Back in July of 2016 (then updated again in 2021), I reviewed the Smith & Wesson Performance Center M&P 9mm Shield pistol. Compact, reliable, easy to shoot, priced right and chambered for the 9mm…

Although you might be getting tired of me writing about it by now, the Bond Arms Bullpup 9 has given me an opportunity to work with holster designs that I don’t necessarily seek out for more commonly…

Some guns — such as this Taurus 650 — should never go away. It should always be available and everybody ought to have one in their collection. It’s just too practical and useful not to have. I’ll bet…

Point shooting was long advocated by Col. Rex Applegate, world-renowned firearms expert. He describes it as “whether one-handed or two-handed, the employment of the handgun in close quarters combat…

This week’s video is a little different than our normal Tactical Tuesday training segment. Instead of focusing on a specific set of skills, we look at a new dry-fire training tool, the BarrelBlok. We…

Every now and then I tire of plastic, single-stack nines and go for this aluminum alloy-framed Colt Defender. It’s 1911 thin — always has been — and weighs only 24 ounces unloaded. Loading it with…

The Drill: This week, we are joined on the range by Jason Speller, Chief Instructor of the law enforcement D.R.A.W School. Jason shared a great new drill with us that he uses to train law enforcement…

We here at the USCCA continue to promote dry-fire training and we always stress safety when training without ammo. It takes just a second for an unloaded gun to become a loaded gun and that’s when…

Ever since I’ve had the Bond Arms Bullpup 9 to work with, I have been searching for additional holsters for this outstanding concealed carry arm. Even though it fits in holsters designed for the…

New gun manufacturers — and new guns — are great, but sometimes it takes a while for holster manufacturers to catch up and offer something that fits. The FMK 9C1 G2 you see here has been around since…

A MultiHolsters Elite Quick Ship IWB holster retails for $59.95 and is ready-to-order from the company’s website for most of the major gun makes and models. In my world, the Multi gets the nod for…

It’s been in my service for years: a Fort Knox Original Pistol Box. In it resides a Smith & Wesson M&P Compact or other guns suited to home defense (more about house guns later). Today I’m going to…

Back in 2013, I reviewed a new and rather unconventional pistol: the Boberg XR9. The Boberg XR9 was a compact, aluminum-framed 9mm semi-auto that featured a unique design in terms of its operational…

When carrying a gun in a clipless inside-the-waistband holster, you can be relatively confident that it will stay in place, even during rough physical activity. As you can see from this video, the…

One of the greatest technological advances in self-defense includes the near ubiquitousness of accessory lights and lasers for handguns — and not just for those guns equipped with rails meant to…

If you have been reading my columns for a while, you know I have a great deal of admiration for North American Arms firearms, both their Guardian line of semi-automatic pistols and the firearms they…

This marks the 250th column I have written for the Concealed Carry Report. In two months, I will have added my thoughts to this august collection of insights for a full four years. It is amazing to…

Kershaw and AL MAR are both pretty storied names in the world of cutting tools. The AL MAR company has been around since 1979 and has a mission of providing serious users with custom-quality blades…

Charter Arms introduced its “Undercover” revolver to the shooting world in 1964. Designed to compete directly with the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber “Chiefs Special,” the Undercover featured a solid…

The Drill: The Seated Shooting Drill is a dry-fire drill that incorporates a simulation of normal life. Since we find ourselves in a seated position at some point during the day, it is important to…