like. Once I got old enough to make some money and buy my own books, it was over. I read Taffin’s Single Action Sixguns so ragged I had to buy it digitally just to save my paper copy. Based on that, my first ever handgun was a Ruger Single Ten. I went into the USMC after high school for 5 years as an 0311/8152, half in MC Security Force Battalion FAST, and the other half in HQ of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. When I got out, I went to college and worked at one of the largest gun stores on the East Coast for 5 years, from late 2018 to 2024, which also meant working during all of Covid-- and boy, could I tell you stories from that timeframe. I got my Criminal Justice degree, graduated, and currently work in a not very exciting Federal LEO agency. I’ve been issued Berettas, Glocks, M&Ps, and more. I’ve been to tons of training classes, including almost all the Rangemaster Instructor program. I’m B Class in USPSA Carry Optics and active in IDPA as well. I’ve won numerous class coins, awards, and Pokémon cards. And in between all this, I kept my love for 1911s and revolvers. I carried God’s gun (1911/5 inch/.45) for several years before finally giving into the Glock wave, and the whole time, I was shooting and carrying revolvers as well. I’ve owned numerous Smith J and K frames, a GP100, a Colt, and everything in between. I still have a couple of K frames, some snubbies, and my prized single actions, including a USFA and a Freedom Arms. Hope you enjoy the writing!