I got into SBR’s a long time ago—let’s say 2005 or so, and I’ve had many since. There was a time when I scoffed at the thought of shooting anything with a barrel longer than 11 inches. Now, these, of course, were AR variant items because I thought precision shooting was a ridiculous waste of time and money, especially on such a long and silly-looking weapon. A lot has changed since then, but my love for short barrels hasn’t. Which is why I love innovations like the Aero Precision Solus Pistol.

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Stopping power is a term we hear a lot in self-defense. Although it’s mostly used in the context of firearms, it applies to all self-defense tactics and weapons. When it comes to contact-distance weapons like knives, it applies with a vengeance. The reason is simple. If you are defending yourself with a contact-distance weapon, your attacker is probably armed with a similar weapon. At close range, the longer you allow him to continue his attack, the more likely he is to be successful. So, for this episode of Street Smarts, we will focus on knife stopping power.

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