Women are emotional creatures. It’s okay to admit that and to embrace that…even on the shooting range! In fact, a few tears while shooting is not all that uncommon, but it’s definitely an issue […]

Terminal ballistics is a science all to itself and the brief tests we are capable of doing at the Concealed Carry Magazine offices only scratch the surface. But what we can find out is that not all am[…]

These days, it seems like it’s getting to where you just can’t go anywhere without someone picking a fight. And oftentimes, it’s over just silliness—a parking spot, a place in line at the supermarket,[…]

We live in a multicultural nation. With more than 300 million people, there are bound to be plenty of differences. Yet, good, right-thinking people do what they can to live with others in relative har[…]

1» VICKERS TACTICAL GRIP PLUG/GLOCK TOOL Finally a concrete reason to install a frame plug on your Gen 3 Glock pistol: so you’re never without a takedown punch. The punch is almost identical to a Gloc[…]

If you’re a woman and you’re interested in firearms, you’ve likely come across a pink gun or two. In my years of shooting and working in the firearms industry, I’ve seen countl[…]

If all the spent rounds don’t eject properly from your revolver, you have trouble. Taking care to maintain your revolver properly will help prevent an ejector star overrun like the one shown here, but[…]

My friend Dave Young has a very clear statement about firearms training: Every round you fire should have a training value attached to it. I love going shooting. I could just plink away all day long w[…]

The .357 Magnum was introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1935 in its large-frame “Triple Lock” revolver—later known as the “N-frame.” At that time, the .357 Magnum was the most […]

In my original commentary piece on this topic (“The Perils of Pursuit”), I warned about the danger to civilians who chase after someone in the wake of a crime. For one thing, it changes the dynamics o[…]

We lost electrical power during a thunderstorm the other day. Internet—gone. Lights and stove—off. Refrigerator—nope. Home alarm system—toast. The cell phone still worked. I checked the gas gauge in t[…]

» ON JUNE 17, 2015, one criminal’s lone-wolf attack on a prayer service in South Carolina became the latest killing spree to attract headlines — and fundraising pleas from gun control advocates. Altho[…]