The obvious answer as to whether simulation or scenario-based training can be used to learn to home- or self-defense tactics is yes. However, there should be limitations and parameters. The primary…

I have enjoyed my striker-fired SAR9, a polymer-framed 9mm. So when I learned SAR USA was importing a compact version, I was interested. The full-sized SAR9 is manufactured in Turkey by Sarsilmaz and…

I recently had the opportunity to check out the Buckeye Shooting Center, a new indoor shooting range and gun store in Newark, Ohio. While perusing the showroom, I came across a “universal” magazine…

Computer-based training is now moving away from simple text and video and into a new world of virtual and augmented reality. One of the key benefits of newer and faster computer components is the…

It’s been a while since I’ve been at a shooting match. In fact, I hate to admit this, but I haven’t been involved in competition shooting in probably more than a year. Some of my absence has to do…

The Smith & Wesson Model 327 TRR8 eight-shot revolver may very well be the best.357 Magnum/.38 Special revolver on the market for survival, hunting or combat use. It’s loaded with features that allow…

Hammer Down: Wisconsin Man Breaks Into Home, Pretends to be a Cop A man used a sledgehammer to break into a home early one morning and shouted, “Police! Search warrant!” Once inside, he went to the…

Do major disasters and times of civil unrest change the rules surrounding the legal use of deadly force? During these times, it’s likely law enforcement will be overwhelmed. Emergency response that…

Dry-fire training is an essential component of improving your skills as a shooter. Although not a replacement for live-fire, dry-fire is actually better than live-fire for the development and…

MSRP: $9.99 Ready Up Gear Earclip Ready Up Gear Earclip This is a simple and inexpensive solution to what to do with your hearing protection whenever you don’t want to be wearing it. It fits belts up…

For the last 20 years, courts analyzing Second Amendment issues worked a two-step inquiry. The first step looked at whether the govern­ment could justify its regulation by establishing that the law…

NOTE: USCCA Customer Engagement team members get a lot of questions, and they pass a good number of them along to Concealed Carry Magazine Senior Editor Ed Combs. If you have a question, you can…

More and more shooters are finding the fun in “Old West” .22 single-action revolvers. Despite the popularity of cowboy action shooting, interest in single-action (SA) shooting irons had been on the…

The evolution of carry guns during the past few decades has been astonishing. As a young cop, I carried a 4-inch-barreled revolver, later a “Wonder Nine” semi-automatic pistol, often a 1911, and a…

A gun can save your life, but does it guarantee your freedom? USCCA director of content Kevin Michalowski and attorney Tom Grieve discuss what a gun can and cannot do for your rights. Diving immediately into this deep question, Michalowski says no, owning a gun does not secure your freedom.

With millions of new gun owners joining the 2A community over the last few years alone, many people in the media are trying to discover and expose the reasons why people buy firearms. Unfortunately,…

“Independence is declared; it must be maintained.” – Sam Houston, American politician (1793–1863) Our Independence Day is a national holiday intended to celebrate America as Americans. Not as…

Kershaw’s new Allegory knife is a traditionally styled two-blade slip-joint, meaning it has a non-locking blade system. Users can open these by using the thumbnail to pry the blade open via a “nail…

On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down New York’s strict “may-issue” gun law in a ruling that will impact at least six other states that also have such egregious laws in place. I could say that “gun-control advocates are up in arms,” but they hate guns.

As anti-gun politicians do their best to hammer another anti-gun bill into more anti-gun laws, there’s a ray of sunshine thanks to the SCOTUS decision on NYSRPA v. Bruen. Well, maybe that isn’t the…