Anyone who has perused the pages of Concealed Carry Magazine or followed our articles in Concealed Carry Report knows that there are literally thousands of makes, models and styles of concealed carry…

Remember the old saying to “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?” I understand what that means … about not wishing the ex-wife would slip and fall beneath a road roller, for example, or…

There are currently something like 55 standard handgun cartridge options between .17 HMR and .500 Smith & Wesson. Any of them could be used for self-defense. It’s just that some are better than…

Bersa’s polymer .380 concealed carry pistol could replace your plinker as the fun gun in your arsenal. At the same time, it can be a legit concealed carry gun as well. How so? A formula based on the…

Starting in the mid-1980s, semi-automatic pistol-caliber carbines became quite popular, particularly in law enforcement circles. While Colt AR-15s were available, most law enforcement agencies didn’t…

I first saw the prototype of the Colt 1903 Hammerless General Officer’s Pocket Pistol at the Colt booth at a recent NRA Convention. I was taken with this elegant, all-steel defensive pistol from a…

The Drill: This week, we are joined in the studio by Jason Speller, Chief Instructor of D.R.A.W School, for another great dry-fire drill. The Emergency Reload Drill is performed when your…

Dagger: A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and one or more sharp edges. Typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human…

In a recent episode of Into the Fray, I suggested switching to the slingshot method of running the slide. To say that sparked a lot of feedback would be an understatement. There appears to be plenty…

Apparently good guys only buy guns when it appears there will be some sort of gun control demon running for national office. As a result, gun sales have slumped heavily following the election of…

I accidentally stumbled upon the UkoalaBag a few years ago, and it’s probably one of the best “accidents” ever. I have a fondness for Steampunk gear, and I happened to notice a post on Facebook about…

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…