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Read no-holds-barred reviews of both personal- and home-defense firearms and stay up-to-date on the latest concealed carry gear offerings on the market. Discover everything you need to know to select the best, tried-and-true self-defense gear — from holsters, knives and ammunition to flashlights, first-aid kits and alternate weapons.
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Streamlight Stinger Flashlight With Color-Rite
The trend in LED flashlights of late seems to be to squeeze more and more illumination power into smaller and smaller packages, then add even more features. More power and more features aren’t a bad…
Continue Reading →Carry Casual: Alexo Athletica & Springfield Armory Readywear
For the growing number of women who are purchasing handguns for personal protection, Alexo Athletica is a familiar name in carry-ready apparel. The company, founded in 2017 by then-NRATV personality…
Continue Reading →The Best Ruger Handguns to Carry Concealed for Personal Defense
Ruger was an upstart company in 1948 that rose to fame with an ad for a quality .22 caliber self-loading pistol in the American Rifleman. And the rest is history. Ruger became an American icon with a…
Continue Reading →Hornady Dual-Lid Lock Box
If you are looking for a portable and secure way to store your handguns and ammo, you will want to check out the Hornady Dual-Lid Lock Box. This is a new product from Hornady, a well-known…
Continue Reading →New Guns & Gear From the NRA Annual Meeting — 2023
I had the opportunity to spend a day at the NRA’s 2023 Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis. But I merely scratched the surface of the convention’s 14-acre layout. Below are a few of the products I…
Continue Reading →El Paso Saddlery Holsters: A Perfect Blend of Historic and Modern Leather Gear
El Paso Saddlery is, according to its web page, the world’s oldest gun holstery. Founded in 1889, El Paso Saddlery has operated continuously for 134 years … and they still make saddle bags and…
Continue Reading →Handgun Laser Sights: Which Is The Best?
The use of laser sights on handguns has come a long way since the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) walked into a 1980s Los Angeles gun shop. In the 1984 film, Schwarzenegger’s cyborg character…
Continue Reading →A Concealed Carry Waist Pack From 5.11
During our kids’ recent spring break, my family decided to get a little active and outdoorsy. We spent some time riding bikes and hiking and just enjoying nature at a wonderful state park not far…
Continue Reading →Ruger LCP MAX 380 Review: More Capacity, Better Sights
The original Ruger LCP .380, introduced in 2008, ushered in a very successful series of hammer-fired deep-concealment semi-automatic pistols. This series has served self-defense roles ranging from primary civilian carry pistols to backup pistols for uniformed law enforcement officers. The pistol weighs 9.6 ounces and has a 6+1 magazine capacity.
Continue Reading →Clenzoil Field and Range Gun Cleaning Wipes
I purchased my first Glock — a Glock 19 — back in 1992 and enjoyed some of the ease a polymer-framed pistol offers. In fact, the Glock 19 was so easy to maintain, my once meticulous attention to…
Continue Reading →The KelTec P15: Major Firepower in a Compact Package
Like all of KelTec’s firearms, the new striker-fired P15 9mm is innovative, reliable and affordable. But there’s more to the micro-compact 9mm. It is the lightest and thinnest double-stack pistol on…
Continue Reading →The Best Smith & Wesson Handguns for Concealed Carry
The Complete Guide to Smith & Wesson Defensive Handguns Smith & Wesson has offered good-quality revolvers for more than 150 years. Beginning with the No. 1 .22 Short revolver and advancing to modern…
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