THE ULTIMATE DEFENSE PISTOL

Let’s say the world goes wrong all at once, but you’re prepared. You’ve put away food and water and have basic supplies to take care of your power and medical needs—at least for a while. You’ve got some bushcraft knowledge, can grow a garden and provide for your family on a long-term basis with crops, fishing and hunting.

You’re better off than 97 percent of the people out there when it comes to being prepared … and that’s the problem.

If things go wrong, what you have is what they need, and they will kill you to get it. Even when things are good, you’re still not safe. I did an Internet search while I wrote this article, and I discovered that 13 different home invasion articles from all across the country had been posted within the previous six hours—and those are just the ones picked up by a single search engine.

In truth, we are not completely safe anymore, even within the confines of our own homes. That’s why we must take responsibility for our own safety and take the necessary steps to protect our loved ones and ourselves.

In most cases, your first line of defense is a handgun. It’s easier to move from place to place, it’s less expensive to practice with, and it’s easier to hide.

“IN MOST CASES, YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS A HANDGUN. IT’S EASIER TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE, IT’S LESS EXPENSIVE TO PRACTICE WITH, AND IT’S EASIER TO HIDE.”

ABOUT MOS

That’s why, when Glock announced the new G41 MOS in .45 Auto, I was eager to try it out. I had several ideas in my head about what could be done with it and how it could be configured to be the best home-defense pistol for someone like me. I also felt it could be tricked out enough to be the best overall pistol in a general open-carry environment, which is what this country would be if the “fit ever hits the shan.”

The Glock 41 MOS is one of four new models in Glock’s MOS (“Modular Optic System”) line of pistols. These are Gen4 pistols featuring a top plate that can be removed from the top of the slide to install red-dot sights from different manufacturers. With the advent of less expensive and more available red-dot sights, a lot of people have taken the time and expense to have their slides milled by gunsmiths so a red-dot optic could be installed on their pistol.